Chocolate Chip Smile

So i realized that i never posted the cake i made on Gracie's Birthday. I showed you the one that i made for her party, but not the "Chocolate Chip Smile" as she called it.


As most kids, Grace loves cookies. So i made a gigantic chocolate chip/m&m cake for her. Oh and the smile on her face when she realized that she was eating a giant cookie :)


For all you moms out there that are thinking "my kid (or husband) would love this" here is the recipe:
mm-chocolate-chip-cookie-cake recipe


The only thing i would suggest is to reduce it to
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
because it turned out rather sweet.


I doubled the recipe and put icing in between. Be aware, it is deceiving how much it serves. We ate this cake for 4 or more days.


So, and here are the pictures of the cake:

CROCK POT CREATION: pork and mushroom yumminess

So the other day i made this pork and mushroom yumminess and i need your advise.

I made it and thought it was oh so good, but my husband just thought it was  "OK". Us ladies in the house (which consists of a 25, almost 4 and 1 1/2 year old) thought it was a yummy dish that made our palettes melt. 

This is how i need your help: Cook the meal at home and tell me what you think. It's that easy and so is the recipe:
Prep time: 25 minutes, Cooking time: 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high, plus 15 minutes on high on the end. Makes 4 servings.


Ingredients: 
1 1/2 lb boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 tablespoon cooking oil
8 oz fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 onion, chopped
1 (14oz) can chopped tomatoes
1 cup water
1 teaspoon dried marjoram 
1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 teaspoon  instant beef bouillon granulates
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup cold water
3 tablespoons flour
2 cups of hot rice or your choice pasta

1. In a large pan brown meat half at a time in hot oil. Drain off fat. 
2. In slow cooker place mushrooms, onion, and meet. 
3. In a bowl combine tomatoes, 1 cup water, marjoram, thyme, bouillon granulates, salt and pepper.
4. Pour into crock pot. 
5. Cover, cook on low heat setting for 8-10 hours or on high heat setting 4-5 hours. 
6. After cooking desired time: Mix 1/2 cup cold water and flour in glass and pour into crock pot. Stir together. 
8. Turn crock pot to high heat setting and cook another 15 minutes.
9. Serve over hot rice or pasta.

Let me know what you think :) be as brutally honest as possible.