December 2008

Irish Beef Stew

December 11, 2008

Ingredients 1/4 cup olive oil 1 1/2 pounds stew beef, cut into 1-inch pieces 8 large garlic cloves, minced 6 cups beef stock or canned beef broth I cup of Guinness beer 1 cup of fine red wine 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 tablespoon dried thyme 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 2 bay [...]

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Where did I leave you?

December 10, 2008

Oh yeah, last Sunday I was driving down from the UP back to South Bend. We made it home in time to put Jackson to bed and that was directly where I went as well. Monday morning, Erika and Jackson took me to Chicago to see the Field Museum. I have read about their many [...]

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Friday

December 2, 2008

No Black Friday for us. It was time to hit the road. Not quite the butt crack of dawn, but close enough. It is downright cold out and we head off on what we hope to be an uneventful ride up to the U.P. and the Sault (pronounced Soo), when we encounter a blinding snowstorm. [...]

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Thursday

December 1, 2008

Thanksgiving lunch was had with all the yummy trimmings around noonish so we could get an early start on our road trip. Megan was left at the hotel in West Branch to partake of the swimming pool and hot tub, while those of gambling age back tracked a little to make a deposit at the [...]

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sTORItelling

December 1, 2008

Have I mentioned I enjoy memoirs? Yes even memoirs from young people who have had an interesting life (albeit long from being over). I was a fan of the first season of 90210 when it first came out but not much after that. I don’t recall hearing much about Tori Spelling after that until a [...]

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