It’s my tradition to make an authentic Irish dinner every year for St. Patrick’s Day, but this year I was worried that we wouldn’t be able to find essential ingredients (like potatoes) with that whole, “the world has gone completely insane” thing.
To which my husband wittily replied, “Starvation is also very Irish.”
Ha ha ha.
But, through sheer heroism, my husband came through and managed to find everything on my list … except for barley.
I didn’t know people ate barley. I thought they were all gluten-free.
However, there wasn’t a single barley grain to be found anywhere.
So we’re substituting with farro. We’ll have to see how it turns out, but considering that it goes in the stew, I’m fairly certain it will be fine. Stew is forgiving. The kids will be too traumatized by the corned beef to notice anyway.
And St. Patty’s Day is still ON at our house! Oro!
No one’s invited. Social distancing, and all that. Can’t risk getting close enough to anyone to pinch them for not wearing green. LOL.
By Autumn Rain 
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! And I’m jealous; I can’t find a single spud anywhere and I’m dying for mashed potatoes.
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