Yesterday afternoon, as my students exited the classroom, their anticipation seemed nearly as high as the night before Christmas. “Maestra, hay escuela mañana?” (Teacher, do we have school tomorrow?) They would inquire, one after the other, the possibility of snow looming on the horizon.
Here in Austin, snow days are a rare, yet celebrated occasion and when there is a chance of any kind of weather (other than hot) well, truth be told, we get a little excited. But who can really blame us? Changes in the weather are exciting. They are obvious reminders of the dynamic, awe-inspiring world we live in. And perhaps it’s a little overzealous to cancel school for an entire day when there is hardly an inch of snow on the ground, but hey, I wouldn’t be writing this post (in my pajamas) if it weren’t for the weather. Let’s be grateful for snow days that inspire hearty, cold-weather recipes like this simplified, heart-warming, soul-lifting Boeuf Bourguignon….
