Thanks for the ideas. It's true that Guinness would be a problem because of the gluten, but I could substitute red wine. I have a recipe for beef cooked in beer, and it's surprisingly like beef cooked in wine. It's good.

So, Mary, your recipe could be a starter.

Dave, your pea soup recipe sounds really good!

Jack, the Cullen skink recipe sounds interesting, but I don't think I could find smoked haddock here in the Midwest. By the way, a skink is a cute little lizard here. We just saw one on vacation in Florida.