Beef Stew

Thank you Pioneer woman for having a wonderful Beef stew recipe. 

Bitting into juicy beef and savoring the flavorful potatoes.  Having that tender carrot melt unto your tongue while smelling all the aromas of the spices.  That was my first reaction when bitting into my homemade pioneer woman's beef stew. 

Beef Stew:

3 tablespoons of Olive oil

1 tablespoon of Butter

2 pounds beef stew meat

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 bottle of can of beer (12 oz)

4 cups of beef broth

1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons of tomato paste

1/2 teaspoon of paprika

1 1/2 teaspoons of sugar

1/2 teaspoon of salt

pepper

4 potatoes, quarter

3 carrots, unpeeled, sliced

2 tablespoons of flour

Heat olive oil & butter.  Throw in meat and quickly cook for about 5 minutes or browned. 

Remove meat unto clean plate.

Add onions into pot and cook until soft. (3 min.)

Add garlic until browned (1 min)

Pour in beer

Add beef broth

Worcestershire sauce

tomato paste

paprika 

Sugar, salt, & pepper

Finally, add met back into pot and simmer for 1 1/2-2 hours.  If liquid level starts getting low add 1-2 cups of hot water at a time.  Add potatoes and carrots and simmer for about 30 minutes or until tender.  To thicken, remove 1 cup of cooking liquid and mix with flours and add to pot.  Simmer for 10 more minutes.  Serve and enjoy! 

Photo creds to the Pioneer woman because I didn't get pictures
 of the finished product!  It was eaten before  I got home! 

~Love Jade~

Starbucks Black Tea Lemonade

So everyone, I was just checking up on one of my favorite blogs the other day and read about this amazing 'Starbucks Black Tea lemonade".  After drooling over the pictures and reading her obsession over this drink I just couldn't handle not experimenting myself! 

Starbucks Black Tea Lemonade

2 Family size or 3 regular bags of black Tea
1/2 cup of sugar
12 oz. Of frozen Lemonade Or 1 scoop of powdered lemonade (I happen to like the powdered lemonade better) 

Boil 5 cups Of water

Remove From Heat, Add sugar

Step tea bags in water for 2-3 minutes

Pour Frozen Lemonade Or powdered lemonade in tea. 

Add 5 cups of cold water

Combine and chill in fridge

~Love Jade~

Quick Meringue

So.... nothing really exciting has happened to me lately. 

And because of that I don't really have anything to write about.

Instead I've been staying home doing a lot of cooking.  

I'll get around to writing soon.  Sorta in a writers block situation right now... 

It gently lands on your tongue.  As quickly as it starts it disintegrates.  That's the feeling you get when you eat meringues.  Light almost candy like kisses of sugar. 

Quick Meringues

• 2/3 cup of Sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon Cream of Tartar 
• 1/4 teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 egg whites

Pre-heat oven 250º

Beat the eggs whites, cream of tartar, and Vanilla until egg whites are foamy 

Slowly add in Sugar, Beat until soft Peaks

Don't you like my Piggy Spatula?  So cute! Ok... Moving on, 

Next, spoon heaping spoon fulls of Meringue mixture unto lined or greased baking sheet.  Bake for 15 minutes or until sides are just browned.  Be careful though, they burn easily.

Let cool.  Don't pick them up and transfer them right away, they'll just break.  Let them cool completely. 

Enjoy!

Tip: Add Espresso for an extra kick
Tip: Coat in chocolate
Tip: Add any extract you'd like! 

~Love Jade~

Spinach Chips

Basically the same concept as my Brussel Sprout Chips.  Just with Spinach Instead! 

You might remember a couple posts back I posted about Brussel Sprout chips?  Well, this is basically the same concept and recipe but instead I've used Spinach! 

If you like to get more greens in your diet this is perfect.  

Plus, if you like that extra crunch you'd like the spinach chips better.

Don't forget to look through my other recipes!

Spinach Chips

• 1 bag Spinach / 6 oz.
• 1 tablespoon Olive oil
• Salt to taste
• Garlic/rosemary (optional)

1. Preheat oven 250º.  
2. Wash and dry spinach
3. Toss spinach with oil
4. Add salt
5. Add extra seasonings (optional)
6. Spread evenly unto baking sheet
7. Bake 20-15, until Crunchy 

It's gonna look like a lot of spinach and you may want to use to baking sheets.  But trust me!  The spinach shrinks down and gets really small

You can hear the crunch!

~Love Jade~