By early afternoon it was thawed and after Silas started his nap I asked Sylvia to come to the kitchen with me. I cleared off the counters while she got potatoes from the potato basket in the pantry. I peeled the potatoes and she cut them into large chunks, tossing them into the roaster. After we finished the potatoes, I peeled and she chopped up several carrots. Then I pulled out an onion. "Oh no, I'm not chopping that! I'm allergic to onions!" (She thinks that because it makes her eyes burn she is allergic. Haha!) So I peeled and chopped the onion for her.
When we went to add the roast we realized that our small roaster wasn't big enough so we pulled out my big roaster ($5 find at Goodwill!). We put the beef roast into the pan and seasoned both sides. Sylvia added the vegetables and arranged them around before we seasoned them. Next we sprinkled dried parsley all over everything. We both thought it looked pretty!
Seasoning for a Beef Roast:
Season all sides generously with salt
Sprinkle with a bit of garlic powder and pepper
If adding potatoes and other vegetables, season them with salt and pepper.
Since this was a larger pan I did add about half a cup of water before we put it in the oven. Typically I don't add water as a beef roast (especially from a fattened beef animal) will render a nice amount of delicious broth.
I had also been wanting to make a pumpkin pie and thought this would be a good meal with which to serve pumpkin pie. :) I found the recipe in my recipe book and showed it to Sylvia. While I mixed up the crust she worked her way through the ingredients list, making the filling. It was her first time independently following a recipe, but I wanted her to do it herself as much as possible. I knew there was a chance of something getting goofed up, but there is something to be said for independent learning and the experience of being trusted with following a recipe all by yourself.
At one point she asked me to read the next ingredient amount (it was 3/4 tsp.) and I realized she had just interpreted 1/2 teaspoon as 1 teaspoon. Since she had just put in the salt, and we didn't want salty pie, I scooped some of it back out. After that she had me double check her reading of the measurements. She measured everything by herself! After she had everything added, she did the preliminary mixing and then I gave everything a good stirring to finish.
The pie baked along with the roast, making the house smell wonderful! Supper was very delicious; the roast was amazing and had made a delicious broth that I made into gravy to pour over the vegetables. For dessert we had Sylvia's pie. It was very yummy and she was thrilled to serve it to us with whipped cream on top.
The pie was a little "extra" with the spices, but for her first time measuring spices and making a pie, I think it turned out very well! I think the extra flavor came from accidentally packing the spices into the measuring spoons as she leveled them. I will show her next time how to better measure, but I didn't want to rain on her parade too much the first time.
I am looking forward to having little cooks working in the kitchen with me this winter!!
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2 comments:
Sadly, Pumpkin Pie is not considered a pie of great worth around here. Tell Sylvia that I would love to have a piece of her pie! With just a little whip cream, though!
I tried making a roast the other day after reading this post. I followed a new-to-me recipe, though, and was pleasantly surprised. Making roasts are not my strong point!
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