Lately, just due to my schedule and my change in eating habits I haven’t really had much of a chance to cook or bake some good comfort food. Often, by the time I get home I’m lacking the caloric buffer or just the time to put in the effort. Anyway, last time I went to the grocery store, I decided to buy some stewing beef. I was determined to make a stew of some sort sooner rather than later. I just needed the time. Well, after having the meat sitting in the fridge, mocking me for not getting around to using it, I finally decided to make today the day.

Just like I did in September I made a batch of caldereta from a sauce mix. I didn’t have any of the traditional veggies for it, so I just used what I had in my fridge and freezer. I even did the whole sauteed garlic and onion thing even though it wasn’t required. Anyway, after a great deal of tweaking this is what I ended up with.

It looks great, doesn’t it? It tasted awesome. I added a good deal of pepper so it had a nice kick to it. Yes, even though the sauce was packet based, I adjusted it enough to make it my own. The plus side is that I now have a couple of meals on reserve for the next few days whenever I feel too lazy to cook. Awesome!