St Patricks Day food ideas please

[looobylooo]

Hi all, We are having a family evening get together on
St Patricks Day and I was wondering if anyone had any good ideas/recipes on what we could do for a traditional style Irish meal. Thanking you :o)

[Myriad2112]

A potato?

[looobylooo]

gosh yes, a potato, why didnt i think of that...

[sunflower68]

usually real corned beef and mash

[sunflower68]

colcannon is mash with cabbage and spring onion mixed in , it s yummy. Oh, soda bread and unsalted butter?

guinness, irish coffee/Baileys

[Jules001]

boiled bacon and cabbage. This is what is being offered in a local pub for the day.

[looobylooo]

thanks for your answers so far, im taking note!! :o)

[PatriciaH]

http://www.astray.com/recipes/?show=Dublin%20c oddle%20(irish)

I remember having this as a child and it was lovely

[bimbo123456]

What about Irish Stew....seems obvious

[Brooksy]

I use Gary Rhodes Colcannon recipe all year: Boil your spuds & mash, meanwhile boil kale or cabbage for 2-3 mins `til soft - but NOT coloured, drain. Fry chopped leeks or (pref) spring onions in 1oz butter for a few mins until soft, add kale/cabbage for a FEW minutes more. Add mashed spuds, salt, pepper, ground mace & milk or cream & a little more butter (if cals not an issue). He recommends bangers or a poached egg on top to serve.

[looobylooo]

Thanks patricia, hmm sounds good! :o)

and thanks bimbo, yeah ok the stew might be obvious and might even concider it, just wanted to ask peeps for a few suggestions thats all.

:o)

[looobylooo]

Brooksy, that sounds rather taaaaasty!

Thank you :o))

[gaz1954]

Try your local library or bookshop for 2 v. good books.
1) Irish Traditional Cooking by Darina Allen,
2) Gourmet Ireland by Paul Rankin.
Both contain hundreds of recipes e.g. Cheese and Scallion (Spring Onions) Soup, Soda Bread, etc.etc.

[looobylooo]

thank you gaz1954, i will have a look, thanks for your help :o)