So, tonight we were going to have Eye of Round with Bearnaise Sauce. What we ended up having--because I didn't think to check to see if we still had vermouth and only discovered we didn't after the roast was already out of the oven--was plain roast beef. Not bad, but really really plain. Martha would not have approved. Still, I was rather proud of myself for not producing a lump of shoe leather. I don't do much in the "Sunday Roast" sort of cooking, so anything this side of edible is an accomplishment.
My side dish did much better--not requiring vermouth at all, either for cooking or for eating. I live in Idaho and Idaho is known for its potatoes. I've never been overly fond of potatoes having encountered them mostly boiled into mush and topped with gravy (seriously unhealthy), cut up and deep fried (seriously unhealthy), and baked (not unhealthy until enough stuff is added to make them taste good), but now that I'm Marthaing, I decided I should embrace my Idaho roots....or I guess Idaho tubers.
In a wild frenzy of experimentation, I scrubbed a large potato, then microwaved it 2 minutes while I cut up onion, garlic, cabbage (stick with me here), and spinach then shredded the potato and tossed everything into a casserole dish with a mixture of fat-free sour cream, sea salt, water, and a tiny bit of Parmesan cheese. Then I covered it and slid it into the oven along with the roast when it had 20-30 minutes left to go. We thought it was quite fabulous, though to do over again I'd microwave the potato for a couple extra minutes. Still, Martha might have approved of it--even if the cheese wasn't imported and I didn't use exotic potatoes or involve parsley in any way, shape, or form.
On to Day 4!
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