Just because I want to

Surely it won't be that bad?

It might be! I have just spoken to my sister who tells me it won't taste the same because we used a pressure cooker in the 1960.

As long as you simmer it for long enough, it should be fine!

Sounds delicious, have it with red cabbage and I will come and share it with you!, Oh I will bring a pud, apple crumble?

I have gone back to cooking old fashioned stews. I use up left over Sunday joint. They used to say, "a stew boiled is a stew spoiled". I have never been able to cook a stew without it going over the simmering point. Always tastes good though.

I cooked a lamb stew on the morning of my wedding day. For my bridesmaid and me.

Got to get your priorities right, jingl!

I love long slow, one pot food. I do use recipes sometimes, for new ideas, but a good stew can't be beaten, especially in January. Enjoy it Kiora

Definitely! Food first. Had a journey to honeymoon destination on the back of a motorbike in front of me. And only a buffet in between.

Yes. And you can put it on early in the day whilst you are still feeling a bit energetic.

I love stews and casseroles. If it's cooked in a slow cooker is it a stew or a casserole?

It's probably a very good stew, because it won't boil.

I don't know the answer to that Nfk. I'm Sorry I missed the apple crumble. I can't remember what I did the morning of my wedding too nervous I expect.
My husband prefers stews the day after. He says they taste better warmed up but I'm not keen. I am going to take my sister advice though and use the pressure cooker later in the week. Bring out the beet root

I am dying for a steak and kidney with dumplings!
Then I think about the calories.

Oh for me, without the kidney Galen, but there is nothing quite like long stewed steak and onions, with dumplings. My mouth is watering. I usually eat meat a couple of times a week, I love vegi casseroles/stews as well. But, those long cooked lamb stews, hard to beat.

We had a beef stew and dumplings the other night and I finished it off for my lunch today with some crusty bread. I also slow cook it all day , you can't beat a hot stew on a cold day as you come in from the cold the smell just is so satisfying.

Oh, I love stews and I am with your DH on the, they taste better the following day as does ham broth. Yum

When I make a stew I add a tsp of Demerara and a crumbled ginger snap as this thickens the stock.

When a friend of mine is doing pork or chicken in the slow cooker she adds a handful of dry sage & onion stuffing mix. She says it gives a good flavour and helps it to thicken.

I like a splash of malt vinegar on a plate of stew - it's delicious!

Some pearl barley in the pot first please, then everything added on top. Small onions left whole are tasty too