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St. Patricks Day recipes – Part 2

… Paddy’s day I don’t care!) If you are Planning a St. Patrick’s Day party you may want to check out a few Irish recipes, and fun facts behind this Irish holiday, that has all of us wearing green.

What to serve:

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Cocktail recipes: Slippery Nipple

… it’s easy to make and quite hard to mess up, so give it a try. Here is the classic recipe:

You need: white Sambuca, Bailey’s Irish Cream, whipped cream.

The cocktail is half white Sambuca, half Irish Cream and topped with a spoonful …

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St. Patricks Day recipes – Part 4

Irish foods. When they first opened, they had no desserts. “We want something that incorporates the Irish theme, Tom, one of the fools, said. I made up a recipe, similar to this one, and gave it to him. The chef adjusted it, and they now have …

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Recipes: St Patricks Day corned beef with cabbage and potatoes

… and you get a bonus in clean-up too, it’s one pot cooking. You can even make this recipe in a crock pot if you are pressed for time.

Corned Beef and Cabbage

1 medium onion

4 cloves, whole

4 lb corned beef

4 …

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St. Patricks Day recipes – Part 6

… that far to have a truly Irish feast on St Patrick’s Day. You can just try my Grandmother Bridget’s recipes for bacon and cabbage, and perfect Irish mashed spuds.

To make this dish the way my grandmother made it, you will need a large piece …

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Recipes: Irish stew – Part 1

… was good and thick the next day.

If we were extra lucky, there would be dumplings as well!

MOTHER’S IRISH STEW

Ingredients:

8 boned lamb cutlets (best of neck)

8 thickly sliced potatoes

4 carrots, sliced

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Recipes: Irish scones

IRISH SCONES

Here is my recipe for Irish scones. These have long been a traditional tea bread in Ireland. Originally they would have been served for afternoon tea, but they are great with a cup of tea or coffee at any time of day.

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Recipes: Irish stew – Part 5

To make a good Irish Stew, you will need a cast iron pot.

Place the broad bottomed cast iron pot or saucepan on the stove with the temperature of the stove set to high.

Ingredients

2 Lambs neck, sliced across the length in …

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Recipes: Chocolate Charlotte

… and are always sure to impress your guests. This one combines rich chocolate with the creme filling. This recipe is great for beginners to step up to an intermediate level of preparation.

For a somewhat lighter Chocolate Charlotte, try using …

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Recipes: Dumplings

… , I fell in love with potato dumplings but wondered how they could be improved upon.

Here is my recipe for potato dumplings with an Irish twist.

For the dumplings(Serves 2)

375g potatoes

25g breadcrumbs

2 tbsp plain …

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