Beef stew!

[grace0418]

That's what's waiting for us in the crock pot when I get home from voting tonight. The whole house is going to smell soooooooo good! Made it from scratch, too, with homemade stock and everything!

[soleft]

1. carrots and celery?

[rubberducky]

2. Must also have potatoes, fresh green beans, rhutabaga, little cabbage, and LOTS of onions!

[rubberducky]

4. almost forgot diced tomatoes!

[grace0418]

6. I love onions and garlic so much. Almost every savory recipe I make starts with

sauteed onions and/or garlic. It is one of my favorite smells in the world.

[grace0418]

5. Yep. I made the stock with beef bones, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, bay leaf and fresh thyme.

Then I strained all the spent veggies out and added in new carrots, celery, onion and garlic plus tomatoes, potatoes, mushrooms, and beef seared in red wine. I made a little cheesecloth bag with the beef bones, more fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, and peppercorns which I'll fish out later. Tonight I'll add some fresh green beans and kale to keep them from being overcooked. I have a fresh whole wheat baguette to go with the stew. I can't wait. It's so cold and miserable here, it'll be the perfect thing.

Want to come over for dinner? :hi:

[soleft]

9. Oh yeah! Red wine sold it!

[madinmaryland]

3. I did that over the weekend!

It's what's for dinner tonight!

[grace0418]

8. Perfect! Is it as cold and miserable in Maryland as it is in Chicago?

That's when stew tastes even better.

[madinmaryland]

10. Upper 60's today and tomorrow!

Colder later this week, though.

[texas1928]

7. Oh, Nevermind what I thought when I read the Title.