Happy Valentine's Day from Happy Gilmore

What's for dinner? Crockpot Beef and Broccoli

Happy Friday!! 

This recipe is a new favorite in our house!  I love that I can just partially thaw my sirloin, thinly slice it and just throw it in the crockpot. It's so easy and SO yummy. AND Luke eats this like its the Last Supper. Win for Mama!

Hope you enjoy this as much as we do!

http://www.bsrecipe.blogspot.com/2012/04/crock-pot-beef-and-broccoli.html?m=1

Let's go fly a kite!

Luke, here!  Are you singing Mary Poppins yet?  Maybe it's just me. 

We've had some windy days lately, haven't we??  Daddy took advantage one evening and pulled out the kites! 









See that??  That's me.  Didn't think I could fly a kite?  Never underestimate Luke Duke.

I'm a pro, I tell ya.  See that side pull?  P-R-O.

Daddy needed some pointers.

Why is there no kite flying in this picture?  This is what you call a 'cliffhanger'.  Daddy and I played around on this bad boy all weekend!  Why?  You'll have to wait for the next post!  Mwahaha.  

Until then!

What's for dinner? Crockpot Pork Chops with mashed potatoes

Lindsay here!  Aren't you proud of me for posting so much this week?  I feel productive.  :)

This recipe has been in my monthly meal rotation for almost a year now.  It's delish and incredibly easy.  The gravy created in the crockpot is heavenly, too!  I love the way my house smells when I cook these chops.  

I threw my *frozen* pork chops in the crockpot about noon and they were ready by 5.  Awesome, right?!

I've made a few changes to the original recipe...I guess I could technically call it my own!  But I only changed the mashed potatoes.  Does that count?  I guess I should create an actual recipe for my mashed potatoes.  It's always a 'throw and go' dish with plenty of taste testing.  And I'm never hungry when it's time to eat dinner.   hmm...

I hope you enjoy this as much as we have!  Happy Thursday!


Crockpot Pork chops with Mashed Potatoes

What's for dinner? Pioneer Woman's Beef Stew with beer and paprika

Ok, ok.  I promise this is my last post today.  What can I say?? When you're on a roll...keep on truckin!


This was my first attempt at anything labeled "stew".  That word scares me.  Why?  Who knows.  Maybe because I'm afraid it will be bland and unworthy of the time put forth. 

But...holy Moses!  This was great!  "Pretty good" by Jake's standards...but he has a different scale than I do. 

I will admit I tweaked the recipe just a tad.  Only to add Jake's rib meat he smoked a few days prior.  That was a smart move.  It added a little smokey flavor that I will definitely be using again.  In lieu of Jake's smoked rib meat, I would just add some cumin, chili powder and maybe a dash of brown sugar. 

The only addition to this meal was crusty garlic bread!  Because you can't soak up yummy goodness with your finger. 

Here's the link...now go make some!!

Pioneer Woman's Beef Stew with Beer and Paprika

New Posts: "What's for Dinner?"

I have been thinking of telling the world about any dinners that turn out *yummy* but have been apprehensive about the entire endeavor.  So I'm jumping in!  Hope you can enjoy some of the many dishes I have tried and loved!

This is my plan: post a link to any recipe that Jake deems "pretty good" (which is hard to come by from a guy that eats Del Frisco's every other week...)  We'll see what happens!

Feel free to comment on any post!

I'm all caught up!

Luke here!  I'm so excited I made it to my January post.  January was super fun. I went to Fort Worth TWICE!!  Did you hear that?  I'll say it again for the people in the back.  TWICE! Loved it.  

The first trip was for the Fort Worth Train Exhibit with Papa Boat.  Mama forgot her camera.  Boooo.

 So...on to the second trip to Fort Worth!  We took Papa Boat to the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.  Why not "rodeo"?  I'm so glad you asked.  Don't ask Mama about it, though.  She gets a really bad look on her face.  She misread the tickets.  Mama thought our tickets were for 2pm but they were for the 10am rodeo.  Oops.  I told her I still loved her.  

So we toured the Stock Show with all the tractors, pigs, cows, sheep, horses, etc.  

