People in Ireland are sometimes mortified by what Americans think of as Irish food.” That’s because the real thing is much subtler and more delicious than any platter of overcooked corned beef and mushy cabbage could ever be. Real Irish food is brown soda bread so moist it barely needs the yolk-yellow butter; fragrant apple tarts with tender, …
Clodagh’s Irish Kitchen: A Fresh Take on Traditional Flavors
The food scene in Ireland is thriving, and Clodagh McKenna is at the forefront of it all. Clodagh presents today’s Irish cooking at its best with Clodagh’s Irish Kitchen, in which she takes the stereotypical Irish dishes Americans usually think of and revitalizes them to the current Irish palate. Dubbed as Ireland’s answer to Rachael Ray or Martha …
Pubs in Ireland are the cornerstone of their communities; relaxed places where locals and visitors can experience the best of traditional Irish hospitality. Many pubs have also become the place to go for a great meal, with a choice of both traditional and contemporary dishes. In recent years Irish cooking has been transformed, with skillful cooks making the …
The Blue Bloods Cookbook: 120 Recipes That Will Bring Your Family to the Table
ERIN REAGAN: How many times have you and I been setting the table together for Sunday dinner?NICKY REAGAN: A million.Anyone who has ever seen the hit TV show Blue Bloods knows that the family dinner is the centerpiece of every episode. And there are really only three things that Blue Bloods-and everyone else-need to make a successful family …
Favorite Food at Home: Delicious Comfort Food from Ireland’s Most Famous Chef
“Food for real people.”—Irish Examiner In Favorite Food at Home, Ireland’s favorite chef, Rachel Allen, “the Irish cooking queen” (BBC), provides inspirational, easy-to-follow recipes for delicious, comforting, soul satisfying meals you can prepare and enjoy at home with family and friends. A teacher at the famed cooking school at Ballymaloe—the Emerald Isle’s answer to Nigella Lawson—Allen has already been …
Rosanne Hewitt-Cromwell has been locked in a love affair with cake and baking for as long as she can remember. Some favorites from her eponymous blog are included here, alongside a whole host of new recipes from childhood memories. From the ever-popular mint-crisp pie, almond fingers, and upside-down cake, to her addictive rocky road, there really is something …
Soup has been part of the Irish cooking tradition for generations. A great all-rounder, soup can be served hot and steaming on a cold winter’s day or chilled and refreshing in a summer brunch; as a light starter to dinner party or a meal in itself. This selection of mouth-watering and unusual soups from Ireland — including Wild …
Surf Cafe Living: Cooking, Entertaining and Living by the Sea
Jane and Myles Lamberth are living their dream running a bustling seaside cafe, creating a gorgeous home and enjoying a carefree coastal lifestyle. Surf Cafe Living is their second book, the follow-up to The Surf Cafe Cookbook. It features 50 delicious easy-to-make recipes, with the emphasis once again on using fresh, organic, seasonal produce. Taking his inspiration from …
The Shamrock and Peach: A Culinary Journey from the North of Ireland to the American South
The Shamrock and Peach is a unique book in many ways. It is a cookbook that explores the best of Ulster-Scots cuisine but is also the tale of an immigrant s journey, following in the footsteps of those Scots-Irish settlers who forged the trails of Appalachia years ago. It is a story of the many cultural overlaps that …
100 traditional recipes with historical information and beautiful landscape photography. Irelands rich culinary heritage is being rediscovered. Irish food has always been thought of as rustic and fillinghearty comfort food to get you through a cold winterbut a new strand of cooking is emerging, still based on Irelands rural heritage and favorite ingredients, but with a modern twist. …