I’m back!!! I’ve officially turned in my entire manuscript for my next cookbook, Juli Bauer’s Paleo Cookbook!! I’ve been working on it since the summer time and it’s finally…almost done. I still have a trip to Pittsburgh in April to finish the final photos for the book. AHHHHHH, I can’t freaking wait to see this all come together! I’m so stupid excited.
Speaking of Pittsburgh, this is the weirdest freaking thing. On Saturday I got an email from United telling me that there had been a change to my flight. I check it out and can’t seem to figure out what is different since the times were exactly the same and that’s what was highlighted in the email. Then I notice that the date has changed. United is sending me home a day early from Pittsburgh. And this is after I already paid $150 to change my flight since weather messed my previous plans up. So I paid $150 to just change the dates of my flight to 4 months later and now they are making me go home earlier? Ummmmm wtf? Can they do that? I haven’t called them yet since I was finishing up my manuscript all weekend, but this just doesn’t make sense to me. I picked those specific dates and paid for those specific dates because I need exactly that many days out there. Not one day less. Has this ever happened to any of you? What.the.fudge.
I’m also facing another issue, guys. My car smells. Like, really bad. I don’t know why. It’s been like this for a couple months now and I keep cleaning it out thinking something fell underneath the seat and rotted, but nothing seems to be working. I even push a car freshener thing in it and it just made it smell like dirty diapers, trying to mask the stink. Ugh. I talked to my morning CrossFit classes about it and each class thinks it’s something different.
- My 6am class seems to think a mouse crawled in my car since it’s been so cold and probably died so it’s rotting in my car.
- My 7am class seems to think that since it’s been so wet and slushy, that my mats are getting mildew in them and smelling it up.
If it’s a dead mouse, how do I find the bastard? Do I just take it into the shop and pay them to look for something dead? Or do I just have the mats washed and hope for the best? Please help me solve my stank ass issue.
Guess what I learned? Don’t get buzzed on mimosas and shop. I had way too much fun at Inpsyre Boutique. Time to get our Fashion Friday on this week!
Wait, before you go…I have a question. Do you like my Weekly Workouts posts? I’m trying to decide if I want to keep going with them! Let me know!
Braised Short Ribs over Roasted Garlic Mashed Cauliflower
- Yield: 3-4 1x
Ingredients
For the short ribs
- 5 slices of thick cut bacon
- 2 pounds beef short ribs (6–8 short ribs)
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 shallot, minced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup red wine
- 64 ounces of beef broth
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
For the mashed cauliflower
- 1 bulb of garlic
- 1 head of cauliflower, chopped into florets
- 1 tablespoon softened butter
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- In a large dutch oven over medium heat, cook the bacon over medium heat until completely crispy, remove bacon and set aside. Once cool, chop into pieces.
- Salt short ribs on all sides then brown the ribs on all sides, about 30 seconds per side. Remove and set aside.
- Add onions and shallots to the pan and cook for about 2 minutes then add garlic cloves. Add the red wine, broth, salt and pepper. Scrap down the bottom of the pan then let the pot come to boil.
- Once boiling, add the short ribs back to the pot into the liquid so they are completely submerged. Add the thyme and rosemary sprigs into the liquid.
- Put lid on the dutch oven and into the oven. Cook until the ribs are falling off the bone, about 2 1/2 -3 hours. Remove the pan from the oven and let rest for 30 minutes with lid still on. **When the ribs have about 45 minutes left, wrap garlic bulb in foil and place in the oven to cook until soft and fragrant.
- While the ribs rest in liquid, steam cauliflower.
- When cauliflower is fork tender, place in high speed blender (such as a blendtec) and puree until smooth. Squeeze out the softened garlic cloves and add to blender along with butter and salt and pepper. Puree until smooth and combined.
- Lasty, add bacon back into the short ribs mixture, mix and serve short ribs over cauliflower. (Feel free to let cool some to remove the fat that renders on top, it’s up to you buttercup!)
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I love the workout posts! Keep them coming please! Call the airline and give them heck. They make me nuts with fees and last minute changes. Not right!!!
Please keep Weekly Workouts!! I love them!! Good luck with the car stench-uation!
I LOVE the weekly workouts! They’re my favorite part of your blog! They have inspired me on days where I needed it! Please keep doing them!!!
Back when Continental and United were merging, I had something similar happen flying Continental. Only crazier… They changed the second leg of my departure to the day BEFORE the first leg. Plus, they never emailed me to notify me, and claimed to have called me but I never received a call (even checked my phone records). I didn’t find out about the change until I went to check in online the day I was supposed to leave. When I called to find out what the hell had happened, no one could help me – I even spoke to customer service managers. It was a nightmare. I finally cancelled the whole flight, got a refund, and booked with another airline which ended up being twice as expensive since it was so last minute, but by that point I was so irrate I didn’t even care anymore. I wrote a letter and complained and they sent me a $100 credit towards my next flight. WORST experience ever… I hate United.
My Momma taught moi to braise meat as it seals in the juices and just makes it taste better.. even when putting into crockpot.. I tried and experiment and it did taste different! Braised was better and my husband even noticed the difference!!
I love the workout posts and really hope you’ll continue them! I think its a lot of fun to see what other people are doing in their workouts.
This recipe looks delicious! Not sure why I haven’t tried mashed cauliflower yet but now I’m determined to try it.
you’ll never go back once you try it!
I got an email from United about a week ago stating the my June flight to Belize was pushed back a day later. However, my two girlfriends who booked the same flight got no such email. I was about to call and give them the third degree, but decided to check my reservation on their website. The site showed that the day had not changed, only the time. I called (in a much calmer state) and the rep confirmed that only the time had changed. After seeing your post, I’m wondering if they had a glitch in their system.
what the fuuuu. that is so weird, i’m going to check now!! thanks for leaving a comment about that!
I usually don’t comment but please keep your workout posts. I need to lose fat and I really want to gain muscle. And for someone like me, lost and sad, your work out posts mean a lot. Your spirit and body is amazing. Contagious. I am probably old enough to be your mom but in my mind I’m you age. I want to squat and clean when I’m 80! God bless you. And congrats on your engagement. I have been with my husband since we were 17. I can’t imagine life without him
Omg, you’re amazing!! I will absolutely keep up my posts. I wasn’t sure because people don’t comment much but I’m glad to hear it makes a difference in someone’s life in some small way!! Don’t be lost and sad, I’ll keep trying to bring some sort of light to your life!
Pittsburgh!! That’s where I live!!! Will you be doing any book signings or meet & greets? It’d be cool to meet you! (Sorry if this makes me sound like a total weird-o groupie!)
not during this trip, gotta finish up my book first. but once my third book comes out, i’ll definitely be coming out to pittsburgh for signings (especially since bill and hayley who are doing my photos live there!)
Juli,
I am making this on Saturday night for 4 people and am worried about it not making enough for all of us. (My husband and my friend’s husband LOVE their meat, so I am worried we won’t have enough.) Should I double the recipe or just double the meat or just add another pound of short ribs? Also, do you think if I double it, should i cook it any longer? Thanks so much!! I cannot wait to try it!!!
I would definitely double it all. And maybe even make your short ribs in a crockpot for about 8 hours on low to make your life easier (that’s just an idea). And you will probably have to cook it longer but maybe not double the time, just keep an eye on the ribs and remove them once they are falling off the bone