One evening (when she was around 3) I heard her crying in the bathtub:
Me--Why are you crying?
Our daughter--(through sniffles and tears) I'm turning into a grandma!
Me--What?
Our daughter--See my hands and feet! They are WRINKLY--like a grandma!
Once when we were out shopping, she noticed some large potholes in the parking lot and said, "Dinosaurs are real! Look at those dinosaur footprints!"
Just last night, she got out of bed and ran to the bathroom, "Just to make sure her eyeball didn't pop out!" (She had been rubbing her eyes)
I told you, she keeps us laughing! Another favorite of mine is when she told me her feet were "MELTING!" It was a VERY hot summer afternoon. One of those days when you step outside and your whole body starts to sweat--immediately. She was wearing flip flops and as her sweaty feet slid on top of her flip flops, she thought they were melting!
It's been an especially hot summer this year and I've had days when I think I'm going to melt, too! No way am I going to turn on the oven. That's why I love my slow cooker. Beef and Broccoli cooks all day in the slow cooker without heating up the whole house.
Ingredients (printable recipe)
1 1/2 pound boneless beef chuck or round roast, sliced into thin strips
1 cup beef broth
1 1/2 pound boneless beef chuck or round roast, sliced into thin strips
1 cup beef broth
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon sesame oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons sauce from the crock pot after being cooked
Fresh broccoli florets (as many as desired--I used one fresh bunch from the market)
Hot cooked rice
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon sesame oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons sauce from the crock pot after being cooked
Fresh broccoli florets (as many as desired--I used one fresh bunch from the market)
Hot cooked rice
Directions
1. Place beef in a crock pot.
2. In a small bowl, combine broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, oil, and garlic. Pour over beef. Cook on low for 6-7 hours.
3. In a cup, stir cornstarch and sauce form the crock pot until smooth. Add to crock pot. Stir well to combine.
4. Add broccoli to the crock pot. Stir to combine.
5. Cover and cook an additional 30 minutes on high (the sauce has to boil for it to thicken).
6. Serve over hot cooked rice.
1. Place beef in a crock pot.
2. In a small bowl, combine broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, oil, and garlic. Pour over beef. Cook on low for 6-7 hours.
3. In a cup, stir cornstarch and sauce form the crock pot until smooth. Add to crock pot. Stir well to combine.
4. Add broccoli to the crock pot. Stir to combine.
5. Cover and cook an additional 30 minutes on high (the sauce has to boil for it to thicken).
6. Serve over hot cooked rice.
Adapted from BS Recipes
The Results...
The oven stayed off and the house stayed cooler, but what did everyone think of Beef and Broccoli?
We liked Beef and Broccoli, but we didn't love it. My husband put it this way, "I like it. It's good and I would eat it again if you make it, but I wouldn't request it as my favorite meal."
The beef did turn out tender and the sauce had a nice flavor. The sauce was runnier than I would've liked, but I forgot to turn the slow cooker up to high after I added the cornstarch. Oops!
Our 8 yr. old daughter is the only one in our family that hates broccoli, but she said she still liked this dinner. She said the broccoli is "OK" in this dish.
So, if it's hot where you are, too....give Beef and Broccoli a try or one of these other slow cooker recipes. Keep the oven off and try not to melt!
What's something funny that you have heard a kid say?
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