Guinness Stew with Sage and Ginger
I love slow cooking because your food almost cooks itself. You do a little work, then the stove or oven coaxes complex flavor out of simple ingredients. Guinness stew is traditional cold-weather fare and a staple at most good Irish pubs. There are a million versions of the recipe. This is mine, with a few [...]
Chicken Cooked in Cream
Warning: This isn’t diet food. This chicken is comfort food times ten. I was feeling a little under the weather when I got home from the office, and wanted something soothing, warm, salty, and rich. I don’t eat like this all the time. Honest. So, you know that thing your grandmother used to do with [...]
Sweet Pork Ciderhouse Stew
This is one of my ultimate comfort foods. It’s got a lovely balance of sweet and savory flavors from the combination of apple cider, cinnamon, chicken stock, browned meat, and a smidge of apricot preserves. A warm bowl of it with a cup of strong tea really hits the spot on a chilly autumn night. [...]
Autumn Harvest Beef Stew
I have a pretty strong nesting instinct year round. When the cold weather kicks in, though, I go into overdrive, and start to do things like knit scarves and make stew and bake in the wee hours of the morning when I can’t sleep. Here’s my first beef stew of the season. It’s a warm, [...]
