Quote Originally Posted by kelownagirl View Post
My chicken crockpot stew is smelling good - the potatoes are a bit mushy though. Last time I did potatoes in a beef stew, they were quite firm when it came time to eat. Not sure why they aren't this time... Oh well.

We told everyone at work that we're getting married and they were all excited for us. So much fun....
I'm still excited for you and your Romeo!

A good cook once told me that yellow potatoes (with the thin smooth skin) stay firmer and hold their shape better when cooked in a stew or soup...that baking potatoes (big, with the brown skin) are starchier and fall apart more. I never compared them, just reporting what I was told.

My DH has has a terrible cough and cold lately. This morning I threw all kinds of veggies in the crock pot with some veg stock, and it was a good hearty veggie stew this evening. I used a small eggplant, a butternut squash, an onion, a turnip, broccolli, summer squash, white beans, garlic. I browned the onions, garlic, and eggplant first in a skillet with olive oil, then threw it all together and cooked low for 5 hours.