Sunday dinner

Ina Garten's Company Pot Roast is in the oven. Flying S chuck roast. Parsnips. Carrots. Celery. No leeks. Beef stock and bouillon instead of chicken.

There will be leftovers.

ZOMG, is this good. I used my hand-held blender/mixer thingie for the first time to puree the veggies, and it worked well. Pureed half the veggies in less than 30 seconds, so I didn't have to slop the stuff into a food processor. The carrots and parsnips infused the sauce, along with the rosemary. Lots of sauce left. I see soup in my future.

Really happy with the Flying S beef so far. The filet I had last week was lovely, and this chuck slid off the bone and was pretty much fork tender.

Sunday dinner

Ina Garten's Company Pot Roast is in the oven. Flying S chuck roast. Parsnips. Carrots. Celery. No leeks. Beef stock and bouillon instead of chicken.

There will be leftovers.

ZOMG, is this good. I used my hand-held blender/mixer thingie for the first time to puree the veggies, and it worked well. Pureed half the veggies in less than 30 seconds, so I didn't have to slop the stuff into a food processor. The carrots and parsnips infused the sauce, along with the rosemary. Lots of sauce left. I see soup in my future.

Really happy with the Flying S beef so far. The filet I had last week was lovely, and this chuck slid off the bone and was pretty much fork tender.

GoF revisited

I do enjoy the scene where Prof. Moody disciplines Draco Malfoy.

"Is that a student?"
"Technically, it's a ferret."

GoF revisited

I do enjoy the scene where Prof. Moody disciplines Draco Malfoy.

"Is that a student?"
"Technically, it's a ferret."

GoF, another favorite scene

The whole Ron/Hermione/Viktor subplot.

My Mom used to love those ugly duckling scenes, the ones in which the "plain" girl transforms into a beauty. She would have loved watching Hermione walk down the steps to meet Viktor, then turn to Harry and go "meep".

Then there's Neville. He just makes me happy.

GoF, another favorite scene

The whole Ron/Hermione/Viktor subplot.

My Mom used to love those ugly duckling scenes, the ones in which the "plain" girl transforms into a beauty. She would have loved watching Hermione walk down the steps to meet Viktor, then turn to Harry and go "meep".

Then there's Neville. He just makes me happy.