Corned beef is nice and all, especially served steaming hot with slippery cabbage and soft potatoes and carrots, a smear of sharp Colman's mustard to cut the fat. That said, Ireland's patron saint deserves to be celebrated with something finer. St. Patrick drove out the snakes! He spoke Latin! His feast day is a holy day of obligation in the old country and a day of parades and … [Read more...]
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RECIPE: ROASTED KERRY SALMON
1 large leek, washed well, sliced in half long ways and then sliced into this half-moon slivers 1 shallot, minced 2 T. butter 1 t. dried thyme 1/4 c. cream s&p 1/2 t. Dijon mustard juice of 1/2 lemon 4 (or more) large whole prawns, shelled but with heads and tails still on 6 oz. baby spinach 1/4 c. finely minced carrot 3 T. butter (in addition to … [Read more...]