We-Are-Family

I put this other little video together
to celebrate the end of the year 2010.

I find myself so thankful for family.


Love and miss you!

Italian Roast Beef Sandwiches

This is a recipe I got from my mama
who got it from her friend, Carol Snell
down in Quito, now in Texas,
and I adapted it a little to turn up the flavor.
It was quite easy,
and the tri-tip roasts were MEGA on sale,
so I only paid $1.99 a pound for an almost three pounder
and it will serve us for at least three meals
(just to let you know-
I cut off about a pound of fat...
so you don't think we're each eating
1/2 a pound at each meal! haha!)

I served the shredded roast
on garlic toast rolls from a local, Mexican-run Panaderia
and almost felt like I was in Ecuador.
Almost.

To make the Garlic Toast:
Slice french rolls almost all the way in half.
Butter both sides.
Sprinkle generously with Garlic Powder.
Sprinkle with Dried Oregano.
Broil, open faced, until browned to your likeness.

I highly recommend, even if you use other bread,
that you toast the bread, because the meat is so juicy
that it soaks into fresh bread too quickly.

The Roast:
Trim any excess fat from the roast
(again- I used Tri-Tip, but any beef roast should work)

In small mixing bowl:
2 tsp Garlic Salt
2 tsp freeze-dried Basil (regular dried would work)
1 tsp freeze-dried Garlic (fresh minced would work)
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp white sugar
Fresh Ground Pepper

Mix together with fingers.
Take pinches of herb/spice mixture,
and rub into all sides of the meat.
I had some very thick areas of meat,
so I made a few cuts into the meat,
and rubbed the mixture down into the cracks.

In Crock Pot:
1/2 Yellow Onion, sliced thinly
1 Green Pepper, sliced thinly (I used yellow/red/green mixture)
2/3 cup Red Wine

Set rubbed roast into crockpot on top of veggies.
Cook on HIGH for 5-6 hours.
Shred using a fork and tongs.
Serve on garlic toasted rolls
or with potatoes.

Another serving idea would be to melt
a slice of Provolone on top!!

Mmm!
Enjoy!

Taylor's Birthday

I've decided to first post this series of videos,
which we showed at Taylor's birthday party.
Mom, Dad, I have a DVD for you with this video on it.
So therapeutic to make it,
and think back to how much she's grown this year.

Enjoy!


Remember you may need to go to the site
to view the videoThat song is sung by Kathy and Gary Hickle
and written by one of Kathy's friends.
It's one of our favorite lullabies.



Remember you may need to go to the site
to view the video
Can you believe our little Bushel and a Peck girl
changed so much in just a few months?
From holding her head up
to rolling over,
From crawling
to standing everywhere.



Remember you may need to go to the site
to view the video.We love our Taylor Lee.
Happy Birthday!