dinner party!

made some good ole comfort food for dinner tonight, but made it with a twist.  pot roast (my sisters way), smashed potatoes, turmeric

roasted carrots and green beans with almonds.

here is how i did the pot roast:

~trim fat and sear meat (flavor with S&P)
~dice and brown onion
~add packet of liptons onion soup mix
~add 2/3 -3/4 of a bottle of red wine
~2 bay leaves
~sprig of rosemary
~3 whole garlic cloves

i cooked at 300 for 4-5 hours, until meat was falling apart.  then i took my emersion blender and blended the gravy together with some wondra flour (removing the rosemary and bay leaves first)

and thanks to my mom for the pretty place mats and napkins!