Soups and Stews

~ MaryG

What’s your favorite thing to cook?

Lately I’ve been making soups and stews. I’ve been trying out some recipes from NYT cooking. Their instagram feed always sucks me right in.

I use either my slow cooker (a.k.a crockpot) or my 4.5 quart Le Creuset Dutch Oven. I have a green Le Creuset, which I received as a gift from my mother decades ago. Le Creuset Dutch Ovens are a big investment, but in my opinion, every kitchen in a cold weather climate should have one. I can’t believe how many colors they come in now!

Recently, I made the NYT “Old Fashioned Beef Stew” in my Le Creuset. It was delicious. (I got the stew beef at Whole Foods and it was high quality.)

Beef stew underway in my Le Creuset

I also made the NYT Tortellini Soup in Le Creuset, which I really liked and will definitely make again.

Here’s the finished Tortellini Soup. The green is baby spinach. Also, it’s garnished with fresh basil and Parmesan.

Last night, I tried the NYT Slow-Cooker Chicken Stew with Spinach, Lemon and Feta. Obviously I made this one in the slow cooker rather than Le Creuset. I liked it. It has a Greek vibe. It’s very garlicky and has a real kick to it. I might try it again with a few adjustments.

Here’s the chicken stew garnished with crumbled feta and pita chips.
Here are the two NYT recipes I liked best, for free:
Old-Fashioned Beef Stew Recipe – NYT Cooking.pdfDownload
Tortellini Soup Recipe – NYT Cooking.pdfDownload

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