forest and bottom round

Above is a picture I took on Saturday morning of a pond in Duke Forest. I went hiking there for an hour or so. It was a cool day but the sun was so intense that it felt a good 10 degrees warmer than it was. The thermometer was reading 52--but that was hard to believe.

Below you see a picture of my dinner just before I put it in a marinade Friday evening. I didn't end up putting it into the slow cooker until 8am on Saturday. I had it in there until 5:30pm whereupon it was quite tender and delicious when accompinied by some horseradish, well cooked carrots, celery, and onion. Mashed potatoes and applesauce were also present. Yum.

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Anonymous said…
That duck pond is so tranquil...and I like the sound of your dinner.

Michele sent me.
6:43 AM
Panthergirl said…
The forest I can handle... but I'm a non-meat eater, so I'll pass on dinner!!! LOL

Here via michele today, dave!
7:02 AM
rennratt said…
Your dinner sounds delicious! I love coming home to the smell of dinner!

The one high point of fall/winter approaching is the increased use of the crock pot.

Try making potato soup in it. You will never regret it.

Just throw in cut up potato, salt/pepper to taste, container of heavy cream and a cut up packet of cream cheese.

I also throw in leftover hamsteak, which has been fried in brown sugar/canned pineapple.
11:12 AM
Carli N. Wendell said…
IT's amazing how something can look so disgusting before it's cooked, and wind up so magically delicious.

I happen to like some of the cheaper cuts of beef. . . they're lower in fat, and the really thin sliced kind is great for quick sandwiches.
5:44 PM
Anonymous said…
I am known by my family and friends as the "Slow Cook Queen". I do love the convenience and the feeling of success that comes from using a crockpot. I also love the way the whole house smells like something good is cooking.

I am a desert dweller. I cannot even imagine living again where it snows. The photo from your hike is wonderful. Now that is my idea of great cold weather.

Came by way of Michele.
6:25 PM
Michelle said…
Love that duckpond, its so pretty :o)

Sounds like a hearty meal for those cold evenings :o)
11:11 PM
Uisce said…
yum! anything in the slow-type cookers ends up good stuff!
12:21 PM
Anonymous said…
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You're dinner look and sounds delicious..my kind of food especially during winter-sigh! Here's my applause to you too...Take care!
2:37 PM
carmilevy said…
I love the frost on the leaves. Three-dimensional elements on surfaces seem to jump off the flat surface when viewed. That they're so ephemeral makes them even more fascinating to look at.
7:13 PM
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