Words & Brush Weekender: Easy listening music and chat, Friday 18th November 2022, Free Choice - all genres of music welcome

 Easy listening music and chat, Friday 18th November 2022, 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!

Dusty Springfield - Son of a preacher man

Billy Joel - Honesty

Elvis Presley-His latest flame

Gerry & The Pacemakers You'll Never Walk Alone

André Rieu ft. Gheorghe Zamfir - The Lonely Shepherd

All of Me - Gypsy Jazz Cover

Avalon Jazz Band - C'est Magnifique (Cole Porter)

Taylor Swift - Mean

Mike Brant Laisse Moi T'aimer

The Shadows - Wonderful Land

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Words & Brush Recipe Corner: Country Lentil & Vegetable Soup

 Country Lentil & Vegetable Soup

By Lisa Starr, Meatland

https://www.meatland.net/

Ingredients

1 tablespoon canola oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 teaspoons crushed garlic
1 teaspoon dried oregano
3 large carrots, grated
1 cup red lentils (no need to soak)
7 - 8 cups chicken stock 
½ cup chopped parsley
2 cups chopped/sliced cabbage 
4 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon each salt and sugar
1 teaspoon Worcester sauce 

Directions

1: Heat the oil and stir-fry the onions, garlic, oregano and carrots for a few minutes.
2: Add the remaining ingredients, bring to the boil, then turn down heat and allow to simmer for 25 minutes.
3: Check seasoning and serve.

COOK'S NOTES: Change the flavor profile of this fabulous soup by replacing oregano with equal amount of ground cumin and add a squeeze of lemon before serving. Soup thickens when cold so add extra stock if needed. A low calorie, easy make bowlful of goodness!

Enjoy

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Words & Brush Weekender: Easy listening music and chat, Friday 11th November 2022, Free Choice - all genres of music welcome

 Easy listening music and chat, Friday 11th November 2022, 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!

Tea For Two – Tatiana Eva-Marie & Vinny Raniolo

Belfast Polka  - Celtic Thunder Band

Autumn Leaves · Steve Conway

I've got a Gal in Kalamazoo - Glenn Miller Band

Carole King - I Feel the Earth Move - lyrics

The Archies performing Sugar, Sugar 1969

You're Still The One · Shania Twain

André Rieu - You Raise me Up

The Platters - Only You

The Ronettes - Be My Baby 

Sixteen Tons - Southern Raised 

Billy Joel - New York State of Mind 

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Words & Brush Recipe Corner: Beef, bean and pumpkin stew

 

Pascale’s Kitchen: Beef, bean and pumpkin stew  (‘Tabichat luvya bikara safra’)

By PASCALE PEREZ-RUBIN, Jerusalem Post, OCTOBER 29, 2022

https://www.jpost.com/food-recipes/article-720794

                 Beef, bean and pumpkin stew  (‘Tabichat luvya bikara safra’)

                                                       (photo credit: CHAGIT GOREN)

Makes 6-8 servings.

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp. oil
• 3 medium onions, finely chopped
• 1 tomato, cut into pieces
• 2 bell peppers, cut into small pieces
• 5 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 600 gr. beef (shoulder, head or brisket), cut into medium chunks, rinsed and drained
• 4 Tbsp. tomato paste
• ½ Tbsp. spicy paprika
• 1 level tsp. cumin
• ½ tsp. salt
• 5-6 cups water
• 3 cups dry white beans, soaked overnight in water, then rinsed and drained, or frozen
• ½ kg. pumpkin, cut into pieces
• 4 large red potatoes, peeled and cut into medium chunks

Directions 

Heat the oil in a large pot. Add the chopped onion, tomato, peppers and garlic, and mix well. Add the beef, tomato paste, paprika, cumin and salt, and mix well. Pour 4 cups of water on top and bring to a boil.

Add the beans, pumpkin and potatoes, then pour the remaining water on top. The water should cover the beans and vegetables. Stir the pot and then cover and cook over medium heat for 2 hours, or until half of the water has been absorbed and the beans have softened. If needed, you can add another ½ to ¾ cup of water. 

Serve with boiled rice

Level of difficulty: Easy-medium  Time: 2.5 hours   Status: Meat

Enjoy

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Words & Brush Weekender: Easy listening music and chat, Friday 4th November 2022, Free Choice - all genres of music welcome

Easy listening music and chat, Friday 4th November 2022, 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!

Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps - Camino Sonoro Jazz band

Sway by Joyce Partise

Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger

Andrea Bocelli - Love In Portofino 

Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah 

Lee Marvin Wandering Star 

Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary-Lou

The Troggs - Wild Thing

The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack (1964) 

Dusty Springfield - You don't have to say you love me

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Ring in November! Open thread

 

Welcome November! One of the most beautiful Autumns in a while. All at once, branches are brushed with  royal purples, raspberry reds, lemony yellows to delight in our walks or travels.  A calling to drive or walk through the woods and admire all of nature's glory.

Enjoy coffee or tea to start your day!

Gaze upward from the base of a tree with a change of perspective in Nature's beauty. Nature's brush of colors, textures in a glorious unity.

Coffee or tea on the house today, what will it be?

Turkey or ham or both?

Snuggle and being closer to family and
gatherings once again

Binge on trilogies as it gets colder with first snows and frosts.

Try something new such as journaling. Free the mind and unlock the creativity within.  Some might say it's freewriting or daily affirmations. Some are working on projects

continuously, burning the creativity oil to make that deadline or goal. Finish it strong!  

Don't forget to enjoy the little things when 

life seems to go too fast, keep the wonder and the splendor. Smile more, laugh more.