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Kale and Sweet Potato Beef Stew Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 pound of stew beef 2 cups of low sodium fat free beef broth 2 cups of water 1 cup of diced onion 1 tablespoon of coconut oil (or oil of your choice) 2 sweet potatoes washed and diced 2 cups of chopped kale ½ cup of corn 1 tablespoon of garlic powder 1 tablespoon of Mrs. Dash Garlic and Herb 1 tablespoon of crushed red pepper (note, this gives it a kick. Use less if you’re not into spicy things) 1 tablespoon of dried basil In a large saucepan, add a cup of diced onion (frozen or fresh) with a tablespoon of coconut oil. Saute until onion is soft.  Add a pound of lean stew beef and garlic powder, Mrs. Dash, crushed red pepper, and dried basil.   Stir until the beef is mainly cooked on the outside.   Add two cups of beef broth and two cups of water.  Stir in vegetables.   I used fresh sweet potato, frozen kale, and canned corn.  Bring to a boil.   Cook until th

This has been one of my absolute favorite quarantine recipes and so simple.  I mostly cook low sugar / low carb and this did not disappoint. 1.  Heat a little bit of your favorite oil on the stove top in a fry pan on medium heat.  Salt and pepper the short ribs.  Place the short ribs into the pan and sear the outside till brown. 2.  Cover with a tablespoon of garlic powder and onion powder / minced onion.  Cover with a large can of tomato paste and a cup of apple cider vinegar. 3.  Bake covered with foil for 3 1/2 hours at 250 degrees.  Check every hour.  If they seem like they don't have enough sauce you can add a cup of water or broth.  When they easily pull apart they are done.  If they are not pulling apart easy, they aren't ready.  I like mine a little crispy so I finish mine under the broiler for a few minutes. I served mine in a toasted tortilla with some extra sharp Cabot cheddar.

First, to clarify, I don't have any suggestions on how to overcome an online shopping addiction.  The purpose of this blog is to share my favorite ways to utilize my online shopping addiction. I spend some...time...surfing the internet.  Some might even say it's a little too much.  But I've come across a few fun websites in 2015 and wanted to share them on this poorly titled website. 1.   Stylit .  Stylit is a free website that sends you personalized outfits every Thursday.  They include everything from accessories to matching nail polish to shoes.  The whole kit and caboodle.  They send you 5 outfits and have a lot of fun sample outfits usually each week as well.  Here's an example of what it looks like. YES PLEASE.  The only problem is that sometimes you want to buy everything.  Please note they include a lot of items from www.boohoo.com and http://www.6pm.com/.  The dresses I bought from BooHoo were all fantastic and arrived super quick and the two I bought

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First off, Dierks Bentley's new CD is all kinds of awesome and if you like good music, I highly recommend you download the whole thing.  Also, there is an awesome 22 minute behind the scenes look at the making of Riser  that includes the birth of his son from the hospital on Fios On Demand under CMT.  Pretty adorable. However, if you only want a taste, I recommend you download the songs in this order: 1.  Say You Do Don't worry about the damage done Just let those words roll off your tongue Even if you're lyin' If you really don't mean it, I don't care If you need a little buzz to get you there Then baby I'm buyin' 2.  Hurt Somebody Girl, you're gonna hurt somebody Make somebody bleed Girl, you're gonna hurt somebody God, I hope it's me 3.  Damn These Dreams I remember hearin' Hank on the radio The first time it felt like fallin' in love Like seriously, how good is that lyric?  L