EVENT: Stew Cook-off
VENUE: Phoebe’s apartment
PARTY SIZE: 20 - 25
TYPE: Casual Buffet, Heated Competition
MENU: Keith’s Drunken Beef Bourguignon, Mama Fritz’s Chili Noodle “Stoup,” Sweet and Savory Moroccan Stew (P), Cous Cous
DESSERT: Apple Compote (C)
January in New York is dismal, cold, and slushy. It gets light around the time we get on the subway to work and dark long before we get out. Recently, we spent a week with barely an above-freezing temperature. If the weather outdoors insists on pretending we’re in Maine, then we’ll follow suit indoors, making slow-cooked stews that warm the whole apartment.
Cooking For Others: Cook-off Round Two, Stew