crock pot beef stew

tonight... this was happening in the Meierotto house...

it's kinda cold, wet & nasty out. My oldest mentioned beef stew the other day & I decided I needed to make some soon. So, I sorta put together my own recipe & hoped it would turn out. Add in a little homemade bread {frozen bread dough, people}. I have to say... Y.U.M. I LOVE my crock pot. Something about spending a bit in the morning preparing & not having to think about supper the rest of the day is bliss in my book. I had a few people ask me for my recipe, so I'll give it to you {to the best of my ability}.

Crock Pot Beef Stew

2 lbs Beef Round Steak {cut into 1" cubes}

1/2 cup flour {seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic salt}

1/2 lg onion coursely chopped

1/2 green pepper coursely chopped

1 bag baby carrots

1/2 bag frozen mixed veggies or green beans

8-10 "b sized" red potatoes quartered {I left the peel on mine}

1 lg sweet potato peeled & cubed

1 can stewed tomatoes with juice

4 cups beef boullion

Put flour & seasoning in a gallon ziploc bag. In parts, add beef pieces in the bag with flour & coat. Add to a medium to medium high skillet coated with oil or spray. Brown both sides of the beef & repeat until all the beef is browned. Place beef in a crock pot, add rest of the ingredients, stir, cover & cook on high for 6-8 hours. It was so good, made the perfect broth with all the flavors mingling all day. We served ours with crusty bread I made from frozen bread dough {perfect for dipping}. This made for a pretty full crock pot. We have a good amount of leftovers, which I LOVE. Maybe even some for the freezer!

enjoy!

{robyn}

new releases 3.8

Sometimes when I get in a funk, I need to change my normal routine a bit. I'm not one to be a downer... more of a glass half full kinda gal, but I don't know, this week I was just feeling poo-ish. Since I wasn't feeling the paper kit thing, I thought I'd do something I haven't done for a while... templates! The plus to this {for me} is that I always do a layout with them! Yay for scrapbooking! So take a look... these are layered .psd photoshop templates with stitched elements included.

check out what the girls did with this one. I love seeing them with both my kits & with our other fab designers' kits as well.

by {sandy henderson}

by {claudia harvey}

by {becca dickson}

by {carole house}

by {marjo bene}

by {shelley haganman}

by {me}

by {sarah hemmert}

by {wendy christensen} love how she made the double pager with this!

by {arielle gordon} she's resized this to go in her 6x8" Studio Calico album.

yep. think they pretty much rocked that out. now for the next...

by {becca dickson}

by {anna drozd}

by {sarah hemmert}

by {me}

sooo, there ya go! I'm so glad I was in a template type of mood this week! Hope you are too. You can pick these babies up though the weekend for 30% off.

Speaking of the weekend... what are you up to this weekend? We have our teenager off to a youth lock in {swimming, games, food, fun}, NO BASKETBALL, but the fun will come on Sunday when we celebrate Lydia's 6th birthday with our family {her official day is Tuesday}. She's chosen spaghetti, fruit salad, chocolate cake with chocolate frosting & chocolate ice cream. Hope you all have a good one!

{robyn}

march company stash

hey... how is it March already? It's just not right. that means my baby is almost 6.

I'll tell you, though, I'm very excited about this months Company Stash... great colors & all the designers put together some really great stuff! I decided to call mine Lucky...

go ahead & grab these while they're 30% off!

now... for some awesome inspiration...

by {kelly mobley}

by {becca dickson}

by {shelley haganman}

by {claudia harvey}

by {sarah hemmert}

by {me}

I love this photo I requested my sister take of me & my dad on his birthday this summer. Over the last few months, he's had quite a few hard knocks. Started out in the hospital for a hip replacement & turned into having a pacemaker put in just a few days later! I'm so happy everything's turned out for the best & he's in great shape now. We're all so lucky to have him with us.

{robyn}

new releases 2.22

hey there everyone... geesh, guess it's been quiet around here, huh? sorry about that! of course there's always something to keep me busy, but I'll try to be better about it :) anyway... I have several new releases for you today, so let's check them out! this may be for purely selfish reasons, but my daughter's 6th birthday is coming up in less than a month, so, yeh...

you can also get the full kit here.

by {claudia harvey} O>M>G {screaming like a teenage girl} NKOTB!

by {me} just a little invite mockup using It's My Party & Attached

by {anna drozd} love how she used the tiny brads on this ATC

by {sarah hemmert} how cute is this PL card she put together {tiny brads in the upper left}

by {claudia harvey} poor sammy! using both Written & Attatched

by {jennifer flaherty} LOVE how she used the tiny brads on this layout {froyo kit by Shannon @p&co}

remember you can get all these for 30% off through the weekend! thanks for coming by...

{robyn}

new{ish} releases 2.8

hello all! hope you're having a great week... super busy here. between our home, our family & our work, it's been a crazy month so far {I'm sure you all can relate}. anyway, I've had a few requests wondering if I'd be re-releasing a few kits that were in my old digi shop, so I worked to get them ready for you this week! They are both slightly different than the originals. Super is basically the same, but it does have a slightly different look than the original, more a halftone comic effect. Let's Go has the kits I had originally released combined + a few new additions to the elements. Remember, these {as is my entire store} are 30% off through the 10th! So grab 'em up at this great price!

you can also purchase the FULL KIT

by {claudia harvey}

you can also purchase the FULL KIT

by {kelly mobley}

by {claudia harvey}

by {anja dedeobbela}

by {jennifer evangalista}

by {rachel alles}

that's all for now. don't forget to go check out all the great stuff still going on for the Grand Opening! I'll be chattin' tomorrow night 7pm Central at P&Co. hoping to have some free stuff for you if you come by! can't wait to chat with everyone... it's been a while! now I'm off to do some designing & to a weekend jam-packed with 5th grade boys basketball + work deadlines! wish me luck!

also... just a little note to thank EVERYONE who has stopped by P&Co the last month or so to check out the forums, the gallery & to fill their cart! It means so much to me & everyone else there! I'm loving my new digi home & I hope you are as well!

{robyn}