I had 14 people for dinner on Friday Jan 22, 2010 to celebrate my mom's 70th Birthday! Way to go mom!! I am so lucky to still have both of my parents with me and living so close.
The main course was Cranberry Pot Roast. It is a combination of 2 recipes and is delicious! See below for the recipe.
I made Au Gratin Potatoes and Italian Green beans as the sides. Since my Dad has celiac disease I made the cheese sauce with his gluten free flour for my potatoes - turned out wonderful and he was so happy. My mom came up with this recipe over Christmas and it was such a big hit she requested it again.
Although I really like to do things by the book, I am not opposed to taking shortcuts in cooking if it does not compromise my recipe. There are so many great items in the stores now that it makes 'cooking from scratch' much easier. Amen to that!
I am going to try to spend some time this week going through cookbooks and finding recipes that I want to try - then I will gather the recipes and my guinea pigs and try them out.
Happy Cooking all...
Cranberry Pot Roast (serves about 6)
3 lb chuck roast
1 can whole berry cranberries
1 med can tomato sauce (I can't remember the oz but it is not the tiny can)
1 envelope Onion Soup Mix
This can be done either in the oven or in the crockpot. 2-3 hours in the oven at 325degrees or 6-8 hours on low in the crockpot.
Stir together cranberries, tomato sauce and onion soup mix. Pour over meat, cover and bake or slowcook.
The sauce makes a delicious gravy for rice or mashed potatoes.
I tripled this recipe and had about 11 lb of meat. Cooked it for 4 hours covered in the oven, came out tender and delicious. Great for entertaining.
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