You are here: Home / stew Argentinian Beef Stew in a Pumpkin Shell We chose the largest of the three pumpkins displayed on the breakfast table. There was some debate but better safe than sorry, especially on Halloween! I got the two sets of Fall dishes out Saturday. I think we use the Hull. Oh! And have a glass of Chilean
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Let me emphasize a comment below. Hungarian sweet paprika is not the same as what you get in the store (unless your store carries Hungarian paprika). This concludes our little foray into Hungarian food prompted by the passage in Budapest. This is great for Marica Cooks Wednesday. Fits my schedule perfectly. Plus, I love Hungarian
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We went to The Asian Market the other day. (That’s it’s real name, by the way.) We love that place. It’s a restaurant, too. While we were wandering around, we spied rabbit in the freezer case. Only $4.99 per pound. We dithered. There’s a 5 or 6 pound rabbit in our freezer. We’ll be having
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This is great for Marica Cooks Wednesday. Fits my schedule perfectly. Plus, I love Hungarian food, even this which doesn’t sound particularly Hungarian except for the paprika. I doubled the garlic. That’s Hungarian. Speaking of Hungarian. I’m passively listening to Finnish talk radio. I can sort of hear the similarity, especially in the inflection. But
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Originally published January 2019 Marica Cooks Monday! This was quite good. By necessity, I substituted sherry for the marsala. Beef Stew with Marsala Serves 8 or 9 Print Recipe INGREDIENTS 3 lbs lean stewing beef 2 tbsp olive oil 2 yellow onions, peeled & chopped 3 cloves garlic, chopped 1/2 cup dry white wine 1 cup Marsala wine 2 oz dried mushrooms, soaked in 1 1/2 cups warm water for
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It was fabulous! Recipe here.
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Later today this pumpkin will become the vessel which will bring the goodness of beef stew to us. This is a Mr. Big Food adaptation. The stew will simmer on the stove for about an hour, and then be transferred to the pumpkin shell, and bake in the oven for about two hours. I can’t
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It was delicious. Here’s the recipe along with some narrative from The Master Chef.
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Marica Cooks Monday! This was quite good. By necessity, I substituted sherry for the marsala.
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