Ready to start the day

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First I had to have a light breakfast. The corned beef hash turned out to be really gross and the cats and dogs each got a share.

BLTs

BLTs
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Some days you just get a craving that can't be denied. The golden cherry tomatoes are from our plants and made a nice contrast to the salt on the bacon. Said swine was sliced very thin. I wanted it to be cooked but not get totally crispy so I baked it in the oven at 450. The spicy hot chinese mustard made a nice addition as well.

This little piggy went to market

This little piggy went to market
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Again with the roast beef dinner… Last time I put all the veggies in the pot with the roast and baked them in the oven. This time I put the carrots, onions, and celery through the food processor and then reduced them in the pan I used to brown the beef. Then I added the spices and wine and brought it to a boil. After that, I reduced the range setting to about 1.75 and put the roast and boiled solution into a pot with a tight fitting lid and slow cooked it for about four hours. The new red potatoes got steamed separately. This turned out to be a much easier route, the house didn't heat up so much, the beef stayed juicy, and the flavors were more evenly mixed. Next time, though, I'll put in twice the veggies as Thomas has eaten them all up already and there was room in the pot to spare.