In the past week, I’ve made jambalaya for Mardi Gras, lentil stew for a meatless Ash Wednesday and hamantashen cookies for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Purim. And I’ve had all three kids home sick off and on as a troublesome cough-cold-fever made its way through their school.

So now that I could use some comfort food (and a day spent in bed reading while someone brings me tea and toast), I’m looking for a traditional Irish stew recipe for St. Patrick’s Day. That sounds soooo good on a chilly, gray March day like today.

And a nice cup of Irish coffee wouldn’t be bad either.