tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14482509883964365492024-02-19T01:13:31.552-08:00 Callais ChroniclesMarlana Callaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12165832190311170647noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448250988396436549.post-10680643518448890942017-10-08T17:59:00.000-07:002017-10-08T18:18:08.595-07:00Red Wine Beef Stew-For the Hungry Hearted<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> Hello! Thanks for stopping in! I wanted to start out by saying, I'll be the first to admit that I am definitely not a chef. I mean I make a decent chicken tortilla soup, my buttermilk biscuits are satisfactory, and I only just recently mastered chicken & dumplings so I have a long way to go but I wanted to share a beef stew </span>recipe<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> that my husband and I love. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've made beef stew plenty of times but never with red wine. My husband is usually the cook of this recipe but since he had to work all day, I thought I'd give it a try myself.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"> For this dish I followed another recipe that can be found online but I tweaked it here and there and changed the proportions a bit. The ingredients list below are in the proportions that I used but feel free to change it as needed. I don't think it's too picky. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2 1/2lb Beef Chuck Roast or Pre cut stew meat</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1 1/2 teaspoon salt</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>3 tablespoons all-purpose flour</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">2 cups dry red wine ( I used Merlot)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">The ingredients I didn't already have and actually had to purchase are pictured below </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">The recipe I was following stated that the meat should be "barely" submerged in liquid but ya win some, ya lose some. </span><span style="font-family: "apple color emoji"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">💁</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times"; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Our home smelled so good and my husband was full & happy. Win/Win.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you decide to give this recipe a try or if there is anything you'd add or change, I'd love to know! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> So often we find ourselves constantly busy, constantly working. We're unable to really hone in on some of the things that we experience in our lives. Things that make us feel happy-go-lucky, joyful, content, or at peace. </span><span style="font-size: large;">We forget how important it is to take a step back from tasks and to-do lists and just be. Be silent, be still, be all here. Enjoy the little things, free things, weird things, and sweet things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3: Quoting funny movies with your older sister</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4: Quoting funny vines with your younger sister</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6: Choosing a fingernail polish at the nail salon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">7: Sonic drinks during happy hour</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">8: McDonald's fries when they're extra hot</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">9: Finding out the item you want is cheaper than you thought</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">10: The season finale of your favorite show</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">11: Taking off your tennis shoes and socks</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">12: Being told, "I love you."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">13: The smell of the beach</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">14: The smell of bacon frying</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">15: Cleaning the bathroom mirror</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">16: An ice cold can of coke with a reallllly good hamburger</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">17: Someone else getting ready while you're sleeping</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">18: Fresh sheets</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">19: Your husbands legs as heaters when your feet are freezing</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">20: Compliments from strangers</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">22: Sunsets, sunsets, sunsets. The pretty pink cotton candy ones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">23: A new tube of chapstick</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">24: A new bottle of perfume</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">25: Opening new mascara </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">26: Getting a haircut. Your ends are all fresh and full of life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">27: Dinner dates with friends</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">28: Cooking your favorite recipe</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">29: Your softest blanket, the couch, Netflix. In that order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">30: A margarita with chips and salsa and queso and quac IS a meal</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">31: Putting fresh flowers in a vase </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">32: Christmas lights, Christmas trees, the whole Christmas season</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">33: A new journal</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">34: Warm showers</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">35: Hot bubble baths</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">36: The smell of popcorn in a movie theater</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">37: A really good pen</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">38: Receiving a package in the mail</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">39: Hugging family you haven't seen in a while</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">40: Sleeping while it rains</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">41: Rewatching FRIENDS for the 347th time</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">42: Finding a song you love and listening to it on repeat</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">43: The color pink</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">44: Holding a puppy, kitten, any baby animal really</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">45: Holding hands with the person you love</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">46: Thank you notes</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">47: Not having to set an alarm for the next morning</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">48: Your favorite sleep shirt</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">49: Really relating to the quotes or books you read</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">50: This list</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As my grandmother would say in her adorable German accent as she's getting off the phone, "an wit dis I letchu go"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Marlana Callaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12165832190311170647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448250988396436549.post-71271316114102890822016-12-31T15:45:00.000-08:002016-12-31T17:48:51.748-08:00What people DON'T tell you about the first year of marriage.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> Like a lot, a lot. You're going to learn that when you wake your husband up by laughing because he's sleep talking, he's not a happy camper. Even though it's so funny and cute. You'll also learn that he doesn't really snore in his sleep and you'll wonder if this is all too good to be true. You're going to learn that it's nearly impossible to have dinner decided on every single night, much less days ahead of time(or is that just me?). You'll learn which corners of the house are perfect to hide in, in order to pop out and scare them. You'll learn that your husband likes his coffee with literally only one drop of creamer and that he likes to sing in the shower. In all seriousness though, you'll learn how to read each other inside and out. You'll learn every facial expression, tone of voice, and all of their body language. You'll memorize all of their birthmarks and wrinkles, their freckles and laugh lines. Ultimately you'll learn that marriage is an art form and at the risk of sounding cheesy, you two are the artists. How the picture turns out all depends on how patiently you paint it. So, be patient, caring, and kind because love is all of these things.