Summer Corn

Who doesn't love corn on the cob in the summer?  Sweet corn?  We do!

Italian Roast

Ok- most of my kiddos thought this was too spicy but I didn't.  It was so good!

Arm roast
italian seasoning
large jar pepperocini (sp?) peppers
dutch oven
275 for about 4-5 hours

So easy and amazingly good!

P-dub does this recipe too and I think I blogged about it a couple of years  ago.  Something called "drip beef 2 ways" or something.  This was pretty close to that but easier!

Roast

I am starting to get to the dwindlings of the deep freeze beef.  I can't believe it.  We are out of steak, round steak, beef tips and soup bones.  Only 4 more roasts and about 30 pounds of hamburger.  Tonight we had a roast in the crock pot seasoned with a packet of italian seasoning.  It was just enough.  The kids loved it!  Served with mashed potatoes and green beans.  Just a little leftover for My Man's lunch tomorrow!

Corn Tortillas

Corn tortillas were never on my list of favorite foods until My Man started employing hispanic workers.  Their wives would make tamales for us and over time, I have fallen in love with authentic mexican cuisine.  Like, I totally love it.  Totally.

And now, when I make mexican at home I find myself only using corn tortillas.   And guess what?  My kiddos love them.  And guess what?  They are gluten free!

Last night we had tacos with all the typical toppings.  And two of the boys ended their meal with one more corn tortilla covered in melted cheese telling them they love these things while they wolfed them down.

White Wine Mushroom Chicken

I kind of made up a recipe last night - but nothing original just something I threw together.

Saute chicken breasts in olive oil.
In a separate pan, cook mushrooms in olive oil for about 20 minutes.
Add some white wine to the mushrooms and cook for a few more minutes.
Add two cloves of crushed garlic to the mushrooms.
Salt and pepper.
Then add some cream and butter to the mushrooms.
Then put chicken breasts into mushroom mixture and simmer about 10 minutes.
Serve over pasta - wheat free pasta if you want.
Very yummy!

Steak Fajitas

I made fajitas last night.  I've made them quite a few times before but no one would ever eat them besides My Man and I.  However, a couple months ago we took the kids to a mexican restaurant for dinner and told them they needed to order something that was not chicken strips and fries.  One ordered a taco, one ordered fajitas and two ordered cheese quesadillas.  (Little Miss still got to order chicken strips).

Everyone liked what they got and I gushed and made a big deal about the fact that they were growing up and broadening their pallet and all of that.

So when I told the kids I was making fajitas, I got a "yay!"  Everyone tried them and enjoyed them, though three of the boys picked out the onions and peppers.  Since we are transitioning to a gluten free household, I served corn tortillas.  Everyone seemed to like those.  #4 decided to try the onions and ended up loving those.  #1 will put all the stuff on his fajita but the rest just want the steak.

It was a nice accomplishment in the Kohler house last night!

Cucumbers

So, I'm having a bumper crop of cucumbers right now!  We have them coming out of our ears!  My favorite way to eat a cucumber is by slicing it up thinly and pouring vinegar and sugar on them.  Yummy!  But I'm trying to limit the sugar in my diet as well as the kids...so I'm subbing some Steevia in there too.  And NO ONE CAN TELL!

I'm also getting about 15 cherry tomatoes a day.  I can pop those like candy.  Sadly, I've eaten all of them so the kids and hubs have done without.  I'm trying to refrain for a few days though so we can have BLT's on Friday.  Only, the tomatoes are cherry soooo...it will be a bit different.

And I got a new blender for my anniversary.  Well we gave it to each other.  It's a Blentec and it's quite amazing.  Our mornings have been full of protein shakes with kale and spinach, frozen fruits, protein powder and almond milk.  My Man has been trying to choke them down, haha!