This year I plan on spending more time in the kitchen, and what better start to 2012 than making a hearty soup to warm yourself this winter.
We visit Jeff Mease's farm in Indiana to meet his herd of water buffalo. Then we use potatoes, rutabagas and bison meat in three hearty, winter dishes.
We're using beef brisket in the stew, a tough cut of meat, because we're going to be cooking it for hours.