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  • BMD
    BMD Member Posts: 1,492
    edited May 2007

    I have always wanted a front porch. I have never had a home that actually had a front porch. I love those old wrap around the house porches.

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  • SheriH
    SheriH Member Posts: 785
    edited May 2007

    Those are my favorites, too. We visited one of my students' homes for an end of the year party. Not only did they have a wonderful back porch for barbq's, but they also had a private small side porch. What a wonderful place to sit and read or think.

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  • tflowers
    tflowers Member Posts: 442
    edited May 2007

    On the parade issue. We had a parade down the street of the beach town where I stayed this weekend and everyone walked behind the bagpipers, fire engines and police cars to the bay for different American songs and the Pledge of Alliegance and then all of the children threw red carnations into the bay. It was beautiful and a long young man from the local highschool played taps on the trumpet. Afterward the bag pipers played about 5 songs and one little girl was doing an Irish jig. It was really touching.

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  • tflowers
    tflowers Member Posts: 442
    edited May 2007

    On the porch topic. I always was told that city folk sat on their front porch and suburb folk sat on the back porch!! I have both but I love the front in the evenings.

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  • SheriH
    SheriH Member Posts: 785
    edited May 2007
    We have both, too, but it depends on whichever one is more convenient at the time. This house has a nicer front porch, though.

    I love a good parade!
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  • BMD
    BMD Member Posts: 1,492
    edited June 2007

    Back to the crock pot. If I use pepsi in with the roast can I still have all the potatoes and carrots in there too?

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  • SheriH
    SheriH Member Posts: 785
    edited June 2007

    I do, you use the pepsi just like it was water.

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  • BMD
    BMD Member Posts: 1,492
    edited June 2007

    Thanks Sheri. I suppose the regular pepsi makes the potatoes and carrots kind of sweet.

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  • SheriH
    SheriH Member Posts: 785
    edited June 2007

    I think it also works as a tenderizer. The gravy is wonderful. Now I'm going to have to make some!

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  • jackieinbama
    jackieinbama Member Posts: 65
    edited June 2007

    What cut of meat do you guys use for your pot roast?

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  • iodine
    iodine Member Posts: 4,289
    edited June 2007

    I use chuck.

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  • SoCalLisa
    SoCalLisa Member Posts: 13,961
    edited June 2007
    Hi Nicki..I know this is a week late, but I had to add a note on the combat hospitals in Iraq...my oncologist was a Navy Captain( like a bird colonel)
    and was a Navy oncologist for many years..she was sent to a hospital in Fallujah for 8 months working on wounded Marines..She commented that she hadn't done that kind of medicine since medical school. ( Needless to say her expertise in oncology was wasted) She is back now, but stationed in Washington DC. We kept in touch during the whole tour when she was there..unbelievable facilities there...not much of anything.
    She jokingly says she is a "combat oncologist"
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2007
    Lisa: Many years ago when I was a young nurse, there was a downed airplane from Ohare airport. Im thinking this was the late 70's. Anyways I was one of the trauma teams that responded to the crash site. While we were getting into the ambulance, one of the doctors from the hospital came along. He was a Dermatologist. In a joking way I told him "so do ya think your gonna find lots of skin rashes." Well he certainly put me in my place. He was a trauma surgeon during the Korean War. That taught me not to be such a whipper snapper!

    Your onc may have wasted the oncology expertise, but she sure did get a lesson on life and death issues. Being in war has to change the way a person thinks about life, for the rest of their lives.

    Nicki
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  • SoCalLisa
    SoCalLisa Member Posts: 13,961
    edited June 2007

    You are absolutly right Nicki...she did get that lesson..many times over...(although she did/does have life and death lessons in the cancer arena)...

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  • junie
    junie Member Posts: 1,216
    edited June 2007

    Back to crock pot cooking. I use mine for lots of beef chuck and pork roasts. I always brown the meat first in olive oil like someone else mentioned. Throw in whatever veggies are wanted--onions, carrots, potatoes, mushrooms--anything...but, my liquid is a can of beer! Makes for a great tenderizer and the cooking evaporates any alcohol. Meat is always tender.

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  • KariLynn
    KariLynn Member Posts: 1,079
    edited June 2007
    I use chuck roast and throw it all in together - however you usually add your veggies. We usually double the amount of "goop" that we pour over it as the gravy it makes is very tasty.

    Warning - first time you mix the pepsi, mushroom soup and onion soup mix it will smell like you did something very wrong - cook it anyway! YUM!
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  • SheriH
    SheriH Member Posts: 785
    edited June 2007

    Beer, sounds like an interesting idea! I may have to try that one, too.

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  • SoCalLisa
    SoCalLisa Member Posts: 13,961
    edited June 2007
    I like to use stew meat..brown first..add one can of tomato sauce, one package onion soup mix., half a cup of white wine, bssil, and minced garlic...yummy
    Serve over noodles..lots of good gravy
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  • BMD
    BMD Member Posts: 1,492
    edited June 2007

    I got the roast, pepsi, potatoes, onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup and some carrots. Am I missing anything? Tomorrow will be the big day. Can I cook a roast in the crock pot that anyone will want to eat? Thanks for all your tips ladies. If this one works I will try some of your other ideas.

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  • KariLynn
    KariLynn Member Posts: 1,079
    edited June 2007

    Yes to the crock pot. Are you doing it all day? I'd put the carrots in at the start but not add the potatoes until later - am afraid of mush. Or if you work all day can just boil or roast them when you get home.

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  • BMD
    BMD Member Posts: 1,492
    edited June 2007

    Now you tell me KariLynn. Oh well everything is in there now. I will let you know how it turns out.

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  • KariLynn
    KariLynn Member Posts: 1,079
    edited June 2007

    they may be fine - i'm not a crock pot gal...

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  • SheriH
    SheriH Member Posts: 785
    edited June 2007
    I just put all my stuff in at the same time. I kind of like my potatoes soft.

    Brenda, how did it turn out?
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  • BMD
    BMD Member Posts: 1,492
    edited June 2007
    It was the best roast I ever made. Between dh and 2 ds's they devoured it. Dh wants me to try beer next. I used those little yellow yukon potatoes with skin on and they came out perfect. I cooked it for 10 hours. My crock pot has a timer.

    Thanks so much. We will never have another dry roast in this house again.
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  • SheriH
    SheriH Member Posts: 785
    edited June 2007

    I am so glad it turned out! I will have to try those potatoes, they sound good. Beer next! Whoever tries it, let us know what you think.

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  • KariLynn
    KariLynn Member Posts: 1,079
    edited June 2007
    What temp do you have your crock pot at? Did you brown the roast first or just put it in.

    I usually do it in the oven and brown first but am always looking for an easier way!
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2007

    BMD, did you use Diet Pepsi or the real thing???

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  • BMD
    BMD Member Posts: 1,492
    edited June 2007

    I used the 10 hour timer on my crock pot. I don't know what temp that is. Lowest I guess. I browned it for a couple of minutes in olive oil. I used regular Pepsi.

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  • KariLynn
    KariLynn Member Posts: 1,079
    edited June 2007
    I got my crock pot for my wedding about 14 years ago - no fancy 10 hour timers for me!!!

    Nice melons, Kelly! LOL
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  • BMD
    BMD Member Posts: 1,492
    edited June 2007

    I have 2 because I use them for ribs when we have BBQ's and parties.

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