Beef Roast and Orzo

Of all the Sunday Dinners I've made in my life, this was, by far the easiest. It is exactly impossible to screw up the meat, and virtually impossible to screw up the orzo.

First the meat. You need to have a very heavy pan with a tightly covering lid. I use my dutch oven. It is the best investment in the kitchen. Get one if you don't have one.

Next put in your meat. I used a 3lbs beef arm roast. Use any roast you want (round, pot, etc). The key is to have a cheap cut of meat with some fat on it. Throw it into the pot.

Cover the meat with a 28oz can of tomatoes. Break up the tomatoes with your hands, a fork, a knife, whatever. Then, break apart a head of garlic. No need to peel it, just throw it in.

Cover and put in a 300 degree oven. No need to pre-heat the oven.

Keep it in the oven for 3 to 4 hours. That's it. Salt and pepper to taste once you pull it out.

Orzo is just a pasta. Cook to package directions. Serve meat and tomatoes over the orzo.

Next weekend I'll have to do something more difficult, this was way too easy.

Not Pretty, I know

Last Friday, I spent HOURS in the kitchen making this not so pretty meal. I make "Mexican Pot Roast" using bison. We chopped it and used it as taco meat. It didn't taste very Mexican to me, probably due to the lack of Mexican spices. I should have known better and used cumin, cinnamon, chilies, and/or nutmeg. Also, the bison was a waste in tacos. Alone, you could taste it, but in the tacos it just tasted like beef.

To the left of the pic, you can see beans. Beans made from scratch. Tasty, tasty refried beans with cheese. They were very good, though I'm not sure they were worth 2 hours of cooking. I guess if it wasn't 80 degrees right now I may think that of course it was a good idea, but the last thing I want to do right now is cook.

Lately, we have been eating meals at other peoples' homes. What is better than a home cooked meal that you don't have to cook? Not much.