Round Steak Porridge

Greetings One and all!  To make this receipe, you will need a crockpot, or use a heavy spaghetti pot or a large deep skillet with a lid.  This is something I made up on the spur of the moment yesterday and if you don't have a crockpot, I would buy one as they do the work while you do other things.  If you are like me, you are busy and don't have time to stand at the stove when making a hearty and substantial meal for your loved ones.  I swear by mine and intend to put it into more use.

The ingredients you will need are as follows:

4 pieces of Eye of Round Steak, cut into bite size peices after trimming off any excess fat.
4 or 5 medium potatoes, scrubbed and cut into thick slices.
1/2 bag of the small carrots
1/4 of a green bell pepper, sliced into thin slices
1/2 of a large white onion, cut into good size peices and separated
Salt, Mrs. Dash (Garlic & Red Pepper), pepper and a dash of Rosemary
Worchestershire, to your liking
Steak Sauce, again to your liking.
1 can of Chili Tomatoes
1 can of tomato Sauce

Put all ingredients into pot and select the high heat setting, or if you are cooking on the stove, set on medium heat and stir occasionally to keep from sticking.  I cooked the porridge for 3 hours on high, and then one hour on low.  I served it with the following delicious bread recipe:

1 loaf of French bread cut in half horizontally, and then cut in half vertically.  If you have a large family, you can use the whole loaf.  Spread generously with butter or margarine and cover top of bread with plenty of the same Mrs. Dash you used for the porridge.  Turn oven on to 400 degrees and let warm up.  Place the bread in for about 12 minutes and remove from oven and slice.  Delicious dipped in the broth of the porridge.

Hope you find this dish to your liking.  It hasn't been declared summer yet, even though we are having warm weather, and this dish is good for a late supper served with a tossed salad of your liking.  Delicious! 
Bon Apetite'!

Poetry to Ponder

    Sometimes a poem can distract us from the sober business of life, and often give us a different perspective.  I wrote CARNIVAL about 3 years ago in one of my lighter moments.  I am much too serious most of the time, and sometimes we just need something light and airy.  CARNIVAL is just that. 

    The second poem, HAPPINESS, is a discourse on all the beauty I have found in life and a hope that you too will find the same happiness.  It takes all types of happiness to make a world.  If you like them, feel free to comment.  I love hearing from folks!  ENJOY!


              CARNIVAL

         Life is a carnival, tried and true,
         It makes silly clowns of me and you.

         We ride all the rides, and eat so much food
          throw caution to the wind if we're in the mood.

         When the fun day is over, we look to the skies,
         and see all the stars, it's no surprise.

         I wonder what manner of God He can be,
         when He gave it all up for clowns like we.

         The light show continues, through the hours of
          the night
                                                      
                                  
         And the sun that is rising, put's worries to flight!

         Carnival....enjoy it!


                   HAPPINESS

         My life is full, like a red, red rose
         Just how it happens I don't know.

         I ponder it often, a secret to find
         perhaps its the people who've been so kind.
                              
         Perhaps its the robin in the distant trees,
         Perhaps its our pet, asleep on my knees.

         It could be the grandkids who are so sweet,
         or even the slippers upon tired feet.

         Whatever the reason I hope you find, a life
         full of happiness and peace devine.

         Smell all the roses, so lovely & sweet,                        
         greet all the people you happen to meet.

         Gaze at the sunsets so warm in the sky,
          ponder the Blue Jay as he flies by.

         There's so much to enjoy, and so much
         to see,

         The beauty of life, the waves of the sea.

         Life is a treasure and I hope you find,
         a life full of meaning,

         A path that is kind.