Happy New year everyone!

First off, here's a little "fireworks"

On to the "meat" of the post...

With my brother and his bird in town for xmas, I thought I would do a French style round roast...

seared roast in a nest of veggies

whiskey and wine deglaze

chicken stock boiling on the back burner

I'm a happy cook with only the bread left on plates :D

Thanks for coming by Mike and Hannah!

Roast for four:

2lbs round roast

4 med. potatos quartered

4 med. carrots, celery stalks chopped

1 leek, green only 1/4" slices

1c. chicken stock

1/4 c. Jameson whiskey

1/2c. Colores del Sol malbec (red wine)

2T olive oil

4T unsalted butter

(2T w/ oil for searing the roast, 2T melted over roast periodically while roasting)

S&P

dash:

thyme

cumin

savory

Wishing everyone a happy and safe new year!

~Brian