Seriously Great Stew

I have had this recipe for along time, but just got lazy and bought seasoning packets. Why?
Who knows when this is so simple.

Brown stew meat and 1 onion

Add 9 cups water and 9 tsp beef bouillon
3/4 tsp thyme
3/4 tsp pepper
1 T. salt
2 T. parsley flakes

Cook a couple of hours until meat is tender.
Add cut up potatoes and carrots and cook until tender.
Thicken gravy with a little cornstarch mixed with cold water.

Or use the crock pot:

After browning, I put it all in the crock pot on high and left for church. Four hours later it's ready to go.

With some homemade biscuits and honey it's easy and YUM!