Yesterday was party meatballs. DH and I were out for the day so I started them before we left. Our family finds the "usual" recipe too sweet, so I use cocktail sauce (like you'd use for seafood) and canned jellied cranberry sauce (yup, the kind with the lines) instead of chili sauce and grape jelly. Served it with rice and broccoli (courtesy of SIL, because it was 6:30 and we weren't home yet).
Tonight will be braised beef. Top round roast is on sale this week, so I cut it into chunky strips (like boneless short ribs) and am using DD's braised short rib recipe. It has carrots, celery, and onions in it. I can't decide if I'm going to put potatoes in for the last hour, or just use a round of focaccia-like bread, warmed up, to sop up the goodness!