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From: Citizen Winston Smith <sss@example.de>
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Subject: Re: Dinner suggestion for the year of our lord 20241003!
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 09:52:50 -0700
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On 11/4/2024 2:50 AM, D wrote:
> 
> 
> On Sun, 3 Nov 2024, Citizen Winston Smith wrote:
> 
>> On 11/3/2024 2:50 PM, D wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 3 Nov 2024, Citizen Winston Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 11/3/2024 11:39 AM, D wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 2 Nov 2024, D wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, 2 Nov 2024, Citizen Winston Smith wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 11/2/2024 11:22 AM, D wrote:
>>>>>>>> Dear rfc:ers,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm writing this on behalf of the wife. She has thought deeply 
>>>>>>>> and come to the conclusion that I should use my participation in 
>>>>>>>> this group for something good, and therefore asked me to ask you 
>>>>>>>> for a dinner recommendation for the current weather conditions.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It is about 3 degrees C, windy, dark, and occasionally some 
>>>>>>>> light rain.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What easy and cozy dish would you choose to light up such an 
>>>>>>>> autumn evening?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Beef barley soup.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://youtu.be/l2i1w3w5bLE
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ingredients
>>>>>>> 2 (907 grams) pounds beef chuck - cubed
>>>>>>> 3 (41 grams) tablespoons olive oil
>>>>>>> 1 medium onion - diced
>>>>>>> 2 ribs celery - diced
>>>>>>> 4 medium carrots - diced
>>>>>>> 3 cloves garlic minced
>>>>>>> ¾ (175 grams) cup dry red wine
>>>>>>> 6 (1440 grams) cups low-sodium beef broth
>>>>>>> 1 (17 grams) tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
>>>>>>> 3 sprigs thyme
>>>>>>> 1 (180 grams) cup pearl barley
>>>>>>> salt and pepper - to taste
>>>>>>> ¼ cup parsley - minced
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Deceptively simple but it's the barley that adds a special 
>>>>>>> nuttiness to it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kiddo has a bland pallet.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Easily a 9!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://youtu.be/Jd4qkSM7d9o
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It has been decided! The wife liked the recipe, so tomorrow we'll 
>>>>>> have beef barley soup. Hooray! And the wife says "thank you very 
>>>>>> much".
>>>>>
>>>>> It has been done! Delicious, nutritious and perfect for a cold and 
>>>>> rainy day!
>>>>>
>>>>> Result here: https://postimg.cc/YhYNTrkX .
>>>>
>>>> +1
>>>>
>>>> There's that Italian parsely too - my what big barley you have!
>>>>
>>>
>>> The parsley really added to the taste! Better than I expected. As for 
>>> the barley, maybe it's some kind of local variety? I tried to find 
>>> the bag, but the wife already threw it away, so can't find the exact 
>>> name at the moment. If I wake her up with this question, she become 
>>> really angry, and that is scary! ;)
>>
>> Sssshhh...just tell her you have bigger barley than the Yanks, she'll 
>> get a smile out of that.
>>
> 
> It did get a smile out of her! Now I had the chance to ask, and 
> apparently it is called "pearl barley".
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_barley .

Ah that's the best stuff!

I also prefer pearled couscous.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f74ihCqoioE?feature=share

Glad that recipe worked out for you two. I was off to pork vindaloo land 
and yet the barley beckons yet...