Crazy, Crazy Weather - Make Up Your Mind!!!!

♪♫ "Into every life, a little rain must fall"....♪♫

That was Sunday....rainy day for the most part. Overcast. Cloudy skies. 

Chilly.

50's

Had to turn the heat on.

Not like today

The sun is out and it's been rather nice out there all day....gotta love it!!!

Warmer.

70's

(And when I took the pic from inside, it was nice and bright out there!)

Warm enough that I turned on my two window fans!

The rain on Sunday prompted me to make soup from the leftover BBQ beef that I'd made the day before (Saturday) and use up the leftover carrots and potatoes from the roast meal on Friday.

And the leftover broth.... couldn't forget the broth!!

So, I got out my trusty slow cooker.

Now, if you're wondering if there's a difference between a slow cooker and a crockpot - there is. There are definitely some similarities. Like they both can cook low and slow. And they do best if you leave that glass lid on while it cooks. 

I prefer most times to use my crockpot for bigger meals and longer times. Like things I would throw in before leaving for work and when I come home they are done. 

The slow cooker, on the other hand, at least with the one I have, you can brown meat in the pan which sits on a heating section. That heating section would also allow you to make things like grilled cheese (but I prefer to use my cast iron skillets for those!). And another difference is that you do have to keep a closer eye on the slow cooker.... turn it up too high and walk away, you may come back and have things overcooked!

I gathered all my ingredients:

Leftover BBQ beef

Leftover potatoes

Leftover carrots

Leftover broth

1/2 lb ground beef

1 can mixed vegetables, with liquid

1 can peas, with liquid

I browned the ground beef in the pan portion of the slow cooker on my stove, seasoning it with Weber Steak Steak Seasoning and Worcestershire Sauce.

Transported that to the heating unit of the slow cooker and set my dial to 3.

I then started to add my other ingredients. 

Now I will admit to having a weeeee bit of an accident when it came to the beef broth. I have to laugh because it was a dumb thing. The broth had gotten a layer of fat on top in the mason jar that I had put it in. When I went to dump it into the slow cooker, let's just say the fat wasn't budging at first and, when it did....I had a small mess because it didn't all land inside the slow cooker!! Nope!! A small mess on my counter!!

Despite all that, once the soup was on, I let it cook for several hours and had it for lunch!!

I had toasted homemade bread rolls on the side. I had sliced the rolls into thirds and topped with some I Can't Believe It's Not Butter... and dunked them in the soup. Yummm!!

(I also had this for lunch today!!!)

This morning was a little busy. 

Had an appointment at the x-ray department this morning for a mammogram, so I went and had that done. The tech, I have to give her two thumbs up for making me feel comfortable about all of it. It's not the first time to have "the girls" squashed, by no means. But anytime one has to have things done that you would rather send the body on without you...LOL... yes, if the tech is good at what they do, it makes what might be embarrassing much more tolerable. 

Now.... I can check that off my list of "things to do" for at least another year!!! YEA!!!

Had to call my primary care physician's office about some scrips that the pharmacy had send requests for refills for. I was supposed to have been able to pick them up on Friday, but that didn't happen. When I called the pharmacy on Saturday, they hadn't heard back from the PCP's office. 

So I called them before the mammo appointment to see if they had gotten the requests. They had. No explanation of why they didn't respond. When I called the pharmacy this afternoon, they had gotten the requests and were able to fill all but one. That one will be in tomorrow and I'm opting to pick it up tomorrow so I can get everything all at one time, in one trip.

Rather quiet day. 

I like quiet days, don't you?

Supper tonight is/was a pepperoni cheese roll that I'd gotten at Giant Eagle in the deli section on Friday. 

I popped this into my toaster oven for about 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees or until the crust was crispy. I was going to use Ranch Dressing as a dipping sauce, but this was good without it. I have leftovers from this, so maybe the Ranch dressing will still be used.

Variety is the spice of life!!

I'm off to put away my leftovers and to wash my dirty dishes. And maybe do a load of laundry.

Today, I'm grateful that God continues to watch over me...

and I know that

I am

Blessed Beyond Measure!

Love and prayers,

Sue