For beef stew: I forgot to say, if it's too runny you may add up to 1 cup milk, if it's too thin you may add corn starch and water, ours was a bit too thick, I should have added milk.

Beef stew

Ok, so this pic does not look good, but it tasted pretty good, I promise.

In crock pot add:
1 small can cream mushroom soup
1 small can cream cellery soup
1 package dry onion soup mix

Mix this together then add:

2 lbs stew meat, browned
2 cups chopped potatoes
20 baby carrots cut into 3rds

The recipe says to cook on high for 4 hours, then cook on low for 6, but I started out on high and after 4 hours my potatoes were starting to go a little mushy because they were over done, so I would recommend maybe cooking it on low for 6 hours, just go by what your crock pot does.

For the last 20 mins, add 1 cup frozen peas.

ENJOY, may serve with hard rolls.

Pork tacos

Pork Tacos
I have to give Kate all the credit for this yummy, EASY recipe. I got it from her.

Put a bonless, skinless pork roast in the crock pot with 1 c. picante salsa and 1 c. brown sugar.

Cook on low for 3 hours, take out, cut into 3rds, cook on low 2 hours, take it out shred it, and cook for 1 more hour.

It's ready to go, you can serve it in taco shells or tortillas. Put your favorite toppings on it, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, salsa, guacamole, etc.

I put a spoon of white minute rice under my meat, you may put refried beans, black beans, etc. under it if you would like, or just eat it plain.

Also Kate deep fries her corn tortillas in veg oil and a little bit of garlic salt. This is very good, but it is also good on tortillas just warmed up or baked if you want to go the more healthier route.

ENJOY!!!

Jim's Pancakes

Ok I haven't attempted any of these yet, but I came across this today and thought I would share in case any of you are feeling ambitious. Jim's Pancakes

Creamy Corn Chowder

I know I haven't posted in a while - I am truly hopeless! Anywho - I had to take a soup to our ward Halloween party the other night and I ended up trying out this one on our best bites. Creamy Corn Chowder Recipe It was a hit! Came home with an empty crockpot! I doubled the recipe for the party which filled my medium sized crockpot. I just now realized that I forgot to add the garlic - but it still tasted great! According to the comments on the website it can be frozen and eaten later - the consistency just looks a little different. I'll have to try that next time. Also I had to add a little cornstarch to the soup to thicken it up a bit, but that may have been due to doubling it.

Don't forget

To make Jack-o-lantern Pancakes for Halloween this year!

Fried Chicken

This isn't like a recipe that most people wouldn't have it's just something that's really easy that I forget about and need to make more often.

Chicken breast cut into chunks

(amount just depends on how many people your feeding. I used 2 in the pictures below.)

Heat a small amount of oil in a skillet

Dip chicken chunks into flour and then put in skillet

Season with Season Salt

And fry on all sides until cookied through.

After your chicken is fried make some chicken gravy to put on mashed potatoes-add some green beans or salad and you have a meal.

If you don't think you have enough grease left in to bottom of your pan just add a little bit of margarine. And then my mother in law taught me this.

Put 1/4 cup flour and 1 cup milk in a Mason jar and shake it up well. Then add that to your grease (this also works for brown gravy.

 Whisk it together until lumps are smooth. You may have to add more milk to get the right consistency...I probably added about another 3/4 cup to my pan.

And that's it your done. Easy Peazy!