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Colcannon – A Traditional Irish Halloween Dish

October 29, 2012 by Irish American Mom 34 Comments

An orange bowl with colcannon for Halloween

Colcannon?  At Halloween?  Most Americans think of Irish colcannon as a traditional St. Patrick’s Day dish, but colcannon was originally associated with Halloween in Ireland. What is Colcannon?   Colcannon is mashed potato mixed with a green cooked and shredded vegetable such as cabbage or kale. There are many, many variations of the basic colcannon […]

Filed Under: All Recipes, Cooking, Irish Side Dishes, The Spud Saga Tagged With: All Recipes, Colcannon, Cooking, Halloween in Ireland, Irish Style Potatoes, Kale, Kale Recipes, Mashed Potatoes, Potatoes, Traditional Irish Halloween Dish, Traditional Irish recipes

Irish Potato Cakes

October 20, 2012 by Irish American Mom 105 Comments

Three Irish potato cakes frying in a cast iron skillet

Potato cakes are a perfect way to use up left-over mashed potatoes.  Known as tattie scones in Scotland, potato scones in the Isle of Man, or fadge in parts of Northern Ireland, these savory, fried potato patties make a great side dish. Whenever I cook mashed potatoes I make extra, because I love potato cakes.  […]

Filed Under: All Recipes, Cooking, Irish Side Dishes, The Spud Saga Tagged With: All Recipes, Breakfast, Cooking, fadge, Favorite Irish Food, Fried Foods, irish cooking, Irish Recipes, Leftovers, Mashed Potatoes, Potato cakes, Side Dishes, Tattie Scone

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