Have you ever had the feeling that someone or something is looking at you while you’re in the kitchen? Creepy eyes following you around as you do the dishes or while you’re cooking up something delicious? Well, you might want to check your potatoes because they may have grown eyes! Before they grow arms and drag themselves to plant themselves in your house plants’ soil, let’s cook em up.

I personally don’t like to eat potatoes that have sit so long that their bodies don’t even touch the counter anymore without drowning out that eyeball flavor in a nice soup or stew. I found this recipe for “Old fashioned vegetable beef stew” and decided to give it a whirl. I already had potatoes, mushrooms, and old-ass red wine (the 2-buck chuck variety). The rest of the ingredients, including all-natural Oregon Country Beef came out to $15 more.

Also, I think crock-pot recipes are great because you chop up some stuff and throw it in the crock-pot in the morning and by dinner time you’ve got enough food for a couple days. Perfect for lazy people! Unfortunately, I had 7 hungry guys come over to my house and they polished it off before I could tupperware any of it.

I also love making black beans with the crock-pot. I’ll probably post another recipe for awesome black beans soon. Fartalicious!

Verdict
Do it!

I really liked this recipe. The prep-time was pretty short. All the chopping took maybe 10 minutes. If you can remember to start the crock-pot early enough, you’ll have a ton of food for dinner with very little work. The cleanup is a breeze: wash your cutting board and knife and then the crock-pot when you’re done. This is also a great way to get rid of that old red wine that’s been sitting corked in your fridge or on your counter for a while.

I give it 4 toilet seats up. (Our rating system explained)