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Slow Cooker Pot Roast and Brussels Sprouts

29 Dec

I am really enjoying experimenting with my new slow cooker. I see why people start cooking this way. It’s all prep and then let it work its magic for a few hours… then when the timer is up, a hot meal is all done.  Fantastic.

So it seemed like the perfect place to make a pot roast.  I really had no idea what I was doing, so I decided to wing it.

I threw a roast in some chicken broth and Worcestershire sauce, added onions, and topped with ketchup.

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(Yes… I stirred it all together before turning it on)

It smelled AMAZING while it was cooking.

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We paired it with the brussels sprouts that we love to make (Recipe at the bottom of this post).  This would make the time that I learned that the brussels in brussels sprouts is actually plural.  Nearly 30 years and I never knew that.  Learn something new everyday!

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The onions with this were fantastic.  The meat itself was good, but no “Grandma’s Pot Roast.”  I may try to cook it a bit longer next time as it wasn’t as soft as I would have liked it to be.  But it sure was easy!

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Chicken (and Pork) in Mushroom Sauce

17 Mar

Sometimes you just need to make it up as you go along.  Mike did a great job with that when he pulled some leftover chicken out of the fridge and then made a sauce out of what was available in the fridge.  This mostly consisted of mushrooms, shallots, and wine.

It wasn’t until post defrostation that Mike realized that he accidentally grabbed one freezer bag of chicken and one of pork.  No matter, the sauce went well with both (and maybe even better with the pork!)

He also grabbed some frozen brussel sprouts and prepared them the way we usually do fresh ones plus mushrooms and minus pancetta. 

It was a damn good quick prep meal with what we had laying around.

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Tribeca Grill- 2010 Restaurant Week

3 Mar

My second (and unfortunately final) stop for NYC Restaurant Week Winter 2010 was Tribeca Grill (corner of Greenwich and Franklin) with the wonderful Carrie.  I had never been, and I was excited to see they had a very delicious sounding Restaurant Week Menu.

I had to go with the Chestnut soup (LOVE chestnuts!) and it was good, but not great. It just wasn’t chesnutty enough. 

Carrie went with a regular green salad.

Carrie also chose the black truffle cavatelli and was kind enough to give me a bite. It was delish!

I went with the red wine braised short rib that came with brussel sprouts, chanterelles, and pancetta.  It was quite tasty!

I tried to avoid eating TOO terribly and chose to spend my calorie budget on the short ribs rather than dessert… but I couldn’t just NOT get dessert.  So Carrie and I both chose to go with the gelato.  She chose the coffee.

I went with a fruit trio.  I think it was strawberry, banana, and something?  I’m not sure what.  It was good but far from the best I’ve had.

Overall, I think it was a decent restaurant week menu and I’m glad I got to try this, but I’m not sure if I’d be in any rush to go back.

Total Nom Points: 6.5 out of 10

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