new recipe! new hair cut!

So far it has been a WONDERFUL weekend! :) Mike got in on Thursday in time for a late dinner which was super yummy! I made a new recipe from my Southern Living Slow-Cooker Cookbook = French Dip Sandwiches!! This one is worth sharing folks!

Ingredients:
1 (3 1/2 - 4 lb) boneless chuck roast, trimmed and cut in half *I got a little trim happy and ended up having probably 8 smaller pieces in the crock pot*
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 beef bouillon cube
1 bay leaf
3-4 peppercorns, crushed *wasn't sure about this so I used my pepper grinder and just cranked it a few times - probably 1/4 tsp?*
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp garlic powder
12 french sandwich rolls
Swiss cheese, optional (provolone would be yummy too!)

Directions:
Place roast in a 5-quart slow cooker. Combine soy sauce and next 6 ingredients; pour over roast. Add water to slow cooker until roast is almost covered.
Cover and cook on low for 7 hours or until very tender (by the way, I was cutting it close on time so I had it on low for a bit, cranked it up to high for 2 hours and then back to low for a bit and it was ready!) Remove roast, reserving broth = au jus!; shred roast with 2 forks. Place shredded meat evenly in rolls and serve with reserved broth for dipping.

The recipes says it makes 12 servings, but it definitely wasn't 12 "Mike-sized" servings. I think I bought a pack of 8 buns and that was more than enough! We also added a slice of swiss cheese to the sandwich for some extra yumminess!!

Mike and I met up with his parents last night for dinner and then to Blue Ash for their summer concert!! The music was great!





As promised, here is a before and after picture of my hair!! I was so ready for a change and wanting to lose some of the length which gets so HOT in the summer!




Well that's about it for now! Going out on a double date with the brother and sister in law!!