Movie Night

The weather in California is extraordinarily cold, very cold.

I've got a husband who's under the weather and a netflix queue brimming with flicks...

Enter the Banksy documentary or was it the Mr. Brainwash documentary??

The Movie

I remember it like it was yesterday, Brian and I, high on the excitement of just being married decided to skip the Banksy opening. Young love. Anyway, I'll always associate Banksy with that feeling. That lovey-dovey-mushy feeling. Watch this documentary, it's great. Wether you are familiar with street artist or not it's a good watch.

The Meal

Like I said, it's cold.

Yes! The perfect time for something warm!

I'm a girl who likes to keep things simple and there is nothing easier than a one pot meal.

Enter the beef stew.

1 pound of chuck cubed and lightly dredged with flour

1 1/2 cup of carrots chopped

1 1/2 cup of celery chopped

1 1/2 cup of russet potatoes cubed

1 pack of mushrooms halved

3 garlic cloves diced

1 1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

8 ounces of tomato sauce

1 package of Lipton onion soup mix

4 cups of water

In a large pot, warm olive oil (about 3 tablespoons). Once the olive oil is nice and hot add your cubed/flour dredged chuck and brown it. Next, add garlic, tomato sauce, Lipton onion soup mix and 4 cups of water, you can substitute the water with a nice dark beer. Cover and let this simmer on low heat for 2 1/2 hours and then add the carrots. Let that simmer for 30 minutes then add the rest of your veggies, raise your heat to medium and let that go for another 30 minutes covered.

By now this stew has been on the stove for over 3 hours. It's time to eat!

This is truly one of my all time favorite meals, if I want to mix it up I can add Barley or peas.

The most important thing about this stew is it's base. Take a little bit of this and a little bit of that and make it your own, kinda like what Mr. Brainwash!

Enjoy!

E.