My First Experiment :)

So it begins.... :)

My first "experiment" was with a beef soup bone.  The soup bone has been in my freezer for a year, because quite honestly, I was afraid of it!  I had no clue what to do with it, so it just sat there... I finally got up the courage to put it in my crockpot and cook it!

So, with my fear behind me, I had to figure out what to add to the soup bone!  I chopped an onion and put it in the bottom of my crock pot.  Next, I added a few dried crushed ancho chili peppers, dried basil and dried oregano.  I put the soup bone in the pot, and added 4 cups of au jus!  I cooked it on high for a couple hours, then added cubed zucchini, cut Dragon's Lingere beans and barley.  I cooked it for another couple hours and then added a corn starch slurry to thicken it slightly- I didn't add very much, because I wanted it to be more like a stoup!

I served it with pita bread and hummus.

I don't think I would change anything about this one...  And next time I won't be so afraid of my soup bone! ;) :)