Canal House, where have you been all my life?

My friends Margaret and Lily just turned me on to the Canal House cookbooks and I instantly fell in love. 

This cleansing beef broth is just what I've been craving this month. 

So easy too- and amazing to drink for breakfast. 

It kind of has a subtle vanilla flavor...

Put 3 lbs beef short ribs, a halfed onion, a clove garlic, sea salt, and a handful of pitted prunes in a pot to simmer for four hours. I added the celery because I had a few stocks in the fridge that were about to go off. Strain, put in bowls that you can drink from. We also ate it for dinner with some hedgehog mushrooms.