Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, denise's "stew-pidly easy" beef stew. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Denise's "Stew-pidly Easy" Beef Stew is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Denise's "Stew-pidly Easy" Beef Stew is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have denise's "stew-pidly easy" beef stew using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Denise's "Stew-pidly Easy" Beef Stew:
- Prepare simmer sauce
- Make ready 1 tbsp blend of chopped fresh (or dried) herbs like rosemary, sage, thyme, oregano, basil (optional)
- Prepare 3 cup Au Jus gravy packet mix, prepared
- Make ready 1 fresh scotch bonnet or "seasoning" pepper is optional (whole, or chopped and de-seeded)
- Get seared beef tips
- Prepare 1 1/2 lb stew beef (1" cubes)
- Get 2 tbsp olive oil, divided
- Make ready 2 clove garlic, crushed, divided
- Make ready 1 tsp hamburger seasoning (McCormick, use more or less to taste)
- Take marinade
- Get 1 worchestershire sauce
Instructions to make Denise's "Stew-pidly Easy" Beef Stew:
- Marinade beef for at least 2 hours or overnight
- Prepare packet Au Jus, add herbs and pepper, set aside
- Heat large deep heavy skillet or dutchy, add 1 tbsp oil, then add 1 clove of crushed garlic, stir
- Add half of the beef, sprinkle with hamburger seasoning while searing. Remove first batch of seared meat and repeat for remaining beef
- Return all seared beef to the pot, add prepared simmer sauce, bring to boil, reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for about 2 hours or until beef is melt in your mouth tender
- Serve with mashed potatoes and colourful side veggies
Foods That Make You Happy
A lot of us have been taught to believe that comfort foods are bad and must be avoided. If your comfort food is candy or junk food this might be true. Other times, though, comfort foods can be totally nutritious and it’s good for you to eat them. A number of foods really do raise your mood when you eat them. If you are feeling a little bit down and you’re in need of a happiness pick me up, try a few of these.
Eggs, believe it or not, are fantastic for helping you combat depression. You need to make sure, though, that what you make includes the yolk. The egg yolk is the most important part of the egg iwhen it comes to helping you cheer up. Eggs, the yolk particularly, are rich in B vitamins. These B vitamins are great for helping to boost your mood. This is because they help in bettering the function of your neural transmitters, the components of your brain that dictate your mood. Eat some eggs to cheer up!
Put together a trail mix out of seeds and/or nuts. Your mood can be improved by consuming peanuts, almonds, cashews, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and so on. This is because seeds and nuts have lots of magnesium which increases your brain’s serotonin levels. Serotonin is the “feel good” natural substance that dictates to your brain how you feel all the time. The higher your serotonin levels, the more pleasant you will feel. Not only that, nuts, specifically, are a great protein food source.
If you want to beat depression, you should eat some cold water fish. Salmon, herring, tuna fish, mackerel, trout, etcetera, they’re all high in omega-3s and DHA. These are two substances that increase the quality and function of the grey matter in your brain. It’s true: eating a tuna fish sandwich can greatly boost your mood.
Grains can be great for fighting a bad mood. Quinoa, millet, teff and barley are all truly wonderful for helping boost your happiness levels. These grains can help you feel full for longer as well, which can help your mood too. Feeling hungry can be awful! The reason these grains are so good for your mood is that they are not hard for your stomach to digest. You digest these grains faster than other things which can help promote your blood sugar levels, which, in turn, helps make you feel happier, mood wise.
Green tea is excellent for moods. You knew green tea had to be mentioned, right? Green tea has been found to be chock-full of an amino acid referred to as L-theanine. Studies have found that this amino acid actually stimulates brain waves. This will improve your brain’s concentration while simultaneously relaxing the rest of your body. You were already aware that that green tea helps you become better. Now you know that green tea can elevate your mood too!
Now you know that junk food isn’t necessarily what you need to eat when you wish to help your moods get better. Try a couple of of these tips instead.
