Beef, Beer and Bacon Stew

I love beef.  I love beer and I really love bacon.  My husband really loved me after I made this stew - that's why Not Quite Nigella calls this stew the "Marriage Maker."

Click here for NQN's recipe.  The only real part that I diverted from in my recipe is that instead of making the cheese dumplings as specified by NQN, I used a Bisquick recipe to make some dumplings.  A cheat, but a delicious cheat.

Another comment - this was really good, but it's more of a weekend dish than something you would want to make during the week ... leftovers are also very good.