Day 39 - Another Snow Day

Weds. January 6th - The question of the morning was "will there be school today?" The snow storm was upon us, the wind was howling, and the temps were below zero. The answer? No school. It was a day to keep warm, hang out, see what the wintery storm would bring.

My menu for the day included some leftover Chick Pea Lamb Curry for breakfast that my friend, Maria, had made for a meal a few days previous. My lunch was some of the leftover Chunky Chili with rice. For dinner? Time to take leftover roast beef that I'd made for the hubby and turn it into stew.

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Soozi's Home Make Leftover Roast Beef Stew - January 6th, 2010 version:

Get out a medium sized kettle (dutch oven) and put on the stove on low medium heat. Coat the bottom with olive oil. Add:
2 whole onions - diced chunky
3 good sized carrots - diced chunky
Saute'. Add more olive oil to prevent from sticking.

Take the leftover roast and cut it into 1 to 2 inch chunks and put it in the kettle with the onions and carrots. Add the leftover broth from cooking the roast (if you saved it). Add water so that the meat, onions and carrots are just covered by it.

Clean and peel 3 to 4 medium-sized potatos. Chop this into good sized chunks. Put these in the pot. Add a little more water if these are not covered by it.

Season to taste with:
Kosher salt
Ground black pepper
Garlic powder
Pot herbs - such as sweet basil. (We have a savory pot herb mix that I use)
Chopped fresh parsley
2-3 bay leaves (Maria says that most everything is more flavorful with bay leaf)

Bring this to a boil, and then turn down the heat to have it simmer. Simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

To finish, make a batch of buttermilk or baking powder biscuits (or use the instant refrigerator biscuits) and place them on top of the stew. Simmer another 20-minutes or until the biscuits are done. Serve. Yummmmm.

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The stew was a HIT! I had a small serving, keeping the biscuit dumpling portion to one. In the past, boy I would have probably eaten 3 or 4!! Nothing like a savory stew on a bitter cold, snowy evening!!