Happy St. Patrick's Day

I will show dessert first.

Green mint chocolate chip ice cream.

Main course

Irish Lamb Stew

Heat some olive oil in dutch oven.

Cook 2 medium chopped onions until soft.

Trim fat from meaty shoulder lamb chops and cut into bite size pieces and add to pot.

Add salt and pepper

Peel and slice 2 russet baking potatoes and add to pot with 3 cups chicken stock.

Add 1/2 teaspoon worchestershire sauce.

A little thyme.

Cut two more russet potatoes into large chunks and add to pot.

Stir making sure potatoes are covered with stock.

Cover pot and bake for 1 hour.

Add carrots and 1/4 cup each of pearl barley and heavy sweet cream.

Bake an additional 1 hour.

Remove from oven and add salt and pepper and some chopped fresh parsley.

I served it with a loaf of Irish soda bread

and for dessert, the aforementioned ice cream.