French Dip and Homemade Fries

What you will need 

1 2.5-3 lb. beef roast
2 Tbsp. olive oil
salt and pepper
2 1-ounce packages dry onion soup mix
2 c. water
2 cans beef broth
6-8 large buns
Swiss cheese sliced.

Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and rub roast with salt and pepper.

When very hot, carefully place roast in pan and sear on all sides. You’re not cooking the meat, you’re just browning it quickly on all sides to add flavor and seal in the juices. Oh, and it smells so good–just like Grandma’s house on a Sunday afternoon.

Place in crockpot and sprinkle with onions soup mix. Pour water and beef broth over roast.

Cook 8-10 hours on low or cook 4-5 hours on high and another 3-4 hours on low. It’s hard to screw this part up; basically, the longer it cooks, the more tender it will be. But you know it’s done when you pop a fork in it and the meat just falls apart. When meat is ready, shred with a fork.

Place meat in crusty rolls. Top with cheese and broil open-faced in the oven or toaster oven for a few minutes, until bread is golden and cheese is melty. 

Ladle juices into small cups for dipping and enjoy!

French Fries 

2 large russet potatoes 

1/2 t of chili powder

1/2 t cumin

1/4 t salt

 2 T oil 

Cut the potatoes in thin strips or however thin or thick you like them :) 

Mix the oil and spices in a small bowl 

Spay backing sheet with pam and then place the potato strips down. Use a spoon and put the spice mix on the potatoes.  I like them pretty spicy so I put a lot on mine, and a little on Treags 

heat the oven to 400 and let them cook for about 20 min.  If your wedges are on the ticker side keep them in a little longer :)

Enjoy! This is Treags FAVORITE meal he asks for it all the time! 

Magic Bars

Blake's treat today was his usually Banana, Chocolate milkshake and also magic bars. Oh how I love to bake! Here's a picture of the baby bump too! Ha, crazy!

Ingredients

1/2 c. margarine or butter

1 1/2 c. crushed graham crackers

1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk

1 c. chocolate chips

1 1/2 c. coconut

1 c. chopped nuts (opt.)

Preheat oven to 350. In 13x9 pan melt butter in oven. When melted, sprinkle graham crackers evenly over butter. Pour condensed milk evenly over crumbs. Top with coconut, chocolate chips, and nuts. Bake for 17-20 minutes. So yummy! 

Food by the Fullmer Girls Husbands! Blakes Buffalo Wings

Yes, Blake made us dinner!! Oh and it was so good. Cooking was something that I could do that Blake didn't. I should've known that Blake would be good at it, because he's good at everything. So if you didn't know I gave in to getting cable. I know I was a cruel wife last year and just loved having Blake to myself without cable distracting him. Blake wanted it really bad so we got it. I thought for sure he would just be obsessed with sports like the rest of the boys.. surprisingly I think he's only watched ESPN like twice since we got it a couple weeks ago. The shows that he watches include: chopped, cupcake wars, cake boss, extreme couponers, and really anything on the food channel, TLC, or documentry shows. This was a great surprise for me, because I enjoy these kind of food and other shows. The other day I teased him that I wanted dinner ready for me when I got home from dance. I knew it wouldn't happen, so I made dinner. Today though we got home and I asked him what he wanted for dinner, so I could prepare something before teaching Zumba. He told me that he was going to make dinner tonight. He was serious. He asked what to make, and I told him that deciding what to eat comes with making dinner. He accepted and then asked what websites I usually use to find recipes, so he was off in his "office" looking up recipes to make. He got a list together of the things he needed and we ran to the store to get a few items we didn't have. He wouldn't tell me what he was making, but that I was to go to teach Zumba and it would be ready when I got back. If any of you are familar with the show chopped you can only imagine how my husband was acting while preparing this meal. He pretended he only had a certain amount of time to cook it. Oh if you could've all watched him you would all see why I love him as much as I do. Before I left I had to show him where the flour and a few other ingredients where, that's how much  time he spends in the kitchen. Oh if you didn't know Blake has never cooked since we've been married. He honestly doesn't eat unless I make him something. He won't even eat an apple, unless I cut it up for him. And I swear he thinks knives are so scary, he's always telling me to be careful and that I'm going to cut myself. It's hilarious! So when I got home, about 50 minutes later, I got this adorable man in the kitchen preparing these wings!

