Sharing My Recipes And Ramblings
Pumpkin season is upon us and the perfect time for making home made pumpkin purée. I often buy canned pumpkin but love to make my own when pumpkins are available in the grocery store or at pumpkin patches all over the country. When my kids are in Ireland one thing they miss is pumpkin pancakes […]
Pumpkin cake is synonymous with fall and a favorite in my house. My version of this delicious cake is made with pumpkin purée and a box cake mix. You can’t get easier than that. This is a cake not a pie and I find my bundt pan produces an easy to slice cake that […]
This Halloween 64 million Americans will carve a pumpkin, but did you know the Irish brought the tradition of carving pumpkins at Halloween to America? In the new book Easy Pumpkin Carving: Spooktacular Patterns, Tips & Ideas by Colleen Dorsey you will learn how to carve the best Jack-O-Lantern on the block. This little book […]
Today I am delighted to introduce you to an amazing Irish American silversmith and jewelry maker from Texas, Eileen Ryan-Rojas. She has created a beautiful pendant, combining a mystical Labradorite stone with a powerful Celtic Triskelion symbol for one lucky reader to win. Magnificent on both the front AND the back, this blue and gold […]
The Book of Kells is one of Ireland’s most treasured manuscripts. Tourists flock to Trinity College Dublin to view its beautifully illustrated pages. But did you know Trinity is also home to a vast collection of other medieval manuscripts? This week I was alerted to a new lecture series planned for the coming months. If […]