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Ramping Up For Easter

Easter Ham

Easter Ham

Easter is coming up surprisingly quick this year.  Normally we have almost a month between St. Patrick’s Day and Easter, but due to the Paschal calendar and the lunar cycles, we don’t have the same time to prepare as we normally do.  So, since we only have about a week, we’d better get started.

Most people have a Ham for Easter, and I’m all for that.  But what side dishes do you serve?  Rolls, of course.  Maybe a nice Spring Salad.  Deviled Eggs are popular, but they’re more of an Hors D’oeuvre in my opinion.  So what are you planning for your Easter dinner this year?

Image Credit:  boodoo

St. Patrick’s Day Round-Up

ShamrockSt. Patrick’s Day is finally here and I’m putting together this list of all the St. Patrick’s Day recipes and ideas I’ve come up with in the past as well as this year.  I hope you enjoy them, and I hope you have a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

How-To:

Recipes:

Drinks:

Great Corned Beef and Cabbage: Part 3; Corned Beef and Cabbage (Finally)

Great Corned Beef and Cabbage

You’ve taken the time to properly brine your Beef Brisket.  You then took even more time to make your Beef Brisket into real, homemade Corned Beef.  You’re a pro at this, and that stuff smells and looks awesome.  It’s finally time to add in the cabbage and make the Great Corned Beef and Cabbage your St. Patrick’s Day deserves.

Of course if you’re just now coming to the site and you didn’t have the 12 days it takes to make your own Corned Beef, then store-bought is fine (thank you, Ina  Garten.)

So, let’s get to the Corned Beef and Cabbage already, right:

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 lbs Corned Beef

How To Properly Irish Your Coffee

How to Irish your Coffee

Today I address what I believe is an egregious oversight by many who Irish they’re Coffee the wrong way.  Others will tell you to Irish your Coffee by simply pouring the Irish Whiskey into your cup of coffee.  I believe these people are missing a very important step in the Irishing process.

In my first video attempt for this site, I’ll show you how to, once and for all, properly Irish your Coffee.

Making Some Irish Coffee

Irish Coffee Recipe

Continuing in our St. Patrick’s day motif tonight we’re making some good ol’ Irish Coffee.  Yes, that traditional drink that makes both a nice after dinner drink, and a decent pick-me-up in the morning (as long as you’re taking the bus in to work, that is.)

Making Irish Coffee isn’t what you would call difficult, but it does require a few very specific items.  First, things first you need some footed glasses.  Now, I’m not sure whether this is merely tradition, or it has something to do with the thermodynamics, but either way, go get some of those.  (Ok, if you don’t have any, it’s not the end of the world, you can still use a plain coffee mug, but it’s not as fancy.)

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