May Day

Friday - egg salad sandwiches
Saturday - pizza, fruit, veggies
Sunday - carne asada tacos, fruit, chips and salsa
Monday - ham and cheese filled crepes
Tuesday - hawaiian haystacks
Wednesday - enchiladas or taquitos (with leftover carne asada - I hope)
no leftovers, but I had stew meat in the freezer, so we had this

Basic (No Tomato) Beef Stew

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Serves 4 people

Categories: Beef, Main Dish, Stew

Ingredients 

• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2-2 lbs lean stewing beef (cubed round or your preferred cut)
• 2 -3 tablespoons cooking oil
• 3 1/2 cups beef broth (or 3 cups beef broth plus 1/2 cup dry red wine)
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 2 1/4 cups peeled cubed potatoes
• 2 cups carrots, sliced thickly
• 1 cup sliced celery (optional)
• 2 cups sliced green beans (OR 1 1/2 cups peas)
• salt and pepper

Directions 

1. Place flour in a plastic bag, add a few pieces of beef at a time shaking well to coat.
2. Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large sauce pan.
3. Add meat and onions, brown meat well.
4. Add beef broth (and wine if using), garlic, basil and thyme.
5. Bring all to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 1/4- 1 1/2 hours (or until meat is tender).
6. Add potatoes, carrots and celery, cover pot, and simmer for about 20-30 minutes (or until potatoes are almost done).
7. Add green beans (or peas) and simmer 10-15 minutes more.
8. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Thursday - homemade macaroni and cheese, fruit, veggies