Welcome to My Fall Kitchen

Fall and winter root crops, potatoes, carrots and rutabagas are showing up in farmers markets and produce aisles. Winter squash will soon follow. John Madden’s Thick Beef Vegetable Stew, a recipe that was added to my collection in 1987, is a favorite at our house throughout fall and winter. This recipe incorporates all the winter vegetables.

John Madden’s

Thick Beef Vegetable Stew

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

1/4 tsp salt

2 1/2 pounds bottom round steak, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces.

2 to 3 Tbsp vegetable oil

2 large onions, sliced

2 small sweet green peppers, seeded and...