A pair of beefy recipes

Updates are kind of sporadic here at the Inn – I’m having a lot of instances of “so little time” lately. So now, while I have some time, here are a couple more recipes that Ox asked me to post.

Beef Burgundy

Serves 6

1 10 to 11 ounce can condensed golden mushroom soup
¾ cups burgundy
¼ cup quick cooking tapioca
1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
¼ teaspoon pepper
3 medium carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 large onion, cut into thin wedges
1 ½ pounds lean beef stew meat, cut into ¾ inch cubes
8 ounces fresh mushrooms, halved
Hot cooked noodles

In a 3 ½ to 6 quart crockery cooker, stir together soup, burgundy, tapioca, thyme, and pepper. Add carrots and onion. Top with stew meat and mushrooms.

Cover and cook on low heat for 8 to 10 hours or on high heat for 4 to 5 hours.

Serve over hot cooked noodles.

Beef and Barley Soup

Serves 6

1 pound boneless beef chuck pot roast, cut into ¼ to ½ inch cubes
7 cups water
1 cup chopped onion
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 tablespoons instant beef bouillon granules
½ teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
½ teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed
½ teaspoon dried basil, crushed
½ teaspoon dried pepper
½ cup pearl barley, or 1 cup quick cooking pearl barley
1 10 ounce package mixed frozen vegetables

In a Dutch oven or heavy pot, combine beef, water, onion, celery, bouillon granules, thyme, marjoram, basil, and pepper. Bring to boiling. Stir in pearl barley (if using) and return to boiling. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes. (If using quick cooking barley, add during the last 20 minutes of cooking.)

Stir frozen vegetables into soup. Cook, covered, for 10 minutes more or until meat, barley, and vegetables are tender.

Source: What’s for Dinner? From Better Homes and Gardens Books, Inc. © 1995

Notes from the Hare

For the Beef and Barley soup, you can add more flavor, color, and nutrition by stirring in ½ of a 10 ounce package of frozen spinach with the other frozen vegetables.

Something Different, 5 GREAT RECIPES

HUG RECIPE 2 people 4 arms 2 hearts A touch of love A pinch of humor A sprinkle of gleeExtend arms and wrap them around each other. Clear your minds, take a good look at each other, then pull yourselves together and mix well. Serves 2.
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RECIPE FOR CHILD RAISING 1 c. Proverbs 22:6 1 tbsp. Proverbs 19:18 Dash of Proverbs 23:13 Pinch of Ephesians 6:4 1 teaspoon Proverbs 3:5 1/2 c. Titus 2:3 though 7Mix all the ingredients, add a pound of persistence, 1 cup of love and whip until right consistency.---------------------------------
FOR A GOOD LIFE

1 c. good thoughts
1 c. kind deeds
1 c. consideration for others
2 c. sacrifice
3 c. forgiveness
2 c. well-beaten thoughts

Mix thoroughly. Add tears of joy, sorrow and sympathy for others. Fold in 4 cups of prayers and faith to lighten other ingredients and raise the texture to great heights of honest living. After pouring all this into your daily life, bake well with the heat of human kindness. Garnish with lots of love. Serve with a smile. Enjoy!
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RECIPE FOR A HAPPY HOME
2 pinches of tenderness
3 c. of love
5 tsp. of happiness
1 qt. of patience
6 oz. of faith
3 tsp. of forgiveness
4 c. of understanding
1 barrel of laughter

Mix love and happiness, add faith. Blend in understanding, patience and tenderness. Add forgiveness. Toss in laughter with HUGS all around. Generously serves the whole family.
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RECIPE FOR LEFTOVER FRIENDSHIP

Fold two hands together
And express a dash of sorrow
Marinate it overnight
And work on it tomorrow.
Chop one grudge in tiny pieces
Add several cups of love.
Dredge with a large sized smile
Mix with the ingredients above.
Dissolve the hate within you,
By doing a good deed
,Cut in and help your friend,
If he should be in need.
Stir in laughter, love, and kindness
From the heart it has to come,
Toss with genuine forgiveness
And give your neighbor some.
The amount of people served
Will depend on you,
It can serve the whole wide world,
If you really want it to.