Holiday Spiced Beef (12 days in the Making)

I make German food and German inspired food quite often. The joke in our house is that my daughter began eating sauerkraut from a jar with a fork by the time she was four. She cannot believe there was ever a time she did not love sauerkraut. But, we don’t talk about cooking much Irish…

Slow Cooker Sauerbraten

This is not a dish you want to make if you want it for dinner tonight. You can make it but it will not be as good as if you plan ahead a bit and let it marinate for 2-3 days. Yes, that is days. Verdict: This roast has tons of flavor. When it sits…

Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin

Sometimes bacon can just make everything better.  In our family we believe in the power of bacon.  I haven’t tried chocolate bacon, bacon doughnuts or bacon cupcakes yet but believe me they are on my radar.  But, we LOVE bacon.  We all needed some healing power from bacon after a busy week. Whole boneless pork…

Balsamic Onion Slow Cooker Roast

Last night being Halloween I wanted something extra easy to have for dinner.  This was it!  I took our favorite flavors and blended them with a beef roast in the slow cooker.  I only had to add mashed potatoes and carrots for our comfort food dinner before heading out on the spooky, cold evening. Verdict:…