Using food on hand

The daily decision, "What's for dinner?" can be pretty stressful at times. One thing that helps now that it's just me and my husband, is that I often cook more of something than we need and freeze the extra for future meals.

Today, I thought, "Ok, what do I have on hand?" And this is what I came up with ~ It all started when I was a young girl and went to Girl Scout Day Camp. We cooked something called "Brownie Stew" which was a simple stew made with ground beef and vegetables and I LOVED it! Today I decided to make Brownie Stew for us using what I have. So, here goes:

Brownie Stew (easily tweaked for what YOU have in your home)

1/2 pound ground venison (or beef or anything you've got)
1 nice onion, diced
1/2 or so cup of sliced celery
1 T oil (I used extra-virgin coconut, but you can use anything you have on hand)
1 quart green beans, not drained
1 pint sweet corn kernels, not drained
3 big (or equivalent) potatoes, scrubbed and cubed
1 quart whole canned tomatoes, drained

Seasonings:

2 T Bragg liquid aminos (you can substitute salt to taste)
freshly ground pepper
2 tsp. kelp powder
1 T nutritional yeast
1 T dried basil

In a large heavy bottomed pan, saute' onion and celery in the oil on medium heat until they start looking a little limp. Then add all the other ingredients and simmer, uncovered, until the potatoes are tender.

I will serve this with homemade whole wheat bread and some home canned peaches. Easy, quick, filling and delicious!