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Thank you everyone for the great suggestions. They even seem easier than the method I was using.

Beef stew w/Bisquick dumplings (just like my mom used to make). I'm looking forward to it but my husband is not so much. He's a Czech and if it isn't Gulash it isn't a stew in his book. Actually no, he does like Beef Burgundy.

I have 2. Easy to make: Cindy's Whole wheat spaghetti w/chicken Italian sausage slices, sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts, optional garlic (my husband is allergic), tons of fresh basil and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Fancy for guests: Grapefruit Chicken (I'd have to look up the recipe but it...

The recipes I have for beef stew say to brown the cubes in melted shortening and not veggie oil, but I always use veggie oil. Before adding the cubes to the Dutch Oven I dust them with flour, salt & pepper. They brown just fine in the oil and the cubes don't get burnt, but the flour and...