Words & Brush Weekender: Easy listening music and chat, Friday 23rd February 2024, Free Choice - all genres of music welcome

Easy listening music and chat, Friday 23rd February 2024, 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!

Edie Brickell - Good Times

Bésame Mucho – Tatiana Eva-Marie & Avalon Jazz Band

Penny Lane - The Beatles (Acoustic Cover by Emily Linge)

Dusty Springfield - Spooky

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine 

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Stir It Up 

Enya - Caribbean Blue 

ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You

U2 - Gloria

Roy Orbison - You Got It

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Words & Brush Recipe Corner: Beef Chili

 

In the Kitchen with Henny: Beef Chili

This delicious meal is easy to prepare in the morning. Let it simmer all day in your slow cooker so you come home to a warm homemade meal.

By HENNY SHOR, Jerusalem Post, FEBRUARY 17, 2024 

https://www.jpost.com/food-recipes/article-787132

                                            CHILI (illustrative) (credit: FREEPIK )

Yields 6 servings.

Ingredients

Spice blend:

• 1 Tbsp. chili powder
• 1 Tbsp. cumin
• 1 Tbsp. coriander
• 1 Tbsp. oregano
• 1 tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. black pepper
• ½ tsp. cocoa powder

Chili:

• 1 onion, diced
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic diced/minced
• 1 kg. ground beef
• 2 cups or 1 can diced tomatoes
• 6 cherry tomatoes, cut in chunks
• 1 small pepper, cut in chunks
• 1 cup water or soup stock
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 425-gr. (15-oz.) can of red kidney beans, rinsed

Directions

Put all the seasonings into one bowl and mix well, then set aside.

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet, add the diced onions, and sauté for about 5 min. until the edges are lightly golden. Then add the minced garlic.

Break up the ground beef and add it to the skillet. Mix it in with the onions and garlic until the meat is slightly browned, about 3 min.

Turn your slow cooker to the low setting and add in half of the canned diced tomatoes.

Pour the ground beef mixture into the slow cooker, followed by the spice blend, tomato, and pepper chunks, and mix well. Pour in the water, tomato sauce, and beans. Then cover and let cook for 6 to 8 hours on the low-temperature setting.

Enjoy

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Words & Brush Weekender: Easy listening music and chat, Friday 16th February 2024, Free Choice - all genres of music welcome

 Easy listening music and chat, Friday 16th February 2024, 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!

Ritchie Valens - Donna 1958 

Del Shannon - Runaway

The Beach Boys "I Get Around" 

Pretty Woman , Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman

Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up

Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now

Pulp - Common People

Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou 

Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue

The Supremes "You Can't Hurry Love"

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Words & Brush Recipe Corner: Silken Chocolate Walnut Fudge

 Silken Chocolate Walnut Fudge

by Lisa Starr of Lisa Star . Com

https://lisa-starr.com/

You're four ingredients - and approximately 3 minutes - away from the most decadently delicious, melt-in-your-mouth, chocolate walnut fudge. 

Talk about the sum being far greater than the parts. 

Serve with a mysterious smile and wait for diners to identify the source of the velvet-like texture. 

Never before has humble tahini (sesame seed paste) been put to more indulgent use, and the fact that these sublime squares are parve, gluten-free, and vegan only adds to their serving appeal.

Make ahead of time and keep refrigerated or even frozen and serve directly from cold storage.

Perfect for winter dining - they tend to melt in summer - and the ultimate, cold weather pick-you-up.

                  SILKEN CHOCOLATE WALNUT FUDGE

 

1 cup tahini (sesame seed) paste

200 g dark chocolate (60% is strongly advised)

3 tablespoons honey

Generous pinch Maldon salt

Toasted walnuts (or nuts of choice)

 

1: Melt tahini (sesame seed paste), chocolate and honey together over low heat in a small pot or microwave on 80% for 1 minute.

2: Stir in a generous pinch of Maldon salt and nuts.

3: Scrape mixture into a small pan - you don't want squares to be too thin - and scatter over a few extra walnuts then place in the fridge to set completely.

4: Cut into squares and keep refrigerated/frozen till ready to serve.

COOK'S NOTES: Be sure to heat over low heat or for minimal time in the microwave. If you over-heat the tahini thickens too much and chocolate gets grainy. Rather heat for 1 minute and then remove from heat and stir till shiny and smooth. Any nut is delicious here but is best toasted. You can also add cranberries for fruity appeal. Peanut butter is a replacement for tahini but won't produce the same, silken mouth-feel. Maple syrup can be used in place of honey if serving strict vegans. I use an 18 cm x 22 cm pan as I don't want the mixture to be too thin. You want thick, chunky squares. Makes more than you'd expect and keeps perfectly….provided you can resist them!

Enjoy

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Words & Brush Weekender: Easy listening music and chat, Friday 9th February 2024, Free Choice - all genres of music welcome

  Easy listening music and chat, Friday 9th February 2024, Free Choice - all genres of music welcome

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The Monkees - The Kind of Girl I Could Love

Shocking Blue - Venus (1969)

Katrina Lenk The Band's Visit: "Welcome to Nowhere"

The Small Faces - Green Circles (1967)

La vie en rose - Café de Paris

Carl Perkins - Honey Don’t 1956

The Beatles - Revolution

Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion

Ruby Tuesday MELANIE 

Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By 

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