People Are Like A Great Stew 5/7/2019 With A Recipe

Good Morning Dear Friends,

I am awaiting my Door County Cinnamon Hazelnut Coffee with eager anticipation this fine morning. It's a little chilly for a may day, so the coffee is waking me and warming me.

Rene and I were talking about the weather last night and it looks like we will have a cool wet week ahead of us. I do all of the cooking and Rene is not shy about letting me know just what she would like for dinner now and then. After being married for 100 years I know her subtle hints are really desires. Like this one. "It looks to be chilly outside this week. I can't believe it is still stew season".
That was more than a hint. Rene would like some pheasant stew and stew she shall have.

Stew is easy to make, especially in a crock pot. Brown some meat, and throw in the veggies with some seasoning. Add water and cook it for a couple hours on low. Make a gravy from the pheasant stock , add it to the crock pot. Let it cook some more and woot, woot you have a stew.

Now all of the ingredients I use might taste OK  alone. But some, like corn starch don't taste all that great alone or even with some water. They need the others to taste better and they all enhance each other when they combine to make a stew. People are like stew. Some have a lot of talents and some just one or two. But combine them together into a team and you can accomplish a lot. Each person, with their differences adds to the team and makes it stronger.

For instance, a man can hunt pheasants alone without a dog. He might get a few now and then. But add a trained dog to the mix and his chances are much better. The hunter can shoot, but the chances of him sniffing out a pheasant with his nose are slim to none. If the bird falls into some deep cover after being shot, the hunter has a better chance of retrieving the bird with a dog who can get though the cover and get to the bird by following the scent. I have yet to see a dog drive the truck home. But together they make a team.

God created all people, and created them differently for reasons and purpose we may not understand. Regardless of how we perceive other people to be, they are God's creations, and it God's will for us to show respect to everyone.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 New King James Version (NKJV)

¹² And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you,  and admonish you, ¹³ and to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

Friends, we cannot discount those God has given us to work with at our jobs, church or at home. Everyone has a value to contribute. Together we make a stew out of life.

God bless,

Marty

Pheasant Stew ( Can also be made with turkey, wild or domestic)

Ingredients

Flour for coating
4 tbsp Butter

1 Cup Chopped White Onion
1 tsp Sea Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
1 tbsp Parsley
1 tbsp Poultry Seasoning
2 Cups Carrots, Chopped
1 Cup Sour Cream
1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
2 Cups Water

Directions:

Chop breasts into chunks. Lightly flour chunks and in a large skillet, brown in butter over medium heat. Remove browned pheasant meat and keep the drippings. Put meat in the crock-pot. Sauté onion in the pan with the drippings for approximately 3-4 minutes. Place onions in your slow cooker. Add the sour cream, cream of mushroom soup, carrots and the remaining seasonings. Add enough water to cover and give it a good stir. Set the cooker on low and cook for six to eight hours or until tender.