On Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 10:47:17 AM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> I have been remiss in grocery shopping. I am out of all but Carrots,
> Potatoes, Bell Peppers, Mushrooms, and onions.
>
> Plotting a beef stew. Kinda matches what I have here. Lots of spices,
> and other types of staples.
>
> Any special ideas you like? Too late to add other veggies but will
> develop recipe as I go.

I once had the idea to have a clove flavored stew. I made it and it turned out exactly as I envisioned it. What I didn't foresee was the negative reaction to it. These days, I don't add cloves to stews.
What I'd like to see is Japanese roux cube in the stores that you'd use for stews and curries. You can get roux cubes at the market but they flavored. A non-flavored roux cube would allow one to get a thick and smooth stew after you've started - a great convenience. OTOH, I could probably just make some myself.