34 - Sunday. November 15, 1998 — North Shore News ing juices over top. Cover and or unul vegetables are tender. decks, carrots and potatoes to leaffronms pan. Tip pan and skim) puiree until, smooth. Season Beef and cook, turning, roast every 3000 With) Sotted spoon, transt serving platter. Cover with foil off fat. Pour cooking liquid with salt. Slice roast, add to minutes, for 60 to 70 minutes — roast to cutting board; transter and keep warm. Discard bay — into blender or food processor, — platter. Serve with sauce. merlot a match Deana Lancaster News Reporter FORGET about crisp salads and light wines. Winter’s wet, loaded skies are overhead and it’s time to drag that thick comforter trom the closet and hibernate on the sofa, Tf, berween now and April, you do venture our from under tor a meal, it’s going to have to have substance — rich, bone- heating and full of flavour. That's why local restaurants, the beef producers of Canada and the British Columbia Wine Institute have teamed up to offer a match made in culinary heaven for the month of November: top-quality Canadian AAA beef and B.C. VQA merlot. Find the mouth-watering pairings at West Van’s Beach Side Cafe, 900 West, Aqua Riva, Gianni Resraurant and Norcinceria, Joe Fortes, La Belle Auberge, Lumiere, Mescalaro, O’Doul’s Restaurant and Bar, Raintree at the Landing and Rex Rotisserie and Grill. Or, pick up a bortle of your favourite VQA merlot and warm up with a home-cooked beef dish, like this recipe for pot roast from Canadian Living Winning Tastes of Beef. 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