All the babies decided to come at once so I was tired by last night and I decided on a hearty stew.
Hearty Beef Stew
1 Kilo Stewing beef, preferably organic
1/2 bottle red wine, ditto
2 onions
six potatoes
six carrots
six parsnips
Put the meat in a pot with the wine and simmer it with the sliced onions for an hour. Peel and cut the other vegetables and add them to the pot with a tablespoon of tomato paste, a splash of olive oil, and salt to taste.
Cover the stew with water, add whatever dried or fresh herbs you wish (1 chili pepper, rosemary, thyme, bay leaf), and let it simmer on low for at least another two hours.
I served this with fresh baguette and mashed roasted squash.
Squished Squash
Take a whole acorn or butternut squash and poke holes in it. Put it in a 400 degree celsius oven, in a pan with a little (1/2 inch) water in it. Let it roast for about an hour.
When it is soft, scrape the flesh from the skin, mash it, add olive oil and salt and black pepper. Serve hot.
Nothing like winter and babies to build up an appetite.
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