Winter is the perfect season for cooking a roast. We’ve been having quite the chilly and rainy weather in San Diego this week, so decided it would be the perfect day to cook a rump roast. As luck would have it, the sun was actually shining for most of the day, but that’s OK ……
Category: Roast
Rustic and Earthy Crockpot Pot Roast
I don’t know about you, but I love a pot roast in the fall and winter months. It makes for a cozy, earthy dinner that is easy enough to serve your family for a weeknight dinner if using a crock pot or elegant enough to serve guests at a dinner party. Pot roast takes me…
Slow Cooker Pot Roast
Kylie had asked if I could make a roast this week. She said “Mom, can you make that meat that you make in the slow cooker … the one that you add an entire bottle of wine to?” “Why, yes, of course, I can!” It’s not often that Kylie has a request for something she’d…
Italian Rump Roast
I spent the first half of this week with my Aunt Sheila and my cousins, Molly and Katie. We had such a wonderful time, as we always do. Aunt Sheila and Molly drove down from Los Angeles on Monday. We met for a wonderful lunch at a local Mexican restaurant and had a fun time…
Beef Top Round Roast Sandwiches
Last night I cooked a boneless beef top round roast. I started out thinking I would make a traditional roast with this meat, but ended up changing my mind and deciding to make sandwiches out of it. It was a great decision! My daughter, Kylie, even asked me to write the recipe in the recipe…
Tri-Tip Roast Stuffed with Garlic Cloves and Coated in Dijon, Thyme and Rosemary
On Thursday I received a message from a Jenni, a friend from high school. Jenni was the nicest, kindest, and most genuine of people. She was liked by everyone! Jenni was looking for a way to make a sirloin tip roast, but without using oregano. Her husband is not a big fan of oregano and…
Cremini Mushroom Pot Roast
Today was Kylie’s first day of her senior year. Twelve years ago, when she entered kindergarten my Dad said to me “Today will be Kylie’s last ever first day of school.” I always remembered this. My Dad was so clever in his words. He said things that made us think and things we would always…
Rustic Pot Roast
A dinner fit for a peasant or a king I love a rustic, peasant type dish for dinner. Even though it’s still summer, August to me always feels like we’re heading to fall. Tonight, I was in the mood for a pot roast. I really wanted to enjoy the aroma of the red wine cooking…
Sunshine and Savory 