Chicken Stew

This is kind of a franco-italian stew I suppose. Carrot, onion, celery and garlic are sautéed before browned chicken is added. A few tomatoes, white wine, salt, mushrooms, potatoes, bay leaves, thyme and oregano go in and the whole things cooks for 20 or so minutes. There is a nice freshness to this dish and it makes me forget that it is gray and cold outside.