Last year I
discussed Mother's
Day's role as a food holiday
and told you a little bit about my own mother. This year I'd like to shine a
bigger spot light on my Mommy (yes I still call her mommy a lot) and share one
of her tastiest recipes. As you may remember from my first Mother's Day post,
my mom has been the most influential person in making me the culinary
enthusiast I am today. In October she accompanied me to the New
York City Wine & Food Festival-- where we had an unforgettable time!
She has been my biggest fan in terms of the blog and even had a special talk with Santa to get me a Cuisinart
food processor for Christmas!
In all, my
mother is an indispensable part of my life. As such, I wanted to
share one of my favorite things she makes with you all. Since I was little one
of my top 10 meals has always been my mom’s roast beef with brown gravy,
french-cut green beans, mashed potatoes and rolls (yes, exactly that way). My
mom does an exceptional job cooking her roast beef to just above rare doneness
and it is so, so good. I asked her for the recipe, telling her it was so I can
make my own roast for sandwich meat (not untrue, but not my main purpose), so I could
post it here to celebrate what a wonderful cook she is! A lot of the
preparation is in the way she seasons the meat and then cooking it for just
enough time and letting it fully rest.
So here is
the recipe for roast beef. You can serve it hot or make it for cold sandwiches.
If enjoying it hot I’d be sure to whip up some brown gravy and your favorite
side dishes—don’t forget the veggies! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.
[FYI, this is straight from the horse’s mouth, she doesn’t write things down
and this hasn’t been tested, so like
I will always tell you trust your instincts!]
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| My mom in Little Italy in December 2010 |
