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My two favorite holiday movies are the original stop motion Rudolph cartoon, and The Santa Clause.
I've just always been in love with Rudolph, I'm not entirely sure why or where it came from. I remember renting the vhs tape all year long until later on when I was finally able to buy a copy. I still remember seeing The Santa Clause in theaters. We saw it a few times, our family were big fans of Home Improvement.
And while not specifically for the holidays, I'll share my grandmother's beef stew recipe! It's my favorite thing when the weather is cold
4 lbs of meat cut into cubes
2 cans petite diced tomatoes
2 of the large soft cartons of beef broth
1 can vegetable broth
12 carrots peeled and cut into coins
5 lbs russet potatoes Cut into cubes
1 bag frozen sweet corn
Cut up meat into cubes
2 cups Flour, add Lawreys, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper and mix.
Squeeze meat in flour, shake, then put in pan (too much flour will burn, change oil and wash pan)
Brown meat slowly without crowding
Put it all in the crock pot on high for 3-4 hours, check it and stir it up. Add additional seasoning as desired while it cooks.
Check the potatoes and carrots to make sure they are tender. Add corn last 30 mins.
Protips:
Cut veggies early (night before) put in water and add lemon. You can cut meat too, but cut only, or you can just cheat and buy the precut stew meat, it works just as well!
You might need more liquid, I typically add more veggie broth or chicken broth, I don't use water since it loses flavor.
Our weather has recently shifted to freezing cold (Ohio winters...gotta love them), this sounds so good right now