With winter winds whipping at our doors and frost clinging to the windows, it’s the ideal time to transition to heartier meals. Rib-sticking main dishes are perfect for winter time, when we require more calories just to stay warm. Fresh, light garden salads won’t quite cut it – our bodies demand stew! The following beef stew recipe serves four to six people, and tastes even better the second time around. Make extra and store it in the fridge.

Ingredients:
1 pound steak
2 white onions
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1 Tsp. Worcestershire sauce
¼ pint beef stock
1 can crushed tomatoes
4 russet potatoes
2 carrots
3 stalks celery
1 cup fresh peas
salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:
1. Place the meat, onions, garlic, bay leaf and stock inside a Presto pressure cooker with a bit of oil. Bring it to pressure, then switch off heat and leave it on the stove with lid off. Add tomatoes, potatoes, celery and carrot.
2. Pressurize the cooker up to normal, test vegetables to see if they’re done, repressurize if necessary. Add peas and stir.