ABC7’ s Jim Rose shares favorite pot roast recipe
Two of my favorite memories of working with Jim Rose at ABC7 have to do with Chicago sports championships: the Chicago White Sox World Series parade and the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup victory rally. In each case, we were covering the tens of thousands of Chicago fans and the ecstatic celebrations of their teams’ victories. No scripts, a lot of ad- libbing, and JR’s knowledge, generously shared, made our coverage go smoothly.
That’s because we had worked together at ABC7 for more than three decades. I learned about JR’s love of sports, love of good stories, love of car racing, and wariness of locker room champagne celebrations ( he’s the one who started bringing goggles to protect himself from all that eye- stinging champagne!).
I’m excited that in my video series for the Chicago Sun- Times, “Food We Love,” you get to see more of his personal side.
Lakesha is his beautiful and gracious wife. I knew she had impeccable taste and was an interior designer. She and JR complement each other since he loves working with wood and builds amazing cabinets. I guessed that Lakesha was also a good cook. What I didn’t know was she and JR each grew up with a delicious tradition: Sunday pot roast!
Visit suntimes. com to find out the special ingredients Lakesha adds to her recipe, and what the pot roast has to do with the Chicago Bears win/ loss record.