Fall is here

We have good weather today, but the weather channel says that in the next few days it will take a turn and it will become cooler. So for me, one of my great joys is cooking and today I'm starting a stew. I am not all that traditional as far as mycooking skills go, I tend to put a little bit everything that I like into the pot. Today I started with stew beef 2 tablespoons of beef bouillon , fresh garlic, two sticks of celery,six potatoes, one leak, half a dozen carrots and I am frying up a little bit of bacon this can go into the pot a little later, near the end I will chop up some zucchini, red onions and mushrooms and add these things to the pot as well. I cook it slowly on a medium heat. The slower you cook it the more tender the meat will be. Now when I am just about finished I will mix up the Rue of cornstarch and cold water. Not much just enough to give it a little thicking and as I add that I will bring to a boil. Within minutes it's ready to serve. I can hardly wait.
Sincerely J.P.