A rich combination of beef, bacon, mushrooms, and potatoes creates a hearty meal with almost no hands-on cooking.

Maybe it’s my Irish roots, but I’m a sucker for a good stew. I grew up on generous bowls of my mother’s tender lamb stew embellished with potatoes, carrots, and onion. Of course, the Irish alone can’t ...

For me, a slow-simmered stew stirs up delicious childhood memories. The scent of rough-cut vegetables, meat, and broth set at a gentle, slow-tempo bubble, is alluring as well as a lesson in patience.