Irish Recipes :
a taste of Irish
food & drink
Home cooking and baking in Ireland - from farmhouse to castle.
Irish recipes reflect the high quality of ingredients available from the rich land - good beef, lamb and pork, rich cream, splendid seafood, fresh fruit and vegetables, and wonderful grain for satisfying breads. Ireland's food choices, range from simple cooking methods to Irish baking, and the origins from farmhouse breakfast to castle banquet. From Dublin, Ireland's capital, come recipes such as such as Coddle, a vegetable and sausage dish, and Dublin Lawyer, a heady mixture of
lobster, cream and Irish Whiskey. Examples of Ireland's traditional home cooking, indeed the highest examples of Irish food and drink combined, are dishes such as Beef in Guinness, Irish Stew, and Porter Cake. And, of course, the menu would not be complete without an Irish coffee.The baking tradition in Ireland covers a wonderful range of breads, cakes and pastries. From the country kitchen soda breads and barmbracks, so long an essential part of the staple diet, to the refined cakes created in the "big houses", every delicious aspect of Irish baking can still be enjoyed today. The simple to follow recipes will soon have you turning out favourites such as Wheaten Bread, Buttermilk Scones and Porter Cake, together with more unusual fare such as Irish Chocolate Cake, Vanilla and Lemon Curd Cake and Flakemeal Crunchies.
Irish cooking and Irish baking, straightforward and satisfying recipes using readily available ingredients, will provide anyone with filling stews, soups, meals and sweets for all occasions. We aim to demonstrate the worldwide appeal of recipes from Ireland.