For a girl who really loves to shop – I thought I was going to love registering for baby items.  After all, I had a blast working on my wedding registry.

Wrong.

It was so stressful! Do you have any clue how many choices of baby stuff they have out nowadays???

3 hours and one stress headache later I left Babies “R” Us.

And I still have to do Target.

Now Lily Pads/Baby Bundles – a local baby boutique, will be a different story. That’s for the fun, cute, frilly items. I could do that all day long.

After all that stress I need comfort food. Which usually consists of some kind of pasta. This meal is no exception.

Beef Ragu (adapted from SlenderKitchen.com)

• 2.5 pounds lean beef chuck, trimmed of fat
• 1 ribs celery, diced
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1 carrot, peeled and diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
• 1 14.5 oz can crushed tomatoes
• 1.5 cups beef broth
• 2 bay leaves
• Salt and pepper
• 2 tbsp fresh rosemary, minced
• 2 tbsp fresh oregano or thyme, chopped
• Wide noodle pasta

1. Add the carrots, celery, onion, and garlic to the bottom of the crock pot.
2. Season your beef liberally with salt and pepper and add it to the crock pot.
3. Add the remaining ingredients and cook for 6-8 hours until beef is fork tender. Serve over your favorite pasta.

Hope all is well!

-abp