Leftovers? We don't need no stinkin' leftovers.
No Kitty. That's a bad Kitty. That's MY pot pie.....
Contrary to popular belief (OK, Dave's belief) we actually used our tons of left over pot roast. I made two for Saturday night dinner. Marinated them overnight with my own special blend and then slow roasted them all day Saturday. I had rave reviews....hopefully everyone was being honest.
So....as we are cleaning up Dave says to throw the leftovers away. Needless to say I threw stuff and had a regular hissy fit. I was pissed. I put the roast leftovers away and vowed that we would eat every bite or die trying.
Last night I put some extra virgin olive oil in a pan with some seasonings and cut the roast very thin. I got everything else ready for dinner (steamed carrots and mashed potatoes) and then quickly pan fried the roast. It was delicious. Dave ate every bite.
Tonight I decided to get crazy. I got out my Betty Crocker cook book. Look out. I just needed to get a quick idea how to make a pie crust. I made my pie crust and let it sit while I sauteed diced carrots, celery, onion, garlic and some seasonings. I took out the pot roast (the LEFTOVER pot roast) and pulled it apart. I added that to the sauteeing veggies with some of the juice that I had saved. I let that cook for a few. I added a little flour to thicken that goodness up. In the meantime, I rolled out the dough for the bottom of the pie pan. Layed the bottom layer and then spread a nice even layer of mashed potatoes. I poured the meat/veggie mixture on top of the potatoes with the rest of the mashed potatoes on top. Then rolled out the top of the crust and put that on. I even did a nice pinching thing around the outside of the crust. I baked it at 350 for 40 minutes.
Let me just say that Dave thought it was so good that not only did that bitch have seconds, he said he could eat the whole thing! I think I proved my point.
So, not only am I usually right apparently I am also a good cook! Who wants to come for dinner?
Contrary to popular belief (OK, Dave's belief) we actually used our tons of left over pot roast. I made two for Saturday night dinner. Marinated them overnight with my own special blend and then slow roasted them all day Saturday. I had rave reviews....hopefully everyone was being honest.
So....as we are cleaning up Dave says to throw the leftovers away. Needless to say I threw stuff and had a regular hissy fit. I was pissed. I put the roast leftovers away and vowed that we would eat every bite or die trying.
Last night I put some extra virgin olive oil in a pan with some seasonings and cut the roast very thin. I got everything else ready for dinner (steamed carrots and mashed potatoes) and then quickly pan fried the roast. It was delicious. Dave ate every bite.
Tonight I decided to get crazy. I got out my Betty Crocker cook book. Look out. I just needed to get a quick idea how to make a pie crust. I made my pie crust and let it sit while I sauteed diced carrots, celery, onion, garlic and some seasonings. I took out the pot roast (the LEFTOVER pot roast) and pulled it apart. I added that to the sauteeing veggies with some of the juice that I had saved. I let that cook for a few. I added a little flour to thicken that goodness up. In the meantime, I rolled out the dough for the bottom of the pie pan. Layed the bottom layer and then spread a nice even layer of mashed potatoes. I poured the meat/veggie mixture on top of the potatoes with the rest of the mashed potatoes on top. Then rolled out the top of the crust and put that on. I even did a nice pinching thing around the outside of the crust. I baked it at 350 for 40 minutes.
Let me just say that Dave thought it was so good that not only did that bitch have seconds, he said he could eat the whole thing! I think I proved my point.
So, not only am I usually right apparently I am also a good cook! Who wants to come for dinner?
posted by Melanie was here @ 9:50 PM
True, we generally throw away leftovers as they begin to stink but Mel outdid herself tonight. The pot pie was excellent and though I didn't need another serving, I ate it anyway. My favorite line about leftovers is that they make you feel good twice. Once when you put them away vowing to save money by eating them more than once and then again when you throw them out, getting that stank out of the frig and making room for more. BTW, I made some of the best corn on the cob so far this year. Mel didn't eat any but I managed 4 ears.