Not the best picture, but this is my Roast cooking away in my new crock pot. The recipe was pretty simple, and sort of a grab bag of a million other recipe. I started with some pretty great Chuck from Whole Foods in Franklin, which I hate, more on that later I am sure. Then in went two cans of Mushroom Soup, some Basil, Oregano, and a ton of Carrots, Potatoes, Mushrooms and Onions. I set it to cook for 6 hours and that was that. It came out a bit more wet then I would have hoped, but for my first time ever using a Crock Pot I was pretty thrilled.
I also made Baby Cakes, which are pretty much just mini Crab Cakes. I also made a Baby Dill Sauce to go with them. Unfortunately I was not able to take any pictures of them before my family ate them all. I was not in love with them, but I have never been much of a Crab Cakes fan.

I thought I might throw in a picture of my gift from my brother. I have never owned such nice knifes! I can't wait to start using them! They were just what I needed to help me get over my intense envy over Piper's gift from Dad! I guess she would have more of a use for a beautiful mixer then me. NOT! But, she has made some pretty great things with it so far!

Santa also brought me a mini Deep Fryer, but there won't be pictures of that baby until my brother leaves and I get to bust her out!

xo.