Today was Stake Conference! Bryan and I had been looking forward to this sunday for awhile now! The reason being, we couldn't wait to have a whole Sunday afternoon to ourselves. We have church from 1-4pm, so your whole day is kind of gone by the time you are out. Stake conference means 10-12pm, and you are DONE. We wanted to make sure that this Sunday was ours, and not a family dinner night. We made a plan for me to make Pot Roast…. This is something that I was terrified for! First of all, I am afraid of raw meat. I legitimately did not know how to make hamburger meat until my Junior year of college when my roommates made me. It was terrifying ha. Textures freak me out, and raw meat does not have a very pleasant texture ha. Now, it has been two years since then - so I have mastered how to cook raw hamburger and raw chicken. My next mission, was this massive pot roast. Bryan picked it up from the grocery store Saturday night. Neither one of us had ever purchased one before, so we were not sure what to pick. When we arrived home Sunday afternoon, I opened the package of chuck roast and immediately was afraid of it. There was a bit of green/brown discoloration on it and I didn't know if that meant it was bad or what! Thankfully we have Mamma Janet. We gave her a call and she calmed my fears. She said that part of the meat just got too much oxygen, so it became a bit discolored. Now that I knew I wasn't going to kill us from food poisoning, I continued my food preparations. I cut what felt like a bazillion carrots and potatoes. Put the chuck roast in the crock-pot, sautéed the vegetables for a bit, made some beef broth and threw everything in! The funny thing about this meal, is that it really isn't that hard! Time consuming, but pretty easy. We left it in there for somewhere around 5.5 hours. When there was about an hour left, I began making the bread dough for homemade wheat rolls. Once those were done, Bryan helped me pour out the juices from the crockpot and we made the gravy together. I set the table, and we sat down to eat! I have to say, I am pretty proud of myself! Maybe I will move onto ribs or salmon in a few weeks!
Bryan was impressed, and his belly was happy as well! This meal was a success! Thanks to Six Sisters Recipes! They are the best! The meat was soft and the perfect texture, but I think I will add more seasonings the next time I try this.
Lastly, I even made cookies to end the evening! However, the cookies were the most simple thing ever. Devils food cake, egg, oil and powdered sugar. Somehow I forgot to take a picture of those… maybe next time!
- Pot Roast Wifey
