Friday, April 3, 2026

Words & Brush Weekender: Easy listening music and chat, Friday 3rd April 2026, Free Choice - all genres of music welcome

Words & Brush Weekender: Easy listening music and chat, Friday 3rd April 2026, Free Choice - all genres of music welcome

Enjoy some good music here on Words & Brush, it's your free choice so please post any of your favorite music of all genres!

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Hello April Open thread, 2026

 


Now maybe time to plant and start on spring cleaning.  Some go on break taking a different path less travelled or for the best staycation. 










 



Any hour of the morning is coffee or tea time, join us!  Tell us where you are on your project. Are you happy where it's going?

Maybe the beach will inspire you.



















Some stories and movies you wish would just keep going, 

I always wonder what happened and the story was just left open ended.






After coffee the gears start churning to get to first tasks of the day.











And this month is spring break for many.  Whether it's the beach, pizza or the mountains or just a staycation works just find t6o recharge.























Go out for seafood at that little restaurant on the beach everyone is talking about.











Remember the nutritional content and the zinc and selenium with omegas in seafood will help recharge the mind and body to write that big important story as it should be written.  Don't forget to read a good book!


















Of course  many are homebound but put this on and through the night, very relaxing to take you away for awhile.










In the meantime keep on journaling!










Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Words & Brush Recipe Corner: Short Beef Ribs (AKA - Asado / Seder Night Flanken)

 Short Beef Ribs (AKA - Asado / Seder Night Flanken)

By Henny Shor, Jerusalem Post, March 12, 2026

https://www.jpost.com/food-recipes/article-890433

                    Short Beef Ribs - AKA Seder night flanken (credit: HENNY SHOR)

 Short Beef Ribs (AKA - Asado / Seder Night Flanken) 

When I was growing up, my mother would make a huge pot of chicken soup for the Seder, packed with both chicken and flanken (short beef ribs, or asado in Hebrew). By the time we reached the meal portion of the evening, the soup had been simmering for hours. First came bowls of soup with the traditional matzah balls, and then the main dish was all the tender chicken and meat that had been cooking in that same pot. It was absolutely the best – the long cooking time made everything incredibly soft and full of flavor.

This year, I thought I would prepare a flanken dish for our Seder. It’s different from the one I grew up with, but it carries that same comforting spirit of slow-cooked meat at the holiday table. Please God, my parents will be able to join us this year; it will be the first time I am hosting them for Seder night. Like everyone here, I am hoping that by then the war will be behind us.

Yields 6-8 servings

Ingredients:

4 Tbsp. olive oil
6 onions, sliced
2 Tbsp. date syrup or honey

1 Tbsp. kosher salt
3 kg. of short ribs, bone in (asado)
1 tsp. ground black pepper
½ tsp. ground turmeric
1½ cups red wine

Directions: 

Heat olive oil in a deep, wide pan on the stove, add in the onions, and sauté for about 10 minutes on medium heat. Add in the kosher salt, pepper, turmeric, and date syrup or honey, mix well, and sauté another 5 minutes. Pat dry the short ribs / flanken and add it to the pan piece by piece on higher heat, and let it sear in the pan for 5 minutes on each side. Then pour in the wine (you can use grape juice, if preferred), cover the pan, and turn the heat down to low. You can let it cook like this in the oven for 3-4 hours, or place it in the oven (check that your pan can fit into in the oven) on 150˚C/300˚F for 4-5 hours.



Enjoy! 

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