Pot Roast for dinner! What are you having?

Do you run a boarding house or a group home? Even chicken patties sounds good - I love the spicy chicken at Wendy's and Checker's. I'm not a big fan of corned beef, but will eat it if served. Tomorrow I'm going to do breaded fried chicken - I had some frozen (another freezer cleanout casualty), so I'll be doing that for tomorrow. I'm not a big menu planner, but when you don't have enough freezer space, you need to plan to use what you have.

I am a cook and overnight aid in a retirement home for senior citizens.

I'll take any roast being they come out falling apart from the crock pot. Can't slice roast when it self-shreds taking it outta the pot. lol

This one didn't shred - I had to use the electric knife, but I have cooked them until they fall apart before. And, you know what - it's not a bad way to eat it! Shred it in the broth and eat it like pulled pork in a sandwich. Add BBQ sauce if you want, but flavored in the au jus broth is equally good on a good Italian roll! Mmmmmm - darn it! Hungry again!!! And, I'm not even hungry!!!

I only buy them when they're under $2/lb. At most, 3 lbs worth. I like them better than chuck because they're less fatty and are easier to cut and serve. But, every once in a while, we can find them for $1.79/lb - cheaper than hamburger. Also a good time to see if you can get the butcher at the store to grind some from the roast for you - saves money that way, too. But, it's a once in a while thing - we keep 2 or 3 on hand and have one maybe every couple of months. Nice change from the usual. Maybe you can make a frittata from the eggs - potatoes and veggies cooked in the pan and the eggs mixed with milk poured over them and cooked like a big quiche or omelet. Put a little meat in there before the eggs go in. Might work and isn't too hard. Exact methods I don't know, but there are plenty of recipes online to show you the basics. Good luck, if you haven't already figured something out.

Sounds good! I don't eat salmon, either, but the tilapia sounds really good. Maque Choux is Cajun, isn't it? I'm not too fond of anything with jalapenos in it, including Pico de Gallo or even slices of them on Nachos. Although, I will eat them stuffed with cheese, battered and fried (poppers). Still, it sounds pretty good. I have some tilapia in the downstairs fridge I need to cook, so maybe I'll do something like that for me and Mom. Fast and easy and a good summer type meal.

Geez - I guess food and fantasy don't go together in my head! I really did laugh out loud when I read this! But, what I made was what was on hand, even if it did come from two different households (prior to my reading yours, which means it was in a single household when I did read it - so, I'm within the rules! HA!) It didn't turn out quite like I'd hoped (the meat wasn't as tender as they usually are in the crock), but otherwise was excellent. We also reheated leftover sweet potato casserole (made up for the non-existent carrots). Going to check my new "friends" now. Thanks for the response!!!

Oh - BTW - have you done the Corral's breakfasts??? Mmmmmmm!!!!!!!

Yes, I have had the breakfast and it is so good.. I am a picky eater but when I go to the buffet, I can pick and choose.. I do love the hash browns and the waffles with pecans.. By the way, I have canned carrots in my pantry, have you ever used them and are they as good as the fresh carrots when cooked into a stew or soup?? I haven't tried them yet.. Since you were so kind as to respond on my discussions, I will return the favor everytime you start a new one.. Glad your supper turned out well..

Mmmmmm - chicken Kiev. There was one of those frozen in my apartment freezer that my daughter claimed to take to work. They're pretty darned good - that butter keeps the chicken moist. My mother loves soup - she gets meals on wheels and if there's soup with her lunch, she'll only eat the soup and the dessert. LOL I keep telling her she needs more, but only once in a while will she eat more for lunch if there's soup.

I've only ever cooked a pot roast in a slow cooker. Mom always cooked her on top of the stove. Never in the oven. I've never tried the soup mix in a meatloaf, but I've seen that suggested and just might do that tomorrow when I use up the ground beef we have and hadn't used yet. I'll need to use the slow cooker for the meatloaf because our oven doesn't work.

@porwest And moist allowing for more gravy to be made. I'm a gravy kinda girl.

@jerzgirl You can definitely do meatloaf in the crockpot. I have done pot roasts in the oven in a roaster pan and it usually comes out pretty good. I find I like the crockpot way a little better because it tends to come out a little bit more tender.

Sounds interesting. Sometimes the basics are the best!

I should have added a bit more seasoning to the meat, but it turned out OK - a little tough, but otherwise, very good. The gravy was perfect as were the potatoes and that one lonely carrot. We also had sweet potato casserole on the side.

It was a nice dinner. We ddin't make it to the pool because the adults just sat around and talked. We did get a little rain, but nothing major.

We're supposed to get thunderstorms this afternoon, too. Heard thunder a while ago, which surprised me since the sun is still shining, but I can see clouse across the way, so it probably came from one of them. I like rain - maybe not quite as much rain as some have been getting, but I do like it. Have fun!!!

We don't do the mayo, but we've always had gravy on bread - especially if there are no potatoes. My dad used to tear the bread up - sometimes I do, too. But, the night we had this, the last thing I ate was two slices of bread with gravy, like a hot roast beef sandwich with no beef. Good stuff!!!

Cheating is not always a bad thing. I've done the Chinese meal myself, or stopped for pizza or picked up Wendy's or Quizno's. Just depends on how late I would be after work or how my mother felt when I was working if she didn't feel up to starting supper. I've tried Mongolian beef, but I prefer Gen. Tso's or chicken and broccoli. Mom likes sweet and sour shrimp or pork. Sometimes I'll get sauteed broccoli and white rice if I'm not feeling up to meat. It's all good!!

Banana ice cream? Really? A local specialty? I really do like roast beef - love the sides - carrots and potatoes cooked with the roast OR mashed potatoes and peas to go with the gravy. One of my favorite meals! Mmmmm.

Always a good choice, if done right. Or mac and cheese with a fish fillet. Don't know why they go together, but they do. But, you "yucked" it, so I'm assuming it wasn't done right, huh? LOL I'm sorry!!!

We had something like that last week - I made breaded boneless pork chops with lemon pepper marinade as the base then dipped in bread crumbs. I can't remember what else I had with it, but the pork was so moist and tender. I think it was asparagus and potatoes, but I'm not sure. Sounds good enough to do again!! Yum.

I hope it turns out. I really only had the one carrot (I like the flavor it adds to the gravy), so I'll let Mom have that. But, it also looks like my daughter will be joining us, so if you can get here by 5 - sure! We'll find plenty to fill up the table!