taste of tuesday: crockpot chocolate cake

I saw a recipe for chocolate cake in the crockpot and few months ago but couldn't recall where. I really wanted to try it and was excited when cjane posted her recipe. I was a little scared to let it cook all day while we were at church in fear it would become a blackened brick of cake and destroy my crockpot. so I cooked it on high for approx. 3 hours and was pleasantly surprised. it made my house smell so good and was moist and very rich.

Crockpot Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 package chocolate cake mix
• 1 (8 oz) container of sour cream
• 1 cup chocolate morsels (i used ghirardelli cc's)
• 1 cup water
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 small package instant chocolate pudding mix

Directions:

1. spray crock pot with nonstick cooking spray.
2. mix cake mix, sour cream, chocolate morsels, water, eggs, oil and pudding mix in a bowl by hand. pour into crock pot. cover and cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3-4 hours (resist the urge to take a peek)

serve with fresh raspberries and ice cream.

taste of tuesday: au jus sandwiches

love, love, love this sandwich. this recipe was perfect for our Sunday afternoon meal on the patio. so easy and so good. minimal time in a hot kitchen, which maximized my time outside shooting hoops with Jack (he's much better than I am).

Au Jus Sandwiches
Ingredients:

• 3-4 lbs of London Broil
• 2 cups of beef broth
• 2 cups of water
• 1 packet Au Jus seasoning
• 1 packet Good Seasons Italian dressing mix
• hard rolls
• provolone cheese

Directions:

Put everything in the crockpot and cook for at least 8 hours. cut meat and place on hard rolls. put in oven and melt cheese. Serve along side sweet potato fries and strawberry spinach salad. now dip!