Last night, I ate stew beef dumplings recipe at Esplanade mall in Bangkok, Thailand with one of my Thai friends. She's been raving about Santa Fe Steak, a Thai chain restaurant, for a while and wanted me to try it. Promoted as an American-style steak house, it's become popular in Bangkok for steak and western food lovers who like the food but don't want to pay the normal Bangkok high prices. So, intrigued, I agreed to eat there with here and I'm thrilled that I did.Decide what type of tomatoes you want. I seem to be able to grow the little ones, cherry and grape better, but my taste buds prefer the larger slow cooker braised beef types. Up to you, but my nursery usually has plenty of choices.Stick to simple recipes. Find dishes that don't take too much work or use too many ingredients. Chopping up five different vegetables can easily eat up your prep time and leave you with less time for actual cooking. Alternatively you can tweak a big recipe to suit your needs use faster-cooking ingredients get ready-made stock instead of stewing steak making your own.It is really amazingly simple to prepare all of the old family specialties ranging from Barbecue beef sandwiches, slow cooker braising steak stew or even that timeless slow cooker pulled pork. One can find hundreds of simple crock pot dishes to try. You'll be able to be as innovative as you want. If you're entertaining guests you can get a much more innovative with mouth-watering selections such as Warm Blue Crab Bruschetta or Wild Mushroom Stew. You'll find it all rather easy using your slow cooker.Chew your Food Slowly and Completely - If you feel bloated after eating you are probably not chewing your food properly. Digestion starts in the mouth and not in your stomach as many of you think obvious. There are enzymes in your saliva that play an important role in digestion. The alpha amylase enzyme in your saliva helps in breakdown of starches into smaller elements and the lingual lipase enzyme helps in breakdown of fats. If you don't chew your food properly the enzymes does not get the opportunity to break down the fat and starches in your food and hence your body cells does not get the energy it needs.Make use of idle moments. Multitasking is the key to saving time. Arrange your work so that you can do one dish while another one is cooking. While the roast is finishing in the crock pot, why not fix a salad or make a quick dessert? This way, all the dishes will finish at the same time and you can start serving immediately.Just remember the next time you're in Redondo Beach, California in September, try and catch their Lobster Festival. Absolutely braising meat for stew food (especially the Maine Lobsters). It's completely family friendly and there is something for everyone to enjoy.