Thursday, March 14, 2013

Easy Caramel Sauce


    Easy Caramel Sauce #dreamsmorerealthanreality
  • 1 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 14oz can of Fat Free Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 1/2 Cup Butter
  • 2 Tspns Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 Cup 2% Milk (don't use fat free it will be too runny) 
  • 1 Tspn Sea Salt













Crock Pot Pot Roast

Pot Roast #dreamsmorerealthanreality









Pot Roast made in the crock pot. An easy fall or winter meal that you can cook while your at work or on the weekend when you're out an about.


Ingredients:
  • 1/2 onion chopped (sauteed in olive oil)
  • 2-4lbs Chuck Roast, Shoulder Roast, etc
  • 1/2 a 1lb bag of baby carrots
  • 3-4 Red Potatoes Chopped into quarters (or smaller if desired)
  • 1 Tbsp Corn Starch mixed with 1/2 cup cold water
  • 2 Cups of Beef Broth 
  • 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 cup red wine (cooking or regular)
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • Salt, pepper,and garlic powder for the roast (season as desired- coat both sides)
               Seasonings for Crock Pot
  • 1 Tbsp rosemary
  • 1 Tspn  Herbs de Provence
  • 1 Tspn Salt
  • 1 Tspn Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 Tspn Garlic Salt
  • 1 Tspn Onion Powder
  • 1/2-1 Tspn Red Pepper Flakes (optional)
  • 1/2-1 Tspn Cayenne Pepper (optional)

Monday, March 11, 2013

Beef Stew

Ingredients:
  • 1 Tsp. black pepper
  • 1 Lb. Chopped stew Beef
  • 3 Potatoes (chopped)
  • 2 Cups Water
  • 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 Tsp. Fresh Garlic
  • 1 Tsp. Bay leaves
  • ½ of an onion chopped
  • 1 Tsp. Salt
  • 1 Tsp. red pepper flakes
  • 1 Tsp. Cayenne pepper
  • ½ Tsp. Ground Ginger
  • 1 Tsp. Garlic powder
  • ½ Tsp. Onion powder
  • 1 Tsp. Tony C’s
  • ¼ Tsp. cinnamon
  • Sliced Carrots- ¼- ½ of bag
  • (optional) 1/2 cup each frozen broccoli and frozen squash (or fresh, I just find frozen easier to keep around).
  • ½ cup Celery chopped
  • 2 Tbsp. Corn Starch and 1/4 cup cool water

Mix ¼ cup cool water with 2 tablespoons of corn starch until smooth, add to crock pot mixture and stir (this will thicken the stew). Cook on high for 6-8hrs

Beef Stew #dreamsmorerealthanreality

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies

Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies #dreamsmorerealthanreality
I was in Keystone, CO recently and the resort gave out cookies when you checked in. One had cranberries and white chocolate. It was so good, I knew I had to go home and make my own recipe for it. I added macadamia nuts to mine, but the recipe would be okay without them if you're allergic, don't like them, or don't have any around.

Ingredients:



1 1/2 Cups White Whole Wheat Flour

1 Tspn. Baking Soda
1 Tspn. Corn Starch (*key ingredient to a great cookie)
1 stick unsalted butter (room temperature)
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Sugar
1/2 Tbsp. Vanilla Extract
1 Egg
3/4 Cup Dried Cranberries
1/2 Cup chopped macadamia nuts
3/4 Cup White Chocolate Chips or chunks