Made a great Beef Stew the other night: Bought a 2.5 pound top round "London Broil" on sale for $2.99/lb. (As opposed to "Stew Meat" for $6/pound.) Cut it up into cubes and browned them for a few minutes. Then tossed meat and juices, large pieces of potato, celery, carrots, onion, and enough boiling hot water to cover into the crock pot. Added enough Beef Base to convert the water to beef broth, then added four small Bay leaves and some salt and pepper. Dissolved a couple heaping tablespoons of rice flour into the broth as thickener, since my wife is avoiding gluten. Cooked on high overnight, then let it coast on low for a couple of days as we ate it.

A nice slice of buttered sourdough on the side to soak up the leftover gravy. Splash of red wine mixed into your bowl, optional. Yum!