Comfort Food: Sausage Goulash

It feels like we've been eating "comfort food" consistently all winter....  We haven't, but we did explore our Eastern European sides and made goulash.  It was amazing; and it fed us for about 4 days.  Okay, maybe three days.

Couple on a Mission: Irish Soda Bread and a Sunday Roast

Sundays aren't typically the most eventful of days for us.  If I'm feeling up to driving out to the suburbs, I'll go visit family... If we're a bit hung over, we'll go for a greasy brunch or (better yet) Taco Bell (you aren't allowed to judge - this is basically my favorite food group ever; and yes, I know it's disgusting, but have you tried the new Grilled Stuffed Nacho??).  Given that the weather has been absolutely awful here in Chicago and you can't really get out of the house much, we thought we'd ring in Episode 1 of the 4th season of Downton Abbey with a scalding hot Sunday Roast and some home made bread.  Really - what's better in the middle of winter than that?  (Actually - it's a toss up between a good roast, beef stew, my mom's chili, her spaghetti, and hot dogs with mac&cheese and spinach souffle....)

Recipe: Polar Vortex Veg and Lentil "SToup"

If the words "polar vortex" instill just as much desire to fill up on intense quantities of warm foods in you as they do for me, then fear not the swirling winds - and boil up a delicious, thick "sToup".