The theme of the day is messy

Man, what a day today. Every time I turned around there was something to clean up. The baby, the house, the messes the baby MADE of the house. At one point today I had a pantry destroyed by a toddler, a bunch of dinner dishes, dog food spilled on the floor by said toddler, and muddy paw prints on the carpet. Oh and the baby had puddin face spill into his lap, and all over the place too. The Captain at one point walked in and said “that’s ALL you” when he saw this.
It’s true, it was all me. See I let him make messes so I can get other things done. I gave him the pudding so I could clean up dinner. I let him trash the pantry so I could make dinner.
Dinner was good by the way.

Have you ever just looked at something and started thinking obscene thoughts?

To you, this is a dirty pan. To me, it’s flavoring! It’s a food group, heck, it could even be moisturizer. I don’t judge.

I was making a pot roast tonight. A delicious roast with mashed potatoes.
It started out innocent enough,

All the usual suspects there. I put carrots in for the rest of the family. I hate cooked carrots. Sweet and mushy. Blech!
Even my roast was lean and healthy

Then things got downright dirty. I poured the bacon grease over the roast.

It looks like its been glazed. Smokey bacony glaze. I’m not sure which came first, my love of pork fat, or my crush on Michael Symon. Anyway, back to dinner.
After adding some seasoning that my parents make. I roasted it all day in a 250 degree oven, and when it came out, it looked like this:

Awwww, it’s heart shaped!
So while my toddler was destroying my kitchen, I peeled and cooked 5lbs of potatoes. I love mashed potatoes and will eat them any time.
I always struggle with gravy. And now that I make gluten free gravy, it’s a bigger struggle. Once I get it right, I’ll tell you about it. I did come close today. The flavor was there. Just off on the texture a little. It did taste bacony. I loved that part, but the Captain, not so much.
This was the finished product.

Pretty good if I do say so myself. And I do.

Hope you are all having a great year so far. If you are trying to eat healthier and you write off my bacon fat pot roast, remember…. All my ingredients are whole ingredients. I do not use processed foods, and I buy organic and or local whenever I can. So yes, it may not be diet, but it’s still better for you than most of what we eat. I also use small salad plates as dinner plates. That’s how I practice portion control. The plate is full, you feel like you’re getting a lot of food.

Have a great day!