![]() Of course, there are lots of other Sunday dinner memories in my head, but I’ll have to save those for later. Days when I hoped mama was going to invite them home for Sunday dinner and maybe….just maybe…she and her brother would stay the afternoon while her mom and dad visited with some other members of our church. Days when I had my eye set on that one pastors daughter, just wanting to be around her and realizing that my whole reason for going to church was just for the chance to sit with her while her father preached down fire and brimstone. But, for me, cooking up these old favorites can bring back a full rush of happy days from years gone by. I guess that’s why we look and refer to them as the “good old days” now. Gotta love it.īeing a widower now for going on 14 years, sitting at home with a table of one….just isn’t the same. My brother and sister were both married with new families of their own, and if they didn’t show up for Sunday dinner, Mama would call them to see if they were on the way….or why they weren’t….on the way. It was a time when all the family got together and usually included our pastor and his family as well. As I’ve mentioned in some of my other stories, we always had about 10-15 people at our house for Sunday dinners. ![]() It was only later in life that she acquired a slow cooker – or – crockpot, so my memories are of that big old aluminum pot she liked to use. She would then let it slow simmer for hours on the stove until it was all just right. Mama would cook up a great big old pot full, about 3 times as much as this recipe will make. ![]() You would have normally found Beef Stew served up for Sunday dinner at my house. The heartiness of the meat and potatoes alone, slow simmered in broth, will both fill you up and warm you up. Its just that this recipe is kind of thick and it makes a great meal all by itself on a cold winter day. Still, I love this time of year….don’t you?īeef stew is not just a winter meal, don’t get that idea OK? It’s great any time of the year. Problem is, it just seems to be getting worse each year since. I never had it until about 2009 when I took up fishing and started spending lots of time outdoors. I love spring, but over the past few years, I’ve been really hit hard with allergy problems. Just yesterday, I started seeing some green leaves appear as well. The trees around where I live have already burst forth in full bloom and look like they are covered with snow. OK, 80 degrees for the past several days…isn’t cool weather, but I think we’re still going to see a few more cooler days ahead before Spring actually arrives. We’re about to wrap up winter here in the south so I wanted to get this recipe online during these last days of cool weather. Slowly simmered to bring out all the flavors, you can sit back and relax while this one cooks. It only requires a few simple ingredients to prepare and although it has a lengthy cooking time, it’s a great way to cook up supper without a lot of fuss. This thick and hearty Beef Stew is a one-pot meal that is much more quick and easy than you might at first think.
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