We had a short work week this week because both our offices were closed Monday for the New Year holiday. Sarah started her winter session Wednesday, so by the end of the week we were back into our normal routine. I love the holidays, but I also like getting back to work once they are over.
We had kinfolk in town from the Washington, DC, area this week, and we entertained at our place Wednesday evening, which was fun. We put a sirloin roast in the crock pot Wednesday morning and let it cook all day, which always gives you a delightful welcome when you come home from work in the afternoon and smell the roast cooking. We've cooked two of those roasts in the crock pot recently, and I believe I have decided I like beef roast better cooked in the Dutch oven as Daube of Beef Provençal. It requires more work, but the roast is much more tender and flavorful. Importantly, it also makes for better leftovers.
Sherry and Sarah had a girls' night out last night, with the women gathering at Naples Italian Restaurant in West Knoxville. They are still asleep, and I may slip out and do our grocery shopping once the sun comes up.