 When I first saw that he was frying these wings I got very nervous, because I try to stay away from fried foods. But I made an exception, because how do you tell your adorable cook no.  I asked him if he loved cooking, when I got him, and he said "No! It takes too long!" Ha, I just laughed and started cleaning up the mess he had made. He finished, not on his time limit though, but it didn't matter, and it was time to taste the food. He even pulled this sauce, he had made, out of the microwave. Oh it was all SO yummy! He will now cook dinner everynight. I was once again humbled, because I realized that my husbands first meal was better than all the meals I've made in our first year of marriage.

Blake's Buffalo Wings

Ingredients

oil for deep frying

1 cup flour

2 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1 egg

1 cup milk

3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2 inch strips

1/4 cup hot pepper sauce

1 tablespoon butter

Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Combine flour, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and paprika in a large bowl. Whisk together the egg and milk in a small bowl. Dip each piece of chicken in the egg mixture, and then roll in the flour blend. Repeat so that each piece of chicken is double coated. Refrigerate breaded chicken for 20 minutes.

Fry chicken in the hot oil, in batches. Cook until the exterior is nicely browned, and the juices run clear, 5 to 6 minutes a batch.

Combine hot sauce and butter in a small bowl. Microwave sauce on High until melted, 20 to 30 seconds. Pour sauce over the cooked chicken; mix to coat.

Fresh Peach Pie

Fresh Peach Pie
from the kitchen of: Jan Stevens

1 cup water
1 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 level Tbsp. lemon jello powder
sprinkle salt
1 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 or 2 drops yellow food coloring
2 cups fresh sliced peaches

Bring water and sugar to a boil, add cornstarch which has
been dissolved in a little cold water.

Cook 3-5 min. Add jello to hot mixture, then add salt,
butter, and vanilla. Food coloring may be added.
When cool add 2 cups fresh peaches. Pour into cooked
and cooled pie shell.

(I used a pillsbury pie crust and it was easy
and really yummy. I just had to unroll it and bake it,
but if you're feeling super domestic, you can make your
own from scratch.)

Corn Bread/Muffins

This recipe comes from a friend in college it is super easy and not too dry. I made it tonight and added real corn to it which was really good. I usually 1/3 the recipe and it makes about 8 muffins. Hope you like it! I am glad to see some recent posts from everyone keep it up! love you all-carly

3 Eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
3 cups Bisquick
3 heaping TBSP corn meal
1 1/2 cubes ( 6oz ) melted butter
3/4 tsp baking powder
1 cup sugar

Beat eggs in a large bowl, add milk. Add melted butter or margarine, while beating. Sift all dry ingredients together, then fold in egg mixture and mix well.
Bake in two ungreased 9x9 tins at 325 30-35 mins or as muffins for 18-20 mins.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies... made with whole wheat :) (Blake doesn't even know!)

You can skip this part and go straight to the recipe if you don't want to hear me ramble. :)

