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  Easy French Dip Sandwiches

  Posted at 12:00 pm by Rebecca

  Feb 18th

  

  A Quick and Easy Weeknight Dinner

  Weeknight dinners are probably the most difficult things to put together on a consistent basis. Meal prepping and meal planing can make all the difference in creating a stress free weeknight dinner. Tonight I made these easy french dip sandwiches with some of the left over shredded beef from the roast I cooked at the end of last week. Using up left overs in different recipes is a great way to clean out the fridge and not get tired of your food by eating the same thing!

  I start with toasting my french rolls. I got mine at Aldi this week, and they are perfect for making french dip sandwiches. Open up the rolls and toast them open faced under the broiler for approx 3-5 minutes until golden brown.

  

  Then if your using left overs like I am you will need to warm up your shredded beef. You can also use sliced beef in place of shredded. Tonight for the sake of time I just used the microwave and heated the beef for about 40 seconds. I also warmed up my Au Jus in the microwave for about 30 seconds. I used some of the beef broth the roast was cooked in as Au Jus and it was perfect, but if you are using deli sliced roast beef you can purchase Au Jus packets to make sauce.

  Once the bun is toasted, placed the heated shredded beef on the toasted bun and cover with one slice of provolone cheese. You can also use Swiss cheese for another variant of this recipe.

  

  Toast your sandwich under the broiler open faced until the cheese is melted approx 2 more minutes.

  Remove your sandwich from the broiler, and close the sandwich.

  Enjoy your fast and easy weeknight dinner!

  Ingredients

  6 French Rolls

  2 lbs Shredded Beef (click to see our recipe!)

  6 Slices of Provolone Cheese

  1.5 Cups Seasoned Beef Broth from cooking shredded beef or Au Jus Packet

  

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  Easy French Dip Sandwiches

  Fast and easy french dip sandwiches . Perfect for weeknight meals or any party!

  Prep Time2 mins

  Cook Time7 mins

  Servings: 6 servings

  Calories: 460kcal

  Equipment

  • Broiler

  Ingredients

  • 6 French Rolls
  • 2 lbs Shredded Beef or Deli Sliced Beef
  • 6 Slices Provolone Cheese
  • 1.5 Cups Au Jus (either seasoned beef broth or from a packet)

  Instructions

  • Place your french roll open faced under the broiler on high for 3-5 minutes or until slightly brown.
  • Warm up your shredded beef or deli beef slices for approx 40 seconds in the microwave.
  • Place the beef on the french roll, top the beef with the provolone cheese.
  • Place under the broiler for another 2 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
  • Warm up your Au Jus for approx 30 seconds in the microwave.
  • Remove the sandwich from the broiler and fold over the top, Enjoy!

  

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  Organizing Your Life: Keeping Up Your Chores

  Posted at 12:30 pm by Rebecca

  Feb 5th

  

  Many of the questions posted from moms in Facebook groups or on Moms blogs are related to how to keep up with cleaning and organizing. Being far from perfect in keeping my house ready for company at all times, it has made all the difference in having set routines to help with organizing my cleaning and chores. I have worked on cleaning and keeping up my home, but organizing my life to help with my chaotic schedule has made the biggest difference. This helps to ease the stress of a cluttered house. Now let me help to show you how you can start organizing your life with simple changes to help with daily and weekly chores.

  Organizing Your Cleaning

  There is always something to do! First acknowledge that, and realize there is only so much you will be able to do in one day. I will walk you through my weekly routines, which will help you to form your own routines. Cleaning has never been my favorite home task, I have always preferred to cook. So the simpler the better and the more likely things will be to get done. I have found keeping things simple and taking some scheduled time each week to clean (even if it is just 1-2 rooms) can make a huge overall difference.

  I schedule in cleaning time every Saturday morning, sometimes it’s 30 minutes and sometimes it’s 60 minutes. This is enough time for me to clean our bathrooms, kitchen and vacuum the floors. Once every month or two I schedule in additional time to dust and do more detailed cleaning. Having this set time and schedule I don’t feel like I am taking away from other things. My husband and little one understand that just like with my workouts this is a scheduled task that is designated for this time frame. Granted sometimes things do get thrown off by special events then it is easy to move it to a different time during the week. Read my post here about scheduling in time for fitness and sleep.

  Also make sure you have a stock pile of your cleaning supplies, you don’t need big expensive cleaners usually. A floor cleaner, counter top cleaner, bathroom cleaner and glass cleaner. These will do the trick for a majority of your cleaning needs. You don’t want to run out of your cleaning supplies when you have designated time to clean, this will hurt your motivation!

  Organizing Your Laundry

  Laundry can be tedious and time consuming for many families. I find for us it is easier to not do laundry on a specific schedule (except for sheets which usually get done on my Saturday morning cleaning days). After a few years of trial and error I came up with a great plan to tackle our laundry that has worked for the last two years. It did take me years to finally figure out this strategy. With multiple job changes and working different shifts we never got a rhythm with doing laundry on set days. After finally finding a plan that works with any schedule, it needs to be shared!

  I start with watching our laundry baskets. Once I have one that is full I start our laundry at night on the delay schedule to be done around the time I get up to workout in the morning. The laundry gets switched over to the dryer in the morning, warmed up when we get home from work and put away that evening before bed. Doing only one load at a time seems less overwhelming and I am more successful in keeping my clothing put away this way.

  Organizing Your Kitchen

  Keeping your kitchen clean and tidy can be a challenge especially when you have kids. I find it is easiest to try to keep up with kitchen clutter as it comes in, which is easier said than done. I take 5 minutes nightly to go through the kitchen and tidy up. This allows junk like unwanted mail, papers brought home from school that day and miscellaneous things that appeared to be sorted out daily.

  I am grateful to currently have a dishwasher so I run it every night when it is full. Then empty it in the morning prior to leaving for work. It really only takes about 5-10 minutes of your time in the morning and helps to keep things on track and less stressful when you get home from work and are trying to get dinner around. I often use the time while my little one is eating breakfast or we are waiting for the bus to do this.

  As you can see I do a few simple things each day that don’t take long, but can make a difference in my overall view of the week. By doing small amounts of cleaning each week, doing laundry as it builds ups, and keeping the kitchen clutter down nightly it also allows me to have a more relaxed a clutter free home. Adding in small tasks to your weekly routines can help to make your life overall more organized and less stressed. Join me in organizing your life and making set schedules for your chores to give yourself more time for the things you love!

  Posted in Household, Updates | Tagged chores, life, organizing

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