Tip-sy Tuesday: A Recent Comment...

Today's 'Tip-sy Tuesday' post isn't a tip, it's more of a funny story post that I want to share and hopefully you'll also get a kick out of this!

I received an anonymous comment the other day on a post I wrote about 'how to reheat corned beef'. Here is the entire post for reference: 

Instead of cooking corned beef the day we're eating it, I make it ahead of time and reheat before serving.

Last year I made 3 corned beef roasts in my crockpot(s) the day before St. Patrick's Day - I like to cook them ahead of time so they can chill in the fridge, the fat hardens and I can skim off a lot of it. I always get comments about how lean my corned beef is, everyone loves it and really it doesn't take much to remove most of the fat. Normally to reheat it before serving I put it in my Dutch oven in some broth and warm it back up on low heat on the stove top, remove the meat from the juice, and slice to serve. This time I Googled other ways, possibly better ways, to reheat it and found many different versions all proclaiming the best way. I picked this one because it seemed like it should work and let me tell you - it was great! I'll go so far as to say the best hahah. 

I read that it's easier to slice corned beef cold, so that's what I did before reheating it. Cut into about 1/2" slices, put in a baking dish, add a few tablespoons of water and cover the dish with foil. Warm the corned beef in a 275' oven for 45 minutes. 

So good!! 

click here to see how I cook the corned beef in my crockpot. 

The comment is "Can’t I just get how to reheat corn beef without all the history and hoopla."

I'm very sorry to say this made me laugh out loud. Literally. Is it a joke - someone I know teasing me? Or an actual disgruntled blog post reader? Hahahahha - do they get that it's actually quite a short post for me - I know I usually blab on and on but it's my blog and I can do that LOL. 

Right or wrong I responded: hahahah - am I being teased by one of my friends? This has Cathy written all over it! I do tend to ramble, it's true. But to your question - yes, you absolutely could have gotten instructions faster than reading my post by Googling it and AI will tell you just the facts :) I definitely could keep my blogs hoopla-less but I'd bore myself not telling stories and not sure my peeps would bother reading LOL. Hope you read other posts at "Make My Day Camp" and are more entertained!

6.30.25: star plates (re-run)

6.30.24: 🔥 week 26

6.30.23: msti: oven s'mores

6.30.22: patriotic gnome

6.30.21: hermits

6.30.20: tip-sy tuesday: tension rods

6.30.19: 🔥week 26

6.30.18: strawberry collins
6.30.17: make a flag luminary

6.30.16: make a red white and blue headband

Pillbox Travel Jewelry Holder

This is a repeat originally posted 6/2018 - I completely forgot about this great tip from Cathy and by repeating it maybe I'll remember the next time we travel! We've been going a lot lately and I sure could have used this idea - I've tried all kinds of different ways to pack jewelry and still think this is so clever. 

Here's the original post:

Look at this great idea Cathy shared with me - it's one of the big daily pill holder things and she uses it as a travel jewelry holder. So smart, I'm gonna do this for sure. I have a small one that I use as a travel "medicine cabinet" (click here for that post), but never thought to use it for jewelry. Good one Cathy!

6.29.25: 🔥 week 26

6.29.24: words  (older woman)

6.29.23: french fries by Macey

6.29.22: quinoa and sweet potato bowl

6.29.21: sewing tip

6.29.20: RV living (privacy curtain)

6.29.19: 3D paper stars

6.29.18: Lisa's button flag art

6.29.17: make a red, white, and blue windsock

6.29.16: patriotic potato salad

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MFIH: Mexican Beef Stew

I made this for a MFIH is hungry meal after seeing the recipe on an insert in a box of Reynolds Kitchen slow cooker liners - sounded interesting and pretty easy, perfect meal for a bunch of people haha. Rave reviews from everyone, I will absolutely be making this one again. No changes whatsoever - shocker I know - other than I needed it to be gluten-free so I used cornstarch instead of all-purpose flour, and added a little cornstarch slurry at the end to thicken it a bit more. 

Side note: forecast for today is high of 89' ("feels like 94') so beef stew might not seem like the best meal hahahaha but I can eat soup any time!

not the best photo, I forgot to take one and this was
all that was left by the time I remembered! 

• 1 pound beef stew meat cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 T. flour 
• 1 T. canola oil
• 1 can (15 oz.) black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 can (14.4 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 cups reduced-sodium beef broth
• 2 t. chili powder
• 1 t. ground cumin
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1/4 t. black pepper
• 2 cups frozen corn
• chopped avocado, chopped cilantro, and/or crushed red pepper optional
• 1 slow cooker liner

Line a 5 to 6-quart slow cooker with a slow cooker liner bag. Coat the beef with flour. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef and cook about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until beef is browned; set aside. Add the beans, carrots, onion, garlic and browned beef to the lined slow cooker. Gently stir in tomatoes, broth, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper with a wooden or plastic spoon. Cover and cook 3 to 4 hours on HIGH or 6-7 hours on LOW, until the beef is fork tender. Carefully remove lid to allow steam to escape. Gently stir in the corn. Cover and cook 20 minutes longer or until corn is heated through. Serve stew topped with avocado, cilantro, and/or crushed red pepper if desired. 

