Recipe: Irish quick bread
A few weeks ago, I won an Irish-inspired recipe contest with my vegetarian Cottage Garden Pie. I ended up with a gorgeous cookbook, the James Beard Award-winner The Country Cooking of Ireland and about...
View ArticleRecipe: The original Irish coffee
On the 11th Day From My Kitchen, I give to you, an 11 minute Irish Coffee Recipe just for you. Who doesn't like coffee, especially spiked like this. As always, this not hard to make. In fact it's as...
View ArticleRecipe: Irish brownie bites
Every guy I've ever met who had Irish in his blood loves chocolate. He loves all chocolate in its many varieties:cookie, cakes, mousse, pie, brownies, blondies, bars...The list is endless. This...
View ArticleAn Irish Wish For A Friend: Poem
I walk almost every day. As I do my mind wonders, and I never quite know where it will land or on what subject. Today it was about St.Patricks Day and an Irish Wish that keep coming to mind. It seemed...
View ArticleRecipe: Irish beef stew
I love this recipe. Not only is it out of this world in taste, it really is very easy to make. I know what you're thinking; look at that long list of ingredients!
View ArticleColor Me Spring
Granny Smith Apple Tree in BlossomBackyard fruit trees and a whole lot more are literally "springing" to life in the Bird Back 40. The brightest color so far? That would have to be my neck and arms:...
View ArticleVOTES NEEDED TODAY TO WIN!!
You can vote until Midnight tonight! I've entered the SaveMart Ultimate Bake Off Contest this month! I'm super excited to see if my Irish Brownie Bites are the "ultimate" winner. This month's theme...
View ArticleThere’s whiskey in the jar. There is, I tasted it.
I've been in Ireland all week, spend this weekend driving around some of the most beautiful countryside that I have ever seen. Earlier in the week, I was invited to a tasting and dinner at the Old...
View ArticleCara Dillon singing at Fairport’s Cropredy Convention, 2014
A beautiful woman with a beautiful, pure-as-spring-water voice, Cara Dillon sang at the Cropredy festival. Putting her unique voice to traditional, Irish song... just beautiful.More photos:...
View ArticleAnd this is plain awesome… Hozier and Annie Lennox
In case you missed the Grammies (if, like me, you were at the Hellyeah show), then I'm sharing this here. This would have been my own Grammies; highlight. While I enjoy Sam Smith's music and song, this...
View ArticleI can die happy now. Hozier, Ace of Spades Sacramento, 11 Feb 2015
Hozier show, sold outYes, I can die happy now. But not just yet. Want to do that a few times more, yet. See and hear Hozier, live, in concert.This guy is for real. His music is timeless, his voice......
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Irish Car Bomb Twinkies®
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Irish Car Bomb "Twinkies" are the perfect end to your corn beef and cabbage celebration! These are made very similar to the cupcake varieties that you see on the internet...
View ArticleIrish Coffee With Honey: #Recipe #Cocktail
-+*It may be after St. Patrick’s Day, however, there is always space for a fun celebratory beverage like this “Irish Coffee With Honey.” I found this recipe at my favorite grocery store, way before St....
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