Beef barley stew

Ragout and stew
beef barley stew

I am in full on hibernation mode, thanks to the inch or so of snow that fell a few days ago in Chicago and many, many thanks to this stew. There is just something about a big pot of stew bubbling away all day that makes me want to turn my phone to silent, put on a good movie, and never leave the house. I am not lying. Yesterday, as Mike and I were heading out to hang out with some friends, I saw a lady walking in front of us that I truly longed to be. She was wearing pajama pants and Ugg’s. She was caryring a plastic bag with two bottles of wine in one hand and a a takeout box in the other hand. Sigh…. If only that was my night. (Sidenote: I was totally happy we went out because I love my friends and I was really happy to see people I hadn’t in quite some time). I originally wanted to make this in the crockpot. I was doing some research and looking up some well-known crockpot recipes for beef barley soup. I was getting a little frustrated because every single recipe I looked through said …

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