3 red cooker friendly Recipes

red onions (finely chopped ), garlic cloves (minced ), bay leaves, basil, oregano (both basil and rubbed with fingers to release the oil), salt, fresh ground pepper, tomato paste (a small can), red wine, tomatoes (broken up a bit with a knife), chopped tomatoes, sugar

well-trimmed top round roast or 2 1/2 lbs flat half beef brisket, fresh coarse ground black pepper, sliced fresh mushrooms, chopped onion, chopped red bell peppers or 1 cup green bell peppers or 1 cup roasted sweet peppers, drained and chopped, diced italian-style tomatoes, undrained, tomato paste with roasted garlic or 1 (6 oz) can italian spices