Roast and Stew

Eating Well Made Easy: Balsamic Beef Roast

This is a recipe that I developed in the fall of 2022. It’s become my favorite way to make a beef roast. It consistently produces a tender, fall-apart roast with a thick, rich sauce. The ingredients are simple. The results are complex and savory. THE “POT ROAST” OF MY PAST I grew up hating pot…

by Jennifer Taylor Schmidt

Eating Well Made Easy: Deli-Style Tuscan Roast Beef

Deli meat is one of those processed foods that I tend to avoid. A typical deli roast beef contains caramel coloring, MSG, maltodextrin, and corn or wheat derived dextrose. A more premium deli roast beef may boast no nitrates or nitrites, no caramel color, and no MSG, but that roast beef also comes at a…

by Jennifer Taylor Schmidt

Eating Well Made Easy: Barbacoa

Barbacoa is a Mexican meat dish that traditionally consists of steamed meat (beef, lamb, or goat) which is cooked in an underground brick lined oven. This produces a tender, flavorful cut of meat that is then shredded and served with sauce. While barbacoa recipes have been modernized and even “Americanized,” the spirit remains the same.…

by Jennifer Taylor Schmidt