Yum! We don't have mixed italian herbs in one bottle, so I just used what we like that I had on hand - parsley, oregano and a tiny bit of rosemary. and the chives. Oh, and sometimes I add a little chunk of butter into the oil, so it almost sautees - we like it. This was so easy and delicious! will make it regularly.

Reviewed On: May 30, 2009

I gave this 5 stars with the changes I made. I used some suggestions by other reviews and tweaked it to make it the way we like it, and it was amazing! First, I didn't have a roast, so I actually used Y-bone steaks -relatively cheap cut and fantastic for the slow-cooker as the bone adds flavour and by the end of the day the meat was FALLing off the bone tender! I started by rubbing the meat with salt, pepper, minced garlic, dried onion flakes, and paprika (instead of the cayenne suggested by other users, as we are a bit shy of hot spices). I just basically covered the meat in this dry rub seasoning. Then I put it in the crockpot and covered with the coffee, beef stock and also added about a TBSP (or a little less) of whole grain mustard. It made the whole house smell amazing all day, and it was a real hit with my husband and my little girl. Will definately make this again. Didn't make the gravy this time (we had it with roast veggies in the oven) but next time I might make the gravy and mashed potatoes. This is so easy to make and versatile and yummy!

Reviewed On: May 30, 2009

We love this recipe! Have been making it for years. We don't like things too spicy, so I use paprika instead of cayenne, and we love it. I also usually omit the spinach, as it seems a bit too much. We LOVE the carrot-ginger juice - that's the best way to make it. And the raisins add this really cool sweet and juicy hit at the end. I love to serve this at dinner parties - it's always a delicious surprise, and it makes the house smell good for a long time! Oh, and I use a large, deep electric fry pan to make this, since I don't have a dutch oven. The electric frypan works great for all the steps - it simmers well too.

Reviewed On: May 28, 2009