still cooking but still no sinks

Here it is Monday and still no plumber .  If he does not come this evening I will call another tomorrow morning.

I have been hesitant to post the recipes for fear of copyright laws and plagiarism.  Checked it out and now I am willing to do so.  Today's main course is a crock pot recipe,  Italian Beef Rolls, taken from Better Homes and Gardens, The Ultimate Slow Cooker book.  This cookbook has lots of good recipes and uses modern convenient foods in many of the recipes. There are over 400 recipes from beverages and appetizers, breakfast, various types of  meats, meatless, savory sides and desserts. Definitely a cookbook to have when you know you will be pressed for time. Quick, easy and tasty.

The Italian Beef Rolls were easy to make and quick.  I chose this recipe because I had some small steaks I bought on sale and needed to use or loose them. I also had the rest so I did not need to run to the grocery,  Here is the recipe adapted from the above book.

In a small bowl combine|:
1/3 c. diced turnips
1/3 c. grated carrot
1/3 c. zucchini
1/3 c.red pepper
1/3 c. chopped shallot
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 c Parmesan cheese
1 clove garlic, minced
salt and pepper, to taste

4 -6 tenderized round steak (cut to about 4" x5" pieces
1 jar of your favorite red pasta sauce ( maybe Alfredo would be fun to try)

Divide filling among the steaks .  Roll the steak up around the filling and secure with string or toothpicks.  Place meat rolls in the bottom of a 4 quart crock pot, toss in extra filling, add a jar of pasta sauce,  cover and cook low 8-10 hrs. High 4-5 hours.

I served this over mashed potatoes and with steamed green beans tossed with a bit of butter and warmed up corn muffins from take out.

This actually tasted like a Swiss steak recipe.  It was good.

Dessert was mocha brownies.  Use a regular brownie mix and add two teaspoons of espresso powder. Bake as directed. yum!  Quick dessert-  mix a box of angel food cake and one of your favorite flavor in a zipper storage bag.  In a cup put three tablespoons of mix, stir in two tablespoons of water, zap in the microwave one minute.  Enjoy!

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