DS will be gone for the weekend at a speech tournament his traveling team goes to.
Saturday is Valentine's Day, and the high will be 0. After being at a speech tournament all day (ha--without DS!) with the rest of the team, I don't want to go out. I want to come home and watch a movie with DH. Sometimes when DS goes on a trip we make a meat dish (we really do not cook with meat when DS is here). I've had a huge problem with this the last few trips.
DH has roasted a turkey--I never want to cook a turkey in our house again. It smelled so gross. It was gross to DH, too. I really hate it when he cooks steak. I don't like it rare. He never gets mine right, and I end up nuking it, and then it gets caught in my teeth. And it makes the whole house smell awful.
We go out for brisket occasionally, so the only meat I actually miss having is pot roast. I do miss that. Don't laugh, but I just love the taste of ketchup with it. DH thinks I'm crazy and for years he was insulted. But it's what I grew up with-- a little ketchup on the plate with the roast, potatoes, carrots and onions.
I think I want to make a pot roast on Saturday. In the crock pot. We won't be home, so I won't have to smell it.
I found this crock pot recipe. I do like the clear broth that my mom used to have--not a gravy pot roast. I'm wondering if this recipe will work. The mustard sounds good.
Question: what kind of potatoes do you buy for your pot roasts? I will need to do this quickly, as we'll need to leave for the speech tourney by 7:30 am. I can get my carrots ready the night before, but potatoes probably not.
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/melt-in-your-mouth-pot-roastYou know, I do miss stew and meat loaf, too.