Day 50 ~ Oxtail

It has been a long time since I last cooked it. Today was the day. I had to pull out the recipe that I took down 13 years ago on a fancy desk calendar called The Artful Life. Right pages display the days of the week to mark down engagements, while left pages have an illustration by the creator of the calendar (a graphic artist). To the left of that drawing, there is a vertical section labeled "doodle," that I found perfect to write my recipes. Today's lists oxtail, onion, carrot, tomatoes, garlic, saffron, ground pepper, and red wine as ingredients. I just learned that the English language offers a wonderful word to describe the technique used for this stew: braising. So I don't need to specify the steps, just mention that, for some reason, my recipe asks to add the wine after the dish has been cooking for fifteen minutes. I can't wait to eat it!