French dip me

This makes a delicious French dip sandwich, perfect for the working mom! Nobody, not even teetotalers, have been able to detect the presence of beer in this recipe, but it adds a wonderful flavor! French fries make a great side dish, and they are good for dipping, too."

Ingredients

• 4 pounds rump roast
• 1 (10.5 ounce) can beef broth
• 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed French onion soup
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer
• 6 French rolls
• 2 tablespoons butter

Directions

1. Trim excess fat from the rump roast, and place in a slow cooker. Add the beef broth, onion soup and beer. Cook on Low setting for 7 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. Split French rolls, and spread with butter. Bake 10 minutes, or until heated through. I used the toaster oven instead of the oven
4. Slice the meat on the diagonal, and place on the rolls. Serve the sauce for dipping.

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Kneed to save on bread????

Bread:

3 loaves of country white, 1 package of sandwich thins,

1 loaf of light wheat

How much you ask???

$6.78!!!!

I saved $11.86!!!

I just found the Freighoffers outlet store.

they sell close to sell by date items for 50-75% off!!

Now, this may be a problem for some but not me.

I freeze my bread until we need it so this work out.

I saved 65% !!

Banana Saver Review

 Banana Saver

unique clip keeps cut banana fresh.

cut banana @ 10 AM

it reduces the cut banana's exposure to the air slowing it's oxidation

ate 2nd half @ 3 PM

Review: I think it works great! I cut my first 1/2 @ 10 AM and ate the second at 3PM!!!! I know so many people ask "you can't eat a full banana??" sometimes a full banana is too much. If I want it in my cereal I don't want to much.

Forrest Friends baby shower cake

Forrest Friends baby shower cake

a girl at work that requests cakes all the time

I have done several cakes for her including the race car cake tat I posted in May

Her sister is having a baby boy next month and her theme is Forrest friends.

I started by making 1/2 white 1/2 chocolate cake

using butter cream I flat frosted

and used spray food coloring to make the sky & grass

I use chocolate frosting to make the tree.
using the leave tip to make the border and leaves on the tree.
She had purchased some little animals that I placed on top.
Congratulations!!!

Books by James Patterson

Honeymoon is a tale about Nora Sinclair with a black widow history. She loves that women want to know and be here and men want to be with her. FBI agent John O'Neil is investigating her for the mysterious things that happen to especially with men.

Swim Suit-A breathtaking model disappears from a photo shoot at the most glamorous hotel in Hawaii. Only hours after Kim McDaniel's does missing her parents receive a terrifying phone call. Fearing the worst they travel to Hawaii to begin the search......
Both books are well written easy reading. I read the swimsuit in an afternoon. It helped me get back into reading that I enjoy and sometimes get away from.

Coming soon......

here are some ideas of what i am planning on posting over this month:

• Books I plan on read over the next couple months
• baby shower cake that I am doing 1/9
• before and after of kitchen cabinets (organizing)
• meal plan for January
• monthly shopping list

Goals 2011

Goals for 2011

Personal & Business

Personal:

Read 12 books

save $3000

drink 60 oz. water a day

Blog 2 times a week

Business:

pivot to 3 people a day

no online searches for personal use while at work

clean desk off everyday before I leave

zero out my activities everyday

I have more but think this is a good start. They are very maintainable.

What goals have you set for 2011?