Who Turned OFF the Crockpot?!

So we were expecting company on Sunday after church. I get up extra early and get a roast going in one crockpot and just before we leave for church I start another crockpot with potatoes in it (suppose to be a pretty "potato roast" but later turned into mashed potatoes with thyme and shallots). Everything should be perfectly done when we got home from church right? Wrong! Why? One word: JACK. I left the crockpots close to the edge of the counter where Jack can reach the knobs and apparently when we weren't looking he turned the beef roast OFF and the potato roast to HIGH. So we came home to mushy potatoes and raw beef. Off to the local cafe we went. The roast and now mashed potatoes were good for supper though... and even better today.

Today I reheated the roast for supper and added flour and eggs to the shallot & thyme mashed potatoes and made potato cakes. The boys loved it. They went so far as to say that it was the best potatoes they ever ate. Maybe not the healthiest lol but the best!

Rice Broccoli n Cheese Cups

Our local grocery store sends out a recipe of the day if you sign up for their newsletter. Recently they sent the recipe for Rice Broccoli n Cheese Cups. We tried out tonight along with the best grilled pork chops and corn on the cob. The boys loved it and they are not usually happy about eating broccoli. I will make a couple of changes to it next time... it was a little dry for me... but it was tasty. Click HERE for the recipe. I swapped regular brown rice for the minute white rice.

Grilled Veggies

We had an awesome dinner... grilled steaks, corn, squash, & zucchini. I seasoned the veggies with garlic salt and lemon pepper and they were delish! I usually eat them just because they are healthy but I really liked them this way. And so did the boys! I didn't realize until after the picture that someone had already taken a bite of my food.... James must have been testing it as he grilled. Ha!