"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> Do you really just throw everything into the crockpot? I brown
>> everything
>> possible first.
>
> So very true. For chicken stew, I'd roast the chicken to very brown and
> the
> veggies cooking on the sides. It's hard not to eat all that when done but
> if you can resist, the flavors will make a killer chicken stock or soup.

Oh yes, it certainly does!

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