Traditional Irish Apple Cake Originally, Irish apple cakes were steamed in pots beside an open fire. 2 cups flour 2 tsp. baking powder 8 tbsp. butter (1 stick) 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1 large egg (beaten) 1/2 cup … [Read more...] about Traditional Irish Apple Cake
St. Patricks Day
One Pot Keto Colcannon
Colcannon is an amazing Irish comfort food, but loaded with carbs due to the potatoes. Swap cauliflower for the potatoes and you have a keto meal Comforting Keto One Pot Colcannon Colcannon is a lovely Irish comfort food combining potatoes and cabbage, all mashed … [Read more...] about One Pot Keto Colcannon
Make your Own Corned Beef (and Dinner)
We often associate corned beef and cabbage with St. Patrick's Day, but you may be surprised that it doesn't originate in Ireland. It in fact is an American dish. The first generation of Irish-Americans was too poor to afford boiled bacon on St. Paddy's Day, so they turned to … [Read more...] about Make your Own Corned Beef (and Dinner)
Irish Potato Cakes
This recipe comes from Jane Pettigrew's Traditional Teatime Recipes cookbook. "Irish recipes make inventive use of potatoes and working people relied heavily on recipes that mixed them with milk, buttermilk, cream and eggs to make breads and cakes and these traditional … [Read more...] about Irish Potato Cakes
Easy Peasy Irish Soda Bread
Soda Bread became a staple in Irish homes after the potato famine wiped out crops and baking soda became more readily available in the 1840s. Baking soda was cheap and kept longer than yeast. Traditional Irish Soda Bread uses only 4 ingredients that the poor would have had … [Read more...] about Easy Peasy Irish Soda Bread