 

But my favorite part was the Science Museum!  See that clear rocket on the table?  There's air blowing underneath.  So you can put things inside the rocket and watch them...

 FLY!!!!  WOAH!!!

See?  It's not just for kids, people.

 Guess what we found in the Dino Exhibit?  A PAWPAW-SAURUS!  Fitting, right?  I thought so.

And, of course, trains.  If there's a train within five miles, I'm going to find it.  And tell you about it.

Oh it's a special day.  I'm signing off with TWO pictures of me. 

I should probably tell you to expect my next post at the end of February. 

Lots to do between now and then! 

It's beginning to look a lot like...

ME!!

 

I mean Christmas.  It's beginning to look a lot like C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S! I wore my Santa jammies just for you.  Don't you feel special? 

 

The month of December started out with a big BANG for Papa Boat's 60th birthday.  Did I say 60?  Surely that's not right.  Is that why his hair looks different than mine?

Happy Birthday Papa Boat!

 

Mama, Daddy and Happy took me to the Northpark Train Exhibit.  Oh, how I love trains.  But as you can see, my eye immediately went to the tiny tractor.  You can take the boy out of the country...

 Are those Jelly Bellies?  I think so.  I'd let Mama comment on this picture, but she said blogger might delete the post if she did.  So here's my comment: YUM.

 MERRY CHRISTMAS!  I got the coolest stuff that morning!  New chalk board...

 New electric four wheeler...

 New gas powered four wheeler... (Mama and Daddy say this one is really for when I'm older)

 and SNOW!!  Christmas afternoon was a snow-blowing, below freezing mess.  But it sure was fun!

So long, blog readers!  Until next time!

 

October and November

Hello, again!  It's Luke.  See that title?  That's right.  Two months in one post.  Brace yourself.

Mama was camera happy that day.  She said she took 100 pictures to get this one.  Yikes.  Glad she has patience!

Happy Halloween!  Yoda and Luke Skywalker at your service.

I don't remember much about this picture.  Maybe it was the blood rushing to my head...

I remember this one!  Playing on the "tractor" at the Farm! I can't get enough of that place....

Look at that cute kid!  Oh yeah, Mama and Daddy look nice too.

Mama and Daddy's favorite place.  College Station, Texas.  They love to watch this dude named Johnny Football.  Have yall heard of him?  Me neither.

I ran around with my cousin, Reese, the whole weekend.  She's class of '32.  Keep an eye out for her.

Mowing day!  I love mowing day.  The headgear does a number on my hair but I suppose that's what a brush is for.

 And another post ended with my smiling mug.  Happy Tuesday!

Hi.  My name is Luke.  Remember me?

 If you don't remember me, it's because Mama hasn't posted my picture on our blog since July.  I imagine you were concerned.  Rest assured, I'm ok.  

Mama told me I needed a New Year's Resolution.  So here it is.  To start blogging.  Since Mama never has time to do it, I'll help her out.  We'll address the typing/spelling issue later.  Spell check is my frend.  oops.  

I'm going to start where she left off.  Little photogging happened in August.  It's Texas.  In August. Why would we want pictures of our heads in the freezer?

So...September, it is!

Mama and Daddy went to New York City in September.  Oh, here comes Mama.  I'll let her tell you about the trip!

Hello blog readers!  Sorry for my absence.  It seems my son is more than excited to pick up my slack!

 

 

9/11 Memorial - There are two of these pools.  Both are within the footprint of the original tower.  Very humbling.

Loeb Boathouse in Central Park.  Did you really think we could visit New York and NOT find boats?

Brooklyn Bridge

Jake was very excited to take me rowing.  Again...we couldn't visit a new city and NOT find boats! :)

And that was our trip to NYC!  There were lots of great friends, restaurants, museums, parks and coffee dispersed between these pictures...but I didn't want to enjoy those from behind a lens.  :)

Luke here.  I visited "Papa Boat" in September, too!   Can you see where he got his name?

Fun times at FWBC with Papa Boat!

I'll bookend this post with pictures of me.  I'm the author.  I can do that.  

About to help Daddy mow the grass!