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Fresh Fridays, January 19

Kathleen

by Kathleen Pope Jan 18, 2024

Good morning, friends!

Wow, what a week of crazy weather! So much of the nation has been in a deep freeze, and some with a lot of snow. I pray you have been safe and warm!

We had sub-zero temps over the weekend through Monday, but only a dusting of snow. Wow, it was cold! We enjoyed laying low, and I didn’t even walk! I have drawn the line at -11, okay, maybe 0! Haha! Thank God for our cozy fireplace; the heater struggled to keep up, but our wood stove kept the main floor toasty!

It gave me plenty of time to shoot a couple of new recipes for you! Whoop! When it’s cold outside, I’m all about the Slow Cooker – how about you?

All in all, it was a great weekend!

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Be sure to use the Table of Contents below to discover what interests you most.

  • New on the blog this week | Where's the Beef?
  • Our Most Popular Crockpot Recipes
  • A week in my life…
  • What Readers Are Saying about…
    • Panera Copycat Orange Scones
  • Trending Recipes You Should Check Out
  • What Caught My Eye | Sales and Deals
  • Browse my Amazon Storefront
  • Weekly Inspiration | God is your help

New on the blog this week | Where’s the Beef?

I didn’t necessarily plan it this way, but all three recipes use beef, probably because I had a lot of beef in the freezer, and I’m doing my best to work through what I already have — hence, we have three beef-a-licious recipes!

  • Starting with this incredible Sous Vide London Broil! A mostly hands-off recipe, that will yield the most tender, juicy, and flavor-infused steak! You do of course need a sous vide machine and I wish I bought one years ago!
Steak slices are on a plate of salad surrounded by more greens.

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  • And how about a fall-apart tender Crockpot Brisket?!? With a few quick prep steps, this will be in the crockpot in no time, and then shazaam dinner is on the table! In a rich, onion and red wine gravy — succulent and tender. Serve on mashed potatoes or as a French dip on sandwich rolls.
Brisket is served on a plate with mashed potatoes and gravy and carrots.
  • And finally, how about these juicy Crock Pot Steak Bites? Easy enough for busy weeknights, delicious enough for company, or as an appetizer for game day!
A plate is filled with steak bites and onions with wine glass and greens behind it.

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Our Most Popular Crockpot Recipes

Here are a few of our reader favorites (and ours too!).

Crock pot cinnamon roll casserole serving on plate, drizzling cream cheese icing over the serving.

Best Crock Pot Cinnamon Roll Casserole Recipe

If you want an easy and delicious breakfast casserole recipe, look no further than this easy crock pot cinnamon roll casserole. Using organic canned cinnamon rolls for the win.

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3-Ingredient Olive Garden Chicken with Pasta (Crockpot)

3 ingredients, 5-minute prep! This copycat crockpot Olive Garden Chicken is juicy, tender, and packed with bold and tangy flavors!

A copycat Olive Garden chicken pasta dish full of true Italian flavors!

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Crockpot London Broil Recipe sliced london broil on a plate of egg noodles smothered in rich gravy with carrots and potatoes.

Best Tender Crockpot London Broil Recipe

With 15 minutes of prep, you can have Crockpot London Broil in the slow cooker. Fall-apart, tender beef dish smothered in a rich, red wine gravy served with creamy carrots and potatoes.

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A hand pours spoon of gravy over cube steak on a plate.

Easy Slow Cooker Cube Steak Recipe with Gravy

Prepped in minutes, this slow-cooker cube steak is a perfect weeknight meal! Savor tender, flavorful cube steaks with mushroom onion gravy!

Bonus: No onion soup mix or cream of mushroom soup needed!

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A week in my life…

As mentioned, with the cold snap, we didn’t do much this weekend except for a lot of cooking and leisurely mornings by the fire! I edited photos and watched movies; I even dozed for a few minutes! (I’m not a napper, so that’s something!)

I posted these photos on Instagram, and many folks asked me for the eggnog latte recipe! We have a touch of eggnog left after the holidays.

Wood stove with fire roaring.
Husband holding eggnog latte.
Creamy eggnog latte!

On Wednesday, I went to dinner with our dear widowed neighbor – we adopted her! She’s 86 years young, and I want to be like her (and my mom) when I “grow up.” She’s involved in Bridge and widow groups; she’s often on the go, and I think it keeps her young!

Neighbor and me at Mexican restaurant.

What Readers Are Saying about…

Panera Copycat Orange Scones

One of the best Scone recipe’s I have ever made ( AND I Have made plenty) they turned out perfectly, as instructed. Anyone who has never made scones before may be intimidated about trying them, BUT they shouldn’t with this recipe! Thank you! My husband Thanks you too!!!

Florence
Panera Orange Scone with slice of orange.
Yes, I want THE recipe!

Trending Recipes You Should Check Out

  1. If you love scones (like I do), you should try my Cinnamon Chip Scones; they are like warm cinnamon hugs! If cinnamon could hug 😉
  2. Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies! My original recipe that started the blog off and running! Crispy edges, with soft, gooey centers! With easy adjustments for you HIGH ALTITUDE bakers out there!
  3. 4-ingredient Soda Bread — it’s not just for St. Patrick’s day my friends, this is an easy, thick and chewy bread that is easily whipped up for dinner. Perfect with slow-cooked beef dinners, hint hint! 😉

What Caught My Eye | Sales and Deals

Check out the below items HERE! Plus, previous week’s finds!

Here are a few things to cozy up with if you are not feeling well.

  • I got this crockpot a few months ago, I love the white crock liner and the unit itself is lightweight (minus the crock of course)!
  • You all loved this split-hem turtleneck! How cute would it be with a pair of buttery jeggings and these darling mules!
  • With so much Dutch oven and Crockpot cooking I’ve decided I need a pair of these oven gloves! Do you have some?
  • Have you tried Turkish towels? We love the beach towels for traveling because they are so thin and packable, and I’ve got several of these hand towels in my powder room. They dry so quickly!
  • Are you an organizing fool this time of year? My girlfriend in California loves these sheet bands — take the guesswork out of which size sheets you are grabbing in the linen closet.
  • I found these beautiful Ugg platform dupes on Amazon! Here are the original Ugg platform booties if you are interested! Sold out so many places, but not here.

Browse my Amazon Storefront

Weekly Inspiration | God is your help

From my favorite book from 2023, I have probably gifted this to 20 or more people!

“Breathe Deep and Know: Your help comes from the Lord, the One who made you and loves you more than all of heaven and earth.

The Creator of the universe — the Giver of life and the Maker of the heavens and all the earth — is the One who is with you, by your side, ready to help you. Is anything too big for Him, too difficult for Him to do? If His breath can create life, if a single word from His mouth can birth stars and planets, surely He is able to help you, no matter what you’re facing.

Inhale: My help comes from you,
Exhale: Maker of heaven and earth.”

Excerpt from Breath as Prayer, page 58

Did you know January is National Crockpot Month!? Check out all of my crockpot recipes! I still have a couple more up my sleeve!

signature, Love, Kathleen


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