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Crock Pot Beef Stew

With this weather is it any wonder we are pulling out the crock pot?  I just want to sit in front of the fireplace and vegetate.  With that said, how about a nice beef stew in the crock pot?  That is just my speed on a day like today. Rump Roast 5 to 7 pounds  (available at your local meat market) 8 small, sweet onions, peeled and halved 3 pounds of carrots (peeled and cut) 5 red skinned potatoes cut…

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What’s For Dinner?

I realize I hae been absent from the Blog world for awhile.  I went from Christmas to New Year’s to Orthodox Christmas.  Then I was brain dead, and didn’t feel I could contribute anything worthwhile.  Another problem is that I haven’t been cooking.  I know many of you are shocked; However, my freezer was so full from past meals that I needed to bring out the “surprise” meals so I could fit the ice cream into the freezer.  I know, too…

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Good Friends–Good Food

We had a very nice surprise last week.  Our good friends, Dave and Deone flew in from Minnesota.  They drove to Niagra Falls, and then came back to Ohio on Saturday  They spent Saturday and Sunday with us.  They returned to Minneapolis on Monday.  I had planned on grilling out on Saturday night, but Mother Nature was not very cooperative.  I decided to cook a beef roast instead.  I used a frozen rump roast that weighed just over 7 pounds. …

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