Homemade braised beef short ribs.

Using a dutch oven, I browned the ribs in olive oil. Once browned, I removed the ribs, replaced the oil and sauteed a puree of onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Once that developed a fond, I added a cup and a half of tomato paste and let that cook for 5 or so minutes, and then added most of a bottle of a decent cabernet sauvignon. Once the liquid reduced by 1/2, the ribs went back in with 2 bay leaves, a bouquet of thyme and enough water to cover, then into the oven at 375 for 3 hours, removing the lid for the last 20 minutes. Almost forgot, salt and pepper at every step. Served over top of lightly buttered egg noodles and alongside a bottle of Gigondas.

I'll make this again, but maybe cut the amount of tomato paste in half and use beef stock instead of water. Or find a recipe that uses stout or a dark german beer...

No pics :(

I had a steak cookout with my Dad last night and I was still craving steak today so I went to Whole Foods and got some fajita sirloin meat and scrambled them with eggs, cheese and spices and ate them on a tortilla.

TGIF, local host drove to Little Saigon for something different this morning, a great summer light lunch @ Westminster, CA plus a quickie pit stop next at Lee's Sandwiches before heading back to LAX: Chè Ba Màu, Chả Giò, Goi Tom, Bánh Hỏi Thịt Nướng, and Bánh Hỏi Thit Bo Nuong.

< English translations > : Three Color Beans Drink w. Ice, Crispy Spring Rolls, Vietnamese Shrimp Salad, Angel Hair Pasta w. Grilled Slice Pork, and Angel Hair Pasta w. Grilled Beef - plenty of condiments & sides, fish sauce, etc. to wrap/dip in :D

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Had some Indian stuffed parathas with plain yougurt, pickles, and a salad. Delicious.^

Phoenix Area today:
- Light breakfast at a Hampton Inn
- Lunch at YC's Mongolian BBQ in Tempe: Build your own stir-fry with noodles, chicken, beef and pork and vegetables
- Dinner at Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix: a Wiseguy Pizza (fennel sausage) and a beer
- "Dessert" at Four Peaks in Tempe: Peach Ale and an order of French Fries :D

Too much travel food! Skyclub breakfast and Biscoffs on Delta. Probably good though, I ate a lot last weekend so putting more in might be a bad idea.

Manhattan...NY

-Guacamole
-Orange
-"Philly Cheeseteak" nachos (bad)
-Andes chocolate mints
-Banana
-Sweet potato knish
-Chive and pork dumplings
-Dark chocolate
-Bánh mì and gỏi cuốn (bad)
-Mücver with yoghurt
-Fried eggplant and zucchini
-Pasta with scallops, shrimp, clams, and calamari
-Peanut butter and crème brûlée frozen yoghurt with granola

Very schnitzy. The pic worked like Pavlov's bells...
:D

Steak sandwich and chips for lunch, Poptarts and coffee for breakfast. Law School is not conducive to healthy CMK10 eating :D

Breakfast:
Homemade raspberry jam on 2 slices wholemeal bread (homemade)
Columbian coffee
Yoghurt with plum compote

Where in DC did you get the coffee? ;)

Eastern CT - "power" (high protein) breakfast buffet with fresh OJ, and, eggs being cooked to order ... and, hotel's fitness center later :D

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