Treating ourselves to something delicious...

Well, there are plenty of nutritious grains out there that you can easily mix with beans to boost the protein content. I always tend to add some dried meat to my beans; it’s one of the few traditional dishes I actually bother making from scratch.

Maria Cox64 said:No, seriously, look at meat production. You need way more water for that—not to mention all the feed required to fatten up livestock—compared to just growing grains, fruits, or veggies. For God's sake, you could probably find some study where they actually crunched those numbers. Not even mentioning those pathetic little chicken and cow farms where they’re stuck in cages and can't even move. Now, with this whole COVID thing, people are finally starting to realize all that.

Well, Bill Gates is already working on a fix for that.

Lab-grown meat produced in a single processing plant.

Zero impact on the planet. Plus, why else do you think they're so obsessed with going to Mars?

Maria Cox64 said:honestly, you and I are just ridiculous—we tear each other apart first, and then we act like absolutely nothing happened afterward.

Those are the classic family squabbles. They are actually the best kind.

I'm not just here to talk big and run my mouth without substance; if you want actual proof of what went down today, here is the visual evidence right in front of you.

https://postimg.cc/gallery/4Ympv7s

Bread, a long road, and some raspberry jam 🙂

Beef Stew - Powered by Steve Karapandža
I said I’d post something once I finished eating, and here we are. Picked up some of Steven's recipes and whipped up a batch of beef stew.

Ingredients
- 2.2 lbs beef chuck
- a few cloves of garlic
- 5 oz smoked bacon, diced
- 2 onions
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1 parsley root, diced
- 3.5 oz celery, diced
- 1.1 lbs potatoes, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- bay leaf
- 2/3 cup tomato puree
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 6 cups beef bone broth
- bunch of fresh parsley
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper

Instructions
Sauté the finely chopped onions in hot oil. Once they turn golden, toss in the diced bacon, the prepared meat, and some sausage. Sauté briefly until the liquid reduces. Add the diced root vegetables, garlic, cayenne, smoked paprika, and tomato puree, then sauté for a bit longer. Pour in the wine and bone broth, add the potatoes and the bay leaf, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Simmer on low heat until the meat is tender (usually about an hour after adding everything). Finish it off with a sprinkle of fresh parsley.



Enjoy.

Basically, there’s plenty of good stuff in Steve's little book. I'll drop some more thoughts on it in a few days. 🙂

That looks absolutely incredible! Honestly, it's an absolute knockout of a meal...

I didn't take the photo once it was finished, just after it had been sliced up. 😬

Charles Bailey2 said:However—to be clear—I am not referring to a photo taken once the process was complete, but rather one captured while the work was already well underway. 😬

So, did they just empty the bucket? 😁

They almost had her. 🤣

In any case, I didn't get much done today. On my way home from work, I ended up grabbing some subpar pizza—honestly, it felt more like chewing on gravel than actual food. I just didn't have the energy to cook... we ate it on the go, then rushed off to take my little one to the dentist. We'll just have to figure out dinner tomorrow. It's anyone's guess what the schedule holds... 🙂

Charles Bailey2 said:They practically had her cornered. 🤣

That’s actually the best part—when they end up fighting over the spoils even more. 😁

Lungic’s mushroom pasta

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It looks a bit dry in the photo—though, in reality, it wasn't at all. 🙂

Regardless—it was quite filling. 😁

Finding a decent meal idea is honestly harder than finding a quick hookup.

slyraven27 said:Lungic's mushroom pasta

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It looked a bit dry, but it actually wasn't. 🙂

At any rate, I certainly didn't leave the table hungry. 😁

👍

It isn't a casual bean chili, nor is it just some backyard BBQ... this was a truly formal affair!

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She isn't playing games when it comes to those peppers, I'm telling you.

Meanwhile, we're just wandering aimlessly around Chicago.😁

Keith Ward2 said:She isn't playing games when it comes to those peppers—I mean it, seriously.

And here we are, just wandering aimlessly through the cornfields. 😁

🤣