"I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure in the landscape - the loneliness of it - the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it - the whole story doesn't show." ~ Andrew Wyeth Bare Bones of Winter (Hubbard Lake, MI) MUGSIE'S WILDCAT STEW ~ So easy, so good (Thx for sharing dear Kelly Lodish) 5 lbs. lean beef stew, in 1 - inch cubes 6 onions (medium) cut into wedges 12 carrots, sliced in big chunks 2 (28 oz.) cans tomatoes (one diced and one stewed) 2 cups chopped celery 2 healing Tbsp. brown sugar 2 Tbsp. coarse salt 6 Tbsp. minute tapioca 1 Cup seasoned breadcrumbs Mix all together and bake in slow cooker for 6-8 hours depending on high or low (or at 325º for 4 hours in oven).
( musings of a 'HO-HUM HOUSEWIFE' )