This is quickly becoming a cooking blog.

The corned beef turned out really well yesterday and shall become a Speaks family tradition for all future St. Patrick’s days. Although, as Marmie mentioned last night, maybe I can try my hand at other traditional Irish meals to come up with a repertoire of St. Patrick’s day dinners. At least I know the corned beef is a winner.

Next up comes chicken gumbo. I had a great recipe from my culinary school days, but I can’t find it. So a quick hunt at FoodTV.com got me Rachael Ray’s recipe, which sounds similar enough to what I remember that I’m going to try it. I plan to put that together today for reheating tomorrow in the crock pot while I’m working.

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1. It was yum-mee!! Thanks for having us!

   Posted by  on  03/18/07  at  04:00 PM

2. You’re welcome. Glad you could join us and thanks for the soda bread and dessert!

   Posted by  on  03/18/07  at  05:59 PM

3. I made chicken gumbo just yesterday...mmmm, it’s one of my favorite foods.  My favorite recipe is a file gumbo as opposed to okra, but is relatively simple.  I posted the recipe recently if you’re interested in an alternative.

   Posted by Gwynne  on  03/19/07  at  11:16 AM

4. For getting cooking blog, just turn this into a crock pot blog. What other traditional Irish main courses are there? Shepard’s pie?

   Posted by  on  03/19/07  at  02:28 PM

5. Lamb stew for one. I’m sure there are other tasty meals. I just need to find them.

   I’ve considered making a file gumbo, but the okra was easier to find.

   Posted by  on  03/19/07  at  02:58 PM

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