Purple Potato Eater

Tonight, I made a beef stew. I used the recipe in The Joy of Cooking, my go-to food book. I think it turned out really nice. And as an added bonus, I used the purple potatoes that I blogged about a few days ago.

And dude, they are purple on the inside! Like, seriously, truly purple.

When they say purple, they mean it!

Seriously, how did I not know these lovely purple beasties were out there?

And, not only are they pretty, they taste good! It's pretty much like a normal potato - though it might have a slight hint of sweet potato. In my stew, they are super creamy. Very good.

Speaking of my stew, I'm going to share a pic because I can.

Beef Stew

It's nummy. I used white wine too (we had an old bottle) so that adds a little something extra. Mostly, I think I'm cool for making this because the directions say to season the meat then dredge it with flour. Now, normally, my cooking style is more along the lines of throw it in a pot and hope nothing burns to the bottom (I'm getting better!) but with this, I did season the meat and dredge it through flour. And nothing burned! Go me!

In my defense, I'm a relatively new cook. I tend to excel at simple soups and stews (and they turn out pretty good), so this was the most complex stew I've made. And all fresh! Nothing canned or processed. Go me!

Oh, I do tend to do pretty good following a recipe but most of the time don't have everything needed for a recipe so I just make something up. And it is usually good. But I look forward to becoming more experienced and maybe a little fancier in my cooking.

And using lots more purple potatoes!