by Katie | Mar 17, 2020 |
St. Patrick’s Day Sometimes a big party, sometimes just a family gathering – we always celebrate this one around the McGuire house! Over the years we have found many great Irish recipes that have become part of our traditional celebration. Do you have any Irish...
by Katie | Mar 25, 2019 |
We make this bread at least once a month. It makes four medium size loaves. We usually eat one on the day we make it and freeze the other three. It is a perfect bread sliced in a basket for a side at the dinner table, but we also use it instead of pastry puffs and in...
by Katie | Mar 13, 2019 |
St. Patrick’s Day at the McGuire’s —it was going to be grand! Five couples plus ourselves would gather in the dining room of our newly built home to enjoy some traditional Irish fare. It was our first real dinner party in the home that we had spent the previous year...
by Katie | Mar 12, 2019 |
This salad is always yummy, but is especially popular in our house during the winter months when many of our favorite seasonal veggies are not available or not at their peak. It evolved from an old Irish recipe that mixed cream and mustard with a cooked egg yoke to...
by Katie | Mar 12, 2019 |
This is by far my favorite beef stew recipe! Pictured above with Basic Bread from Starter, it is also delicious with boxty and we often serve it with our Irish Farmhouse Salad on the side. Years ago, we started making this stew by trying a variety of recipes one at a...
by Katie | Feb 14, 2019 |
Baked potato soup with all the fixings makes a fantastic meal on a cold winter night. This recipe is also great for parties or to take to potlucks because it works well in a slow cooker on a low setting. It does not have any meat in it to get dry and the base does not...
