Hope all goes well for Christmas, and good things in the New Year, remembering the principals of Kwanzaa, Janina shared a special stew, that was wonderfully served with fresh bread, wine and conversation.
Janina invited Marianna and myself to a wonderful friday evening dinner at her studio, live/work place in Countryside Hills. We met at the Union Station Metra train to start our adventure. Her place is tucked away in a subdivision backed up against the forest preserve, making a wonderful setting from the calm of the city. We lit the fireplace, and sat around it enjoying wine and pre-dinner, and after dinner deserts. Our dinner was delightful and the stew was perfect for the chilly evening.
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| Marianna Buchwald |
Stevie’s Stew shared with us by Janina:
Sear meat and bones ( I used a pot roast) with a couple of cloves of Garlic in olive oil.
After meet is browned add at least a cup of red wine, and after a few minutes about a pint or more of water.
Simmer for at least an hour. After an hour or more add about 2 cups of carrots and two cups of celery
And two cups of tomato sauce. Simmer for another hour or until carrots are cooked to the consistency you like. Before serving squeeze fresh lemon to add a tart taste, lovely.
Pomegranate-orange relish (New York times)
2 cups walnuts ( I did not use this much)
2 seedless unpeeled oranges cut in chunks
½ light brown sugar
¼ tsp pepper
2 cups of pomegranate seeds
¼ cup chopped mint leaves ( I used dried)
Roast walnuts in oven
Pulse oranges in a food processor, mix in other ingredients. Pulse
Take out and add pomegranate seeds.
Refrigerate.
Janina A. Ciezadlo is an artist and critic in Chicago. She is a contributing writer for the New City, and her work has appeared in the Chicago Reader; Afterimage, The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism; Bridge; Artscope and the Chicago Art Critic's Association publications. Several of her poems and photographs have appeared in afterhours, a journal of Chicago poetry and art. She has participated in Chicago Calling and Bauhaus 9090. Her scholarly work has appeared in the Yearbook of Interdisciplinary Studies and the Proceedings of the Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery.
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