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allspice berries, arrowroot, bay leaves, chuck roast, dried garlic, dried sour cherries, herb sprigs, ketchup, onion, orange zest strips, port wine, red wine
This is an extraordinary pot roast. I was thinking about our trip to Portugal and remembering some of the fabulous meals we enjoyed, hence the Port, the oranges and the cherries. This seemed like just the thing to use for our Zoom dinner with friends to celebrate getting the vaccine. Everything is relative and one has to find joy in the little things. Continue reading
The Spicy Honey loves Jamaican patties. They’re spicy (like him!) and just a quick, full-flavored bite, that’s perfect for lunch or a snack or dinner or breakfast. In other words, good any time, any place. 
This is a marriage made in heaven! Inspiration is a funny thing…it can come out of nowhere. It can be overheard. It can sneak up on you. Or is can simply be the unfolding of something unexplained…that’s sort what happened here. 
Sloppy Joe’s are one of those wonderful memories we have from childhood. I love them. I still do. I like mine on potato rolls, with slices of raw onion, dill pickle slices and potato chips on the side. MMM…what a wonderful memory! 
A friend extraordinaire, wants to improve her beef roasting skills and who doesn’t need to hone those, anyway? You know, a “Sunday” roast, rather than a hulking mass of prime rib. Oh, don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing quite like a perfectly cooked medium-rare prime rib, but it’s nice to know how to roast a more reasonable (both price and size) type of roast. You know…a good Sunday-dinner-with-the-family-type of roast. That’s what we’re doing here. 
Boeuf Borguignon is THE quintessential beef stew. And Julia Child’s is the best. I’ve been making a version of this for decades and it’s never failed me. Don’t let the list of ingredients spook you. The Goddess has changed a few things, and nothing seems to have suffered for it. 
This was breakfast today! What can I say? The Goddess tends toward leftovers for breakfast and rarely does she do breakfast-type food. This was a surprisingly fabulous combination. 
Sloppy Joe’s are pure comfort for me. They were always my birthday request, with tons of raw onion slices and dill pickles. I’m have a momentary ecstatic longing for my 8th birthday! So, why no make them now? Why long for something so delicious? 
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It’s chilly here in North Carolina. I think chillier than last year at this time. And that makes it perfect soup weather. And there’s something so comforting, and well, soul-warming about beef-barley soup. Get out the soup spoons and the good bread. 