Wednesday, August 29, 2012

crockpot heaven - cube steak + gravy

Savory Cube Steak + Gravy



I'll be the first one to admit that i am not a fan of cooking.
we eat out more than i'd like to admit.
my children tend to not eat what i cook so we eat a lot
of chicken nuggets + peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

cutting back on eating out is something we've always needed to do
but we've found it very difficult. i hate all the dishes it takes to
make a home cooked meal. i hate that my children don't like
the things that i do fix.

I have 3 children; 7 (madison), 3 (emma) and 1(will) and a husband.
it is very difficult to fix something that everyone will eat. Well tonight
i found something, thanks to Pinterest.  

I am a pin-a-holic (someone who pins a lot 
on pinterest, but rarely cooks the the food or makes the diy projects)
I have have been pinning crockpot meals for awhile, but had yet to try
any of them. My in-laws gave me a larger crock-pot for christmas
and it's sad to say i've only used it once or twice. 

ok, back to the food...

i found this pin Crockpot Cube Steak and Gravy and of course pinned it.
My family LOVED it!!!!

I changed it up a little...

here's what the recipe calls for 

Crockpot Cube Steak and Gravy

Cube steak   (I used a family size pack)
2 cans (10.75 ounce size) cream of mushroom soup
(i replaced with golden mushroom soup only because it's what i already had)
1 envelope onion soup mix
3/4  cup water

Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

Place all ingredients in a crock pot. Cook on low all day. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes or with your favorite side dishes. i served over rice with green beans (i started this at 11am - and we ate at 5:30pm) 

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

through the eyes of a child




my conversation with Emma at bedtime

Emma : "I don't want you to go away mommy"
Me : "Where am I going?"
Emma: "to bed"
Me: "you don't want me to go to bed"
Emma: "no, you can go to bed"
Me: "then where don't you want me to go?"
Emma: "I don't want God to take you"
Me: "you don't want God to take me?"
Emma: "No mommy, because you're special"

She is the sweetest little girl!

We have had many conversations here recently about where my parents are.
I feel like it is very difficult to help my children understand where exactly heaven is.
Emma was so smart to absorb what we had talked. I told her that God took my mom
because He needed her for something special. 

I love you miss emma

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Hanging on for dear life

Madison's tooth did not want to let go!! It was loose for months... 
The kids are having their Easter pictures taken on saturday and I told her it had to come out before pictures! So she let me pull it. Love her