Recipe Review
Week 9: Monday
Today’s
Recipe and Location: Beef Stew
Found
in: The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food From my
Frontier
Page 165 - 167 Copyright: 2012 Harper Collins
I figured out that there are
392 calories per serving, if 8 servings are made. (Please note that the calorie counts vary
depending on the specific brands of ingredients that you choose to use.)
This
is a warm, inviting, and filling dish. The stew meat just melts in my mouth
probably due to the cooking time. Of course I used petite carrots, because of being
an anti-veggie person I need to eat my vegetables in very small bites. The carrots were actually good and
didn’t turn me off. I did slice the potatoes smaller just because I wanted to
get one in every bite.
This
stew is definitely yummy for your tummy. I expect to eat a lot of this in the
dead of winter, in front of a roaring fire with a great book and a cup of hot
cinnamon tea.
We
were having a soup luncheon on Valentine’s Day and this was my contribution to
the event. I think everyone
enjoyed it. This dish should be a
staple in your winter diet!
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| Look at that yummy stew! |
Today’s
critics:
Brandy: -
really good, I love beef stew and yours was great, wouldn't change anything!
Craft Corner
Today, I would
like to share one of my favorite quilts. I first saw a rag quilt at Prairie
Shop Quilts off of Randall Road in Batavia, IL. I loved that they had precut squares, which were already
fringed.
If
you do not purchase a precut and fringed kit then you have to do all of this by
yourself. That is what took me the
most time because I made this totally by myself.
The
way to create this quilt is to sew an X through the middle of each square after
you put a front to a back. (One of the beauties of this quilt is that it does
not have batting). Then, you just sew the rows together, and wash and dry it in
a large public washer and dryer.
The lint is very hard on your home appliances.
On the front I used dark North Woods colored flannels. On the back, I used old
jean fabric. The back of this
quilt (the jeans) did not cost me a penny because I asked everyone I knew to
give me any old jeans that they had outgrown or were going to give to Good
Will. The jeans varied in color
and some were light and others dark. A few even had sparkle or a stripe, and
some belonged to kids and others to adults.
The
quilt is heavy and warm and a great throw for the cold winters in
Illinois. Jenny Anderson loved it
so much she wanted me to make one for her son, as a comforter. Unfortunately, I
just didn’t have the time to create a second one. Maybe someday.
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| This is flannel front of the quilt |
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| This is the jean back - I love the variety of jeans. The fringe is the seams because there is no batting |
Random Reflections
I have been
fascinated with the concept of Mooseheart ever since I learned that my
Grandfather spent some time in an orphanage as a child.
Mooseheart
was not considered an orphanage but a place for Members of the Moose
organization to place their children if one of the parents died or could not
take care of a child.
Mooseheart
in Batavia is a home and school for children. They have 30 homes for the
children. They also have their own schools for kids ranging from age 3 through
high school.
There
is an admissions criteria now. If
you are interested in learning more about Mooseheart go to:
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| This is the beautiful sculpture of a moose near the front entrance |
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| The plaque says that James J. Davis is the founder of Mooseheart |
Wants and Wishes
At
this moment, I really want winter to end and to enjoy the beginning of spring.
I did hear some good news on WGN radio yesterday. Some scientist somewhere dug down into the freeze zone in
the ground or water and said that all that was found was dead mosquito
larvae. This could be great news
for our summer if the pesky little devils are reduced or diminished.
Another
positive that was conveyed, was that this freeze is helping to reduce the
amount of mold. That is great news
for me because mold is one of my major allergies. So join me in saying a prayer for spring to join us soon.
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