BBQ Beef

This is a recipe I found that was one my mom had wrote down for me at one time and I never made. It sounds yummy and I am going to give it a whirl at the Super Bowl Party this Sunday.

Ingredients:

3-1/2 pounds beef chuck roast
1 C water
1 T and 1-1/2 t white vinegar
2 T brown sugar
1 T mustard
2 T Worcestershire sauce
1-1/2 C ketchup
1 t salt
1/4 t ground black pepper
1/8 t cayenne pepper
1/4 t crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
2 cloves garlic (minced)

Directions:

Place the roast into a slow cooker along with the water. Cover, and cook on LOW for 4 hours, or until beef can be easily be pulled apart with a fork.

Pull the beef apart, remove all the fat as you go. Reserve 1/2 cup of the broth from the slow cooker for later use.

In a bowl, mix the vinegar, brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, salt, pepper, cayenne, crushed red pepper, and garlic. Stir into the shredded beef so that making sure that all the meat is well coated.

Cover and continue to cook beef on Low for an additional 4 to 6 hours. If beef gets either too thick or dry you may add some of the reserved broth.

Sloppy Joes

2 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/4 C ketchup
1 medium green sweet pepper, copped
2 stalks celery, chopped (optional)
1/3 C water
3 T brown sugar
3 T mustard
3 T vinegar
3 T Worcestershire sauce
1 T chili powder
16-20 hamburger buns

In a large skillet cook ground beef, onion, and garlic until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain off fat.

In a 3 1/2- to 4 quart slow cooker combine ketchup, sweet pepper, celery, water, brown sugar, mustard, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and chili powder. Stir in meat mixture.

Cover and cook on low heat for 6 to 8 hours or on high setting for 3 to 4 hours.

Game Day Food

This weekend is the big game, Steelers vs the Pack. Everyone who knows me, know I live in cheeseland, but me and my family are HUGE Steelers fans. This sometimes makes it difficult for my 8 yr old.

One thing I love about the Super Bowl is the food. I am always amazed at what everyone serves. Being we are in a new home this year and have plenty of room we are having our second football party and our very first Super Bowl party. My daughter is very excited to have people over, but I am not sure if she is more excited for the people or the food. At the last one she pulled a chair up to the counter and grazed on all of the food. There were few people here, but enough food for 4 times that many! Some of you may be curious as to what that food was, well I am going to tell you what we had last time and what I am making this time.

Game Day Food Ideas

This is what we had a few weeks ago.

Cheesy Potatoes
Sloppy Joes
M & M Dream Bars
Veggie Tray & Hidden Valley Original Ranch Dip (16 oz of sour cream mixed with 1 Packet of Hidden Valley Ranch Dip)
Beer Dip
Tastefully Simple's Warm the Oven Dip served with their Bountiful Beer Bread
Hummus variety pack with some Pita Chips
Warm Pizza dip, this is so yummy and super simple I have yet to get the recipe for this one!
Nacho Cheese with tortilla chips (my daughter asked for plain nacho cheese, she didn't want any stuff in it! LOL!)


Super Bowl Food

Here is some things I am having, I am excited to see what everyone else will bring.

Veggie Tray with a dip
BBQ Beef Sandwiches
Cheesy Potatoes
Guacamole with chips
Lil' Smokies

So, whether it be for a game or just a fun filled get together, here are some foods to try. Enjoy!

Tasty Breakfast

I have a blog/podcast that I follow, Leigh Peele, which I absolutely LOVE! I have learned so much about nutrition, calorie counting, & exercise from listening to her, she ROCKS! On her blog she shares recipes from time to time and the last one was a quick and easy egg sandwich, she also has a step by step video as well if you want to check it out. It is great, super filling and quick and easy to make. Like many recipes I make, I never quite have the same thing on hand, so I use what I have and see how it works. This recipe is no different. I will post what I did different, but eventually will try it her way. I ate this paired this with a 3oz banana and a cup of coffee around 8am and was still not hungry by 1pm. It is usually more calories than I consume at breakfast, but it is filling and I didn’t need a snack before lunch.


The Perfect Egg Sandwich

3 Large Eggs (whites)
25g Smart Balance Light “Butter”
30g Shredded 2% Cheese (I used 1 serving (1/3C) Shredded Taco Cheese)
1 Muffin (egg, spelt, grain, etc) (I used Rye Bread, lightly toasted)
salt/pepper

1.Heat a small skillet pan on low-medium (4-5) and melt butter.

2.In a ramekin, heat 15g of the butter in microwave for 10-15 secs.

3.In a bowl, mix egg whites and melted butter. Set aside ramekin to use later.

4.Pour mixture into the skillet. Season with salt/pepper on top.

5.Let cook for a min and then move it a round into a slight scramble. You do not want to completely scramble the eggs You want them to still be wet and have a slight soupy texture.

6.Scrap/pour eggs into the ramekin. Stuff shredded cheese down with the eggs into the ramekin (being I was using bigger bread, I used a small oval like container instead of using a ramekin).

7.Heat in microwave for 15-20 secs. This can be a little longer depending on your microwave or how cooked the eggs are. You may need to cook it up to 30 secs.

8.Let set for 2-3 mins while you toast your muffin.

9.Scrap around the edges of the ramekin and flip the egg onto the muffin. Top and serve.

Entire Recipe
Calories: 344 Protein: 23 Fat: 16 Carbs: 26

My version I figured to be 351 calories, when I add my coffee and banana to it, my total calories for breakfast equaled 462.75. My splenda and creamer get me for my coffee!

I hope some of you give this a try and check out Leigh's Blog!