There comes a time when all i want is comfort food. Now folks have differing ideas on what comfort food is. Like when I asked the husband what his idea of comfort food was (which surprised me that he had never heard that expression, WHAT????) he said that for him it would be pork, sauerkraut and mashed potatoes. Well I can go with the mashed potatoes, but not by them selves and certainly not with sauerkraut...(not one of my favorite things AT ALL!!!!). So I made the final decision and tuna noodle casserole won out. Hey I also have to feed the monkeys and they aren't that fond of sauerkraut either.. So I looked for something that would be a little different and once I again, I turned to the Crockpot Lady. She has a great recipe for making this in the crockpot.

Crockpot Tune Noodles
2 cans tuna in water, drained
1 pound pasta (I used shell pasta-I would NOT use egg noodles)
10oz frozen mixed veggies
2 cans cream of whatever you prefer soup
2 C milk
1C shredded cheddar cheese
1C crushed tortilla chips

Spray your crockpot with cooking spray.

Add the dry noodles into the crock, and mix in the soup, milk, cheese, and drained tuna.

Cover and cook on low for 2-4 hours. This will cook fast so make sure you watch it. Mine was done in 2 1/2 hours on low.

30 minutes before serving time, stir in frozen peas, and make sure the crunchy pasta on top gets moved to the bottom of the crock. Top with chips and extra cheese, if desired.

This was good, It was a bit startchy and I think I would personally add another can of tuna and some salt. It was kind of bland, but the overall affect was so good and comforting that I really couldn't pass it up. It's even good as leftovers (which is what I had for lunch today after church).

HAPPY EATING!!!!

Stew Beef

Happy Sunday. Hope everyone has had an enjoyable weekend. We still have a sick child so ours has been mostly taking care of him.

This dinner is once again done in the crockpot. I love crockpotting on Sunday. Get it ready, go to church, come home, and dinner is done. It's great!!!!
Today was our primary program (where the children of our church do the entire main program) so as a teacher I had less time than I normally do on Sunday. Very stressful, so this meal was perfect for a day like today.

It's not your mother's stew beef. At least not my mom's. With a tomato base it's very takes the ordinary out of the normal stew beef.

Stew Beef
2 pounds of stewing beef
1 onion, chopped
1 (4.5 oz) can mushrooms (I did not use mushrooms because there is an anti fungus policy at my house-even though I love them-I've been outnumbered)
3 large carrots, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 (8oz) can tomato sauce
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp distilled white vinegar
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

In a crockpot place all ingredients and stir until the brown sugar and seasonings combine. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4 hours.

We served this over mashed potatoes but thought it would be really good in a bread bowl. We also served this with some crusty whole wheat french bread.

HAPPY EATING!