I found this recipe on Big Red Kitchen. The picture of it fooled me. It was a little to sweet for us. I may try it again, but with half of the brown sugar that is called for.

The worst part, I tried this new recipe when we were having friends over for dinner. Thankfully we had dessert left over from Thanksgiving, so everyone filled up on that.

Monday: Ham with crockpot green beans
Tuesday: Baked Chicken with corn on the cob
Wednesday: Quick Beef Casserole from Keep the Beat cookbook
Thursday: Spaghetti
Friday: Grilled chicken or shrimp if I can make it by the market

Today marks four weeks since we brought Toby home. I saw a raised dog feeder at PetsMart and knew I wanted one for Toby. I did not like the look of that one though. I came across a blog and she had recently made on for her dog!

Before polyurethane was applied:

After polyurethane was applied:

Wood wine box $4.99

Polyurethane $6 at AC Moore after coupon

Dog Bowls $8

(The ugly PetsMart one was $29.99)

I feel so bad for him. He has only been home 5 hours and I am honestly dreading the next few days.

P.S. He doesn't have any odd growths on his right side. He is walking like a drunk ;)

2-3 pound Pot Roast ( I substitute for Boston Butt occasionally)

bsg of baby carrots

5-6 small/medium potatoes

1/2 to 1 pound of green beans

1 package dry Italian dressing mix

1 package onion soup mix

Cook on low in Crock pot for 7-9 hours

I forgot to take a picture of this before we began to eat. I will add a picture next time.

It is still very warm in Florida, but I thought bringing out some fall decor would make it seem more "fallish". Here is a sneak peak of how the fall decor is coming along. More pictures to come...

P.S. that is real hay, thanks to DH!

For the past week I have been wanting to make some chili. While grocery shopping today I decided today would be the day.

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef or turkey
30 ounces diced tomatoes
1 can corn
2 cans of kidney beans
1 can of black beans
some chopped celery, peppers and onion
1 package of taco seasoning
2 cloves minced garlic

Put it all in the crock pot and cook on low 7-9 hours or high for 3-4 hours.

What is the best part of cooking chili when you are the only that eats it? There is quite a bit leftover, so it ends up frozen for next time I crave some :)