Fall Comfort Food

Guinness beef stew with Cheddar Herb Dumplings. 

Wow. This was so tasty. The Man outdid himself with this meal. My friend over at Searching For A Balance gave me the recipe after telling me about it last week. She said it was very delicious and she was right.

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I made the dumplings. I was kind of tired when I made them so I was very loosey-goosey about it. The Man had used every measuring device we own so I was limited in what I had on hand. I wasn't about to wash anything. Phthsshh to that.

I had a one cup measuring cup and a teaspoon available. I eyeballed all the measurements. Totally guessed. Didn't have any self rising flour so I looked up how to make my own. Guessed at the conversion for 1.5 cups of flour. Substituted onion powder for chives. To tell you the truth, I wasn't expecting much from them.

They came out fantastic.

We had a bunch of apples left from a visit to an orchard a few weeks ago. The Man decided to make a pie so we didn't lose them.

He uses a tried and true recipe from The Betty Crocker Cookbook. Except he cuts the sugar a bit. And he buys a store made crust. We don't believe in following recipes, I guess.

Absolutely delicious.

A perfect meal for a cool fall evening.