inspired.

to feed my family some home-made food (we've been on a crazy schedule of late and the meals, well. they've been sporadic. to say the least.). so i made something. something i've never made before. something. i think i thought i'd never make. ever.

pot roast.



now. mind you. i don't consume red meat. no big political statement. or ideological reason. i just don't care for it. haven't had any since 1994. gees. do the math. over 14 years of no red meat. no hamburgers. hmmm. and i'm no better or worse for it...

anyway. my husband loves pot roast apparently. didn't know that. except his mom was here recently and he mentioned it to her. of course. now, i do feed him red meat on occasion. it's usually when we have company. but it's still served in the house.

so pot roast. i think he almost tumbled over in the grocery when i told him what i was going to make. i love to cook. love to try new recipes out. but this is one he never considered that i'd make. i mean. i make steak soup. with ground turkey breast.

for pete's sake.

i had to dial my mother. my mother. to figure out what kind of meat to buy. and i'm not an idiot in the kitchen. but i had no. idea. no idea. at all. as i stood there. looking at all the disgusting looking cuts of meat. so i dialed. she too. was flabbergasted. flabbergasted. that i would be asking her this question. about meat. you see. she is always hounding me. hounding me. to eat meat...

i must say. after the deliberations in the meat aisle. the chopping of the veggies. the seasoning of the meat. the darn thing did turn out pretty dang good. of course i didn't eat the meat. just the veggies (i know. i know. the meat flavored the veggies. i never said i was a vegetarian. just that i don't. like. red. meat.). but it made the house smell good. it was filling and warm. and comforting. just like i remembered it from when i was a kid. and my mom would make it on cold. winter. nights.

and the recipe you say? the recipe? from my favorite. cookbook. the joy of cooking. it's the best. most reliable. one. out there.

just what i wanted.