@goddessnettie1: 🍂🍲✨ Self-Care Sunday: Southern Comfort Edition! 🥃❤️ Sometimes self-care looks like skincare, candles, and relaxation… and sometimes it looks like standing in my kitchen, cooking a delicious homemade meal, sipping on a Grand Marnier cognac cocktail, and enjoying the peace I’ve created for myself. 🥰✨ Today’s menu: Slow-Simmered Southern Oxtail Vegetable Soup! 🍲 Tender, fall-off-the-bone oxtails, fresh vegetables, and a rich, savory broth made with love. Feeding my body, nourishing my soul, and romanticizing the little moments in life. 🌿❤️ 👩🏽‍🍳 Here’s the recipe! 🍖 Ingredients: * 3 lbs oxtails * 10 cups beef broth * 3 potatoes, cubed * 3 carrots, sliced * 3 celery stalks, chopped * 1 yellow onion, diced * 4 garlic cloves, minced * 2 cups chopped cabbage * 1½ cups green beans * 1 cup sweet corn * 1 cup kale (optional) * 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes * 2 tbsp tomato paste * 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce * 2 tbsp olive oil * 2 bay leaves * 2 tsp smoked paprika * 1 tsp each garlic powder, onion powder, and dried thyme * Black pepper, Creole seasoning, cayenne, and salt to taste 🍲 Directions: 1️⃣ Season oxtails with smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, salt, and pepper. 2️⃣ Heat olive oil in a large pot and sear oxtails on all sides until beautifully browned. 3️⃣ Remove oxtails and sauté onions and celery. Add garlic and tomato paste. 4️⃣ Return oxtails to the pot. Add beef broth, diced tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, and remaining seasonings. 5️⃣ Cover partially and simmer on low for 3–4 hours until the oxtails are fork-tender. 6️⃣ Add potatoes and carrots. Cook 10 minutes, then add cabbage and green beans. Simmer another 10 minutes. 7️⃣ Add corn and kale during the last 5–10 minutes. Adjust seasonings and enjoy! 🥃 Grand Marnier Cognac Cocktail * 1½ oz Grand Marnier * 2 oz cranberry juice * 1 oz fresh orange juice * ½ oz fresh lemon juice * Ice * Orange slice for garnish 🍊 Shake ingredients with ice, strain into a glass over fresh ice, and garnish with an orange slice. Cheers to peace and enjoying life’s little pleasures! 🥂✨ Self-care isn’t always about spending money. Sometimes it’s about slowing down, preparing something nourishing, and appreciating your own company. ❤️ Happy Self-Care Sunday! What’s cooking in your kitchen today? 👀🍲 #SelfCareSunday #SundayDinner #OxtailSoup #SouthernCooking #SouthernComfortFood

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