'BARE BONES OF WINTER' ~ MUGSIE'S WILDCAT STEW

"I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure in the landscape - the loneliness of it - the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it - the whole story doesn't show."

~ Andrew Wyeth

Bare Bones of Winter

(Hubbard Lake, MI)

 MUGSIE'S WILDCAT STEW

~ So easy, so good (Thx for sharing dear Kelly Lodish)

5  lbs. lean beef stew, in 1 - inch cubes

6  onions (medium) cut into wedges

12  carrots, sliced in big chunks

2  (28 oz.) cans tomatoes (one diced and one stewed)

2  cups chopped celery

2  healing Tbsp. brown sugar

2  Tbsp. coarse salt

6  Tbsp. minute tapioca

1  Cup seasoned breadcrumbs

Mix all together and bake in slow cooker for 6-8 hours depending on high or low (or at 325º for 4 hours in oven).