Have a great Tuesday

(Our Backyard wildflowers done in Photoshops Threshold affect)

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Good Morning Sweet Friends,

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After looking at my header picture aren't you glad that God

painted our world with color!!  I sure am,  even tho,  that is

a neat affect,  I would much rather look at this!!

Wouldn't you??
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We had a nice weekend,  How about you??  Monday was good

too,  got to spend the afternoon and evening with my sweet Dee.

We had a great time talking all afternoon,  and then we had dinner

and she did my hair.  She keeps her Mom looking fresh!!

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I made something I haven't made for a long time,  and we all loved

it!  Was easy and delicious and I used a recipe I got online cause

I was too lazy to look for my old one,  and I actually like this one

way better! 

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I made "Cuban Ropa Vieja",  it is a beef dish cooked in tomato

sauce and spices.  With this recipe you just throw it all in the

crock pot and forget about it for 4 hrs.  Love that!!

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I made Black Beans and Yellow Rice to go with it,

and I would typically do a lettuce tomato and onion salad,

but didn't this time.  We also like to slice up bananas on

a large plate and then sprinkle them with lemon juice to

eat with the meal.  Delicious,  and you don't get all the

fat of the fried plantians that usually would be prepared

with this meal.  I added rice to the leftover sauce we

had, and hubby took it as soup for lunch today.

I tasted it,  made a delicious soup too!

I will definitely be making that again soon.

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If you are interested in the Cuban Ropa Vieja Recipe,

go to http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cuban-Ropa-Vieja/Detail.aspx

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In case you don't know how to spice up your black beans,

let me share what I learned about making them,  from a

sweet cuban lady that I worked with, when we lived in

Key West,  years ago.  You can use dried or canned

black beans,  I usually use the canned.  Add a lot of

garlic powder to taste,  add onions and bell peppers,

l large each for about 3-4 cans of blackbeans.  I also

put about a tblsp. of olive oil and a tblsp of red wine

vinegar as well,  also a couple of bay leaves,  and

let them simmer on low for about 30-45 mins.  If you

make them dried it takes way longer to prepare.

I usually put all the spices in and let them just

sit in the pot,  on the stove for quite awhile before

 cooking them,  and they get seasoned thru even just

sitting there,  then you don't have to cook and

stir them so much,  and the beans don't get so

mushy either,  so they make a nicer presentation

on your plate.

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Hope you will give it a try!  I think you will find

you really enjoy it.

It is a very flavorful meal,  but not spicy or hot!

Pleasantly different,  a lil bit of Island flair!

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 Bon Appetit!!

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Just had to show you the wildflowers now that they are in full bloom!
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Don't they look like they are reaching heavenward to praise our Lord!!
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Have a great Tuesday!!

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Blessings and hugs,

Nellie