October 2, 2010

Cool clear day.



Sunny and blue skies. Greenmarket not too crowded.



Pumpkins in the sun.



Jack-o'-lantern.



Picked up all the ingredients for the first Beef Stew of the Fall 2010 Season.
My old recipe:
1 1/2 pounds Top Round Sirloin
1 cup flour
1 Tablespoon Black pepper
1 Tablespoon Goya Adobe
2 Tablespoons Virgin Olive Oil
3 carrots
5 Potatoes
4 Mushrooms
1 Sweet potato
1 Green Pepper
2 Red Peppers
1 cup Peas
7 cloves garlic
1 Shallot
1 cup beef broth
1 cup red wine
1 teaspoon Oregeno
2 teaspoons Lime Juice
1 packet Turbinado Brown Sugar
1 28 oz Marinara Sauce
1 8 oz Tomato Sauce
1 16 oz Diced Tomatoes
3 Tomatoes


Cut Beef into small cubes. Put cubes in Gallon Storage bag with flour, pepper and Adobe. Mix well to cover cubes completely.
Add cubes to hot oil and saute for six to seven minutes.
In a large pot add the chopped garlic, onion , shallot, mushrooms and peppers until soft. Add carrots, potatoes (cubed), tomatoes, Sauce, peas, broth, wine, Oregano; Add cooked Beef cubes, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover , cook until all is tender, about two hours.



Ms. Winfrey is a great story, rags to riches - an almost shamanistic communicator.
CBS Sunday Morning did a profile of Kitty Kelley last April. The intriguing thing about it was the amount of research Ms. Kelley puts into her books. Wouldn't have picked this one up but for the Sunday Morning piece. The documentation and personal interviews done for this book rivals professional historians.

November 14, 2009

Cold dreary day, not too crowded.



Decorative peppers.



Rainbow Carrots. I will be making Beef Stew.
My old recipe:
1 1/2 pounds Top Round Sirloin
1 cup flour
1 Tablespoon Black pepper
1 Tablespoon Goya Adobe
2 Tablespoons Virgin Olive Oil
3 carrots
5 Potatoes
4 Mushrooms
1 Sweet potato
1 Green Pepper
2 Red Peppers
1 cup Peas
7 cloves garlic
1 Shallot
1 cup beef broth
1 cup red wine
1 teaspoon Oregeno
2 teaspoons Lime Juice
1 packet Turbinado Brown Sugar
1 28 oz Marinara Sauce
1 8 oz Tomato Sauce
1 16 oz Diced Tomatoes
3 Tomatoes


Cut Beef into small cubes. Put cubes in Gallon Storage bag with flour, pepper and Adobe. Mix well to cover cubes completely
Add cubes to hot oil and saute for six to seven minutes.
In a large pot add the chopped garlic, onion , shallot, mushrooms and peppers until soft. Add carrots, potatoes (cubed), tomatoes, Sauce, peas, broth, wine, Oregano; Add cooked Beef cubes, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover , cook until all is tender, about two hours.




After Bowery Boys, back to Gangs of New York.



And, the more recent and accurate Five Points.



I finished Gladwell's What the Dog Saw and his web
site has one of the best of the essays: Dangerous Minds.
This week's NYT Book Review has a review by Steven
Pinker and it is not kind. I like them both and Mr. Pinker's
and Mr. Gladwell's books are in my library.



Southern Tier Brewing Company's Crème Brûlée Stout
to accompany the Beef Stew. It is strong, it is sweet
and it is good.

January 17, 2009

Way too cold to do anything but watch TV , read and cook.

Beef Stew:
1 1/2 pounds Top Round Sirloin
1 cup flour
1 Tablespoon Black pepper
1 Tablespoon Goya Adobe
2 Tablespoons Virgin Olive Oil
3 carrots
5 Potatoes
4 Mushrooms
1 Sweet potato
1 Green Pepper
2 Red Peppers
1 cup Peas
7 cloves garlic
1 Shallot
1 cup beef broth
1 cup red wine
1 teaspoon Oregeno
2 teaspoons Lime Juice
1 packet Turbinado Brown Sugar
1 28 oz Marinara Sauce
1 8 oz Tomato Sauce
1 16 oz Diced Tomatoes
3 Tomatoes

Cut Beef into small cubes. Put cubes in Gallon Storage bag with flour, pepper and Adobe. Mix well to cover cubes completely
Add cubes to hot oil and saute for six to seven minutes.
In a large pot add the chopped garlic, onion , shallot, mushrooms and peppers until soft. Add carrots, potatoes (cubed), tomatoes, Sauce, peas, broth, wine, Oregano; Add cooked Beef cubes, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover , cook until all is tender, about two hours. Serve with Dark Beer.



Patrick McGoohan died last Tuesday. R.I.P.
Secret Agent and The Prisoner were two of my favorite
shows. Amctv.com has all seventeen of The Prisoner episodes
on-line.