Recipe of the Week - Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Coffee Cake

 This is another good recipe I found in one of my used bookstore buys!  I have only made this once, but it is definitely a keeper.  It's good for breakfast or as a dessert.  Enjoy!

Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Cake

1/4 cup butter or margarine

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 8 oz container sour cream

1/4 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

Topping

1/2 cup walnuts

1/4 cup sugar

1 Tbsp ground cinnamon

1 6 oz package chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350.  Grease a 9" tube pan.  In a mixing bowl, cream butter with sugar.  Add eggs.  Sift dry ingredients and add to batter alternately with milk and sour cream.  Add vanilla and mix well.  In a separate bowl, mix topping ingredients.  Pour half of batter in tube pan.  Sprinkle half of topping over batter.  Pour remainder of batter and sprinkle with the rest of the topping.  Bake at 350 for 50 minutes. Enjoy!

 

Quote of the week

 Just something funny for a Tuesday :)  Have a great day!

Recipe of the day - Classic Crock Pot Roast

 I love a good pot roast.  Who doesn't?  For years we have been enjoying the Mississippi Pot Roast recipe but I wanted to do something a little more traditional.  One, because I love a traditional roast and, two, I didn't want to burn out on the Mississippi recipe.  I found this recipe on dontwastethecrumbs.com and really enjoyed it.  It was easy and delicious.  There's nothing like coming home from a long day at work with some good comfort food in the crock pot.  Enjoy!

Classic Crock Pot Roast

1 chuck roast (3-4 lbs)

1 lb baby carrots

1 1/2 lbs potatoes, cut into 1" pieces

1 packet of onion soup mix

1 can cream of mushroom soup

Place half the potatoes and carrots on the bottom of the slow cooker.  Place the chuck roast on top of the vegetables.  Place remaining vegetables on top of and around the roast.  Pour onion soup mix and mushroom soup over the top.  Cook on low for 8 hours, preferably 10.  Shred meat with two forks, serve hot.

*you can use 2 cans of soup if you want more gravy!

Quote of the day

 I've probably posted this one on here before.  It's definitely one of my favorite quotes of all time.  It gets me every time!

Song of the day - What The World Needs Now

Just wanted something to uplift me to start my day.  The news is so full of heaviness these days.  The world truly does need this.  That is all.

Softly and Tenderly

 There are certain hymns that I always go back to, for one reason or another.  This is one of my "go to" hymns.  It gives me comfort and strength and a sense of hope.  That is all.

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Song of the day - Return To The Heart

 I wanted to start my day and week off with this beautiful piece by David Lanz.  I first came to hear this years ago in high school.  Return To The Heart was the name of the album and Tanya introduced me to it.  I loved it and it's one of my favorite pieces to play on the piano.  I should really get that sheet music out again and practice!  Enjoy!

Recipe of the week - Philly Cheesesteak Casserole

 I found this recipe randomly online one day.  I was looking at another recipe and this one popped up as something similar.  Since I  do enjoy a good philly cheesesteak, I figured I would try it out.  It's pretty low carb, which is always a good thing.  I've made it twice so far and we have really enjoyed it.  I hope you do too!

Philly Cheesesteak Casserole

1.5 lbs ground beef

2 green peppers, chopped

1/2 onion, chopped

1 Tbsp minced garlic

Provolone cheese slices

4 eggs, beaten

1/4 cup heavy cream

1 tsp hot sauce

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Preheat oven to 350.  Brown beef, peppers, onion and garlic together until beef is cooked through and onion and peppers begin to soften.  Drain grease from beef mixture. In a large casserole dish, add the beef mixture.  Tear apart the slices of provolone and place on top of the beef mixture.  I used about 8 slices so that the cheese would entirely cover the casserole.  In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, cream, hot sauce and Worcestershire.  Pour this over the cheese.  Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until set.  Let it sit for 5 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!

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