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Happy Friday everyone! Stay warm and Have a great weekend!

Hearty Beef & Veggie Stew

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pounds of boneless beef round

• 2 large cloves garlic

• 1 1/2 cups dry red wine

• 2 teaspoons of olive oil

• 6 small potatoes, unpeeled, scrubbed

• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms

• 8 sun-dried tomatoes

• 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth

• 1 cup baby carrots

• 1 cup pearl onions, peeled

• 2 tablespoons water

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

“A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Happy Friday all! I haven’t tried this one yet but, it’s on my list for the weekend. If you get a chance to make it, let me know how it turns out. Have a great weekend!

Cheesy Potato Chowder

Ingredients:

• 3 medium red potatos

• 1 1/2 cups water

• 1 celery stalk, sliced

• 1 medium carrot, chopped

• 4 tablespoons butter

• 3 green onions, sliced

• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon salt

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I made this last year and everyone loved it. There may have been a bit too much Brandy in it though, my Aunt’s first sip came straight out of her nose. LOL! Anyways, I’m looking forward to making it again this year, it makes the house smell yummy. If you get a chance to make it, let me know how it turns out.

Happy Holidays!

Photo by lija

Cook Time: 3 hours, 00 minute

Chicken Dumpling Stew

Ingredients

• 1 chicken, cut into 8 pieces

• 4 medium carrots, sliced

• 1/2 cup chopped celery

• 1/4 cup chopped onion

• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided

• 1/4 teaspoons each black pepper and oregano

• 3 medium potatoes, chopped

• 1 1/4 cups chicken broth

• 3 cups all-purpose flour

• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening melted

• 2 large eggs

• 1 cup cold water

• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley, optional

Preparation

• For stew, combine chicken, carrots, celery, onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt, black pepper and oregano in a Dutch oven. Add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low.

Celebrating paganism with a winter solstice
A solstice is the celebration of the sun’s rebirth. Every year, Sudbury’s pagan community celebrates a summer and winter solstice, noting the longest and shortest days of the year.

Kristan Cannon-Nixon, one of five organizers who helps run both annual events, said its a way for pagans of all denominations to celebrate their beliefs together, and celebrate the shifting of seasons as it’s happening.