In the United States, you might find yourself adding green food coloring to your food and cooking corned beef and cabbage for dinner on St. Patrick’s Day. Green food may pass as Irish food in the USA, but that isn’t the way they do it in Ireland. In fact, you’d have a hard time finding […]
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The Hadley Academy for the Improbably Gifted By Conor Grennan
The Hadley Academy for the Improbably Gifted is a fantasy novel that follows a teenage boy’s unlikely journey to save the world. Written by New York Times best selling author Conor Grennan, I’m delighted to let you know about this young adult, dystopian thriller. Plus I’m also thrilled to introduce you to Conor Grennan, an […]
Irish Salad
What is an Irish salad you may ask? An Irish salad is an ensemble of cold vegetables, meat, eggs and cheese, carefully arranged on a plate, and not tossed or mixed in any shape or form. For any readers who grew up in Ireland, I’m quite certain you frequently ate salad for tea or your […]
Irish Style Coleslaw
Irish coleslaw is a creamy, crunchy delight that’s perfect for summer feasting, barbecues, and pot-luck get-togethers. Irish coleslaw! You probably think I’ve lost my mind. You may believe there’s nothing Irish about the origins of coleslaw. And you would be correct! Except we do like our cabbage in Ireland. Coleslaw is not a traditional Irish […]
Christmas Chocolate Yule Log
Chocolate Yule Logs are a Christmas time treat in Ireland and a baking tradition in many Irish homes, that started many, many years ago to remember a very old tradition. Christmas Chocolate Yule Logs are baked as a more modern representation of the enormous logs once burned in the open hearth all through the Christmas […]
Halloween Chocolate Rice Krispie Spiders
Chocolate Rice Krispie Spiders are easy-to-make, no-bake treats, perfect for Halloween. If you’re planning a get together to celebrate Halloween, why not make an edible chocolate spider – the perfect center piece for any festive Halloween table. You can make a simple chocolate spider, or get creative and decorate your spider’s back. In Ireland, rice […]
Irish Rice Krispie Buns
Rice Krispie Buns are part of every Irish childhood. These little chocolate crispie treats are the centerpieces of Irish birthday parties, and a staple at school fund raising cake sales. They’re easy-to-make, no-bake Irish children’s favorites. Now when I first moved stateside I was surprised to discover American Rice Krispie Treats are something entirely different. […]
Five Farms Irish Cream Liqueur At The Milwaukee and Kansas City Irish Festivals
Five Farms, the makers of a a new Irish cream liqueur are thrilled to announce their partnerships with two of the largest Irish festivals in the world, Kansas City Irish Fest and Milwaukee Irish Fest. I love to support Irish businesses and help spread the word about their products whenever I can, so when the good folks at Five Farms […]
Berry Irish Cream Mousse
Easy desserts are perfect for summer entertaining. This Berry Irish Cream Mousse is an excellent make-ahead dessert with a delicious taste of Irish Cream Liqueur blended through the berries and cream. Irish cream is a world renowned whiskey and cream liqueur blend that has gained enormous popularity over the past few decades. Baileys is the […]
Ice Cream Sandwiches
An ice cream sandwich consists of a slice of ice cream between two rectangular wafers and is a favorite summertime treat in Ireland. The ice cream layer for these little slabs of summer is sliced from a pint block of ice cream. Now here comes the golden Irish nugget for this blog post. Believe it […]
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