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You're going to shed some tears.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> And that's completely okay because life happens and you'll inevitably go through some trying times. You might lose your childhood fur baby because of old age and that's a surefire way to get you down. You'll cry and your husband will shed a few tears with you because losing a pet is hard. He'll understand. He's so great like that. Just try to remember that what you're going through, they're going through too. That's what they signed up for, "for better or for worse." Don't push them away when things go awry, let them be there to lift you up. Now let us not forget about happy tears. I seriously can't tell you how many times Tyler has made me cry from laughing so hard. You'll laugh yourself to tears on your long car rides, while you're out shopping together, during your weekly Sunday breakfast dates and especially when you're deliriously lying in bed together talking about life <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">at 2 in the morning</span></a>. You'll(most likely.. if you're anything like us)share tears together, most happy, some sad, embrace them. Encourage them. Be vulnerable and love each other through it all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> Because of this, it's so important not to rush through it or take any moments for granted. You want to make sure your foundation is sturdy. Our first year of marriage flew by. I mean FLEW. Im okay with that because we enjoyed so much together. We moved to a new city, we traveled a lot, and met some cool people. We made mistakes and cleaned up a lot of messes. Literal messes. At one point I had to mop curry up off of the kitchen floor(If you want to refer back to one of those times I laughed so hard that I cried, this would be one of them) but that's okay because mishaps teach you how to handle life which is never going to be smooth sailing all of the time. Just don't forget that you and your spouse are a team, together you can take on anything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> I say ONE of the best years because while it might be a really great time in your lives, it's only going to get better from here on out. You're going to continuously grow and learn, you'll watch your spouse grow too and you'll wonder how it's even possible to love someone so much. You're going to have so much fun together. You're going to work hard and come home to each other after a long day of school and work just to pass out on the couch while watching FRIENDS. You'll go through all that life has to offer with your most favorite person right by your side. How exciting is that?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I say all of this just to share with you some of the things I've been blessed to take away from our first year of marriage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Patience is a virtue. Communication is KEY. Ask questions. Discuss things. Discuss everything. Never make assumptions. Never stop dating. Keep each other informed. Don't keep secrets. Be selfless. Never selfish. Last but not least, make the decision to love each other unconditionally every. single. day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Until next time, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"We ate well and cheaply and drank well and cheaply and slept well and warm together and loved each other"- Earnest Hemingway, 'A Moveable Feast'</span></div>
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Tyler and I took off of work this week so we could spend some time with his family in Baton Rouge, before school consumes us. Unfortunately, come Sunday afternoon, Baton Rouge wasn't a safe place to go as so many places and roads were underwater. Our hearts were heavy when we heard his aunt and uncle weren't among one of the lucky ones. Water took over their home like it did thousands of others but they stayed safe and we're grateful for that! We'll hopefully be able to head down soon to help them clean up. </div>
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Tuesday is when the real adventures commenced. We ate, we climbed, we toured, and explored. A LOT. I also have this thing with eccentric/unique floors. You'll see this to be true in the next several pictures.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"The city takes its name from the natural thermal water that flows from 47 springs on the western slope of Hot Springs Mountain in the historic downtown district of the city. About 1,000,000 gallons of 143 °F water flows from the springs each day. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The water percolates very slowly down through the earth’s surface until it reaches superheated areas deep in the crust and then rushes rapidly to the surface to emerge from the 47 hot springs...</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The hot spring water has been popularly believed for centuries to possess medicinal properties, and was a subject of legend among several Native American tribes.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"</span></td></tr>
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Tyler and I love going to thrift stores and Hot Springs has some pretty cool ones so, that's what we did for the rest of the day. We ate dinner at this amazing German restaurant called Steinhaus Keller. If you're reading this and you're planning to go to Hot Springs please please please go try it.</div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Who knew a simple Pinterest quote could be so inspiring? "If you do not step forward you will always be in the same place." As motivational as Pinterest can be sometimes, this wouldn't be a good blog post if I didn't discuss how much <u>God</u> had a handle on this transition in our lives. </span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For a few weeks, during the day, we would move as much as we could, unpack, sort, and then go back to DeRidder to sleep(we saved our bed for last). Each night during the move when Tyler and I would lay down, we would pray for God to ease our minds and reassure us that we were going down the path that he needed us to. I can attest to the fact that he DOES answer prayers because throughout the move I wasn't really able to over-analyze the situation or sit down and think about the "what ifs", I just went with the motions, which isn't really like me. I could feel indecisiveness trying to creep in but for some reason it just wasn't quite getting through. It was then that I realized that this wasn't a coincidence and that God was completely on my side. He knows me better than I know myself. I was <i>nervous</i> about having to work at a new place and meet new people. I was <i>sad</i> that I was going to be away from my sisters, niece, and nephews. I was <i>heartbroken</i> that we had to leave our cat behind with a friend in DeRidder because pets aren't allowed in our new home but for those few days of moving, I could not think about anything other than <span style="text-decoration: underline;">getting here.</span><b> </b>That's because God </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">knew that if he didn't slightly numb those emotions I would have eventually convinced myself that this was all a terrible idea. That would have been bad because I would have been doing a U-turn on the path that he so graciously paved for us. He knew that what Tyler and I needed to be able to continue growing, not only as a couple but as individuals, could no longer be found in DeRidder, at least not right now. For that, I am thankful.</span></span><br />
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Not pictured: our pet beta fish, Bish. He's pink(go figure) with blue fins.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After!<br />
My great grandmothers vanity got another new makeover. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our neighbor planted sunflowers and they were so pretty this summer.<br />
So quirky and cute.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a little home decor that makes me happy.<br />
Blush pink is my favorite color so<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Target rugs for the win.<br />
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