Fall is Here!

My calendar says yesterday was the first day of autumn. My bones say it happened last week! Fall hits and I start craving homemade soups and stews. So today I had some leftover steak in the fridge and used it to make my mom's stew. It's never as good as what she used to make but it's as good as it gets now a days. Mother never used a recipe, it was just "use a little of this and a handful of that and throw in a...". As a result I cook the same way and when the girls call and say "how do you make...." I now know how my mom felt when I did that :).

So have you ever wondered how people stay married for 34 years? Give a little, take a little, compromise, agree to disagree and patience. What's that got to do with fall and stew you may be wondering. Well I'll tell you.

This is how Randy likes his stew. He is a purist and likes things simple and easy. Hand him a spoon and he's good to go.

Now I like to dig around in the soup pot and get lots of carrots a potato and just a few pieces of meat. I'll take whatever cabbage clings to the veggies, the more the better :0. Then I like to push the meat to the side and mush the veggies together. Then I pour some broth from the stew on and squirt ketchup and sprinkle seasoning salt all over the top. Oh and you should have a slice of bread with butter to mop up all the juices. Hmmm, I may have to go back for seconds! Yes, Randy's does look more appetizing, but mine tastes better!

So as you can see we agree to disagree on how we like our stew. That's how we have managed to stay together all these years.....well one way anyway :).