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Whip Up a Distinctive Meal for Mother’s Day

0 Comments 04 May 2012

Remember those early days, when you baked cookies with Mom and she let you lick the spoon? Mother’s Day is the time to recall those special memories, and more importantly, it’s the chance to create new memories together. Bake a delicious Lemon Butter Cake to show your appreciation. It’s just the two of you again [...]

Spring Showers Bring Irish Flowers

0 Comments 27 April 2012

An Irish Wedding Shower with Rachel Gaffney Inspired by the wedding date of March 17th, St Patrick’s Day, I recently hosted a bridal shower for Julianne Plauche, fiancée to Nick Folk, kicker for the New York Jets. Many years ago, when a woman was to marry, a dowry was provided and so the tradition evolved [...]

A Month All To Its Own: April is Grilled Cheese Month

0 Comments 18 April 2012

Grilled Blarney Castle Cheese and Chutney Sandwich In recent years, food-lovers have rediscovered with bubbling familiarity that simple, melted memento from childhood: the grilled cheese sandwich. The ingredients may have migrated from white bread and plastic-wrapped singles to a loftier assortment of adult flavors, but the spirit of the sandwich is intact. The grilled cheese [...]

A Tasteful Tribute to Titanic’s 100th Anniversary

0 Comments 13 April 2012

Celebrated by Titanoraks (a.k.a Titanic fans) annually, 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ship that was thought to be unsinkable. From Titanic museums (including a half-size replica of the hull in Tennessee) and tours, to 11-course Titanic dinner parties based on recovered menus, there are plenty of tasteful ways to pay [...]

Herring Funerals and Hot Cross Buns for Easter

0 Comments 06 April 2012

If you find yourself in the midst of a fish funeral, there’s a good chance it’s Easter Sunday in Ireland. Often led by the local butcher, the mock herring funeral procession makes its way to the local church where the fish are sometimes whipped for good measure—a tradition symbolizing the end of lent and a [...]

Traditional Irish Goodness with Chef Darina Allen

0 Comments 30 March 2012

Chef Darina Allen, also known as Ireland’s Julia Child, recently visited New York City to host several events in preparation for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. On March 14th, a luncheon was held at Lower Manhattan’s Cooking By the Book. At the event sponsored by Kerrygold, Chef Allen wowed the crowd with her take on Dubliner [...]

Why Life is Grand for Chef Cathal Armstrong

0 Comments 21 March 2012

Over the past 12 months, Chef Cathal Armstrong added Virtue Feed & Grain and Society Fair to his growing family of Alexandria eateries while taking time out to cook for President Obama and the First Lady on their wedding anniversary. Now the award-winning, and 2012 James Beard nominated chef, Dublin native and longtime Kerrygold devotee [...]

St. Patrick’s Day, Two Ways

0 Comments 15 March 2012

From Chicago to County Cork, the traditions may change but the festive focus on family and flavor remains the same. You don’t have to be Irish to know that St. Patrick’s Day in the USA means packed pubs, parades, plenty of green getups and in Chicago, a green river! While the number of Irish Americans [...]

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a Pre-Parade Brunch

0 Comments 09 March 2012

Lil and Kitty’s Tea Brack Photo courtesy of Chronicle Books Discover how cookbook author Margaret M. Johnson brings her passion for Irish flavors to the table. Margaret Johnson has always had an interest in food and a passion for Ireland. Now the author of seven Irish cookbooks, her most recent culinary endeavor Flavors of Ireland, [...]

Green Grass Meets Blue Grass

1 Comment 06 March 2012

Griddle Boxty BLT Bites How one woman found comfort and inspiration in bringing fine Irish food to the Deep South. When cookbook author and cooking teacher Judith McLoughlin set up shop in Georgia, she discovered the perfect blend of heritage and comfort. Making the journey from Northern Ireland to Atlanta, she brought with her a [...]

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