Columbus Foodie

Isn’t it ironic that the 100th post to this blog falls on the exact day of its first birthday??

To celebrate both occasions, I’m going to do a little something special! A little contest, so to speak. The prize? A box full of goodies from Columbus. Not sure yet what exactly will be in the box (whatever suits my fancy and whatever flavors I think best represent the spirit of Central Ohio, and a few of my favorite things), but I promise it won’t disappoint.

I’ve shared a bit of myself with you over the past year, so I’d love to know more about you. To enter, simply comment on this entry by telling me a bit about who you are and what you like about my blog, what you hate, what you’d like to see more/less of, if you have a blog of your own, etc. The winner will be drawn at random from all comments to this post at 11:59pm on October 31st. This is open to everyone worldwide, so speak up and let me know you’re reading.

I’ve really been in the mood for beef stew, and have been looking for a new recipe. The last time I did a similar dish was the Bourbon Short-Rib Stew I made back in May. The stew had great flavor, but the short ribs made it taste way too fatty for my liking. So rather than experiment with an unknown recipe, I tweaked that one a bit.

The changes I made?? I used 4 lbs. of beef cubes rather than short ribs, I used twice as much turnips as was called for, I used a trio of potatoes (white, red, and purple) rather than just white, skipped the horseradish, used quartered white onions rather than pearl onions, and topped it all off with some Bisquick dumplings (yum, reminds me of my youth!) rather than white cheddar grits.

Looks like cold weather food to me!