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Thank you for the links. They confirmed my suspicion that Irish food is fattening. That colcannon sounds delicious, but I don't know anybody who eats like that anymore.
My family is Irish, and we grew up on meat and potatoes. I thought Irish food had evolved since then.
It's a traditional dish that is delicious, inexpensive, and very easy to make.
That sounds delicious! My Irish ancestors date way back, far too early for me to have any recipes. We do eat potatoes several nights a week, though. I will try this out on St. Patrick's Day, TFS.
Would a soda bread be something you want to take? I always get asked to bring mine to parties and it goes pretty quickly. I also have a delicious recipe for an Irish Bailey Cake. I just don't know if you are to bring a main food dish or you can bring deserts.
Like most working man food in poverty struck countries what they eat are cheap carbs. Potatoes, root veggies, etc.........But the upper classes had food that was lots different. Look for lamb recipes, cheeses, venison, Atlantic fish, Salmon...................I would do a lamb stew, perhaps meatballs with an Irish cream sauce. If you can get some venison tenderloin perhaps broiled to a medium rare then sliced into medallions and served with an Irish whiskey/juniper berry sauce........Grilled salmon is excellent as well.......batter fried cod or scrod would be good too.
Thank you for the links. They confirmed my suspicion that Irish food is fattening. That colcannon sounds delicious, but I don't know anybody who eats like that anymore.
My family is Irish, and we grew up on meat and potatoes. I thought Irish food had evolved since then.
Traditional Irish food is pretty fattening. But, I'm going to be making the usual (corned beef, cabbage, carrots, potatoes) this Saint Patrick's day - I have to, it's tradition .
I suppose you could make an updated version of the traditional recipes though - subsitute leaner cuts of meat and use cauliflower instead of potatoes.
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Not something to eat everyday, but every once in a while--hmmmm good 
