Frank Said Don't Tell

Someday, soon, the sun will shine, and the air won't hurt your face. Until then, I've been making this giant pot of good, BROWN comfort food. I love a good pot roast (grass-fed chuck, potatoes, all simmered in gravy), but I don't love the saturated fat and calorie count. I swapped SLICED eye of round for chuck. Good beef flavor, a LOT less fat. It does NOT have the succulent, melty quality of a well prepared chuck roast, but it is still very good, and better for you. If anyone has any tips on tenderizing the meat further, I'm all ears. Don't get me wrong, the thin cut of meat and pressure cooking leaves the eye of round tender enough to eat with a spoon, its just different, akin, texture wise, to a lean slice of brisket. Side note, instead of potatoes, I've been serving this over oven roasted turnips, carrots and rutabagas. Also, you should eat this in your jammas, on your couch, while watching netflix. STAY WARM YOU GUYS. Yield: Serves 2 (probably...

Confession guys, I resisted the Instant Pot FOR YEARS. I had two Crock Pots, barely used, and a smattering of other small kitchen appliances of various levels necessity. Need? Want? You decide if you like standing around stirring the pot for a few hours, or would you rather give a few ingredients a quick sauté, AND THEN WALK AWAY, dinner ready in less than an hour? While I use my Instant Pot for a variety of bean dishes, this is consistently in the weekly rotation since a friend passed on this  recipe from Carve Your Craving. I made a few tweaks to make this a little more Weight Watcher friendly, and fiddled with the spices a bit. My FAVORITE outcome after including this in our meal plan, is the dramatic reduction in our family visits to Tarka Indian Kitchen. My smart point budget thanks me, and yours will too. Pair this dish with  this  recipe for incredibly easy naan, and you'll never order takeout again. Yield: 4 servings/2 smart points per serving (witho...