1.   Be aware that the freshness and wonderful color of vegetable stews do not last long.

2.   Calabrian spicy vegetable stew, and the mini-cacciucco, a mixed-seafood soup, are good examples.

3.   I still remember the main course, a baekenofe, an Alsatian meat and vegetable stew.

4.   In general, vegetable stews are made like the meat versions.

5.   In tomato sauces, soups, bean dishes and vegetable stews, they add the meaty flavor and that extra savor that only bones provide.

6.   On a typical day, breakfast is oatmeal with an orange and bread followed by a lunch of vegetable stew and dinner of white rice and red beans.

7.   She simmers two big loaves in a pressure cooker with a vegetable stew of green plantains, potatoes, yuca and carrots.

8.   The entire process takes just about half an hour, and the result is a thick, satisfying vegetable stew.

9.   The possibilities abound, but I often feel an overwhelming urge to use this bounty to put together a colorful, fresh-tasting vegetable stew.

10.   These pan-fried cakes, I thought, could have a role in my own cooking, but I would top them with a vegetable stew instead.