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Default Beef Stew with a slight twist


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> On Wed, 26 Sep 2018 04:03:32 -0700, "Julie Bove"
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>>"Cheri" > wrote in message
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>>>>> I feel the same way. We dn't do leftover bits and pieces of stuff,
>>>>> only later to be randomly thrown together to make who knows what to
>>>>> call it, :-)
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>>>> Neither do I. You people sure seem to love playing telephone!
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>>> I will use up bits and pieces of leftover things in the fridge to make
>>> soup, some of the best soup is made that way IMO.

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>>I call that Clean Out The Refrigerator soup. However, I rarely ever have
>>leftovers of anything.

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> My veggie bin always has left overs... right now there's a stalk of
> celery with three small ribs, there's one lonely Vidalia onion getting
> old, a big basket of romas that can't last much longer, the last two
> carrots from a five pound bag, the last dregs of iceberg lettuce,
> including its heart, half a red pepper, and half a large cuke..
> YesterdayI roasted a four pound top round, could steal a piece, and I
> always have heads of garlic, and a ton of herbs n' spices plus canned
> goods up the kazoo. I even have five 1 lb packages of bacon in the
> freezer that my wife forgot to bring to Lung Guyland. I've got enough
> canned beans in the basement to start Popeye's Navy.


I do have leftover raw veggies quite a bit. For instance, I might use a
slice or two of a tomato on a sandwich or a little bit of white onion in a
burrito. Those are the sorts of things I might toss in a soup or stew. No
biggie. That stuff would go in there anyway.