Sunday Dinner

It was cold and snowy on Sunday, and all I felt like doing was staying in, relaxing, doing a little laundry, and cooking.   I made a pretty awesome breakfast (see below), then prepped for dinner so that I wouldn't have to do anything else all day but wait for it to cook. And boy am I glad I got all that work done early so all I had to do the rest of the day was relax!
Anyways, what I prepared was a pot roast that I let cook in the Crock-Pot all day.

Now, Everyone has their own way of doing this (of course), and their own favorite vegetables, but this is what I decided to do.
Beef pot roast, turnip (because I didn't want potatoes today), butternut squash (because we all know how much I hate carrots), celery, baby onions, mushrooms, garlic, beef gravy, and of course- salt & pepper.

First, I seared the beef in my favorite pot with a little olive oil & butter.

Then I took the beef out to rest for a second, and added the onions to the pot to cook a little in the beef goodness.

Once those looked happy, I added some beef gravy to the pot so that could absorb all the flavors too.
*please note: if you have a big enough pot to cook the stew in, skip this step, and just add all the veggies, then the beef, then the gravy. But since my pot is too small, I did this, then transferred everything to the Crock-Pot.

Next, I got everything loaded into the Crock-Pot.

Be sure to put the vegetables that take the longest to cook on the bottom, then layer according to cook time.

Turnip:

 Butternut Squash:

 Celery:

 The Beef:

 Mushrooms and Garlic:

 Then the gravy and onions:

Cover and cook on low for a few hours. I waited until the turnip was soft. That's how I knew it was ready.

Once you are ready to eat, remove the beef, slice it up, then serve.
Amazing.... :)

Enjoy! xoxo