“I feel a slight sense of dread watching those olives bob around in the crock pot.”
“Hopefully with a can of them along with all the extra juice, we will be able to see a difference in hue.”
“One of my favorite looking mushrooms... really fun to cut and prepare.”
“I like the flavor lamb gives to the stew.”
“They are one of the very few ingredients that can retain their crunch and I think they'll be a great addition to the textures.”
“to soak up a lot of that tomato broth and to be a nice starch.”
“I actually don't really like olives and I am not convinced that they're going to do very well in the stew, but what I do really like is the jar that these came in, so I need to find a use for them somehow.”
“I feel a slight sense of dread watching those olives bob around in the crock pot.”
The olives did not 'infect' the overall flavor, but their texture was unpleasant; meat texture was subpar and barley was overcooked.
The creator performed a mesh straining today to remove unwanted textures like the olives and overcooked barley.