Veggie Stew

[#1]

Like it or not, winter has arrived. Here is a great stew to cook on a chilly night. Full of vegetables, it’s sure to fill your tummy and warm you up with its hearty flavor. Enjoy!

Veggie Stew

*from safeway.com*

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 pounds Rancher's Reserve beef chuck, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced
• 2 carrots, peeled, thinly sliced
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 sprigs fresh parsley
• 1 sprig fresh sage
• 1 pound butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into bite-size pieces
• 10 ounces fresh pearl onions, peeled
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
• Salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Spread the flour on a large plate. Coat the beef with the flour and shake off the excess.
2. Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a large, heavy, nonstick pot over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add the beef and cook until browned on all sides, about 7 minutes. Using tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer the beef to a plate.
3. Add the vinegar to the pot and cook over medium-high heat, scraping up any browned bits from the pot bottom. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and the onions. Sauté over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 15 minutes.
4. Add the carrots to the pot and sauté until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add the broth, wine, tomato paste, garlic, bay leaf, parsley sprigs and sage. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the meat is almost tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
5. Add the butternut squash to the stew. Cover and simmer until the squash and meat are tender when pierced with a fork, about 15 minutes. Add the pearl onions and cook until just tender, about 5 minutes longer. Stir in the chopped parsley. Season the stew to taste with salt and pepper.
6. Spoon into bowls and serve.

[#2]

My local Safeway store no longer carries "Skim Supreme", but now pushes "Lucerne Creamy Fat Free Milk".  This uses the orange cap - however, that is the only link to the former "Skim Supreme".  The new stuff has more calories and sodium, and looks blue when in my cereal bowl.

I complained to the assistant store manager, and he said he would look into it.

I fervently hope for the return of "Skim Supreme".  It is (was?) a unique product, and I cannot figure out why Safeway did not promote it.

[#3]

Jack, we’d like to look into this for you. Can you please email us at safewaysocialmedia@safeway.com with the store location you frequent? Thanks!