New Recipes

I have been trying to make bread pudding for quite a while but either didn't have the bread or not the time.  So yesterday I finally did it!  I have never eaten bread pudding nor made it so it was a shot in the dark.  However, it turned out wonderfully.  I will definitely be making it again...might try a caramel recipe that I saw a while back.  SO YUMMY!

The other thing I am trying new is cooking a pork roast in Dr Pepper of all things!  I can't wait to try it tonight as it is cooking in the crock pot.  I will let you know how it turns out!

My roast

I don't have any fabulous pictures to share of the roast I cooked but I have a questions for all my readers.  I nneed to know what I am doing wrong with it.  I have cooked roasts for many years in the crockpot and they used to be well cooked and falling apart...the way I like it!  The past few times I've made roast it has been tough and hard to chew.  The last one I cooked was cooked for 8 hours in the crockpot with carrots like I always have.  Any suggestions or recommendations?

Caramel Rolls

I had to share this recipe for these amazing (and amazingly easy) caramel rolls. I made them for my daycare kids this morning and they are always a hit...I could eat the whole pan!

Here is the recipe (TIP: I always spray the foil with nonstick spray):

This is what they look like when you put them in the pan the night before:

In the morning when they have risen:

Baked and yummy...can you smell them?

Striking Out!

I like to try new recipes on a regular basis and have gotten pretty good at figuring out if a recipe is something my family will eat or not.
Over Christmas when I reorganized the house (I haven't posted abou that yet have I...soon) I found my binder with TONS of recipes to try and wanted to start widdling it down. I have tried several new recipes since the new year and I don't think a single one has been a keeper. Now I'm not one to give up but I have seriously not been having good luck! I make things and my family turns up their nose or it just isn't that good. I even tried a brownie recipe and it wasn't that great...brownies!

I am determined to find something new that everyone loves. So wish me luck and I'll be back with a report!