Spare Rib Stew

2 lbs chopped spare rib
2 bags frozen okra
1 can tomato paste
1.5 cups navy beans soaked over night
1 tblsp garlic paste
1 onion fine diced
2 tblsp herbs de provence
1 cup chicken broth

Cook onions and garlic in a bit of olive oil in large pot till onions are translucent. Add beans, broth, and 1 cup water and bring to boil then let simmer till tender about 2 hours. Add ribs, tomato paste, herbs, and okra. Simmer until ribs are tender and falling off the bone, about 1 hour. Salt & pepper to taste. Serve as thick soup or if not on SB, over rice in a sort of gumbo fashion.

SB 5

almond milk
coffee + skim milk

iced tea
chicken caesar salad
egg salad
babaganoush

spare rib stew

SB 4

coffee w/ skim milk
egg omlette
almond milk

canned chicken with melted cheese
ice tea

spare rib stew

SB 3

breakfast:
soy milk
coffee with skim milk

Lunch:
pesto and sundried tomato chicken
steamed broccoli
iced tea

Dinner:
oxtail, pinto beans, and okra stew

Stewed Oxtail

2 lbs oxtail chopped
1.5 cup dried pinto beans
1.5 tblsp white miso (preferably the kind with dashi in it)
1 onion diced small
2 tsp crushed garlic
3 cups chicken stock

Soak pintos in 4 cups of cold water over night.
In a large pot add oil and brown oxtail. Remove from pot.
In same pot add onion and garlic and cook till fragrant, about a minute.
Add miso and 1 cup chicken stock. Let boil.
Add oxtail and enough stock to cover bones. Let simmer for 3 hours.
Drain beans. Add to pot with enough stock to cover. Let simmer for 1 hour more.
Cool and stick in fridge.
Next day skim fat off surface. Bring back to a simmer for 30 mins. Serve.

SB return day 2

Breakfast:
crustless quiche
soy milk
ice coffee + skim milk

Lunch:
salad of mixed green, ham chunks, black beans, grilled chicken, yellow peppers, marinated mushroom, grilled zukes

Dinner:
Stewed oxtail with pinto beans

Snack:
roasted pumpkin seeds
steamed edamame in the pod

Return to the ways of SB

*sigh* ok here's to trying again.

Dinner last night:
roasted duck + steamed broccoli

Breakfast:
soy milk
iced coffee w/ skim milk

Lunch:
Eggplant stir fried
Chicken skewer with peanut sauce
mushroom & beef stir fry
garlic shrimp

Dinner:
roasted duck + edamame