Slow Cooker Cracker Barrel Carrots

2 lbs baby carrots

2 T. butter

1 T. white sugar

1 T. brown sugar

1/2 t. garlic powder

2 t. salt

1/3 c water 

Add carrots, butter, sugar, seasoning, and water to the slow cooker. Cover, and cook on low 6 hours or high 3 hours.

Broiled Broccoli

Trying to get my kids to eat broccoli just got a whole lot easier. I saw this on GTU. It is the best tasting broccoli ever! So easy and so good. My kids love it. I about passed out when they asked for seconds!

3 or 4 bunches of broccoli, sliced thin

3 T. canola oil {it holds a higher degree of heat than olive oil}

Kosher salt to taste

lemon juice (optional)

Place broccoli on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle oil on top of broccoli and mix well. Sprinkle with kosher salt, ever so lightly, and lemon. Put in the oven and broil for 4 minutes. Take out and mix it up, then put it back in for 3 more minutes. Should be a tiny bit brown.

Tomatoes and Cukes

2 T. olive or vegetable oil

1 T. vinegar
1 T. parsley
1/4 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
3 tomatoes, sliced
1 cucumber, sliced

In a small bowl, whisk oil, vinegar, parsley, salt and pepper. Arrange tomato and cucumber slices in a shallow serving dish. Drizzle with the vinaigrette. Double the recipe for a larger group.

As you can see... very simple. It's a quick and refreshing salad, especially if you love garden tomatoes and cukes!

Sauted Garden Vegetables

1 lb. bacon cooked and crumbled
zucchini
summer squash
carrots
oil
soy sauce
pepper

Saute (a big frying pan full) of sliced vegetables and cooked bacon in a little oil. Season with pepper and a couple dashes of soy sauce! Very good!!!

Ryan absolutely loves this dish. Whenever I make something, he asks me where I got the recipe. I popped off  "an ex-boyfriends mom". Just being honest. He looked at me kind a funny and then said, "well, that's the only good thing you got out of that relationship and the next time I see his mom, I'm going to tell her how much I like her recipe!"