SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR ME

Knew I wanted something fishy for dinner tonight, had nothing in particular in mind so decided to browse through recipes I have saved.  I find that too often, if I do not cook them immediately they end up in my binder, forgotten!  I found 'Okra and Tomato Stew with Savannah White Shrimp and Sausage'.  Probably meant to be a summer dish but seemed perfect for a wintery evening to me.
First clue was that it is not Okra season but I am not that easily put off, zuccini would substitute nicely.
Recipe worked out pretty well, quite delicious really and who knows how different it would have been had I found okra?  The broth part of my stew was pretty thin and I suspect that okra might have thickened it. But, I simply and confidently laid a soup spoon for everyone to eat the broth and it was really tasty.

STEW FOR A CHILLY WEEKEND!

Have to admit this dish was made a couple of weekends ago when it was really cold, Beef Stew with Herbed Dumplings. I had made this some years ago and lost the recipe then came across it by chance recently, tucked into a cooking book! It was a little more trouble than I thought it was going to be, but worth every minute, it was really excellent. Did enough for 2 meals, of course, as usual it was even better the second time around. Couple of tips for the second meal, the dumplings did not re-heat well, do enough to eat with the first meal only. Make sure the portion you keep to re-heat has a bit more juices/gravy than you would normally have as it does seem to disappear.