Sunday Dinner

ok...there are three recipes coming at you today!!! We had Sunday dinner and celebrated Alex's birthday. I hadn't made pot roast in quite a while, and decided to try Julia Child's recipe.

Julia Child's Pot Roast
1/2 cup flour seasoned with salt, pepper, paprika
1 boneless chuck roast 3-5 lbs
oil for browning meat and onions
2-3 cloves garlic, minced, sliced or crushed
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
2-3 T Soy Sauce
1/4 cup tomato paste
1/2 cup Red Wine
1 cup --or more beef stock or broth
rosemary, thyme, bay leaf
Place seasoned flour on plate and dredge the roast in it, coating all sides well. Heat oil in roasting pan and brown meat well on all sides. Remove meat and brown onions in same pan until the onions are well caramelized. Add wine, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce to pan with onions, turning heat down, and cook, stirring to deglaze and scrape up any brown bits. Add tomato paste, 1/2 cup broth and 1 tsp of rosemary, thyme and 2-3 bay leaves. Put roast in pan and cover. Cook in 325 degree oven for about 3 hours or until meat is fork tender. Every so often check liquid in pot and add more if needed.
Remove meat and pour liquid through sieve with pan underneath. Bring liquid to boil. Add 2 T cornstarch to 1/4 cup water. Add this to liquid, whisking until thickened.
Some of my family loved the gravy but others said it was "interesting" ha! Politically correct way to say...."I didn't like it"!


I usually make these fantastic rolls for Thanksgiving....but decided to make it an extra special dinner for Alex. I originally got this recipe from my dear friend, Ann Thornton...who has since passed away. These are mouth wateringly delicious!!!

Cresent Rolls

2 T. yeast
2 cups lukewarm water
1 cup melted margarine
1 cup sugar
6 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. salt
8-9 cups flour
mix yeast and water. Let it set and proof (about 5-10 minutes) Add sugar, eggs and margarine. Add flour and salt. Let rise till double. Stir down and refrigerate overnight. Divide dough in half. Roll one half into a circle. Spread with butter. Cut into 16 pie shaped pieces. Roll up from outside edge. Roll out other half the same way. Let rise till desired size. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown.


These are Tiffany Porter's fabulous Lemon Bars!! They are the best I have ever had!

Lemon Bars

Crust- 2 cups flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter (probably why they are so fab!)
Combine until crumbly. Press into the bottem of a 9x13 pan that has been sprayed with Pam.
Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes or until light golden brown

Filling- 4 eggs--slightly beaten
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 cup lemon juice
Combine eggs, sugar, flour and baking powder. Mix well. Add lemon juice. Pour over warm crust and return to oven. Bake 25-30 minutes. Cool completely.

Glaze- 1 cup powdered sugar, 2-3 tsp lemon juice. Spread over completely cooled bars
ENJOY ALL!!!