Time again for the annual wearing of the green wherever you might live! But first, here's a little history and a few favorite Irish Cookbooks!
Check out this history of St. Patrick's Day from the National Museum of Ireland, this rich resource page about the history of Irish Foodways and then take a look at these cookbooks:
The Cookin' Woman by Florence Irwin This book is a treasure of a find! Florence Irwin was born in 1883 in Belfast, Ireland. After training in home studies at Methodist College, she embarked on a journey around Ireland to bring modern home management techniques to the farms and villages in County Down. She traveled from village to village with her portable kitchen and stayed about 6 weeks in each village between the years of 1905 and 1913. Besides her recipes and household tips, this book is full of stories of her adventures, of the people she met and the places she would always remember.
My Irish Cook Book by Monica Sheridan was Ireland's first celebrity chefs. Her recipes have wonderful tips and tricks for selecting the best ingredients and her wonderful voice shines through!
Rachel's Irish Family Food by Rachel Allen, the face of real Irish cooking, shares the authentic Irish recipes that bring her family and friends racing to the table. With Rachel’s Irish Family Food, you can bring a taste of Ireland to your table too.
Real Irish Food by David Bowers 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, golden crusts; rich stews redolent of meaty gravy and sweet carrots; crisp-edged potato cakes flipped hot from a skillet directly onto the plate. Forget meatloaf or mac and cheese—this stuff is the original comfort food.
The cover photo of Boiled Bacon and Cabbage is courtesy of Zackgallagher; and shared with Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International
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