Everyone Is Irish on St. Patrick's Day

If you're planning a St. Patrick's Day feast here are a few of my favorite recipes:

Side Dishes:
This Irish Brown Bread recipe is the closest I can get to the bread in Ireland. Mmmm...
If buying the wheat germ and wheat bran for one recipe is just more than you're willing to do, then try your hand at Boxty; it's a versatile potato pancake.
And don't just make potatoes, make Colcannon, a potato and cabbage dish.

Main Dishes:
Traditional Irish Stew is made with lamb but beef is easier (and less expensive) to obtain where I live. Either way this stew is fabulous!
Or try this Steak & Guinness Pie.
And, though corned beef isn't traditionally Irish you rarely see an American Irish celebration without it. This Whiskey Glazed Corned Beef is tender and delicious.


Desserts:
I absolutely love this Irish Tea Cake. It's sweet, great alone or with fruit and the leftovers are wonderful for breakfast!
And, though this isn't traditional Irish fare, nothing is more Irish than Guinness. So I present this Guinness Cake.


As for beverages... Keep the kettle on for tea, grab a bottle of "the Irish" (that's whiskey- with an "e"), some Guinness or Magners (Bulmers in Ireland) and you're set.

Don't forget to turn on some music! I like the Glengarry Bhoys (Juice
is a favorite in our house), Paddy Wagon (Live At the Dubliner is great fun) or anything by Loreena McKennitt or Celtic Woman for a great ambiance.

Sláinte!