St. Patrick's Day
Posted by jkl on Feb 27, 2007 · Member since Dec 2002 · 900 posts
To the extent you were going to make a special dinner on St. Patrick's Day, what would you make? I'm having company, and boiled cabbage on rye bread probably won't do the trick for everyone. Thanks!
Bryanna Clark Grogan's recipe archives have a bunch of yummy looking St. Pat's Day recipes. Also, check out the current Veg. Times. I usually just saute potatoes, cabbage, and onions together, and make soda bread. Yum. This year I have to give up the cabbage, though, b/c my breastfed baby is really fussy when I eat it. So sad, because I love the stuff.
cabbage and potatoes seasoned with cheap beer and spices.
for dessert, something with irish cream in it, and more cheap beer.
You could make a veg shepherd's pie....yum!
Tkitty--that is one fantastic blog! I can't believe I hadn't heard of it. And all those lowfat recipes. What a treasure. I also can't believe she has seven grandchildren.
And you're right--she does celebrate a lot of holidays. Unfortunately, St. Patrick's day isn't one of them--but she did have an entry on March 16, 2006 for Persian New Year!.
And OperChic, thanks for the suggestion. I too thought of Shepherd's Pie this morning but dismissed it because it is English. But perhaps it is the very thing one should serve in these post-Unification times to Irish relatives. Plus you can make it ahead and it feeds a crowd!
hmm...It's English, but good. (I have had it at an Irish restuarant, though.)
How about Irish stew??
OperaChic: I actually do think I am going to make a Shepherd's Pie. I had never made one before and last month I made the one in the Robin Robertson cookbook. It was quite delicious. I used ground up homemade seitan but this time I'll probably just use morningstar crumbles.
I was looking forward to trying the Marmite and Guinness creation - but I guess it's not veg since I read on another post here about Guinness containing isinglass (not sure if I spelt that right but it's that finings stuff made from fish that brewers and vineyards just love throwing into otherwise lovely drinky-poos!).
I'll probably have some champ made by my Irish-charmer! ;) K
I was just browsing in the recipe files of the vegetarian slimming newsgroup on yahoo and found this recipe:
Almost Irish Stew
With the slow cooker doing all the work, you will have time to make a loaf of soda bread to accompany this “almost Irish” stew. Chunks of seitan may be substituted for the beans for a “meatier” alternative.
Slower Cooker Size: 4 to 6 quart
Cook Time: 6 to 8 hours
Setting: Low
Serves: 4
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 cups baby carrots, halved lengthwise
6 very small white potatoes, halved or quartered
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 cups slow-cooked or one 15.5 ounce can cannelloni beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups vegetable stock
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons tamari or other soy sauce
1 teaspoon dried thyme
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 large kale leaves or other dark leafy greens, chopped, cooked in simmering water to cover until tender, and drained.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, cover and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
Transfer the onions to a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Add the carrots, potatoes, garlic, beans, stock, bay leaf, wine, tamari, and thyme and season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.
About 10 minutes before serving, stir in the cooked kale. Serve hot.
it's courtesy of someone named Cindi
I thought y'all planning on doing something Almost Irish might like it.
TinTexas, thank you. That sounds very tasty. I don't have a slow cooker but I have been meaning to get one.