My first roast

I made my first roast. With tips from my mother and finding the right meat (thanks Tanya) and chopped up the vegetables and slapped it in the oven for severals hours. I'm reading this book right now which takes place in the 50's and I thought it would be funny to play 50's housewife and dress up for dinner!

(O.K. awkward photo because I don't have my nice tripod with me and a remote to focus. But you get the idea.)

Oh was it ever delicious!

All I was missing was either a Jello salad or yellow cake with chocolate frosting;)

Recipe:
brown beef chuck or brisket (seidfleisch if in Switzerland) with the onions in vegetable oil in a pan. Then transfer to casserole dish. (I didn't have one so used a high sided metal pan and covered tightly with foil, I left all of my kitchenware along with everything else in the states.)
Cut up carrots and garlic and throw in the dish. Throw in some water, a bit of tomato sauce and as much red wine as you want. Salt and pepper it. Cook at 250-300°F (140-150°C) for at least 3 hours.

Side note: If you have a smaller pan so the meat is submerged in the liquid I think that is better. Mine wasn't completely submerged. You can also add other vegetables like potatoes or winter squash could be good! Also, herbs would taste good. I was going to add oregano but forgot.