yummy mushrooms and Texas Pete

I went to the grocery store to get some more Texas Pete (I swear it is what keeps my darling hubby all spicy and sexy!).  As I wandered into the store I went straight to the fresh veggies.  In the mushroom section was an interesting package from Modern Farms Mushroom.  It was a mushroom blend of sliced baby bellas, shitake and oyster mushrooms.

 http://www.modernmush.com/products.html

Honestly I have never had anything except the small white button mushrooms! Who knew the complex and earthy flavors I had been missing out on? They were woody and wonderful.  I was surprised at the aroma of the oyster mushrooms.  I put them in a small saute pan with a stick of REAL butter and got them all warm and yummy.  I used them to pour over my roast I made for dinner tonight.  I had made a quick run to the butcher and picked up a new cut of beef I had never tried.  It was called a beef tip roast.  It was already trussed up by the butcher.  I wasen't sure what to do so I just threw it the oven for a couple of hours.  It was pretty good but it was even better with the mushroom sauce.

I also bought a 3 pound bag of red potatoes and made mash-a-taters with some real butter and milk. I meant to fix some brussel sprouts but got distracted and forgot.  It was definately a meat and potatoes night. 

Roast - shredded beef

I knew that I would not want to cook tonight since we were going to the viewing of a sweet 19 year old child who was killed by a drunk driver.  I put a large roast in the oven at 300 degrees and let it cook for about 3 hours until it was nice and tender.  We decided to shred it up and have it as tacos.  It was different than our usual ground beef way of eating tacos.  We typically have refried beans, salsa, sliced cucumbers, tomatos, sour cream, cheese and a ranchero sauce.  It sure was good.

On the sad note, Carolina Perez was killed by a drunk driver while in Richmond where she attended college at VCU.  No matter what you do, please don't ever, ever get behind the wheel of a car if you have been drinking.  It is not worth it.  Carolina was the first in her family to go to college and she was pre-med.  Now she is in heaven, resting in God's arms.  Her young family, little brothers and her mother are left behind.  Rest in peace Sweet Carolina.