"For reals, Mama...isn't this a food blog??? Not a ramble on and on kinda blog...how 'bout we get this show on the road...I'm not gettin' any younger....." Cats..pfft....ginormous crab-heads, IMHO, of course...and they don't belong on counters...nor do they belong near my beloved fittens....the nerve!!!!!
"Oh, Mama...I concur...this cat situation...it scares me...can I PLEASE go live with Chuck???? He IS on the 4th floor AND he is the only one around here whom seems to possess any sort of common sense...PLEASE...I'll bet if I take him some more Glee Valentine's he will surely take me in..hahahahahahahaha...
Oh, my dear goodness...we're here to cook..where was I???? It's this marching out of time..it throws me way off..yup...shhh...AND for a Friday evening...with two gals alone in an apartment....we did not create anything all too spectacular...again, I tend to disappoint...but it was cold..and the rain showed up...and I really just wanted soup...and I have an entire hoot-owl notebook filled with excuses...do you have the time?? I do!! BUT, who does not look forward to a soul warming pot full of goodness..as that is what we do have over here on the west side...that was merely an embellishment...an overstatement...an exaggeration...simply we had short-rib stew with egg noodles..however, I do prefer the soul warming story..it sounds much fancier...will someone just please take me back to summer paradise...please...I implore you...and I do feel like falling down...where is my CSJ to carry me home???????? Ah, ehem...moving along...dinner!!!!!
Beef Stock in an integral part of the meal...well, the main part, actually...and we had to make some....it consisted of two short ribs, onion, garlic, carrots, red wine, potatoes, thyme and sherry...SEE...I made zero thyme jokes...I really coudn't...well, because, I was short on time..hahahahahah..get it????? short ribs and thyme..it was like a compound joke! Alright, I personally almost fell off of my chair, but again, as I have professed on numerous occasions...it is only I whom finds myself funny...so...no worries...acceptance is the first step, is it not????
Allow the above to simmer for an hour or two...again...I lost track of time..and that's not all I lost...but, I shall spare you the deets...I really know you don't wanna hear all about it...it's totes cringe-worthy...and it makes those little hairs on the back of your neck stand up...yeah....I tried...BUT, you do have a delicious stock!!! Zero sodium...and it's all organic...we need to look on the brightside..speaking of which..where IS Mr. Brightside..that Brandon...and that song....speaking of yum and um....and triple yum...It was only a kiss...just ask that cute guy from the plane ;-)
We're gonna make our own pasta! Heck, why not...we had the appropriate flour..the time..(tisk-tisk) and all of the other ingredients...not to mention, it is way better for you than something that comes in a box or any sort of package...Semolina flour, salt and an egg...of the brown variety..it was from a free range chicken...I knew that would make your evening...it did mine..hahahahaha...not really...
Man Hand Time!!! or MHT in the world of acronym!!! Check out how I totes CRUSHED that egg!!!!!! One-handed, even!!!!! A feat so awesome, it required 17 exclamation points....speaking of which, has my point been made???? Or will this paragraph require more punctuation?? I'm a curious kinda gal..in case you wondered...and I do aim to please...ask anyone!! hahahahahhaha....
Combine your flour and egg and salt...and create a little ball of dough..It sorta looks like a planet, no????? Perhaps surrounded by pixie dust....
Roll out the dough and cut into noodle pieces....I used a rolling pin, but it appears to be missing from this picture...it was around..trust me...
Dry your pasta on a rack...and reflect on the past...nah..hahahahahhaa...what you really wanna do is shake some bootie...we rediscovered Good Charlotte..OMG..the Anthem...Joel Madden, it breaks my heart you are married...we'll leave it on that note...it's the little things...and where is my motivation proclamation??? hahahahahaha...
"My, Mama...are you serious???? You should look on Mr. Brightside...destiny is calling...you need to open up your eyes...I am here to help...perhaps we should have a little talk...tee-hee...."
Moving on to the creation of our soup..Lightning man NEEDED to make an appearance...isn't he awesome??? Add onions to the pan..we're getting closer to the soup...hang in there, my friends...
Add Carrots!!!
Then...are you seated???? Add potatoes!!!!
Add stock...and I DID have a photo of that...but ghetto cam ate it..yup..I totes blame ghetto cam...regardless...add your stock and bring to a boil..simmer for a bit, then proceed to add you egg noodles...I really wish I could find that photo.....
Asparagus..it is a rather under-rated vegetable, IMHO, of course...but it does go well with beef stew, tastes delish, adds color and is one herbaceous perennial that you would want in your soup....it is rich in the amino acid asparagine...not just a coincidence, either!
Beef Stew Photograph #1
Beef Stew Photograph #2
I have two shots of my stew or soup or whatever it technically might be...I was rather indecisive this evening..but that rarely happens, so please humor me...It truly was a soul warming pot full of goodness...I did hope for somthing a little more fancy for a Friday night..but we did venture into the big city today..No Po to be exact...AND I got lost...see, I am super nice...I spared you the details of my 45 minute journey into the great abyss...go make some stew...rediscover Good Charlotte..channel Green Day AND remember Simple Plan..I'm on a roll tonight..it's a new day but it all feels old...prolly 'cause I am! hahahahahahahah..no, seriously I am...I don't ever wanna...I don't ever wanna be part of the crowd.....Ah, g'night my internet friends...
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