Please join me for a “Countdown to Christmas” live chat on thewildgeese.com at 5PM, Friday, August 1, where I’ll be discussing favorite recipes for the holiday season like this. Sticky Toffee Pudding Serves 10-12 Both the English and the…
Mark Your Calendar for May 29!
Please join us for the Three Shades of Green dinner at the James Beard Foundation in New York on May 29. Log on http://www.jamesbeard.org/events/three-shades-green for details. Three Shades of Green MENU Hors d’Oeuvres Irish Oak-Smoked Salmon on Boxty Potato Cakes Dubliner…
Bacon and Cabbage For St. Patrick’s Day
Bacon and Cabbage Serves 4–6 Bacon and Cabbage is one of Ireland’s most traditional dishes and is the preferred meal for St. Patrick’s Day. Boiled potatoes and carrots, which can be cooked with the cabbage or in separate saucepans, are…
Chocolate, of course, For Valentines’s Day
Molten Spiced Chocolate Cabernet Cakes Makes 4 The recipe for these little chocolate cakes comes from McCormick, whose gourmet spice collection really adds a kick to cooking. They have a velvety, molten center that flows seductively onto your plate the moment…
A Lovely Winter Warmer
Well into winter now—make that “enough already”—you’ll appreciate this simple-but-delicious, warm and welcoming tart that can be made “from scratch” or with everyone’s favorite “cheat” — prepared or frozen piecrust. The caramelized onions add a distinctive flavor and Kerrygold’s Cashel…
Winter Torte is Four-in-One Meal
Dubliner-Colcannon Torte Serves 8 Mashed potatoes and buttery cabbage are the heart of colcannon, one of Ireland’s most traditional dishes. This torte recipe, which originally appeared in The Irish Heritage Cookbook, is a slight variation in that it uses sliced…
Pot Pie Season in Full Swing
Sub-freezing temperatures, gale force winds, snow, rain, and sleet (both here and in Ireland) are cause for heavy doses of comfort food. I’ve been checking out recipes from my previous cookbooks and ran across quite a few for chicken pot…