Swedish Standby.

I must confess, we've been making this meal for years. It's our standby for a crock pot night. And last night was that moment. It's actually Scandinavian which works with Sweden so we're sticking to it. The easiest Dilled Pot Roast ever. The hardest part was trying to figure out how I was going to start the crockpot at 1pm when my car was in for a wellness appointment.  It all worked out. $275 later after the wellness ended with new back brakes. Hate cars, really.

Last night was the Valley vs. Waukee swim meet. The coach is starting to build his line-up for the tougher meets, though hasn't quite showcased his best line-up. Such a smart coach! Hannah swam the 500 free for the first time this year. She is ahead of herself from last year at this time, though her knee was aching badly and she was not happy with her performance. Which I must say is a good thing. She wants it badly so putting pressure on yourself is motivating.

Getting to the meet was a little comical. I raced to Katy's school to pick her up from Science Club where they studied thumb prints. She mumbled something about her results being calm and then we entered the end of the girl scouts meeting to gather any announcements for upcoming events. Only to be stopped with making tye-dye t-shirts. I looked at the clock. 5:10pm. Meet starts in 20 minutes. No problem. Made a cool shirt. Clock strikes 5:25 pm, as we were leaving. Get a text that I missed at 5:10...bring Advil. Crap. Race home in 5:00 traffic. Grab meds. Race to Valley for meet. Thankful to find parking spot.  Enter the pool. Grab Hannah who pops her pills before her race. Dang it all with her knee!

Valley won.

Scandinavian Dilled Pot Roast
1 (3-3/12 lb.) beef rump or chuck roast
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tsp dried dill weed
1/4 water
1 Tbl, vinegar
4 tsp cornstarch
2 Tbl. water
1 cup sour cream

Directions:

1. Sprinkle all sides of meat with salt, pepper, and 1 tsp. of the dill. 
2. Place in a slow cooker.
3. Add water and vinegar.
4. Cover and cook on LOW 7-9 hours or until tender.
5. Place meat on platter and keep warm.
6. Turn control to HIGH. 
7. Dissolve cornstarch in water; stir into meat drippings.
8. Stir in remaining 1 tsp dill.
9. Cook on HIGH about 10-15 minutes or until slightly thickened.
10. Stir in sour cream. 
11. Slice Meat;serve with sauce.
12. We added potatoes to the dish half way through the 8 hour cooking process.