Rhubarb is used extensively in Irish cooking and rhubarb crumble is one of the most popular desserts served in Ireland during the spring and summer months. This truly is comfort food at its finest. It’s not a delicate dish, or a pretty dessert. It’s a bowl full of tart and sweet crumbly goodness, brought to […]
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Floury Mashed Potatoes Irish Style
The Irish are renowned for their love of potatoes, and mashed potatoes are a staple in most Irish homes. Traditional Irish mashed potatoes are simply delicious, with just the right amount of butter and cream, to make a fluffy, mouth-watering potato dish, perfect for topping with a knob of melting butter or a dollop of […]
What The Irish Eat For Saint Patrick’s Day
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 […]
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. Create a spooky centerpiece for all your trick or treaters. Decorate with colored candies and chocolate fingers, specialty cookies from England and Ireland. If you’re planning a get together to celebrate Halloween, why not make an edible chocolate spider – the perfect center piece […]
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 […]
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