Beef Stew

Recipe: Beef stew with chayotes

2012-02-16 00:00:00

Total time: 3 hours Servings: 4 to 6 1 1/2 pounds stewing beef, cut into large chunks Salt and pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, coarsely chopped, plus � cup minced onion, divided 1/4 cup brandy 6 cups water 3 large beef bones (any kind will...

Filipino food: Off the menu

2010-02-25 00:00:00

Andr� Guerrero grew up eating Filipino food, but you'll find few traces of it on his menu at the Oinkster, and none at all at his new March� L.A. Nor will you find Filipino food on the menus at Providence, Pizzeria Mozza or Church & State, all prominent...

Chefs Thomas Keller and Mark Peel take on home cooking

2009-11-04 00:00:00

Thomas Keller's Catalan beef stew is a spectacular, meaty dish of tender short ribs, fennel, fingerling potatoes and leeks, savory with the addition of oil-cured Spanish olives, fragrant with orange peel, garnished with fennel fronds and finished with...

Goulash from Blu Jam Cafe on Melrose Avenue

2009-03-04 00:00:00

Dear SOS: I'm a first-generation Hungarian American born and raised in Los Angeles, and I recently had the pleasure of eating at Blu Jam Cafe on Melrose Avenue. I was so delighted to see goulash on the menu. My grandmother passed away in 1987 and I've...

Alice Waters' brilliant, elusive simplicity

2007-10-10 00:00:00

BERKELEY'S Chez Panisse Cafe -- the casual spot above the more famous restaurant -- is one of my favorite places in the world to eat. What I love about it is not its inventiveness, but rather the opposite. It does simple, seemingly obvious dishes...

One stew, 3 ways

2013-03-02 00:00:00

Cooking smart means more than perfectly poaching an egg. It also means maximizing your kitchen time and dollars. And mastering a basic beef stew. Beef stew has impeccable comfort-food credentials. It's easily doubled or tripled, and freezes well....

ONE FOR THE TABLE: Beef Daube, a bright Provencal stew

2013-02-20 16:30:04

What are chilly days without comfort foods to soothe our weary souls and hungry stomachs? One of the best examples of comfort food is the stew. In it's basic form, a stew is relatively inexpensive meat stewed with vegetables in flavorful liquid. It...

Community Notes Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012

2012-12-06 06:46:00

Meetings Friday, Dec. 7 Up North Network of BNI meets every Friday at the Charlevoix Public Library. Meetings are from 7-8:30 a.m. and visitors are welcome. For information or a reservation to attend, call Bill Ulvund, (231) 881-6700. Petoskey...

Great to have hot meals on hand

2012-11-02 01:05:38

As we approach the cool days and cold evenings, it's nice to have something hot and ready to eat when we get home from a busy day. Slow cookers can help to save you time, money and be a great tool for tailoring recipes to dietary needs. You can also...

$5 Dinners with Erin Chase

2012-09-11 10:45:00

Author of "The $5 Dinner Mom One-Dish Dinner Cookbook", Erin Chase joined us to show how family dinners can be prepared with just five bucks! This cookbook is filled with more than 150�one-dish recipes that�don't cost an arm and a leg,�are easy to...

Restaurants, Food & Spirits

2012-08-14 08:49:00

This list is not all-inclusive. American Contemporary Allgauer's Doubletree Hotel, 5000 W. 127th St., Alsip, 708-272-4223 Open all day to accommodate hotel patrons and the public, Allgauer's is casual yet sophisticated and with recent renovations it's...

Community notes Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012

2012-12-05 07:57:00

Meetings Thursday, Dec. 6 The Rotary Club of Charlevoix meets 7:30 a.m. every Thursday at the Flap Jack Family Restaurant, 102 W. Carpenter, Charlevoix. For more information, call (231) 547-0360. Petoskey Duplicate Bridge Club meets 12:30 p.m....

It s preferred to cut your own dice to maintain uniformity as well as control over the trimming of the fat and sinew.

2010-11-09 00:00:00

Beef stew with rice and seasonal greens.

2009-04-26 11:50:03

Heat the vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Generously salt and pepper the beef. Brown the meat, in stages, so as not to crowd the pan. Each batch should take about 10 minutes. Remove the browned beef to a plate and add the onions to the pot.

2008-02-26 00:00:00