German Beef Roulade

German Beef Roulade

1 1/2 lbs. lean round steak
4 tsp grey poupon dijon mustard
6 slices bacon, diced
3/4 cup chopped onions
1/3 cup chopped dill pickle
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 (13 3/4 fl oz) can beef broth

with a meat mallet flatten the steak to about 10x8 inch rectangle. Spread mustard over meat. IN a large skillet over medium-high heat cook bacon and onion until bacon is crisp. Poor off the fat reserving 1/4 cup. Spread bacon mixture over beef and sprinkle with pickle. Roll meat from short end. secure with string. Over medium high heat brown beef roll in reserved fat. Place in baking dish. stir flour into fat in skillet Gradually stir in beef broth. Cook until thickened, Pour sauce over beef cover and bake 1 1/2 hours or until done. Skim fat from sauce and let beef stand 10 minuted before slicing. serve with sauce.

Holly's Potpourri Cookie Bar

Holly's Potpourri Cookie Bar

1 package cookies mix made to package directions
peanut butter
Chocolate
marshmallows
chopped nuts of your choice
m&m's
coconut
butterscotch chips
white chocolate chips
whatever other items you may have on hand

Press cookie dough into the bottom of a pan. Dough should be about 1/2 an inch thick. Use what ever pan is appropriate for the amount of dough you have. Bake until cookie is done. Remove from ove and top with chocolate of your choosing. Place back in he oven for a minute or so just to make the chocolate warm enough to spread. Top with assorted tpping items of your choosing. Use as little or as much as you want. Have a teaspoon of nuts left? toss it on, coconut toss it on. Whatever yiou want and however much you want. I did mine with a few micro marshmallows and some chopped pecans. I also mixed some peanut butter into the sugar cookie dough. Pop it back in the oven for am inut or so just to rewarm the chocolate and sort of lock the toppings in place. Cool completely until the chocolate is set. Cut into bars and serve.

This is perfect if you have a little dough left and don't feel like making the rest of your cookies or for those little bits of toppings you have left from other recipes. Just toss them all into a bowl together and you are all set when ever you want a quick different cookie!

Slow Cooker Sauerbrauten Style Beef

Slow Cooker Sauerbrauten Style Beef

One day I was looking for something different to make and could not think of anything. Well I started mixing things together (I can be like a mad scientist in the kitchen) and came up with this recipe.

Slow Cooker Sauerbrauten Style Beef

Place roast in a slow cooker (can be frozen)
Salt and pepper both sides turn slow cooker on high

mix together

2/3 cup cider vinegar or red wine vinegar ( Iused red wine vinegar because we had it and rarely use it)
2/3 brown sugar packed
2 cups water + 6 beef bullion cubes or 2 cups beef stalk
2 garlic gloves minced
1/2 tsp lemon juice
scant 1/4 tsp of cloves
1 tsp ginger

mix together and poor over beef......cook on high oh say until you can cut the beef into tiny pieces or shred..........then cook another hour or so so that the juices mingle with the beef.....I think I cooked mine from frozen for about 4 or 5 hours then I cut the beef into chunks and then an hour later pretty much made tiny shredded pieces out of it. If you want to start with left over beef that is already cooked and shredded go for it. Just mix up some of the sauce and poor over the beef and cook for several hours so the flavors mingle. I served this over rice. We really liked this and I have made it several time and I have frozen the leftovers with no problems.

If your Roast is really large or you want extra juice even after this has been cooking for awhile it is no problems to make more of the sauce and poor over the beef. Just leave about an hour of cook time for the flavors to mingle.

Mexican Sheppard's pie

Mexican Sheppard's pie

Who does not need to use up leftovers? This actually lends itself well to using up whose leftovers and it freezes well.

1 lb hamburg
1 small-medium chopped onion (optional)
1 can black beans drained
1 cup sweet corn
Mashed potatoes
Taco or creole seasoning
cheese

Cooked hamburger and onion together until the meet is done then drain off the grease. Add the black beans, corn and taco/creole seasoning to taste. Just enough to give it some kick. Spread in the bottom of a casserole dish. Top with mashed potatoes and a little more seasoning. Freeze or toip with cheese and bake at 350 until hot through and the cheese is melted.

I used Creole seasoning and mozzarella cheese because that is what I had on hand. It was really good and really fast. In fact I made it while I was doing dishes the night I had the leftover potatoes so that I had a fast meal throughout the week! Enjoy!