Farm-Fresh Seasonal Recipes and Stories

Beef, Pumpkin, Winter squash, Carrots, Soup Jonathan Bardzik Beef, Pumpkin, Winter squash, Carrots, Soup Jonathan Bardzik

It was the kind of morning when you could not fail.

How to make a rich, hearty-textured, fully-flavored beef and pumpkin stew in under an hour? Wrap quicker cooking sirloin for tough stew beef, use sweet carrot to highlight the flavor of the pumpkin and build a complex flavor base with miso paste and Brandy. Trust me, you won’t miss the other two hours of cooking time!

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Soup, Sauces, Carrots, Onions Richard Algra Soup, Sauces, Carrots, Onions Richard Algra

Homemade is better - Part I

Homemade vegetable stock is quick and simple. You can have a flavorful liquid in under an hour. In fact, it will cook in the time it takes you to prep ingredients for a stir-fry or to start sautéing meat, and will be ready just in time to make a delicious pan sauce or a quick bowl of ramen.

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