I love holidays and since becoming a food blogger its only made me embrace holiday food more. I was telling Josh the other night, that if it weren't for blogging, I fear I would still be living a little shell and not get to experiment with foods from other cultures. Food tasting from other cultures is very important. I mean, you guys know that we take our Italian and Mexican/Latin cuisines very seriously, but we don't really venture out past that very often. We don't cook a lot of asian food (unless you count stir-fry) or thai food either and trust me, that is something we both want to rectify.

 

 

Since that will likely be the case with most Irish-type establishments on the 17th, you can always have your Irish meal at home and with the help of the slow-cooker! The original recipe called for boneless lamb which is a traditional choice of meat, but I ended up going with stewing beef for mainly one reason. Little did I know that boneless lamb is so expensive. I know it's a great cut of meat, but I was not about to spend $25 on it. I'm sure it would of made the flavor of the stew even more exceptional, but hey, I'm a mom on a budget and that $25 cut of meat did not fit into it. But regular stewing beef works very well and it this is one Irish meal I will be cooking again in the future, whether its for a holiday or not.