Note if you want to make a smaller batch or have a smaller slow cooker you can half all the ingredients. 

*Ok I lied and did add a couple extra things in addition to the cornstarch slurry - I stirred in 2 T. tomato paste and a squirt of bottled concentrated beef stock along with the broth and spices. I also seasoned the beef with coarse salt and pepper while it was browning. Since I used a large saucepan to brown the meat I combined all the other ingredients into the saucepan to incorporate everything and scraped up all the browned bits from the bottom of the pan - then spooned it all into the slow cooker. 

6.10.25: TT plant irrigation bottle 

6.10.24: welcome-ish sign 

6.10.23: Words

6.10.22: June 10th thru the years 

6.10.21: air fryer frozen salmon 

6.10.20: hidden painted rocks

6.10.19: wine cork flower wreath

6.10.18: mini-sample hoarder

6.10.17: planting tomatoes 

6.10.16: paper circle garland

Tip-sy Tuesday: GF crunchy taco shells

Just wanted to say these gluten-free taco shells are delicious - even if you don't eat GF I'd still recommend these!

Mickey wasn't sure if G would eat a crispy taco but she scarfed the entire thing! She ate it top down which made me laugh, and after the first bite right from the middle she said 'needs more sour cream' 😂

6.9.25: tissue paper flowers with centers

6.9.24: 🔥 week 23

6.9.23: MSTI: coffee foamer 

6.9.22: TT stuffed mushrooms 

6.9.21: champagne cupcakes

6.9.20: tip-sy tuesday: multiple ways to make pesto

6.9.19: 🔥week 23

6.9.18: packing tip - pillbox jewelry holder

6.9.17: outfit idea - cuffed jeans and t-shirt

6.9.16: garden update 

Buffalo Chicken Wrap by Jenny

Anyone here like that delish buffalo chicken dip that everyone seems to make for parties? I LOVE it. So so good. Chicken, cream cheese, ranch, franks, some mozzarella cheese. Pretty sure my sister has posted the recipe before- if not it’s everywhere.  I read a diet page that’s was discussing putting this all in a carb free wrap instead of chips as a healthy lunch. Decided to give it a try! Used shredded rotisserie chicken, a little light cream cheese, light ranch, Franks hot sauce, annd a tiny bit of Colby Jack (because that’s what I had) and air fried it for 2 minutes. This one was a success! Shockingly delicious! Give this one a try!

 

6.8.25: 🔥 week 23

6.8.24: words (add a little sunshine)

6.8.23: Macey's enchiladas

6.8.22: crabby mushrooms

6.8.21: tip-sy tuesday saving the bees

6.8.20: Tip-sy Tuesday: stovetop toasted garbanzo beans 

6.8.19: ice cream sandwich cake

6.8.18: travel blog: Germany to Sweden

6.8.17: Cathy painted over a painting

6.8.16: mini cheesecakes 

Peanut Butter Fluff by Jenny

Here's a little experiment from my sister - I don't have peanut butter protein powder but I'm kind of wanting to try mixing creamy peanut butter in with plain yogurt, that's sounds even better to me LOL. Let's not tell her I'm changing her healthy dessert idea :) Here's what she has to say:

Well. Here I am with another Facebook hack I had to try. This one was about using Fage unflavored yogurt for everything. I tried it as sour cream .. not bad. Tried it spread on a wrap- not terrible. Then I saw a tip to mix it with peanut butter protein powder for a dessert. So I thought hey! Worth a try! 

So. It has potential. Mixed just the Fage and pb2- definitely not sweet enough. Then I added a banana- still not sweet. Hmmm. I look around the fridge and lo and behold I find chocolate syrup. Perfect. HAHAHAHA. Yes I’m aware that defeats the purpose of healthy hack but hey- I’m doing my best over here! Maybe next time a little syrup or honey? Hmmmm. Let me know if anyone tries it!

6.1.25: 🔥 week 22

6.1.24: words (funny cat bed)

6.1.23: Jiji's fried rice

6.1.22: sugar-free almond joy cupcakes

6.1.21: vanilla cupcakes with marshmallow filling

6.1.20: wine cork plant markers

6.1.19: race day photos

6.1.18: spiller, filler, thriller

6.1.16: cookie dough cupcakes