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I mushed a lot of New Years Traditional Foods together.
Pork = Abundance because they root forwards rather than backwards like a chicken.
Pomegranate = Abundance. The Greeks believe that the pomegranate seeds symbolize fertility.
Grapes = In Spain they will eat 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight to bring luck for the next 12 months.
Black Eyed Peas = Wealth because they supposedly resemble coins.
Chinese Long Beans = Green = Wealth because money is green + Length = Longevity. In Asian cultures they believe noodles symbolize a long life.
Orange and Honey = The Chinese believe that eating Orange and Honey will bring good fortune, wealth, and money.
Buttered Pretzel Bread = Buttered Bread = Good Luck. The Irish believe that banging buttered bread on the door will ward off bad luck. And sharing buttered bread with friends will bring good luck + Pretzel = Luck and Prosperity. The Germans believe pretzels bring luck and prosperity… for some reason…
Holiday Dessert, bathed in the blood of a thousand alien seed babies…
Actually, not.
Spiced Pear Cheesecake, with Pistachio Shortbread Crust, and Pomegranate Sauce.
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Chicken Teriyaki Soup, with Coconut cream, Chicken cooked with Pineapple and Onion, hard Sauteed Cabbage and Carrot, Bamboo Shoots, and Spinach, for 🤷🏻♀️..
I made a lovely meal for one on Easter. The leftovers took me a long way…
Lamb Choppers, with Blueberry Sauce, Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes, and Sauteed Green Beans.
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Round Two:
Leftover Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes. Apple, Date, and Bacon stuffed bone-in Pork Chop. And Sauteed Green Beans with Bacon and Honey.
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Round Three:
Goat Cheese Mashed Potato Gnocchi, in Rosemary Lemon Cream Sauce, and Chicken with leftover Blueberry Sauce.
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Round Four:
Farfalle in Rosemary Lemon Cream Sauce, with Arugala, and Blueberry Greek Yogurt Marinated (huge) Chicken Boob.
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Last Round:
Apple Date Stuffing, Brie, and Arugula Grilled Cheese
Sofrito and Sausage Pasta
I love beef, and I particularly love beef stew. I had really only known of the bigger known stews from Ireland, and France. I began to think, surely there are delicious stews from other countries as well. I did some research and this is what I found.
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Irish Beef Stew
Special ingredient: Guinness
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French Beef Stew
Beouf Bourguignon
Special Ingredient: Red Wine
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Belgian Beef Stew
Carbonnade a la Flamande
Special Ingredients: Belgian Beer, Brown Sugar, Dijon Mustard
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Chinese Beef Stew
Special Ingredients: Soy Sauce, Chinese Cooking Wine, Star Anise, Cinnamon, Ginger
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Vietnamese Beef Stew
Bo Kho
Special Ingredients: Lemongrass, Chinese 5 Spice, Soy Sauce, Fish Sauce, Star Anise, Cinnamon, Coconut Water
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Argentine Beef Stew
Carbonada
Special Ingredients: Sweet Potato, Acorn Squash, Frozen Corn, Apricots
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Moroccan Beef Stew
Special Ingredients: Cinnamon, Cumin, Ginger, Apricots
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Jamaican Beef Stew
Special Ingredients: Soy Sauce, Allspice, Scotch Bonnet
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Puerto Rican Beef Stew
Carne Guisada
Special Ingredients: Sofrito, Light Beer, Adobo Seasoning, Sazon, Green Olives
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Ethiopian Beef Stew
Siga Wot
Special Ingredients: Ghee, Ginger, Berbere
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Then I decided to take it full circle.
Dublin Coddle
Special Ingredients: Beef Sausage, Dark Beer, Bacon
As the weather got colder, and life got harder, I felt like it was time for some comfort foods.
Biggest take away: There are no sexy pictures of comfort food…