O’Cavegirl’s Irish Stew

This is a just a good ole’ bowl of comfort on a cold night ~ St. Paddy’s Day or not!  Green beer is optional! 1.5 pounds lamb stew cubes (usually cut from the leg ~ ask your butcher) 1/4 cup arrowroot 1 tablespoon bacon grease 2 large onions, chopped 4-5 cloves of garlic, minced 1 tablespoon...

Pimp My Broth!

Meal 7 of 31:  Back to Basics After you cook your whole chicken and then make some broth, then what?  Well, a lot; however, this soup is a great way to use some extras that are in your refrigerator at the end of the week. For this, I chopped an onion, red pepper, parsnip, summer squash and 2 stalks of...

Broccoli and Bacon Soup

I have to admit that this soup was strictly inspired by the bowl.  My husband thinks it is an ugly bowl; however, I’m on the side of it is so ugly that it’s cute!  By the way, the soup is amazing ~ no cream needed here.  The parsnip gives it a full-bodied smooth texture. 12 ounces...

Manhattan Clam Chowder

This recipe was made at the request of several of my Facebook buddies.  I’ve always been a New England Clam Chowder fan (the creamy one); however, I am now a convert.  This was so fresh and tasty and took me back to the Ocean City Boardwalk on my high school Spring Break (kind of like tequila...

Beefy Borscht ~ Celebrate Pinktober!

With this being October, I was originally focusing on pumpkins and squashes (which is also a wonderful thing!); however, it is also breast cancer awareness month.  This recipe is in honor of my grandmother (single mastectomy) and my little way to contribute to breast cancer awareness…I hope you enjoy...