Hot Cross Buns—these doughy, freshly spiced, raisin-studded palate charmers—are traditionally eaten during Lent, especially on Good Friday. Sometimes marked with an icing cross or traditionally with a cross cut on top, they’ve been an ... Read the Post
Hot Cross Buns, Legendary Goodness
A Traditional Irish ShandyGaff
St Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to thepagan Irish.[13][14] This story first appears in writing in 1726, though it may be older.. And if you have an aversion to the American idea of Green ... Read the Post
Spotted Dog Irish Soda Bread
This Spotted Dog Irish Soda bread is not the purist's version of the Irish Soda Bread that I first learned to bake as a youngster, but delicious none the less. I helped out at the parish Rectory and Church sanctuary on Saturdays and Ms. Betty Craney ... Read the Post
Creamy Frozen Grasshopper Cocktail
St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner and in the spirit of  the holiday, we're having a greening of the bar. This  Creamy Frozen Grasshopper Cocktail is absolutely for the grown ups! But oh so yummy. ... Read the Post
Authentic Italian Meatballs
My Nona made the best ever meatballs. Ask any Italian kid and they'll tell you Authentic Italian Meatballs are little bites of heaven! There's no frozen meatball marketed that can match the flavor and richness of a homemade one. Firm, but never ... Read the Post
Eggplant Parmesan Parmigiana di Melanzane
Eggplant Parmesan Parmigiana di Melanzane, I guess I'm a one in a million child who's always loved it! Nona, knew just how to keep the sweetness in the eggplant and her sauce well, it was something to behold. Since I've been going through my old ... Read the Post