I'm back! Oh it's been too long! I am just getting back into my normal routine of baking and cooking. I will catch you up on our summer. We had a wonderful summer in Mud Lake, Idaho. We were so fortunate to be able to live with the Skidmore family. They are SO good to us! Farming was an adjustment....to say the least. Good thing I had Angie, Jade, and Cass to keep me company. Blake is TRYING to get me convinced that we're going to farm and live in Mud Lake the rest of our lives..... but I'm not convinced yet. :) I think I'm just use to dad's lifestyle of getting home at 3:30 everyday and having his summer and holidays off. I realized how much I love that dad and mom worked so hard, and were able to have time off in the summers and holidays. Over the summer I've learned that farmers are hard workers!! I love that my husband is a hard worker, but a part of me wishes that sometimes he would just not work so hard! haha. No I'm just kiding... well kind of, but really not really. I am trying to convince Blake that an administrater is where the job is at! Ha, dad would totally disagree, but I just would like to know when Blake was going to be home, and that that time was going to be before dark. I did do pretty good (at times :)) with him working so hard. Other times... not so much. Ha, some of you were fortune to witness that. :/ .. sorry about that. But overall the summer was good. It was good for me to learn how to be OKAY without Blake, but also made me realize that he needs a job that he only has to work a few hours and day, and can take time off whenever, and maybe even work at him! :) Ha, I wish!!! Maybe one day... like when he retires! Anyways, I love him and am so grateful for the hard worker he is! That is just how much I love him. I am gone from him for an hour and seriously get sad. He is just my favorite!! :) I know that he will be good at whatever he decides to do! Well back to summer... it was great, but I did miss cooking and baking. Hopefully I can be good at posting now! Washington is great, but I sure do miss you all, and hate hearing about you all getting together without Car and I. Now just get up here and come visit us. :)

Recipe! Blake loves Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies and so I wasn't surprised that that's what he wanted tonight. He just finished his applecrisp last night, so I get to make another treat! Once a treat is finished I make another one, but I won't let myself make treats if there is already one that hasn't been finished. Because of this... I beg Blake to finish whatever treat he has, so I can make something else. I tried not to let Blake see that I was a little disappointed when he said that this is what he wanted, because I remembered that I should post something, and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are already on here. I decided to make a different recipe, and he loved them. Well he said they were good, but he's not too good at being thrilled or excited about anything, so I have to pretend he loved them! Ha, but he really liked them. I hope they're good, because I am going off of what he says!

Ingredients

1/2 cup melted unsalted butter

1/4 cup canola or vegtable oil

1  cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsps vanilla

2 cups whole wheat flour

2 tsps baking soda

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup chocolate chips

1 1/2 cups oatmeal

Preheat oven to 375. Combine melted butter, oil, and sugars. (I just used a spatula to mix all my ingredients.) Mix in eggs and vanilla. Add and mix well flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Then, fold in chocolate chips and oatmeal. Place on parchment paper lined cookie sheet. (I just did a greased cookie sheet.) Bake for 7-10 minutes, depending on if you want a softer or crispier cookie. ENJOY! 

Apple Raspberry Crumble

Apple Raspberry Crumble from Jonna Warnke's "Get off your Butt and BAKE" blog

4 C. peeled and sliced Granny Smith apples or other tart apples
3/4 c. raspberries (opt.)
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 c. water if using fresh raspberries or 2 T. water if using frozen berries
1/4 c. sugar
For the crumble:
1 stick butter, chilled but not hard
1 c. flour
1 c. sugar
Place apples and raspberries in med. bowl, sprinkle with cinnamon, salt, sugar and water. Combine well. Place mixture in 8 x 11 buttered glass baking dish or individual ramekins. Set aside and prepare crumble. In sep. bowl, mix softened butter, flour and sugar. Take a fork and mix ingredients until small pea size chunks form. (or use pastry blender).
Grab a handful of dough, and press firmly in the palm of hand, so that the crumbs are very chunky. Place evenly on top of apple mixture. Bake at 350 for about 40 min or until crust is a deep golden brown. Serve hot or cold.

Hersheys Chocolate Town Chop Cookies
1 c. shortening
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1 t. vanilla
2 eggs
2 c. shortening
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
1 c. chopped nuts (opt.)
2 c. chocolate chips
Cream sugars and vanilla, Add eggs and beat well. Add flour, soda and salt. Beat. Stir in nuts and chips. Drop by cookie scoop onto baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 8-10 min. (Lightly browned edges) Makes about 6 doz. cookies. * 3/4 c. marg. may be substituted for shortening.

These are from the red little binder cookbook. They used to be Tiara's favorite ones to bake.
Dad likes them, too!