The most difficult thing I've ever made

is pot roast.  I don't know why I just cannot master that dish!  It always comes out dry.  But, I have learned to make a decent gravy.  Once I even made an awesome gravy.  I only bring this up because I attempted a pot roast again this past weekend and again, it failed.  Just because I think Parker would probably eat shoe leather if I seasoned it right and gave him a bottle of steak sauce doesn't mean I don't want to make the best damn roast we've ever eaten.
I made the roast in the crock pot with potatoes, onions, carrots, garlic, and green onions.  With the exception of the beef and the garlic everything was locally grown.  Purchased at the farmer's market or given to us by friends.

Toe-may-toe, Tah-mah-toe

Since the tomatoes are finally abundant I thought I would share some of my favorite tomato recipes.  Sorry, I'm extremely guilty of eyeballing things in the kitchen so my measurements might be off.  Adjust ingredients to taste and remember, you can always add but you can never take away. 

My New Wheels

Well, I did it.  I got myself a pick up truck!  It's a 94 Chevy K1500.  Its got some rust on it but it seems to run okay.  I mostly need it to get to work during the winter time so it's not my "primary" vehicle but I've been driving it just about every where ever since I got it.  I figure I should get comfortable with it before the weather turns.  It's been fun.  It's got really loud pipes which makes me feel extra redneckish.