Category: Main Dishes
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Goulash or Slumgullion
There are lots of names for similar dishes and I think this dish is probably the inspiration for the old Hamburger Helper. Ground beef, macaroni, tomato sauce and cheese. I like to add kidney beans and peas, too, and some Worcestershire sauce. I used a can of cream of mushroom soup but you really just…
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Fish Chowder
This fish chowder is full of potatoes, carrots, celery and onions, with a milk and chicken broth base. I’ve made it in the past with tilapia but last night I used some frozen cod instead. I like it with tilapia much better but maybe if you like fish more than I do you’d like it…
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Irish Coddle Recipe
Last year a friend shared her recipe for Irish Coddle, which I’d never heard of but was a favorite of my friend and her husband. It’s basically a stew of sausage and potatoes and onions. Her version had sweet potatoes in it. Last year I made it with plain Russet potatoes and it came out…
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Chicken and Shrimp Coconut Curry or Stew
What is the difference between a curry and a stew? I’m not sure. The basis of this was labeled as a stew in Perfect One-Dish Dinners: All You Need for Easy Get-Togethers, a book I’m still exploring. I would have called it a curry. My usual Thai like coconut milk curries have curry paste in…
