Here’s my thrown-together stew. It turned out great. I also added Orrington Farms Beef Bullion which is fantastic and makes any beef stew/soup taste fantastic. And of course I banged off some frozen cooked ground beef to put in there while still frozen. I also used kitchen scissors to cut up the whole tomatoes. I like to use a can of whole tomatoes instead of diced because it seems the juice is better.
I cut up the potatoes and carrots last night so that I could just dump them this morning and save time. They were definitely browned this morning (I took a pic but have no idea why it didn’t upload), but they tasted fine in the stew/soup/whatever.
I put the crockpot on High from 7:00-3:45, and then turned it on low for the last hour and a half. I did this because in former versions of this, the potatoes haven’t cooked completely. They were perfect this way.
I followed my mother’s advice and added both garlic powder and balsamic vinegar at the end when it needed something, and they did the trick.
Sounds yummy! I am looking for new crockpot recipes since fall is approaching, I love making soups and stews in the crockpot when the weather turns cooler.
I just love the title of this recipe! Many times what I prepare becomes a Whatever as well. Sometimes it is just "Stuff." It's usually good:) Thanks for particiapting in Crock Pot Wednesday…come back again!
Bahaha if I wasn’t reading your blog from the beginning and therefore already know what you meant I would have been very confused that you “banged off some beef” 😉 haha my mind is as dirty as my house!
If you put the peeled potatoes in a bowl of water in the fridge they won’t go brown. I’m loving your blog and reading from the beginning.
Reading from the beginning! So far your journey resonates with me so much! I am gonna start soon! 🙂
So just curious, not a criticism or anything, but does your husband ever help with the cleaning? My parents always shared it. They had tasks they would each always do like mum always did the laundry and dad always did the mowing but they both shared other tasks like cooking and washing up etc. they did both work full time though so there is that.