Today's Craving Ellie in my Belly recipe is Aromatic Beef Stew with Butternut Squash, hosted by Kayte of Grandma's Kitchen Table.
I had to make just a few subs to make this dish vegetarian. I used a meat substitue that I haven't used before, from a company in NY that I order all sorts of un-meat stuff from. I wasn't crazy about it, which is a drag because I LOVED this stew. And I used veggie broth instead of beef, and forgot to add the sliced almonds, but other than that I made the recipe as written. Oh, and I didn't bother with the parsley. And I didn't have pepper flakes so I added a bit of cayenne. So, um, I guess not quite exactly as written. I will most definitely try it again with a different meat substitute that we like more -- I can see this one becoming a regular winter meal.
I did not take a picture because I made this in a frenzy after work last night and we were a little late getting dinner on the table, so it just got dished out (to Josh and me) and gobbled in a flash. Delma has gotten very good about trying new things, and actually asked me to give her some of this to try. She liked it, but not enough to ask for more than a taste. But still, good girl!
This was a great pick, thanks Kayte! Please visit Kayte's blog for the recipe.
4 comments:
I was intrigued by the spices in the stew and just love butternut squash. I want to make it again but use beans instead of beef so I can actually eat it. :)
Also - if I use beans, TEd will have some. If I use a meat sub., he won't touch it. :(
after 4 hours in the crockpot my kitchen had such an exotice fragrance it was heady. Good stew.
Happy to hear that you enjoyed the stew. I am chuckling about your changes because I always do that and say, "I made it exactly except I did this or that..." which means it wasn't exact...lol, oh well! Thanks for cooking along!
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