Curried Venison (or Beef) Stew

I was concocting dinner one night and stumbled upon this creation. It was so tasty, my family gobbled it up.

1 lb ground venison or beef
1 medium onion, roughly chopped
1 lb carrots, chopped
1 head cauliflower, chopped
1 lb frozen peas
14 oz can whole tomatoes in juice, roughly chopped
1/4 cup coconut oil
2 Tbl Curry Powder
1 tsp sea salt
2 tsp Chili Powder
1 tsp cumin
1 cup coconut milk
chopped green onions, raisins, chopped nuts for garnish

Saute onion and carrots in oil until onions become translucent. Add ground meat and stir to break up. Add cauliflower, peas, tomatoes + juice.

Cover and cook over medium heat until cauliflower is soft and beef is cooked through.

Add seasonings - and more, if needed - to taste. Just before serving, add coconut milk.

Serve with chopped green onions, raisins and chopped nuts.

Barely serves 4 - but over rice, it would probably serve 8.

Ground Beef Stroganoff

1 lb Brown Rice spiral pasta
3 Tbls butter
1 large onion, chopped
8 - 12 oz sliced mushrooms
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp dried marjoram
1 1/2 tsp chopped garlic
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 lb ground beef
1 1/4 cup white or red wine (anything you like to drink)
Reserved cooking liquid from rice pasta

* Salt large pot (5 cups) of water and bring to boil.
* Add pasta and cook until al dente.
* Drain, reserving all cooking liquid for use in stroganoff.

* Over medium high heat, saute chopped onion in butter until transluscent.
* Add mushrooms. Saute for 2 minutes then sprinkle with salt and marjoram. Cook until mushrooms begin to glisten.
* Reduce heat to medium. Add garlic and black pepper, saute to blend flavors.
* Remove mixture from pan.
* Return pan to medium high heat.
* Add ground beef and cook thoroughly.
* Add onion/mushroom mixture then 1/2 cup wine.
* Cover and allow to simmer until liquid is reduced.
* Remove lid and add remaining wine and cooking liquid from pasta 1/2 cupful at a time until desired "sauciness" is reached.

* Combine pasta with sauce.
* Serve with sauteed spinach and remaining wine.