My stew is simmering away as we speak...replete with parsnips, carrots, rutabagas, and butternut squash. Plus all the other stuff you said. I'm sure it's going to be wonderful...it's one of those things that will be different everytime you make it, but always delicious. I'm going to make cheddar-garlic biscuits to go with.

Thanks all of you for inspiring me!

EmmaG

"I believe very deeply that compassion is the route not only for the evolution of the full human being, but for the very survival of the human race." —The Dalai Lama