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Slow Cook Pot Roast

Hey ya’ll! I have a crockpot recipe for ya! This takes about 4-6 hours on high or 8-9 hours on low depending on what size roast you get, and how fast you want your roast to be done. I typically do the 8-9 hours just because I like how soft and easy the meat falls off the bone. I have noticed doing it on low does give you a more tender roast. Just my boyfriend and I’s preference.

Ingredients:

2 1/2-3 Pound Chuck Roast

Baby Red Potatoes (left whole, small bag)

Baby Carrots (sliced)

Celery (sliced)

1 Cup of Water

2-3 dashes Seasoned Salt to season roast in while searing

1 Packet of Pot Roast Seasoning (you will also need more water for this packet , instructions on the back of the packet on how to mix)

Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions:

  1. Sear chuck roast on each side until brown, as you flip to brown, use dashes of seasoned salt to season the meat.
  2. Once chuck roast is seared on all sides, put in the crockpot.
  3. Add as many baby red potatoes, sliced baby carrots, sliced celery as you would want. I like to make sure the vegetables surround and lightly cover the chuck roast.
  4. Add 1 cup of water to the crock pot.
  5. Mix the pot roast seasoning packet with water as instructed on the packet, then pour that mixture over the chuck roast and vegetables.
  6. Put on the lid, and set the crock pot to low for 8-9 hours (I prefer this setting) or on high for 4-6 hours.
  7. Stir throughout time cooking to make sure every thing is cooking equally.
  8. Once finish, separate the roast with a fork and then add your salt and pepper to your preferred liking!

Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoy this slow cook recipe! Boyfriend tip: Feel free to toast a loaf of french bread for dipping into this dish.

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Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

Such A Great Read!

Reminders of Him was the first book of Colleen Hoover’s I actually read and I loved EVERY PAGE! I purposely would stop reading after certain points just so I could save the book and not finish it in one sitting, because trust me, I certainly could have! The chapters were just the right length, not too long and not too short. The best thing is, there’s two point of views, one from Kenna and one from Ledger, and oh my gosh! Ledger is my favorite male character so far and I’ve read a million novels and he’s by far the best one yet. Hoover did her thing when making sure he was a well-rounded character. All of her characters were well-rounded and popped off the page, for sure. Anyways, I like the two point of views because you get two sides to the story, and it makes you want to pick sides and I still don’t know which side I’m on, again no spoilers, but probably Kenna’s because she’s just trying to get her life together for her daughter.

In my opinion, this book was so emotional and had me in the feels for sure. I only teared up, A LOT! So thank Hoover for that haha. The most emotional parts were the letters Kenna wrote to Scotty, ugh! I won’t spoil it, but oh my gosh, each letter was so real and heartfelt, and as a writer, I just can feel her pain during these. Such a great job that Hoover did to get you wrapped up in Kenna’s head. Hoover really makes you feel each of the characters! You get wrapped up in all of them throughout the book. Especially the relationship between Ledger and Kenna! Ugh, it’s like you know they’re not supposed to but they do it anyways…okay okay okay, I’m gonna stop there before I ruin the book for you.


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Star Rating:

Just read it! Go on Amazon and buy it right now! But I give this book a 4.5/5 stars just because the ending seemed a bit rushed. I wanted more, but that could just be my bias opinion. A great read, I recommend everyone reads it!

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Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff

Hi everyone! This is such an easy recipe and one of my favorites! This recipe usually takes a total of 15-20 mins to get all the ingredients ready, cook, and for the Instant Pot to get to pressurize completely. Still a really quick meal after a long day.

Ingredients:

1 Pound of Ground Beef

1 10.5oz Can of Cream of Mushroom Soup

(PSA: I don’t use mushrooms in this recipe, but you can and you’ll need 8oz of sliced white button mushrooms)

1 Small Onion (chopped)

2 Cloves of Garlic (minced)

1 Tablespoon of All-Purpose Flour

2 1/4 Cups of Low-Sodium Beef Broth

8oz of Wide Egg Noddles (I use about 3/4s of the bag, if that’s easier to measure)

1/3 Cups of Sour Cream (or ~5 Tablespoons is what I do)

Seasoned Salt, Salt, and Pepper to Taste

Instructions:

  1. Turn Instant Pot to the saute. Once the pot is ready and hot, pour some extra virgin olive oil into the pot, add ground beef. Cook/brown the meat, breaking into small pieces as it cooks, season with a little seasoned salt, salt, and pepper. Remove any extra grease after cooked.
  2. Add onion, garlic (and mushrooms if you decide), and saute for about 1-2 minutes.
  3. Once you are done cooking the meat, onion, garlic mixture, add flour, can of cream of mushroom soup, beef broth, noodles, and stir to combine.
  4. Secure the Instant Pot lid, make sure valve is in the sealed position. Cook on Manual Setting, high pressure, for 2 minutes. (I turn off the keep warm button because the meat usually will stick if the pot is too hot while cooking and will burn the bottom of the pan)
  5. When pressure cooking is complete, use the quick release.
  6. Remove the lid, and stir mixture again. Let it cool down a bit, 4-5 minutes, and then add your sour cream and extra salt and pepper!

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