Time Warner Commercial

I love styling buffets so I was completely thrilled to style a buffet scene for the phone, cable and Internet provider Time Warner. You guys may have already seen the commercial playing on television. The commercial takes place in a woman's living room she explains how her time Warner phone package is so reasonably priced. She goes on to express how much money she saves and how pleased she is that she is now able to converse over seas to a large network of very prestigious friends including royalty It's really an entertaining commercial and was a lot of fun to work on. Sometimes though beautiful food scenes get cut out of commercials and movies never to be viewed again . This was indeed the case with Time Warner a few shots may have been cut, no worries though I'll tell you about the buffet anyways. It was gorgeous There was roast beef, shrimp cocktail, a whole turkey, pastries and a cheese and cracker platter. It was arranged perfectly and color presentation was wonderful. Take my word for it everything was edible and absolutely mouth watering .

Roast Beef With Garlic & Thyme


Ingredients
• 1 tablespoon butter, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 clove garlic cut in half
• 2 to 3 pounds beef roast - eye of round or rump roast
• thinly sliced red onion and tomato slices for garnish

Preparation
In a small bowl combine butter, lemon peel, thyme, salt, and pepper. Rub garlic halves over surface of beef roast. Spread butter mixture over roast, coating thoroughly on all sides. Place meat on rack in a shallow roasting pan. Roast at 450°, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 325°; roast beef about 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes. A meat thermometer should register about 150° for medium. Remove roast from oven, cover loosely with foil, and let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Place slices on a serving dish, and place onion and tomato slices around the edge. Serve immediately. Roast beef serves 6 to 8.