dinner with five plates: beef brisket with carrots and potatoes

I was paid to create this recipe and write this post by Five Plates. Something crazy happened here in Utah: we’ve had a whole week of fall—during the first week of fall!! Maybe that doesn’t sound so exceptional to you, but around here, it is. Normally, it’s the middle of October before we see any days in the 60s, and then by Halloween, the kids are wearing their winter coats and we have to run our trick-or treating route fast enough that our hands don’t freeze. I like fall to come in gradually, just like it is this year. So naturally, I’m pretty ecstatic. Since the weather has gone chilly so early, I’ve already started craving slow cooker recipes with meat, just like this one. I created this recipe when Five Plates asked if I would develop something that could be prepared in less than an hour for their new amazing app. The Five Plates App was created by a busy working mom as a tool for streamlining the process of shopping for and preparing whole foods for you and your family. Basically, you open Five Plates on Saturday morning and find five dinner recipes for the following week, that include a grocery list. You first go through your pantry to see what you already have, check off the items, and then head to the store for the rest of the groceries. It really takes a lot of the stress out of meal planning, and helps you save time and money. The best part is, all of the meals on Five Plates are developed to be easy and to be prepared in less than an hour. For only $2.99 to purchase the app, it’s money [...]