Beef Stew with Beer Biscuits

A couple of months ago, I made beef stew and beer biscuits for dinner.... they were both delicious. I did  have a little trouble with the shape of the biscuits. They came out a little flat, but still tasted good. Not sure what happened. I wonder if it was the type of beer I used... Coors Light (didn't want to use the good stuff while cooking. Thought I'd keep that for drinking. ;))?

I plan to make this again at some point so I will check back in when I do if I have better success. If anyone has any thoughts around the type of beer feel free to comment. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Beef Stew: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/beef-stew-with-root-vegetables-recipe/index.html

*I didn't use the parsnips and turnip. I used good old fashioned russet potatoes instead. One of these days I'll be more adventurous around trying the other veggies.


Beer Biscuits: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/beer-biscuits-recipe/index.html

* I used a pre-made baking mix.... I wonder if this or the beer made them flat?

Chicken Pot Pie Stew

I'm always looking for a new slow cooker recipe. I love my slow cooker! Nothing is better than putting the ingredients into a pot and letting it cook itself! Not only does it do all the work for you, but it makes your house smell amazing!

So this week I tried a new soup (or I guess stew) recipe. It's chicken pot pie stew. I did make a few changes.... I used:

• small yellow potatoes instead of red ones
• a can of low sodium chicken broth instead of the bouillon cubes
• a small amount of celery seed instead of the celery salt (I didn't have any)
• garlic powder instead of garlic salt (I didn't have any of this either) 
• some frozen corn, green beans, peas, and carrots

I think with this recipe you can pretty much play with the veggies to suit what you have on hand (or what you like). As you can see I worked with what I had in the house.

Next time I make this I think I will make a couple of changes.

• I'll use reduced fat/salt cream of chicken soup
• Less pepper.... it doesn't sound like a lot in the recipe but it turned out pretty peppery

If you try this recipe let me know if you make any changes. I'd love to hear about them.