Slow cooker Beef Bourguignon

This recipe I found online. I fried the bacon and removed it from the pan. for meat I used a blade steak that I cut up. I browned my beef in the same pan and coated it with the flour from the recipe and removed from the pan. I sautéed 1/2 an onion chopped and 3 cloves of garlic and the Carrots. While they were cooking I deglaze the pan with red wine and a 1/4 of water. I put everything in a large ziplock bag to freeze. When I was ready to cook it. I dumped it in the slow cooker. I added remaining ingredients. It was delicious at supper time. Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon has crazy tender melt in your mouth beef and hearty veggies slow cooked to perfection in a rich sauce. This meal is comforting and perfect for the cold months ahead! Author: Alyssa Serves: 6 INGREDIENTS 5 slices bacon, finely chopped. 3 lbs. boneless beef chuck, cut to 1 inch cubes. 1 cup red cooking wine. 2 cups chicken broth. ½ cup tomato sauce. ¼ cup soy sauce. ¼ cup flour. 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped. 2 Tablespoons thyme, finely chopped. 5 Medium Carrots, sliced. 1 pound baby potatoes.( I used 3 large potatoes cut up). 8 ounce fresh mushrooms, sliced. Slow cooker on high 6 to 8 hours

Taco salad

We had some very hot weeks this summer. I made a few successful recipes I would like to share here so I can find them again in the future. I made Taco salad to take to a potluck. I put all chopped ingredients in separate containers and mixed it at the last minute at the party. I cooked 1 lbs of ground beef and added taco seasoning. That was in one container. In another container I grated d 2 cups of cheddar cheese. 2 chopped tomatoes, 1 head of iceberg lettuce, I bottle of Catalina dressing. Almost a whole bag of corn chips ( I ate some) I like to add peppers and avocado. I woul happily call this supper and make it early in the day and put it together after work for a quick cool meal.

Freezer spaghetti 🍝

Our garden this year started out great. Unfortunately we went many weeks mid summer with no rain. Many plants did not survive but 6 tomato plants did. All 3 of my basil plants went huge. I canned 2 batches of my homemade salsa. And now I’m working on spaghetti sauce. I have adapted a few recipes to make my own version. I am freezing it so I don’t have to worry about tomatoes in a can with the wrong PH balance. Tomato Sauce Blanch tomatoes by putting in boiling water for 3 mins. Remove and put in cold water. Peels will come right off. Chop onions 2 tbsp of olive oil, 2 small cooking onions , 5 cloves of garlic, Sauté until onions are translucent. 1/2 cup of loosely chopped fresh basil, 1 cup of chicken stock, 1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes , 20 peeled fresh tomatoes , 1 can 6 oz of tomato paste. 1 tbsp of dried oregano , 1tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp of pepper, 1/4 cup of parsley , Simmer for 3 hours