Happy 4th of July!

God Bless America!

I am so thankful to live in a country where we are FREE! I can go as far as my imagination and drive take me! And where we have movies like this! Ahhh :)

Crock Pot Beef Tips

This is one of the BEST Pinterest recipes I've tried so far! The meat turned out REALLY tender and the gravy was AWESOME! I added Tony's, 4 oz cream cheese, and took out the can of mushrooms. We ate it with mashed potatoes and biscuits! And ate it, ALL haha :)

2 lbs stew meat
1 can cream of mushroom
1 packet brown gravy
1 packet onion soup mix
1 tsp Toney's
1 can of mushrooms
4 oz cream cheese
1 C water

1. Put stew meat in crock pot
2. Mix together soup, brown gravy mix, onion soup mix, Toney's, mushrooms (if you want them), cream cheese, and water until mixed
3. Pour everything over meat
4. Cook on low for the day, DONE :)

Super Easy Shrimp

While we were waiting on the sweet and sour chicken last night, I got hungry. So I decided to give this new shrimp recipe a shot. It was super easy and really yummy!!

1 lb. pealed deveined jumbo shrimp
1 stick of butter
1 pack of Italian seasoning
1 sliced whole lemon

1. Lay out shrimp on cookie sheet in single layer
2. Pour melted butter over shrimp
3. Sprinkle entire packet of Italian seasoning over shrimp
4. Lay lemon slices on top of shrimp
5. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes

Like I said easy and yummy!! :)

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Ok I found this on Pinterest (go figure right?) and tried it out last night! It turned out pretty good. My little sister LOVED the chicken. I thought it was missing something. Just not sure what yet.

4 chicken breasts
1 can pineapples in JUICE
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce

Put everything in the crock pot on low for 8 hours or high for 4. My chicken breasts were frozen, so you may need to tweak the cook time a little. Serve over rice. ENJOY :)

Chocolate Chip Pancake Bites

Made these the other morning and they were absolutely fantastic!! And so much easier than regular pancakes!!

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mix pancake mix as directed on package
3. Spray wells in muffin pan
4. Fill wells with pancake mix 1/2 full
5. Drop a small handful of chocolate chips into each well
6. Bake for 15-20 minutes until toothpick comes out clean
7. Dip in syrup and enjoy!! :)

GIANT GUMMYBEAR

Oh my goodness. The is possibly the most awesome giant thing ever. Get it at Blockbuster!!

Homemade French Dip

Here's another easy recipe that's incredibly yummy!

What you'll need:

• 1 lb. thinly sliced roast beef
• 1/2 lb. thinly sliced Swiss or provolone cheese
• 6 Hoagie rolls
• 1 packet Au Jus sauce

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Prepare Au Jus sauce as directed on packet and set aside
3. Slice open Hoagie rolls and place on baking sheet
4. Put roast beef on bottom Hoagie bun being careful that all meat is on the bun and use all the meat.
5. Put cheese on top of roast beef on bottom Hoagie bun. I normally use 2 slices for each sandwich.
6. Put the top bun on the bottom bun.
7. Put the sandwiches in the oven until buns are crispy and cheese is melty; about 5-8 minutes.
8. Remove sandwiches from oven and enjoy while hot! Dip sandwiches in Au Jus sause for super yummy homemade French dip :)