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I thought I would mess around with email lj-posting. Yes, I'm behind
the times, but oh well.

I have returned to work after a 5 day absence, and I'm somewhat less
than enthused. However, I have much to do. I'm the lead this week, so
I'll be extra busy. "Queen Beeeeotch" is what my coworkers
affectionately call me.

The good news is that I woke up on time, despite the alluring entreaties
of my adorable, soft and cuddly feline companions.

Christmas cards...krikey! I have to work on those.

Anyone have a favorite beef stew recipe they like? I wish to make some
this weekend.

I hope everyone else's Monday is going well!

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I have a recipe but it is in my head. I'll give you the basics.

I start with a good cut of meat--I avoid the "stew meat completely. I cube it and brown it in oil. Once it is browned, I drain the fat off and pour in about 3-4 cups of V8 juice (or the Raley's equivalent) and a cup of water. I toss in an onion that has been quartered and some garlic. I add some seasonings--sometimes I do it myself and sometimes I just use one of those packages. If I do it myself, I put in salt, pepper, a bay leaf or two, some rosemary, sage, and so on. I let it slowly simmer for a couple of hours.

After the meat is tender I add vegetables--carrots,potatoes, celery, mushrooms, more onions, some sort of squash, corn, if available, and whatever else looks good. I add them kind of in the order of the time it takes for them to cook. I'll adjust the water and seasoning to whatever is needed. If I want it thicker, I add a little cornstarch and water, but usually it's thick enough.

I think that is about it.

I've heard some people get a chuck roast and cube it...do you have a particular type of meat you prefer?

I'm thinking I use round or something like that. Generally it's whatever looks good at the time and doesn't cost an arm and a leg--although it might be an arm or a leg, for all I know.

Greetings. I found your journal via that of

scarcrest. I am going to add you to my friends list, so I thought I would let you know (which some people like, some don't). Anyway, good to meet you.

Ah yes, Mr. Logand, I've been expecting you! (Well, not really. I just love saying that.)

Welcome aboard! I've added you as well. Hell, you have icons of Wittgenstein and Elvis Costello. That's reason enough!

You recognized Wittgenstein. This means I should have added you a long time ago. It is my latest icon, so I'm quite proud of it (proud of it in a 'look how cool this is' way, rather than 'look how hard it was to make' way).

Well, I have a bachelors in Philosophy and Economics, so I did my tour of Wittgenstein duty. :-) But this was many years back (oooh, ten years, now).

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