Home Style Pot Roast

Ingredients

• 1 chuck pot roast (4-5 lbs)
• 3 carrots
• 6 stalks of celery including leaves
• 2 medium onion
• 2 cups of red wine
• 1-2 cups of stock
• 1 tbsp of minced garlic
• 2 tsp of salt
• pepper to taste
• 3 large cloves of garlic
• olive oil

Instructions

1. Slice the large cloves of garlic into 2 long halves. Slice holes in the pot roast and stuff the garlic slices into the roast. Stuff the garlic on both top and bottom side. Pat the roast dry.
2. Wash the celery and carrots. Chopped them into large chunks. Chop the onions.
3. In a large deep pot drizzle olive oil, enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Heat the pot on medium heat until the bottom is nice and hot.
4. Place the roast into the pot and brown the bottom for about 4 minutes, until it has a nice crust.
5. Flip the roast and brown the top for the same amount of time. Brown the sides until they develop a nice crust, probably amount 1 minute per edge.
6. Take the roast out and rest it on a plate.
7. Add addititional olive oil to coat the bottom of the pot. Add the chopped onions and saute them until they are just wilted.
8. Add the celery and carrots and saute them until they begin to release some juice.
9. Add salt and garlic and continue cooking. When the garlic is cooked, add the roast back to the mixture.
10. Add the wine and let it come to a light boil. Add the stock and let the stew come to a light boil again.
11. Turn the heat down and simmer the roast with the vegetables until the roast is tender.
12. Turn the roast periodically. Roast will be done in about 3-4 hours. When the roast in done, remove it from the stew and set aside in a covered dish.
13. Take a handblender and puree the liquid. This will make a really nice thick sauce.
14. The roast can be returned to the pot or served as is.
15. Serve sauce on ziti or wide style noodles. For a change serve with rice or mashed potatoes.

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LIGHT AND SAVORY COLE SLAW--HOLD THE MAYO

We love our version of Cole Slaw because it is light and contains no mayonnaise. It is also a good way to use up left over cabbage. When we make moo-shoo, we usually just use 1/2 of the head of cabbage, now you can use the other half of the cabbage in this recipe.

This is a great way to eat your vegetables and has plenty of fiber and anti-oxidants!

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 head of cabbage
• 2 carrots
• 1/2 red onion
• (optional) 1 cup of shredded red cabbage
• Salt and pepper to taste
• about a 1/4 cup of Good Seasons Italian dressing.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Core the cabbage.
2. Thinly chop the cabbage. Wash and rinse in a salad spinner
3. Chop carrots into thin, match stick size.
4. Thinly chop the red onion.
5. Place all the ingredients in a large container with a lid. Mix the ingredients.
6. Add Good Seasons Italian salad dressing and thoroughly mix everything.
7. Salt and pepper to taste.
8. Cover and let it rest in the refrigerator for about an hour. This will help the veggies to wilt a bit and also chilled them, keeping them crunchy.

This a great treat to serve at a tailgate picnic or a barbecue. In winter time it makes a great lunch side dish for the working stiffs in the family.

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Patriots Rock : Brady to Moss Breaks 3 Records in 1 Play

Patriots Rock ! Sweet 16-0 Baby !

In the history of professional football never was the ending to a perfect story so engaging.

Down in the fourth quarter by 5 points. Tom Brady misses a long bomb to Randy Moss. The Pats faithful across the country groan. The perfect season seems lost, the vaunted record seems unlikely. This fan was consoling himself that we still had the playoffs

Both Brady and Moss are just one touchdown pass shy of owning the records of legend.
Tom Brady has tied Peyton Manning's single season touchdown record of 49, a mark that was to go untouched down the ages. Randy Moss had tied the touchdown record set by the great Jerry Rice, before he was tainted by the Raiders.

However it seemed the Giants had played up to their name and lived up to their storied past. Brady goes under center heaves the ball deep on a go pattern from the gods. Randy Moss catches the ball in stride and runs down the sideline to the end zone. Touchdown !!

In a single play the New England Patriots broke 3 unassailable marks. Brady owns the single season touchdown passing record, Randy Moss owns the single season touchdown reception record. The New England Patriots own the best regular season record in the history of the AFC, NFC, NFL, AFL, USFL and every other pro league that I have ever heard of.

Can you imagine Tom Brady in the huddle after the under-thrown pass : Ok guys, same again. It is a sign of true greatness when a football team sets out to do something on a certain play and they get it done.

In an added touch of irony, Tom Brady broke Peyton Manning's record while playing against his mealy mouth kid brother.

I could not have asked for more. I tip my hat to the NY Giants for making it a game when they had no reason to do so. They had every right to expect to win, except they were in the path of Manifest Destiny.

Send me an email at Lizabett@Lizabetti.com if you want to agree or dis-agree. Keep the swear words out and I might post your email.