Showing posts with label Kid Friendly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kid Friendly. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

It's the first day of FALL! So I made EASY STEW!

I LOVE the FALL! It is my FAVORITE season! Hoodies, snuggling under a blanket, the leaves turning color... AND SOUP! I use my Crock Pot almost every day in the FALL! So, why not start Fall off with some stew (who cares if it is going to be 84* today! LOL! This stew is one of our staples. The kids LOVE it and it reminds me of HOME! My used to make this stew when I was growing up and, of course, I had to steal it too! YUMMO! So here it is! ENJOY!


EASY STEW

1 1/2- 2 pounds Raw Potatoes cut into 1 inch cubes
4 Carrots, sliced into circles
2 Celery (I am not a fan of celery...so I sometimes add celery puree)
1 Onion, chopped
1 Pound stew beef
Salt
Pepper
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
4 cans Tomato Soup (I use Campbells. I am sure you could use a can of tomato juice too!)
1 T Tapioca (this thickens the broth)


Put all ingredients to the stew beef into the crock pot. Sprinkle the meat with salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. Then stir is all up. Add the 4 cans of tomato soup over the top and sprinkle the tapioca over the top. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours! EASY PEASY! It makes 6-8 servings!

This recipe is GREAT! If you want, you could add other veggies. Green Bean, tomatoes from your garden! When I was little we would add a little barley too! AND If you want it more like a soup... use beef broth instead. I usually use a whole box of Swanson's Beef Broth (48oz).

ENJOY your stew!

Monday, July 2, 2012

Fourth of July Wreath

This was a fun project that my sister-in-law made with all of the hand-prints of our family.
What you need:
4th of July themed paper (Red, White & Blue)
scissors
rubber cement
paper for tracing
pencil
circle wreath cut out of cardboard
How it is done:
1. Trace hands of all the member of your family (When you trace you make a pattern you only have to trace wiggly hands once!). Cut out each pattern.
2. Place and trace pattern onto different themed papers. Cut out each hand.
3. Place and glue hands around the cardboard wreath with rubber cement. 
You could do this for any holiday and it is a fun way to let the little ones in on the festivities!