Saturday Night

This is my view from up on the loft. See those guys down there? Those guys are my people.

See that soup shot? That soup was an experiment for a Saturday night.

I love to make stew, and I don't often vary from my tried and true "counter soup stew" recipe that involves lots of things like lentils and split peas and barley that most stew makers shun. It just isn't traditional, I know. But boy, is it tasty! However, tonight I didn't have all my goods. And I didn't even have red wine to try a more rustic meat potatoes and carrot stew recipe I was eyeballing from Giada's website. 

What I did have was moose meat, squash, and balsamic vinegar. So what the heck, why not brown that moosey in the vinegar and toss in some squash chunks with the potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, stewed tomatoes, and homemade "beef stock" (chicken cubes + worchestire + rosemary and tons of garlic reduced down).

It was AWESOME. Thick and warm and melt in your mouthy and just a little sweet. Boy howdy.