Beef Stroganoff - Crock Pot Friendly‏

THIS IS SUPER EASY!
I got it from my Campbell's Soup cook book
and then I just made it crock pot friendly and added a little "Rebekeh" flare

here is the recipe from the cook book
1 pound boneless beef sirloin steak 3/4 inch thick ( I use a little more we like beef)
1 tbls vegetable oil
1 can 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup
1 can beef broth
1 cup water
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
3 cups egg noodle pasta (or your fav. pasta choice)
1/2 cup sour cream

I use beef stew type meat. Brown it with garlic salt, Hawaiian Salt (or sea salt), and Worcestershire sauce (I don't use the oil) I also add black pepper.

In the crock pot I put
2 cans of the 98% fat free cream of mushroom
I add water to one of the cans, and dump that in (instead of measuring the 1 cup)
I eyeball the Worcestershire sauce ( I know I use more than 2 tsp)
and in the last hour I add the sour cream, and probably a little more than 1/2 a cup.

cook noodles how you like.

I cook the beef stroganoff on high (in crock pot) for 5-6 hours stirring occasionally. The longer it is cooked, the more tender the beef is.

*I made it for dinner tonight, and was going to take a picture. But forgot. Next time.

Dinner With Friends - caught in the rain

My friend Sarah and I have been visiting teacher* companions for 5 years now
(is that right Sarah?)
In that five years (or so) we have had many sisters that we visit taught. Some having new babies, some moving, some with illnesses, some with no problems or needs, and most recently we have a sister that is battling breast cancer. Last week was her first treatment of chemotherapy. Sarah had the great idea to bring her dinner. It was nice to sit and visit and just be there for our friend, eat, chat, (and melt in the heat - it was SO hot!
Gotta love the hot humid weather.)
After we left we stayed outside where it had cooled 10 degrees (rain storm coming in**) and our kids played for a little while. We captured some cute pictures of them.

*“The purposes of visiting teaching are to build caring relationships with each sister and to offer support, comfort, and friendship.” To accomplish those purposes, visiting teachers should:

• 1. Visit each assigned sister regularly (where feasible, in her home every month).

• 2. “Learn of the spiritual and temporal needs of the sister and her family.”

• 3. “Offer appropriate assistance.”

• 4. “Give spiritual instruction through a monthly message

~Silvia H. Allred, “Feed My Sheep,”

** while we were outside I Said "Oh rain must be coming" even though none was for casted. We were dog-sitting at the time. When we got home I had the great idea to take my kids for a walk. Miss A in the jogger, Miss M on a bike and Maggie on a leash. We headed out - a half an hour in it began to POUR! Lighting and thunder. SO I put Miss M in the jogger with Miss A - bike on top . It is not easy to run with a dog, bike on top of a stroller and in wet flip flops. But it was SO fun! And I think Miss A was about the only one that had a dry spot...

Meeting Baby

The pictures are in the wrong order, but I don't want
to reload them...

Here are some of our friends, meeting Baby for
the first time...


Here's Kendee, and she brought us some pretty yummy food too. Two kinds of Salsa (which Keenan happily ate), and some very good HUGE cinnamon rolls!

Meeting the Chamberlains!
(sorry Natalie and Hannah, I really need to
figure out how to rotate pictures!)

Meeting the Real Rachel Ray! And she brought us a REALLY YUMM-O dinner!

Here is Aunt Jesica who came for our annual
trick-or-treating! And bonus for her she
got to meet her new little bear!


On our way home from the hospital we stopped by
my friend's house. She had just had her little boy
the week before, and I had not had a chance to see
them yet. So, our little's got together for their
very first play date!!

Dr. Andy gave little bear the ok to come home!

Sarah came, and took LOT'S of pictures!
and our friend Lindsay, (but i can't figure how to rotate her
picture to put it on here sorry!)

Aunt Corlyn came to see the new little one too!

Khania came for a visit (after watching our little bug over night!)

Carrie was our very first visitor!

Proud Sister!

Little Bug was so excited to meet her sister.
Here she is looking at her for the first time.
It's all about the LOVE! She is such a great big sister!
Always asking how she is, making sure
she has her pacifier, she also likes to feed her a bottle, for a few minutes at least. Little Bear loves her big sister. In fact, I can put this screaming little baby
next to Little Bug at night and Little Bear will stop crying. It's just amazing!