My grandma's beignet recipe! It was a little more pancake-y on the inside than I wanted, but there were still really good. And I didn't set the apartment on fire by frying! Yay! :)

 

Last night's dinner. It was mashed potatos (authentic Idaho spuds :P) and lemon rosemary asparagus. mmm :)

 

Tuna pancakes! This is a classic at my house! It's eggs, tuna, crumbled saltine crackers, a drizzle of milk and mustard for flavor. I didn't have any worschester sauce, but that can also be added. All the measurements are guesstimated, and fried like a pancake. :) And then I always add salt.

 

A homemade strawberry slushie that I made before I left for school. It was frozen strawberries, water, fruit drink powder, and I think there was a little bit of sugar as well.

 

simple mashed potatoes, pan-fried mushrooms and asparugus.

 

First time making deviled eggs for myself, and they were delicious! :)

This recipe is found here: http://realmomkitchen.com/13028/beef-and-broccoli-slow-cooker/

Beef and Broccoli {Slow Cooker}

By Laura on October 30, 2012in beef, Chinese, crock pot

It is Slow Cooker Week here at RMK and I have some tasty and easy slow cooker recipes in store for you. Today we begin with a simple beef and broccoli dish. No need for take out, this is easy to make and quite tasty. The main thing about this dish is you have cut cut the beef into slices. Get your butcher to slice it for you when you get it from the store or place it in the freezer and slice it when it is partially frozen (which is what I did).

Beef and Broccoli {Slow Cooker}

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. boneless beef chuck roast, cut into slices
• 1 cup beef broth
• ½ cup oyster sauce
• 1 (12 oz) bag frozen broccoli florets
• ¼ cup water
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch
• hot cooked rice, to serve over
• sesame seeds, optional for garnish

Instructions

1. Place beef slices into your slow cooker and pour the beef broth and oyster sauce over the beef.
2. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or 3-4 hours on high.
3. When beef is about ready, cook broccoli according to pkg directions in the microwave.
4. In a small bowl, combine the water and cornstarch together until well blended and there are no lumps. Add the the cooked beef mixture in the slow cooker and stir to combine.
5. Once broccoli is cooked, drain off any water and add to the beef. Stir to combine.
6. Cook for another few minutes in the slow cooker until the sauce is thick. Serve over cooker rice and sprinkle with sesame seeds if desired. Serves 4-6.

 

So, I followed the directions and this was my result:

 

It was soupier than I wanted it to be, but the flavor was great!

 

Viola! :)

 

 

Spam, mayo, and cheese sandwich with pan-fried asparugus.

 

Avacados!! :D Simple enough prep. ;)

 

Super yummy banana smoothie. It was about 1c. milk, 2 small/med. frozen bananas, and maybe 1/3tsp. vanilla. Yum!

The shirt that I knitted. :) Sorry they're all sideways, but I realized that I should have changed them after I had already added them and didn't feel like changing them.

Bagel with cream cheese, avacado, and tomato, topped with salt. The plate was all covered in juices from the avacado and tomato so that's why the plate looks gross and the bagel is scooted off to the side.

Bean salad with rice pilaf. The bean salad consists of garbanzo, string bean, white beans, and black beans.

Close up. Sorry, it's kinda blurry.

Tapioca pudding!!!!!!!

Cold tapioca a day later.

Fruit I put in baggies to freeze. It made a smiley face. :D It's a little creepy lookin' but oh well.

Mashed potatoes from dry potato flakes-idahoan too :P-with bow-tie noodles and home-made cheese sauce. yum :)

Pancakes! A classic, of course. There's this box of bisquick some previous resident left and no one really used it, so i took advantage of that. :)

Yummy bruch-y thing. :) Bread with Cream Cheese , eggs, an apple, and I'm pretty sure it's milk in the cup. Sorry the pic's small, not sure why it's doing that.

Forgot about this one. It's just a plain chicken sandwich. :)