Last weeks meal recap…..

Monday- Pot Roast, Simply Recipes

VERY basic ingredients and SO quick to throw together, I thought this pot roast wouldn’t have enough flavor. But, my friends, it did! Was DELICIOUS! Loved it. Served it with the carrots that roasted in the juices along with some cous cous. Great Meal.

Tuesday- Tomato and Goat Cheese Tarts, Ina Garten, with side salad

The Tomato and Goat Cheese Tarts…they were good, but not amazing or anything. I think I’ll definitely go for this recipe again, but maybe put my own spin on things…maybe try a different cheese and throw a bit more flavor it. Good, but not amazing. Worth trying though! And, I’ll definitely look it up again….they were so easy and still pretty good!

Wednesday- Coq Au Vin, The Pioneer Woman

Awesome. Although I made the mistake of overlooking the fact that AFTER you cooked the chicken in the skillet, you had to THEN bake the chicken in the oven for over an hour (WHOOPS!), it was still delicious (although we didn’t eat until about nine ‘o clock at night!!) Wondeful flavor…but, what doesn’t have wonderful flavor when bacon is involved!!

This dish does take a bit of time for preparation and bakes for a while, but it is TOTALLY worth it! So good!!

Thursday- (Community Group, food for 10 peeps)- BBQ Pulled Beef Sandwiches

Another great dish! The slow cooking of the beef was super easy and simple. The BBQ sauce was a bit too tomato-y for my taste, but a bit more vinegar and additional spices did the trick to making it more tasty! I think I just liked the idea of making your own BBQ sauce,…but in all honesty, it probably wouldn’t have made much of a difference if you had just poured in a bottle of store bought BBQ sauce. So, if all else fails,…go for that. But, the sandwiches were DELICIOUS as well as the best chocolate sheet cake ever, which I’ve made before!

Friday- Potato Bacon Torte, Melissa Darabian

Totally didn’t feel like making the homemade pie crust (I got lazy) so, I ended up making a crustless Potato Bacon Torte with rosemary instead of thyme and sharp cheddar instead of guyere….also added in some chopped green onions. This was good, but more like a gourmet scalloped potato dish. If i had gone for the crust, I’m sure it would have been a bit more like a main course dish.

Now to plan this weeks meals,…a little behind!