Cooking, Baking & Lovin

Roast with Potatoes and Carrots.

A roast always reminds me of my childhood. My mom made us many roasts over the years. She loves a good roast, I am less enthused by it, but sometimes a Roast is in order! Its a simple, delicious,classic dinner!

1 Beef Round Roast

1 can of tomato sauce

1 cup of beef broth

1 tsp thyme

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

2 tbsp olive oil.

1 tbsp crushed garlic

1 large onion sliced

4 medium potatoes peeled and cubed

1/2 -1 small bag baby carrots
olive oil, salt & pepper to taste

Slice onion.

Trim your roast of any excess fat. Cover roast in oil, salt, pepper and thyme. Braise roast in dutch oven on medium high heat until every side is a crusty golden brown.

Remove roast and place in crock pot. De glaze dutch oven with 1 cup beef broth and 1 tbsp crushed garlic

Cover roast with beef broth, tomato sauce and onion slices. Cook on high heat for 4-5 hours until roast is fork tender and falls apart

I roast my potatoes and carrots separately in the oven at 400 degrees. Wash, dry and cube potatoes. Leaving the skin on. Put the potatoes and carrots on a baking sheet covered with foil in one single layer. Sprinkle with olive oil, with your hands toss them to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Roast them for 25 minutes or until they are tender when pierced. Serve along side of roast.

Don't forget the Horseradish, Yum!

Asian Chicken Salad

My husband and I are lovers of cabbage and Asian food so when I created this dish we were in HEAVEN!

Had to share it.

1 Package Mixed Salad Green

1/2 package of Cole Slaw cabbage mix

1 small cucumber diced

1 small Red Pepper diced

1/2 cup Purple Cabbage in thin strips

1 can Mandarin Oranges drained and patted dry

2 Chicken Breasts trimmed and pounded even

1 Cup teriyaki Sauce

1 bottle Asian Salad dressing ( I like Kens Lite Asian Dressing)

Marinate your chicken breast in 1 cup teriyaki sauce for 1 hour. Grill chicken breast until cooked thru. Slice thin.

Toss together salad, Cole slaw mix, cucumber, red pepper. Top with Mandarin Oranges, and Chicken slices. Serve with dressing.

I made chicken pot stickers to go with this salad. It was a great, fast and easy meal.

A satisfied tester!

Something Sweet for Valentines Day...

Raspberry Cheesecake Bars

I got the idea for this on allrecipes.com I made some adjustments and it has quickly become a family favorite!

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter, softened

• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar

• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

• 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour

• Parchment paper

• 1/2 cup white sugar

• 16 ounces cream cheese – room temperature, reduce fat works perfectly

• 1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

• 3 tablespoons milk

• 1 egg

• 1 egg white

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Raspberry Jam

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

2. To make Pastry: Cream together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the flour and chopped nuts and stir until mixture becomes crumbly.

3. Press pastry mixture into 8-inch square pan lined with parchment paper, and bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool on rack.

4. To make Filling: Beat together the white sugar, and cream cheese until smooth. Stir in the egg, egg white, milk, lemon juice, and vanilla and mix well. Spread filling mixture over baked crust.

5. Drop 6-8 tsp of jam evenly through out the top of cheesecake mixture with a butter knife swirl jam into cheesecake mixture.

6. Bake for 30-40 minutes. Let cool on wire rack and refrigerate.

Serve with fruit.