Steak and Guinness Pie

Steak and Guinness Pie is the top of my list for comfort food. The beef is cooked slowly in a bath of dark beer and topped with pastry. It’s pretty much that simple but the taste is rich and satisfying. There’s no need to make your own pastry because store bought puff pastry is perfect for this. Add a few veggies to the stew and you’ve got a complete meal.

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Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Meatballs are always a crowd pleaser at happy hour. You can buy Italian, Asian, Swedish….then there are the multiple varieties of sauce options. Dump the meatballs and sauce into a slow cooker and voila, you have an easy but popular dish. OR, if you want some kitchen swagger, you can make your own. And as a bonus, it costs less to make these Sweet and Sour Meatballs yourself.

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Beef Bourguignon

Hard to pronounce. Hard to spell. Takes forever to make. But this authentic French Beef Bourguignon recipe is good. Really good. It’s best served over roasted garlic mashed potatoes and it’s even better the next day.

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Beef Noodle Pho

This popular Vietnamese soup is made with a special broth featuring interesting flavours you may not associate with a savoury dish. Fortunately you can now buy the broth in grocery stores so preparing Beef Noodle Pho at home is the next best thing to enjoying authentic street food in Vietnam.

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Beef Vegetable Soup

There’s something satisfying about making soup. More than just making something that costs almost nothing, it’s taking leftovers and turning them into something tasty and even nutritious. If you’ve cooked a prime rib, save the bones and any leftover meat and make Beef Vegetable Soup.

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