The Way to a Man's Heart- Philly Cheese Steak Subs for Super Bowl

This is a favorite snagged from my Pillsbury Classic Cookbooks Slow Cooker Recipes and a lot of times it’s the thing we have on Super Bowl Sunday, whether hubbies team is playing or not.

Ingredients-

1 tablespoon margarine or butter, melted

2 medium onions, sliced (I do them in rings)

1 lb boneless round steak (1 inch thick), cut into 1 x ¼ inch strips

2 teaspoons garlic-pepper blend seasoning

½ teaspoon salt

1 large green pepper, cut into rings

¼ cup water

1 teaspoon beef bouillon powder or granules

4 hoagie buns, split

Provolone cheese slices

Directions-

1. Combine butter & onion rings in a bowl to coat them

2. Sprinkle steak strips with garlic-pepper seasoning and salt

3. In 3 to 4 quart slow cooker, layer half of the onions, all the steak strips and the bell pepper. Top with remaining half of onions

4. In measuring cup, combine water and bouillon, stirring until dissolved

5. Pour over mixture in slow cooker

6. Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours

7. Approximately 10 minutes before serving, place bun halves, open faced on ungreased cookie sheet

8. Turn on the oven broiler

9. Scoop beef mixture with a slotted spoon onto the bottom halves of the buns

10. Top with provolone slices and broil a few inches from the heat until cheese is melted and top buns are toasted

11. Remove and place top bun over cheese

You can also save back the juices and use them for au jus to dip your sandwich in.

Great served with spicy or seasoned potato wedges.

The Way to a Man's Heart- Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

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Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

I've been thinking a lot about this and since December will be the last of my SCENTsational Saturdays regarding my own favorites about perfumes and fragrances- Ironic, my favorites worked out to be just the right amount for each month this year when I started doing it.

Starting next year, I'm switching things up and turning Saturdays fully into RECIPE day, so I hope you'll continue to join me through the rest of this year and into next year, as

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 gets underway.

Today I'm offering my own version of Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup. My tastes have outgrown Campbell's Basic Chicken Noodle, but though Progresso has a decent one with big noodles and chunky veggies, I'd rather have fresh chicken instead of what comes in a can and a person can only eat so much Ramen before the body says- whoa...what's up with all the salt?

 It doesn't hurt that after making this on the fly based on what I thought ought to go in typical homemade chicken noodle soup, my husband and kids love it so much, it gets suggested all the time for the menu, even when we've had it the week beforehand.

So here it is-

Taryn's Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients:

2- 32 oz. Chicken Stock/Broth

2 chicken breasts

1 small onion, diced

3-4 carrots, cut in rounds

3 celery sticks,

1/2 to a whole stick of butter

salt and pepper

12 oz bag Extra Wide Egg Noodles

Water

Crackers

Instructions:

1. Dice onions and cut up celery and carrots
2. Add them to a stove top dutch oven or large pan with 1/2-1 stick of butter
3. Add chicken breasts, broth and pepper
4. Simmer for 2-3 hours until chicken is tender, remove from stock and cut into bite-size pieces, then return to pan
5. Add 2-3 cups water, salt & (more pepper if needed) to taste and entire bag of Egg Noodles
6. Simmer on low-to med until noodles are done, serve with saltines

Have a SCENTsational Saturday!

Taryn Raye's The Way to a Man's Heart- Stroganoff

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Taryn's Stroganoff

A while back, I got the notion that making beef stroganoff couldn't possibly be that hard and would probably taste better homemade than out of one of the quick dinner boxes or one of those "helper" meals- so I decided to try it myself. This is, of course, another favorite of my husband's and my kids.

Ingredients:
1- 1 1/2 pounds round steak, cubed
1 small onion, diced
1 package of fresh mushrooms, sliced (Your choice)
1 (13-3/4 oz) Can of Beef Broth
salt, pepper to taste
Wide Egg Noodles
2 Tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
1 8 oz. of Sour Cream

Instructions:

I prepared the meat, onion, mushrooms, broth, salt and pepper early in the morning for a supper meal. Place all these ingredients in the crock pot and cook on low all day.

Cook noodles (8-12 oz) package until tender, drain water from them.

Drain broth from crock pot into a pan and mix together with the 2 Tablespoons of All-Purpose Flour and the 8 oz. of Sour Cream until thickens and is creamy, then mix all ingredients- meat/onion/mushrooms with noodles and sauce. Add additional salt and pepper to taste, if needed. 

Serve hot and with rolls and a side if you wish.

Have a SCENTsational Saturday!

#SCENTsational Saturday- The Way to a Man's Heart- Meatloaf

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Taryn's Meatloaf

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef

1 egg

approximately 1/2 cup Quick Oats

Salt & Pepper

Ketchup

1/2 small onion, diced fine

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350º-375º

Mix ground beef, egg, 1/2 cup Quick Oats (enough to make solid but not too much), diced onion, salt and pepper (eyeball it) and generous squirt of ketchup together until it's a moist yet firm loaf. Place in foil lined 9X13 to shape and flatten to thickness you desire. I usually pat it down to nearly fit the pan, leaving 1/2 inch to an inch around so that sides of meat are not touching foil. Usually pat it down to about an inch thickness.

Smear top with generous layer of ketchup and sprinkle with pepper. Fill dish with enough water to surround meatloaf- I do this to keep the meatloaf from burning on the bottom, plus I find it seems to draw the grease away from the meatloaf without detracting from the moistness or flavor.

Bake 45 minutes to an hour. Serve with mashed potatoes and green beans or your favorite meatloaf side dishes.

(Seen served here with sweet peas, brussel sprouts and my Cheesy Bacon Tators)

Have a SCENTsational Saturday!