Broccoli salad

This is one of my daughter's favorite!

 

 Ingredients:

2 bunches of raw broccoli

1/2 cup of sunflower seeds

5 tbsp of sugar

1 1/2 cups of red wine vinegar

1 1/2 cups of mayonnaise 

3 ozs of bacon bits

1/2 pint of grape tomatoes cut in halves

Directions:

Wash the broccoli and cut in small pieces, put in a bowl. In another bowl mix the vinegar, mayonnaise and sugar, then add to the broccoli and mix,  then add the rest of the ingredients, mix well and serve cold.

Easy pot roast

Ingredients:
3.5 to 4 lbs of chuck roast
2 onions
5 cloves of garlic
1 tbsp of tomato paste
2 tablespoons of onion flakes
garlic powder
2 bay leaves
olive oil
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 cup of red wine
2 cups of beef broth
fresh parsley
salt
pepper

Directions:
in a frying pan with olive oil brown the meat on all sides, then add the sliced onion and the chopped garlic let cook for about 3 minutes. In a dutch oven pan put some olive oil, add the meat with the onions and the garlic and add the rest of the ingredients. Put in the oven at 400 for about 2.5 hours, covered and check every hour. Once cooked, take from the oven and let it rest for about 15 minutes, then slice the meat. This is a very easy recipe, but very delicious

Sangria

This is an amazing recipe my friend Liz gave me. Perfect for the holidays!

Ingredients:
2 cups Red wine
2 cups 7-Up (or Sprite)
2 shots of Peach Schnapps
2 shots of Banana Schnapps
2 shots of Triple Sec
1 orange (peeled)
1 apple
12 strawberries
peaches
grapes
pineapple

Directions:
Wash the fruit and chop everything into little pieces. Mix the fruit with all the liquids and refrigerate. Let it sit for a few hours so that the fruit has time to absorb the alcohol! Serve chilled and enjoy.
You can use different fruits, in this one I used canned peaches.