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3 pounds chuck/stewing/casserole steak, diced, excess fat removed
1 small onion, sliced
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2-3 sticks celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped

Dash of worcestershire sauce
1/2 glass of red wine (or some Guinness might be good as an alternative)
1/2 sachet of french onion soup
1 small jar of cranberry sauce
1 sml container whole ( Read more... )

Just didn't want to lose this post from another community I'm on because it's got some useful stuff in it ( Read more... )

After seeing Jaimie Oliver's show on the poultry industry we have decided to eat less meat (and also it's better for the environment and such), so I've been looking for vegetarian recipes. This one looks pretty good, though I haven't tried it yet... (I'm a total sucker for all things coconut)!

Right now we're having meat every second night, and it's ( Read more... )

Chick peas, or Garbanzo beans, are great!

Throw in a 1/2 to 1 bag (depending on how big your crock pot is) dried chick peas (soaked overnight, drained and rinsed), 1-2 roughly chopped carrots, 1-2 sticks finely chopped celery, one onion (finely chopped and browned until translucent), a handful of baby spinach leaves (optional - more if you like ( Read more... )

Beef and Guinness stew
In the morning, throw into the crock pot -
A bunch of casserole steak (3-4 lb), browned, plus an onion - chopped and browned.
A bunch of frozen vegetables that you happen to have in the freezer (I had peas, beans, carrots, broccoli and cauliflower)
A teaspoon of crushed garlic (you can brown it with the steak and the onion ( Read more... )

We're having this tonight - freezes well! I don't know about freezing the polenta though, never tried it.

A word of advice - do not squeeze a brand new bottle of bbq sauce with ebullience and gay abandon into the pot, especially when wearing your most favourite white top.

Paprika lamb with polenta (needs a more exciting name tho')

Olive oil
1 Onion, ( Read more... )