Ham Bone Soup

1 large meaty bone from a smoked ham half
1 bag of small carrots
1 medium onion, finely chopped
salt and pepper to taste
7 potatoes peeled and diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup dried parsley
6 ribs celery finely chopped

Place ham bone in a large stock pot and cover with water. Add onion and garlic as well as salt and pepper.

Bring to a rapid boil and reduce to low boil. Cook until marrow is extracted from bone.

Remove bone from the pot, pull usable meat off. I chop usable meat into smaller pieces for the kids and put it back in the pot. Throw bone away.

Add potatoes, carrots, celery. Add more salt and pepper if desired. Cook until vegetables are tender. Serve.

Crock Pot Mac and Cheese

1 20 oz bag of elbow macaroni
1 12 oz can evaporated milk
4 T butter
4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 8 oz box of cream cheese
1 teaspoon mustard seed
approx 2 1/2 cups water (more or less depending on the consistency you want)

I added 1 1/2 cups water, evaporated milk, butter, cheddar cheese, mustard seeds and cream cheese in crock pot. I let it sit for half an hour to soften everything before adding the elbow macaroni. Stir the macaroni in. Let it cook for two hours. I stirred it every 45 minutes or so to prevent sticking. At the end I didn't like the consistency so I added another cup of water.