London Broil With Jarlesburg Potatoes

March 19, 2009

This is one of our favorite meals. We could eat this every week if Jarlsburg cheese wasn't so expensive.


London Broil
1 ½ lbs London Broil
Unseasoned meat tenderizer
5 oz soy sauce
¼ c. brown sugar
1 T. lemon juice
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 ½ c. water

Sprinkle the meat on both sides with unseasoned meat tenderizer; set aside. Mix together soy sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and water. Add meat. Place in heavy plastic bag and marinate for 12 hours turning every few hours. Cook on grill. Slice diagonally across the grain.

Jarlsburg Potatoes
3 T. Butter
2 lbs russet pototes
Salt
Pepper
1 to 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1/2 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 to 2 c. Jarlsburg cheese
3/4 c. heavy cream
3/4 c. chicken broth

Preheat oven to 425. Butter a 13 x 9-inch pan with 1 tablespoon of butter and set aside. Peel and slice the potatoes 1/4-inch thick. Put in cold water to cover. Carefully dry the potato slices with a clean kitchen towel and begin layering them into the dish. Season each layer lightly with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with a portion of the garlic, onion and grated cheese mixture. Continue layering. End with a cheese topping. Combine cream and chicken broth and pour over potatoes. dot the top of the gratin with remaining butter. Bake, uncovered in oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until the potatoes ore tend and nicely browned.

So Tired

March 18, 2009

The weather is wonderful, the kids are active and we have a lot more activities going on which means sleep is starting to suffer. This morning when we woke up Forrest he told us that when he got home from school today he was going to take a nap. Of course that is never going to happen, but it tells you how tired he is when he is volunteering to go to bed early and would love to take an afternoon nap if he could.

Moving on up

March 15, 2008

I can't believe Forrest is now an orange belt. He really loves karate and is doing very well. Each week he gets better and better. Before you know it he will be a black belt and then we will all need to watch out because we will have a true karate kid in the house.

Spring is Here

March 14, 2009

And boy are we having fun. The kids have spent the last two days playing outside in the sun. Forrest keeps commenting on how much he loves spring. I am loving it too. Today we got out and worked in the yard getting everything ready. We even planted some peas. I am hoping I am not to early, but they say as long as your soil temp is 40 degrees you are fine. So we will see how it goes. I am getting really excited about my garden. We are doing some of the same things we did last year and we are also adding in a few new ones. My favorite will be the pumpkin. I am really hoping it works out. Our neighbors have pumpkins every year and it is fun to pick them in the fall. Greg is really looking forward to the tomatoes. All winter long he has complained about the quality of tomatoes we have gotten from the grocery store. The funny thing is he hated tomatoes when we first got married. Then we planted some and he was hooked. This year he is thinking of doing a hanging tomato plant. I don't quite know how it is going to work, but supposedly you can take it into your garage at the first frost so that you can enjoy your tomatoes for a lot longer. We will see how it goes. I have found that gardening is really about experimenting with what works in your yard. We are still learning, but it has been a really fun process. The kids get such a kick out of it. They love to see their plants grow.

Chicken Stir-Fry

March 11, 2009

It seems that I am always looking for a good recipe. Especially ones that people I know really like. I also have recipes stashed all over the place. I figured if I made a goal to type up on recipe a week I would soon have all my recipes in one place. Hopefully you will enjoy this.

Chicken Stir-Fry

Sauce
1/2 c. mayonnaise
1 T. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
brown sugar

2 T. oil
2 chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
1 c. broccoli, chopped
1 c. red pepper, chopped
1 c. carrot, sliced
1/4 c. green onion, chopped
1 clove garlic minced
4 c. rice, cooked

Stir together mayonnaise, soy sauce, ginger, red pepper, add brown sugar to taste. Heat oil and add chicken. Stir-fry 3 to 4 minutes. Add vegetables. Stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in mayonnaise mixture. Once heated through severe over rice.

Making Progress

March 10, 2009

It seems like we are finally making progress with Eliza's room. This weekend Greg worked really hard and was able to install all the boards. Now all we need is a little touch ups here and there and then we can paint. Of course Greg is now sicker than a dog and can't really do anything.

Our family has been dealing with a lovely cold bug the last couple of weeks. Eliza got if first and it still seems to be hanging on. Forrest got it second. He came home from school Friday sneezing up a storm. By that night he was cough and hacking everywhere. On Saturday he sounded much worse, but it was the Union Station annual train show. Forrest had been looking forward to this all week. Being the bad mom that I am I let him go. Hopefully he didn't infect too many people. By Saturday night I was pretty sure he that he would have stay home from church the next day. He sounded awful. I was even thinking that he might have to miss a couple of days of school. That of course was until Sunday morning when he woke up all better. He still has a little bit of a stuffy nose and will cough occasionally, but on the whole he is all better. I sure wish I could get over colds that way. I think Greg wishes the same thing. He started feeling a little under the weather Friday night, but still worked hard all day Saturday to finish Eliza's room. Of course by Sunday he was completely under the weather. He still went into work to day, but I suspect he will be warming the couch most of tonight. And of course last but not least I woke up this morning with a sore throat. I am hoping I only get a mild case, or maybe have a miraculous recovery like Forrest. Either way I really don't have time to get sick so of course this would be the time it would happen.

Steady, but Slow Progress

March 4, 2009

We are still working on Eliza's room. I am the type of person that want things done yesterday. Unfortunately for us we haven't had one good day for Greg to really work on the room.
This is how her room looked last Saturday.
After working on it off and on this is where it is finally at. Not much to look at, but Eliza seems to think it is done and wants to move all her stuff back in. We have finished all the easy parts; removing the base boards, taking down the wallpaper and prepping the walls. Now comes the hard part. Cutting all the boards and getting them up on the walls. Hopefully then we will finally be able to paint. Greg has half of Friday off and miracles of miracles we have nothing going on this Saturday. I am hoping that this weekend we will be able to make some real progress. I am getting anxious to see how it is going to turn out.