Sunday Roast Beef Dinner

CROCK-POT ROAST

1 chuck roast (or similar)

1 packet onion soup mix OR

4 bullion cubes +2 Tbsp dry chopped onions+2 tsp onion powder

2 cups hot water

steak seasoning

2 Tbsp cornstarch

Place roast in crock-pot.  Shake steak seasoning on top to taste. Mix onion soup and water; pour over roast. Add extra onion slices and garlic if you wish.  Cook on high while at Sunday School and Church (3-4 hours). :) Take roast out of crock-pot and place on plate to rest and be carved. Take 2-3 ladle-fulls of broth out of crock and pour in microwave safe bowl with a few ice cubes. Stir in cornstarch. Blend in rest of broth.  Microwave for 1-2 minutes to thicken. Pour in gravy boat.

Serve with mashed potatoes, cooked carrots or other hot veggie, and warm bread and butter.

Easy Cheese Ball

Easy Cheese Ball

November 26, 2013 at 2:14pm

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Chef Scott likes to make and serve this recipe, especially during the holidays.  This is a VERY easy recipe for elementary age kids to make and be proud of!

2 8-oz packages cream cheese (softened is easier to mash)
2 cups shredded cheddar (or favorite cheese)
2 packages chopped beef or ham (about 12 slices)
1 package powdered Ranch Dressing mix (our home recipe included below and in another note)
Nuts or herbs to roll cheese ball in. (optional)

Mix the first 4 ingredients together with a fork in a frosting bowl (small mixing bowl).  Roll into a ball, then roll in nuts or herbs.  Refrigerate for 1 hour prior to serving for best flavor. Serve with crackers or pretzel sticks. This is also good spread on celery sticks.

Ranch Dip Seasoning

• 1/2 teaspoon dried chives
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 

Homemade Ranch Dresing and Dip

Home made Ranch Dressing and Dip

November 26, 2013 at 3:13pm

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• 1/2 teaspoon dried chives
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup Mayonnaise
• 1 cup plain yogurt or sour cream
• Mix all ingredients in a pint jar or 2 cup bowl.  Chill for at least 30 minutes prior to serving. This goes just as nicely on a tossed salad as it does spooned onto a plate to convince little people to eat their raw veggies.  

Links from Armstrong Arms

Following are some links for recipes that were posted on my Armstrong Arms FB page...

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/classic-beef-stroganoff/c17a904f-a8f6-48ae-bedb-5b301a8ea317

http://www.food.com/recipe/the-best-ham-sandwiches-ever-358553

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/waffled-leftover-thanksgiving-brunch-recipe.html

http://www.cooks.com/recipe/1u9274r5/velveeta-cheese-baked-macaroni.html

http://www.cooks.com/recipe/e6sv4xs/dorito-pie.html

http://www.pandora.com/station/play/147863839960913662

http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/em4700/em4700.pdf

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/chocolate-gravy-and-biscuits-recipe/index.html

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4512562191433&set=a.1039504687166.6091.1812013644&type=1

Moving...

Just a quick note:  If you have been a fan of the Armstrong Arms Facebook page, all of its content is moving to Homeschool Farm Mama's blog.  It has been fun having the FB page, but difficult to  maintain two different pages.  So, to simplify life, and maybe reach more women- whether they be moms, home schoolers, farm wives, or just women who need an uplift and encouragement-I am going to put everything here.  It's a better/easier format.  Enjoy!

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

December 23, 2013 at 5:17pm

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We got this recipe from a friend several years ago, and LOVE it for Sunday morning breakfasts.  This year we multiplied the recipe x5 to make mini-loaves as teacher gifts.  This makes 20-24 mini-loaves. Add dried or diced fruit, chocolate or butterscotch chips, and nuts for different flavors.

2 1/2 cups margarine or butter
5 cups sugar
10 eggs
5 cups sour cream
7 1/2 cups flour
7 1/2 tsp baking powder
5 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla

Topping
2 1/2 cups brown sugar
7 1/2 tsp cinnamon

2 1/2 cups chopped nuts

Mix batter ingredients thoroughly.  Spoon into greased loaf pans.  Mix topping in separate bowl, and sprinkle on top of loaves. Press down lightly. Bake for 35 minutes at 350.  Pour onto cooling rack or plates to cool thoroughly.  

Harvest Time

Aaah, Harvest Time. That time of year when the men of the family come home from working 8 hours at their day jobs, and then REALLY go to work for the next 4 hours. This is when farm kids eat at least 4 meals: dinnerer is cookies, milk, and fruit after school, and supper is the main meal eaten at 8 p.m. When Mom fixes supper for the girls and little ones, then takes plates out for Dad and the big boys on their next round in with a wagon-load of corn to dump. When kids learn more lasting lessons than the ones they will sleep through the next day at school- heritage and pride and safety around machinery that can easily maim and kill. It's the time of year when the kitchen door stands open even if it's 20 degrees and the wind is blowing, because we need to listen to the dryer to make sure it's drying the corn right, and so we know when the tractor is coming in with its next load.   It's when we have absolutely no trouble sleeping at night. It's when the daily cares are set aside for more pertinent things like praying that the auger won't break and that the combine won't get clogged with rocks or moist stalks. It's a time for making lasting memories- like the time Uncle got stuck and Dad had to pull him out, or Grandpa forgot to tell Dad that the bin wasn't open and he dumped 1/2 a load of dry corn on the ground behind the bin!  It's a time chilly noses and frosty hands. It's when we get to tease Grandpa about "there goes our profits" when he overfills the wagons from the combine and some of the grain spills on the ground as it is taken back to the bins.  It's when, if you listen and are really good, you might get to play in the corn with sand pails and shovels, or ride back out to the field in the empty grain wagon.  It's a time for counting our blessings and seeing how much God has blessed us over the past several months!