Cooking from Scratch
Well, these probably aren’t really Irish; we tend to think that they’re more French, but we’ll call them Irish, anyway. We think that most people from Ireland might have at least a wee taste.
We came up with the idea for these as a possible dessert for the upcoming holidays, and, naturally, we had to try them first. We’d surely hate to make them for Thanksgiving or Christmas, and have a dessert we don’t like.
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You might think that this recipe is just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, and you could certainly make it up for dinner on the 17th; however, we have to tell you that we’re not sure how Irish this particular recipe is. Sure, you can find plenty of Irish versions of potato leek soup, but, as far as we could tell, most of them used heavy cream, which we didn’t have on hand. So, we went with this recipe, and, based on the book from which it came, it might just be a Continue reading “Potato Leek Soup”
We went with a leek and cheese pie for our main for Christmas dinner, and, in many respects, we’re glad we did, because right during the middle of preparing dinner, our electricity went out. Having one of those all-electric houses, that could have spelled disaster. But, luckily for us, the pie had already been in the oven for about 30 minutes (of the 60 needed) and the residual heat baked it enough. Of course, our side dish was another story.
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Here’s a problem that most people don’t have: what to do with leftover cake? Even we normally don’t have that problem — after all, we tend to eat all the cake we make, but, when we do, we know exactly what to do. Make Gur Cake! What’s Gur Cake? Read on.
For those who like Guinness, this sounds like the perfect combination, doesn’t it? After all, Guinness has those chocolatey undertones, and the bitterness of the Guinness should help accentuate the chocolate in the cake. And, once you see the recipe, you’ll realize that this won’t be one of those dry, crumbly cakes. It’ll be moist and flavorful.
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Ah, St. Patrick’s Day. Here in the U.S., it seems as though it is a time for eating corned beef and cabbage, drinking too much Guinness, and, following that up with a slice or two of Irish Soda Bread. We’re pretty sure that in Ireland it isn’t the party atmosphere; instead, it’s more of a religious holiday, a time to get together with family and friends — not that the Irish need a holiday for getting together with family and friends, that just happens. And, of course a pint of the black stuff won’t go amiss, either. But let’s get back to the Irish Soda Bread. We aren’t sure this is an authentic Irish recipe; we got it from a co-worker quite a number of years ago and it has become our recipe to beat. Continue reading “Irish Soda Bread”
Ireland is one of our favorite places to visit. It is amazingly green and beautiful, and pictures don’t really do it justice. The first time we visited Ireland together, we rented a cottage in the west just outside of the small town of Corofin. One day we stopped and talked with the caretaker, Paddy, who explained that he was busy applying weed killer to the grass near the edge of the driveway. Yep, without weedkiller, that grass would have taken over the driveway in a few months. At the time, we knew people who just wished they could even get their grass to grow without bald spots, and be mostly green. Ah, the luck of the Irish. Continue reading “Irish Tea Brack”