The perfect pot roast...here's to the weekend
Tips and tricks for the perfect pot roast every time
Hi Friends,
This week it definitely, dramatically, went from end of summer weather where you get away with no coat, to cold fall weather, requiring a jacket. It made me crave warm and comforting dishes. And is there anything more comforting than a pot roast?
Pot roast tips and tricks:
Pre salt the meat: pat the pot roast with salt and garlic salt, pre salting brings out the flavors of the meat. Meat that is salted after cooking tastes like just that-meat that has been salted after cooking-it doesn’t bring out any of the complexities of a well-seasoned and browned roast.
Never use pepper on your pot roast: pepper burns in the pan while browning, and no one wants a burnt pepper taste, right?
Never use a fork to poke into your pot roast: always use tongs to flip your meat while browning, poking it with a fork causes meat juices to burst out.
Oil the meat, not the pan: you want to rub the roast with oil directly, not heat oil in the pan, this will help in creating an amazing crust when browning.
Brown your roast: always brown your roast before adding the other ingredients, this will create that amazing roasted meat crust and flavor with succulent meat on the inside
Use fresh herbs: they really marry together the flavors of the meat and vegetables
Recipes for roasts:
How to make the perfect pot roast
Slow Cooker fire roasted tomato pot roast
On the blog this week
Chocolate cream pie - this is the recipe from HoneyPie Milwaukee, it is SOOOO good, I’d recommend adding it to your Thanksgiving dessert menu!
Love List - In this weeks Love List you’ll find the sweatshirt that explains my weekends, 6 pairs of clogs (you’ll want them ALL), a perfect pair of fall ankle boots and so much more!
Weekly meal plan - The weekly meal plan, with customizable shopping list.
Personal stories
If you live near an Aldi and have kids in your life, run to the ‘here today, gone tomorrow’ section, they have knock-off brand Magna tiles for $9.99! Freddie got a set and spent HOURS playing with them! The comparable set is $49.99
The Amazon holiday calendar came and the kids could not have been more excited, then the next day someone brought one to Bens soccer game and all the siblings and friends sat on the sidelines oogling at it.
Lots of fun outside time with Sam, we go on walks just him and I twice a week and it’s so relaxing and fun.
Weekend reads
Started (and finished!!) The Wake-Up Call by Beth O’Leary. It was such a sweet book, I definitely loved it and didn’t want it to end (but love the way it did). “Two hotel receptionists—and arch-rivals—find a collection of old wedding rings and compete to return them to their owners, discovering their own love story along the way.”
Reader comment
I made this for the first time yesterday and it was so good my husband and children loved it. Cant wait to try some of your other recipes.
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