Simple Roast Beef

3 pounds chuck roast beef

3 tablespoons kosher salt

2 tablespoon fresh cracked pepper

2 tablespoon vegetable oil

Marinate the beef in salt, pepper overnight. Take the roast out 1 hour prior to cooking to bring to room temperature. Preheat oven to 225 degrees.

Sear the roast in the vegetable oil on a fry pan to get a nice browned outer crust.

Transfer the roast to a roasting pan and finish cooking in the oven for 2 hours. Leave roast in the oven for an additional 30 minutes with the oven turned off. Do not open the oven.

The roast will be perfectly done.

Sweet and Salty Chicken Drumsticks

Try this take on Chinese food. It is easy to prepare and healthy for you. Add some steam broccoli or snap peas on the side and you have a complete meal. Let me know what you think…

For the chicken:

¼ cup Hoisen sauce

¼ cup honey

2 tablespoon of soy sauce

3 large garlic cloves mined

1 tablespoon of ginger minced

12 chicken drumsticks

Toasted sesame seeds and spring onion for garnish ( about 2 tablespoons each). Score the chicken. Marinate the chicken over night in mixture of hoisen, honey, soy garlic and ginger mixture.

Preheat the broiler setting. Transfer chicken into a baking dish, lightly oiled. Cook until the chicken is done, about 15 minutes, rotating the chicken for even browning. Transfer chicken to a large platter.

For the rice:

Place Jasmine rice in a rice cooker and follow instructions on the package.

Snap Peas:

Steam 2 cups of snap peas in the steamer for 15 minutes or until tender but not over cooked.

Serve immediately. Enjoy!

Chicken Stew with Lentils

Want a nice warm dinner waiting for you when you get home that feels that you slaved all day in the kitchen? Be sure to try this out. It is my ultimate chicken stew with lentils.

2 lbs chicken drumstick

1 cup black or yellow lentils

2 cloves of garlic

2 onions finely chopped

1 can diced tomato

4 teaspoon red wine

1 tablespoon tomato paste

2 cups chicken stock

1 tsp dry thyme

Place all ingredients with the chicken on the top

Cook on low heat for 8 hours.

Serve with long grain Basmati rice.