The Roast and a Proper Pot

I am going to be honest...  The Pot Roast didn't fall apart and I had to use a knife to cut it...  It makes me feel like I failed.  I tasted the meat and it was good.  The veggies are ok too, not as mushy as I wanted them to be.  Where you put them into you mouth and boom, they are gone!  I don't know.  Next time I am putting the fucker on low for 8 -10 hours, this cooking things in 6 hours is for the birds.  I remember mom carol's roasts would fall apart.... damn me.  I had my buddy the Hector the Handy Boy try it and he said it was awesome, but I pay him.

The butternut squash melted in my mouth the way I liked... I am not saying I am being what I alway on my self to hard.  I need to ease up... however, I will tell you one thing.. my dinner was fucking awesome tonight and that is b/c I know how to make a Proper Pot of Chili!

First you have dice your jalapeño.  Ok, well this is the first time I ever did it for a pot... but... did it none the less did I:

Wait... wait, didn't photo me dicing the jalapeño... hmmm... i could have sworn.. nope, not in iPhoto guess not..

after dicing your jalapeño you mix your spices in a bowl:

• chili powder
• oregano
• basil
• cumin
• salt
• coarse black pepper (i used in everything today b/c I could get the tsp in the jar :)
• onion powder
• cayenne
• Smokey Paprika (my new favorite spice, I will use it everywhere now)

then... you have saute your veggies:

I used a carrot, celery, onion como, I double up on the onion....

At the same time you brown that meat:

Then you add the veggies to the meat:

Then you must add the liquid smoke... b/c if you don't your an asshat:

Then a little worchestire sauce, you know I used to think they were saying horsie sauce... I was young, like 15...

The the three tomatoes: sauce, crush, and diced:

Then you do some mixing up:

Then you add today's wild card:

Sun-dried tomatoes, I fucking love these things... almost as much as the smokey paprika, speaking of which remember those spices we combined together earlier, we have to put those bad units in:

Then you stir in some Jalapeños..

then you add mom's secret ingredient... I won't show you here b/c I realize now that is ins't quite paleo... and well i only used a pinch out of respect, I mean it is her Bday today!

Then  you boil that shit, and then simmer it up....

That my friends is how you make Billy b's Proper Pot of Paleo Chili....