steak and onions, fried potatoes and green beans, yum...

I cannot believe I have not blogged about this before in the 5 years that I have been blogging...this used to be one of our favorites too...

Tim works on Saturdays and he did not take lunch today and was thrilled to come home to this recipe for dinner...he just came out and said that this was one of the best dinners we have had in a long time...

I found this recipe in an old magazine many many years ago when I was first trying to impress hubby with my cooking...(42 years?)  the original recipe called for this meat to be in pita bread with mayo, lettuce and tomatoes...but, I have always used it as a main dish...
tonight, I very thinly cut london broil into small strips and lightly sauteed in a small amount of oil, and added garlic salt, pepper, onion powder and some parsley...once the meat is browned on all sides, I add just enough hot water to cover the meat and cover with a lid and let boil till water is cooked down...(it makes it very tender)...

paired tonight with friend potatoes and green beans...

maybe one of these times, I will finally try it in pita bread...

Bacon cheeseburger tator tot casserole

when tator tot casseroles first became sort of popular, I thought they would be gross until I actually made one and I fell in love with them...

saw this recipe and really wanted to try it, but we are pretty hot here and I hate turning my oven on in these temps...the recipe is for the oven, but I researched a few other tator tot casserole recipes for the slow cooker and adjusted this recipe accordingly...

http://www.plainchicken.com/2016/07/bacon-cheeseburger-tater-tot-casserole.html

it is very good and everyone liked it...I thought it a little salty, but might have been my fault being a little heavy handed with garlic salt...

after I mixed it all together, I put inside a liner covered slow cooker and put on low for about 5 hours...

really good...

root beer pulled pork sandwiches

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/root-beer-pulled-pork-sandwiches

this is a very good recipe and one I will make again...in fact, it was made yesterday and when heating up today, I added a small amount of root beer to the pan...delicious...

paired with
baked beans
corn on the cob
cole slaw

happy family

slow cooker chicken and gravy

http://southernbite.com/slow-cooker-chicken-and-gravy/

this was very good and easy to make, altho I expected the gracy to be a little thicker...

would make again

one pan...bacon, pasta and peas...very good

http://www.tasteandtellblog.com/one-pan-pasta-bacon-peas-recipe/

I love recipes such as this one that are tasty yet easy to make and everyone loves it too

pink lemonade pie

http://www.eaglebrand.com/recipe-detail/pinklemonadepie-4113

I have been making this for many many years now and I make it every 4th of July...

everyone loves it

new pasta salad I tried for 4th of July...bacon, ranch pasta salad

http://www.favfamilyrecipes.com/creamy-bacon-ranch-pasta-salad/

I have my own pasta salad recipe that everyone loves but I saw this one and wanted a change...this is very good and everyone loved it...