100 recipes in 100 days: October 2010

So this by far is one of the most complicated things that I have EVER attempted to make. Damn recipe made me hate life. It is a Julia Child recipe so I didn't expect it to be easy of course but you can find the link for the recipe right here: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/recipe?id=8222804

This Stew takes about 3 or 4 hours to make with at least an hour prep time. This dish was a pain in the ass to say the least. You have to cube the beef and then dry them piece by piece. At least that is what I did. I am sure there was an easier way to do it but I couldn't figure it out. This took forever so if anyone does plan on making this stew I would be sure to make it either a day in advance or be prepared to be in the kitchen for a few hours. This recipe was seriously so confusing but everything turned out right in the end. I would recommend reading the entire recipe before attempting it. I didn't think this would be a complete food blog with out doing a Julia Childs recipe so this was one of the first one I wanted to try because in the movie Julie&Julia everyone was orgasming over this stew and so was I and my best friend. She asked me to make it and finally a month after watching the movie we got all the ingredients to do so.

The taste is fabulous! It's so flavorful and light. The onions and mushrooms and carrots all go together very well with the beef and it has a subtle wine taste but that adds to the flavor even more. Sad to say the children didn't really enjoy it but I feel this stew has more of an "adult" taste. I enjoyed it very much and so did Patty. I would definitely make this stew again in a heartbeat but will plan better next time.

Here are some pictures.

all the ingredients needed

sauteing the mushrooms,onions,and carrots

sauteing the onions

mushrooms

The finished product

This stew was delicious and goes great with jalapeno bread. That is all for now I am super tired and sleep sounds amazing right now.

Until next time!

Meggo

Today I have decided to make a Spinach Lasagna. You can find the recipe right here: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/spinach-lasagna-iii/Detail.aspx
This was an easy recipe nothing too difficult that any other person couldn't do. I got the idea to make this because my friend Patty saw it on a show that she was watching and asked me if I could attempt to make it and i of course said yes. The only problem I had was finding Ricotta cheese so I substituted Ricotta for Feta cheese. It takes an hour for this dish to cook. It's a long wait for a hungry family,but totally worth the wait. This dish has a sweet taste because of the tomato paste and everything ties together very nicely. I would recommend this dish if you were serving a large group of people. It is sure to satisfy.

Here are some pictures to document the process.

all of the ingredients