"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 8/18/2012 8:17 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On Sat, 18 Aug 2012 00:06:42 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I know a lot of people use the dry onion soup mix. I don't think I've
>>> ever
>>> even bought the stuff! I see a lot of recipes that call for a can of
>>> cream
>>> of something or other soup. I'm not much into that. Okay for tuna
>>> casserole but I don't want it in my roast.
>>>
>>> I always use real onions. Salt, pepper and parsley of course. Maybe
>>> garlic.
>>
>> That is all that is needed. That is the way my grandmother did it 100
>> years ago.
>>
>> I know others add potatoes and carrots, but that is making stew with
>> one big lump of meat.
>>
> If I'm using the crock pot, the potatoes, carrots, etc. go in with the
> (usually browned first) roast. Otherwise, the roast goes into a pot on
> the stove top. S & P, onion, garlic, yes. I add beef broth if I have it,
> water if I don't. Sometimes a splash of red wine (I don't often have it
> on hand). *Always* a bay leaf or two. I don't see the point of adding
> parsley.

I pretty much add parsley to everything.