• Meats,  Stews

    Crouton’s Chili con Carne

    Over the years I’ve tried chili recipe after chili recipe.  This is the one I finally settled on. Notes Chili con carne purists eschew beans.  I like them.  Here are two compromises for bean lovers: The easy way: add canned…

  • Stews

    Crouton’s Easy Beef Stew

    This is a simple one-dish stew you can prepare in the afternoon and serve for supper. Notes Any kind of stew meat will do for this recipe, as long as you trim off the fat & gristle.  For tough meats, increase…