Coddle yourself with a heart warming, comforting Irish sausage stew on Saint Patrick’s Day. Dublin Coddle is a traditional Irish dish primarily made by true blue Dubliners, enjoyed throughout the year and not just to celebrate St. Paddy. It’s a one-pot wonder full of potatoes, sausages, bacon and onions. Cooked slowly in water or broth […]
Irish Soups And Stews
Soups and stews are wonderful comfort foods and part of my Dublin childhood. Here I share some of my favorite Irish soups and stews - comfort food at its finest. And believe me, as the mother of four kids, I know there's nothing as easy as a one pot meal on a busy day.
Farmhouse Beef Stew
When the weather turns cold, a good beef stew is on the menu in our house. This very easy winter dinner is perfect for warming up when temperatures fall. Since the mercury has dropped so low in many parts of the eastern United States this week, I thought it would be the perfect time to […]
Traditional Irish Potato Soup
Irish potato soup uses simple ingredients, which in years gone by were easily available in rural Irish kitchens. When I say this soup is easy to make, I really mean it. There are only seven ingredients – potato, onion, butter, stock, cream, and salt and pepper to taste. My recipe today is for a very […]
Zucchini And Leek Soup
Zucchini and leeks combine to make a wonderfully green soup. Light and refreshing, this soup can be served hot or cold, but being ever so Irish, I like it hot. Inspired by the more traditional Irish recipe for potato and leek soup, I love to make this soup when I have lots of zucchini on […]
Parsnip and Apple Soup
Parsnips and apples, with a hint of curry, compliment each other perfectly in this creamy soup. The pairing of parsnips with apples intensifies their sweetness, with an added underlying warmth from the curry powder, making this soup truly satisfying. I love curry flavor, like many Irish people. A teaspoon of mild curry powder, a hint […]
Rutabaga And Carrot Soup
Rutabagas and carrots make a comforting, slightly sweet soup. The combination of deep orange carrots and pale yellow rutabaga flesh, produces an amber colored soup, just perfect for fall. And so, to kick off my soup making recipes for this autumn season, I thought it might be a good idea to start with a simple, […]
Slow Cooker or Crockpot Chicken Stock
Chicken stock lends a robust flavor to all kinds of soups, and can be made inexpensively using the left-over carcass from a roast chicken. Many chicken stock recipes involve simmering a whole chicken, but growing up in Ireland we always used left-over “skeletons” for our stocks. “Waste not, want not” was the motto of my […]
Carrot And Coriander Soup
Carrot and coriander soup is very popular in Ireland. It’s lovely orange color makes it an ideal soup for fall and perfect to serve at Halloween. The flavor of ground coriander, made from the seeds of the coriander or cilantro plant, is similar to that of roasted orange peel, making it a great complimentary spice […]
Potato And Leek Soup
Potato and leek soup is a traditional Irish, wintertime, comfort food. Served with buttered, brown soda bread, it is a delicious warm treat on a cold winter’s day. Some call it leek and potato soup, while others give the potatoes precedence when naming. I had to go with the name potato and leek soup, […]
Irish Guinness Beef Stew – Crockpot Recipe
Fall weather means time for stew. A rich, satisfying Guinness Beef Stew is a perfect dinner for chilly November, when evenings grow darker, and the body seeks comfort food. This is Irish comfort food at its best. My recipe for Guinness beef stew cooks slowly in a crockpot for many hours, allowing its distinctive flavors […]
