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Spicy Italian Seasoning

June 24, 2013 by Ariel 2 Comments

Most pre-made spice mix that you will find at the grocery store always have too much salt of other preservatives added so I preferred to make my own mix.  Inspired by many store bought blends, I hope you’ll enjoy this recipe.  Use it just as you would any store bought mix and add the salt in your recipe.

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Filed Under: Recipes, Spice Blend, Spicy Tagged With: basil, black pepper, blend, easy, green peppercorns, italian, majoram, minced garlic, onion, oregano, paprika, recipe, red chili flakes, seasoning, spice blend, spice mix, spicy, thyme

Beef & Butternut Squash Stew

October 4, 2012 by Ariel 7 Comments

I was passing by the farmer’s market the other day when I saw that the winter squash are starting to come out! yay!  I always liked the different winter squash but never got around to cook with any of them.  So I took my courage (…ok it didn’t take that much courage lol I was actually pretty excited) and I bought a butternut squash to experiment…  My head was going all over the place on what I could do with it.  Roast it, grill it or make a stew!

This beef and butternut stew is super simple and so delicious that I had to make a second batch before being able to take those photos for you because we ate it all the first night 😛  It was a success in my house, and I hope it will be a success in yours too 😉

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Filed Under: Beef, Recipes Tagged With: beef, blanch, butternut squash, carrots, majoram, mini yellow potatoes, nutmeg, olive oil, parsley flakes, recipe, red onion, sear, stew, while pepper corn

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