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French Dip Bites and Banana Pepper Pot Roast

Happy Holidays, Everyone!

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Anna Vocino
Dec 21, 2023
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The ultimate savory, low carb party bite: French Dip Bites. Recipe and photo by me, Anna Vocino.

Happy Solstice! Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas!

All the merry, bright and happy reasons for the seasons, you cute people.

I don’t care what you celebrate in your house, I just wanna help you celebrate by giving you good food ideas.

I’ve been sitting on this recipe for a couple of years, thinking I’d put it in a future cookbook.

But I woke up in the morning (thinking about so many things), and it hit me like a lightening bolt to share this two-fer-one recipe for my lovely premium subscribers.

Also, making a pot roast with banana peppers is your new favorite life hack.

BTW I’m making my Standing Rib Roast for Christmas, along with the hallowed Cauliflower Gratin (way easier than doing my scalloped potato recipe that this one was based on). There will be cheesecake as well, just not sure if it will be Pumpkin Cheesecake or a Burnt Basque Cheesecake (that recipe will be coming up soon, and it’s GOOD).

Let’s get to this recipe that I know you will LOVE. It’s perfect for a Christmas Eve party or use it for anything New Years Eve or Day. Or just make the pot roast portion and call it a very successful weekday.

I’ve given the instructions for both Instant Pot and Slow Cooker for the Banana Pepper Pot Roast, which is the main component in the French Dip Bites.

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