"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On 4/24/2016 2:53 PM, cshenk wrote:
>> > sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> >
>> >>On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 20:29:10 -0500, "cshenk" >
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> > > >
>> > > > > That's our dinner. We had that freak heat wave and now it is
>> > > > > cool and rainy. So I made the stew. It smelled so good
>> > > > > while cooking that the cats looked up at me with big eye,
>> > > > > licking their lips. It has potatoes, white beans, creamed
>> > > > > corn, corn, peas, green beans onions, celery, salt, pepper,
>> > > > > parsley and bay leaves. Also a very small amount of Wondra
>> > > > > flour. The creamed corn was a boo boo. I don't usually buy
>> > > > > it and didn't realize I had grabbed the wrong can until I saw
>> > > > > it going in. It did add nice body to it so it needed very
>> > > > > little thickening.
>> > > >
>> > > > With minor variation, that is called burgoo here.
>> > >
>> > > I've looked at burgoo recipes before and not wanted to try it, but
>> > > Julie's version sounds good to me. I realize now that I've make
>> > > Caldo Verde several times that potato starch alone (even from
>> > > yellow potatoes) thickens well, but I like the creamed corn idea.
>> > > I'd probably throw in some whole kernels "just because", but
>> > > that's me.
>> >
>> > I posted a few that show a lot of variation and her recipe title
>> > was a chicken stew so maybe it was not meatless (didnt see meat in
>> > the ingredients but thats ok, none of us post perfectly).
>> >
>> > I liked her version too. Even if the recipes I had in stock do not
>> > show it, canned creamed corn is very commonly added. The potato
>> > feels one off to me but the general versions use it so I'm the
>> > oddball there.
>> >
>> To me, the addition of white beans AND potatoes in this dish seemed
>> off. Double the starch.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I think it was more of a toss in what you have sort of dish?

Yes. I am so close to getting the deck redone that I can taste it. And the
guy that I think I will hire is working with me so well that I think I can
also afford to have him tear down the old play structure and perhaps even
put in something new. He suggested a fire pit and small gazebo. This will
please the teens no end as we have given them the back house or at least the
portion we are not using for storage as their gathering place. So... I am
attempting to reserve every dime that I have for that.

We are mostly eating from the stockpile right now. Oddly enough we are just
not getting much in the way of food fresh produce here now so spending much
money on that isn't even an option. And our weather has turned cold again
so soups and stews are great. I am buying a little meat here and there,
some bread (although now that I am done with Spring cleaning and will have
more time), I will try to finish off the flour and yeast and such and bake
my own before it gets hot again. We have plenty of cheese, shelf stable
milk, rice, pasta and various canned goods. I think a couple packages of
dried beans. I will need more potatoes and onions but we are sitting pretty
in the food department for now.

Better still (at least in terms of food), husband will be going away on
business two different times and at least one of those will be for an
extended period of time. So that will truly help. He goes through massive
amounts of fresh fruit and that can get expensive. But right now the best I
can do is oranges. Could get bananas but they are not his fruit of choice.
I actually bought a can of fruit cocktail the other day just for some
variety. I rarely ever buy that.