Beef stew wine :

Daube Niçoise or Southern French Beef Stew with Truffle Polenta

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     Like any great world cuisine, much of classic French cooking is based in the tastes and practices of the poor.  When enterprising people have a pot of water, some fire, meat and some vegetables, something [...]

Red Wine Braised Short Ribs

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Whenever my husband and I dine out, Braised Short Ribs or Osso Bucco is usually what we catches our interest.  For us, there's something so comforting, and mouth-watering,  about a meat that is slowly braised in a tomato-based[...]

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It was a dreary, drizzly day. It was the sort of day that ragweed creeps up into your unsuspecting sinuses causing every word you utter to begin with the letter D. It was the sort of day that you have to force your feet into a pair of socks[...]

B?uf Bourguignon.

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Another french classic. It may not be the prettiest dish in the world, but it is definitely one of the tastiest. It got quite popular all over the world after the release of the 2009 movie ‘Julie & Julia’, featuring Meryl Streep and[...]

Steak and Kidney Pie

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There is this awesome website called Historical Foods,  http://historicalfoods.com, with recipes that go back to the Dark Ages and through to modern times.  I like “back in the day” original recipes that think nothing of requiring[...]

Being Julia Child or Rather Julie Powell

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How many of you have read “Julie & Julia”? How many saw the movie? Quite a few, thank you… so I bet you guys remember the scene where Julie was trying Beouf Bourguignon and fell asleep as the dish was sitting in the oven,[...]

Ghana - The 2010 FIFA World Cup Bites and Boozes

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Ghana I'd spend a lot of time on a Ghana post but it is Friday night, and I need to get some sleep before the matches tomorrow.  I'll make this quick. USA! USA! USA! Food in Ghana involves diverse traditional[...]

Cameroon - The 2010 FIFA World Cup Bites and Boozes

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Cameroon Bite and Booze returns to the host continent of the 2010 FIFA World Cup for a look at the eats and drinks of Cameroon.  This country is sometimes referred to as "Africa in miniature" for its geological and cultural[...]

Beef Stew with Red Wine and Mushrooms

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I'm not usually one to plan ahead, but this morning had a busy day in front of me and I actually put a Beef Stew on the stove shortly after breakfast.  Letting it simmer away while I finished up the dishes and other little chores, I got a head[...]

Beef Stew with Red Wine - Tocanita de vita cu vin rosu

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A slow-cooked casserole of tender beef in a red wine and tomato sauce, with black olives and bell pepper. For 6 persons:- 5 tablespoons olive oil- 2.5 lbs boned beef chuck, cut in i.5-inch pieces- 1... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my[...]