Sigh.

Oven braised chuck roast so tender you can hardly get it out of the pan.
Red potatoes, small carrots and onions gently coated with a bit of olive oil and butter, then roasted.
Red wine and beef broth gravy smooth as velvet.
Rosemary dinner rolls baked in the cast iron pan.

A couple of squares of Ghirardelli's milk & caramel squares and a cup of decaf, and I'll be ready for bed.

The plague is almost gone, but in the interests of keeping everyone else infection-free, I stayed home and didn't have anyone in this year.  Needless to say, there are plenty of leftovers.  A good portion of the meat will be frozen for future lunches, but I'm planning on making shepherd's pie either Saturday or Sunday; if you are in the neighborhood, give me a call to find out when!