Beef Stew

Ingredients
1 (14oz) Can Diced tomatoes
1 (10oz) Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 Cup Water
1/4 Cup dry White Wine (save the rest for happy hour)
1 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/4 Pepper
1 Bay Leaf
1 1/2 Lbs Beef Stew Meat
6 Carrots
4 ribs Celery
1 Large Potato (I use 2-3 red)
1 Onion Chopped


Mix all ingredients together, cover and bake at 350 for 3 hours.
**or** in a slow cooker on high (5 hours) or low (8 hours)

Lentil Bean Stew

Yum! Delicous! Double this recipe and freeze some, because you will want lots and lots of this yummy, thick, vegetarian soup.




Ingredients
1 bag lentil beans
8 cups water
handful of chopped carrots
1/2 large yellow onion, chopped
splash olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 block (280 grams) frozen chopped spinach


1. First, rinse the lentis good to remove all dirt, make sure there are no rocks in them!
2. Put lentils in water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and continue to cook for about 30 minutes, meanwhile preparing vegetables.
3. Chop onion and carrots, saute in oil for about 5 minutes. Add garlic and remove from heat.
4. After the lentils and water have cooked for about 20-30 minutes, add the veggies
5. Add block of frozen spinach and continue to cook for another 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Salt and pepper to taste. Yum! Healthy! Soup! Serve with cornbread :-D