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Irishfest 2024 Irish Soda Bread Winner
We are excited to announce that Jessie Brownie Cesari is the 2024 first-place winner of the Irish Soda Bread competition. Both Chef Thomas McKeown and I had the honor of judging the entries of delicious home-baked Irish soda bread, but we were unanimous in our final...
IrishFest 2024
For those of you who live in the Atlanta area now is the time to get your tickets for this years IrishFest! Cherish the Ladies and The Friel Sisters are headlining at IrishFest Atlanta on November 8-10 2024, which means it will be very busy this year - remember to...
St. Brigid’s Feast 2024 with Colcannon
On the first day of February, we celebrate Brigid, the Celtic Goddess and one of the Patron Saints of Ireland. 2024 marks the Christian St. Brigid's 1500th anniversary from her death. The national holiday in Ireland, is closely tied to the ancient festival of Imbolc,...
Merry Christmas from our Family to Yours
We are grateful for your support this year and would like to wish you a very Happy Christmas. This year my family got to go home to Ireland to see their grandparents and all our dearest family across the pond, for a joyful and long awaited reunion. My hope is that...
Winter Solstice Traditions and Thoughts about Light
Happy Winter Solstice, that marks the shortest day of the year. My birthday is on the summer solstice, and I have always had a fascination with light and darkness, and the ancient secrets of the past. The passage tomb at Newgrange, in Co. Meath in Ireland was declared...
Shamrock Shakes
Slainte and enjoy this Boozy, Minty and Creamy Irish dessert Cocktails.
Return to Florida
Florida followers, I am so excited to be returning to Publix Aprons Cooking Schools sponsored by Kerrygold, Irish butter and cheese. The cooking tour is part of my new cookbook release "Return to Ireland" published by Hatherleigh Press. All the recipes I will be...
Oaten Bread and St. Brigid’s Day Bank Holiday
Ireland’s New Bank Holiday.
Burn’s Night Scottish Salmon with Neeps and Tatties
Scottish Salmon with Neeps and Tattie is perfect for a Burns Night Supper at home Tonight we celebrate Robert Burns, the Scottish poet also know as Rabbie Burns. He is regarded as the national poet of Scotland and celebrated tonight with a traditional meal of haggis,...
Merry Christmas with an Irish Whiskey Cocktail
Winter Solstice Fizz Christmas is only day's away and it's time to start planning your cocktail menu. I am excite to share my recipe for "winter Solstice Fizz" featured in my new cookbook "Return to Ireland". The recipe is part of 100 new recipes and the cookbook is...