Dear Ones,

Here is my mother’s beef stew recipe, which was a highlight of my childhood. Hope you can read it ok …

Image: “Mom’s Beef Stew Recipe,” by Alice B. Clagett, 23 October 2023, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Mom’s Beef Stew Recipe,” by Alice B. Clagett, 23 October 2023, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com .. 

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MOM’S BEEF STEW RECIPE

Ingredients:
2 lbs. cubed beef (cut off fat and gristle)
1/2 cup flour
2 teaspoons salt and pepper, or to taste
1/2 cup butter or vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic – mashed
1 bay leaf – crumbled
1/2 lb. mushrooms (optional)
8 small onions
1/2 lb. carrots – sliced
6 or 8 small potatoes – diced

Yield:
Enough for a family with 2 adults and 5 young children.

Directions:

• Dredge meat in flour mixed with salt and pepper. Brown in large skillet
• When meat is browned, remove to large heavy casserole.
• Brown mushrooms in skillet.
• To casserole add garlic and bay leaf, mushrooms, and 1 cup water. Boil slowly with cover on for about 45 minutes.
• Then add carrots, onions, and potatoes, and about 1 cup more water. Simmer gently for an hour.

Good luck!

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God bless you all,
And keep you safe,
And be with you
Through all your days!

In love, light and joy,
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and each of you is a bright star too!

Written and posted on 23 October 2023 

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