Irish Recipes and Cookbooks

• Soda bread - A bread made using baking soda instead of yeast. Whole wheat soda bread is known as "wheaten".
  
  
• Irish potato bread (also known as "fadge", "potato cake", "potato farls", and "slims" - as well as informally as "tatie bread") - Unleavened bread made using potatoes instead of much of the wheat flour.
  
  
• Blaa - A very soft white bread roll, covered in layers of flour, that is unique to Waterford.

• Irish stew (Irish: Gaelic: Stobhach Gaelach) - This is probably the most famous Irish dish in the world - it's a stew made from lamb or mutton, with potatoes, onions and parsley. Some cooks recommend the addition of barley, root vegetables such as carrots, parsnips or turnips, or even Guinness. Irish emigrant communities around the world have taken this dish with them and adapted it to local conditions - for example, beef may be substituted for lamb, or paprika added to spice the dish up!
  
  
• Coddle - Pork sausages and bacon rashers are quickly cooked. Then, potatoes, onions and perhaps barley, are added, and slowly cooked using the stock from the meat.
  
  
• Bacon and cabbage - A traditional Irish dish. Although, Irish Americans often used corned beef, this is actual an adaption of the original bacon and cabbage recipe. beef and cabbage.
  
  
• Champ - Mashed potato with chopped scallions (green onions), milk and butter.
  
  
• Colcannon - Mashed potato with kale, cabbage or wild garlic.

• Recipes and Cookbooks

Irish Traditional Cooking: Over 300 Recipes from Ireland's Heritage By Darina Allen Kyle Books Paperback (288 pages) List Price: $19.95 Lowest New Price: $11.67 Lowest Used Price: $8.93 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 03:07 Pacific 4 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: More than 300 traditional dishes, each recipe is complemented by tips, tales, historical insights and common Irish customs, many of which have been passed down from one generation to the next through the greatest of oral traditions.

The Irish Spirit: Recipes Inspired by the Legendary Drinks of Ireland By Margaret M. Johnson Chronicle Books Paperback (160 pages) List Price: $24.95 Lowest New Price: $2.87 Lowest Used Price: $2.00 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 03:07 Pacific 4 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: The Irish Spirit combines the Emerald Isle's favorite recipes with a touch of ale, stout, cider, or whiskey, creating terrific new flavor combinations. Whether scallops and shrimp are poached in single-malt whiskey, tender brisket is simmered in ale and topped with a golden cheese cobbler, or old-time pineapple upside-down cake is updated with a buttery, toffee liqueur topping, each recipe is enhanced by Ireland's famous spirits. In addition to the terrific recipes is the fascinating history of Irish whiskey, stories of classic events like Belfast's popular Pub Crawl, and the origins of the infamous "black and tan," making this spirited cookbook a delight for all with a touch of the Irish.

Feasting Galore Irish-Style: Recipes and Food Lore from the Emerald Isle By Maura Laverty Hippocrene Books Paperback (144 pages) List Price: $14.95 Lowest New Price: $1.93 Lowest Used Price: $1.32 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 03:07 Pacific 4 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Book Description: Hippocrene Books is pleased to bring this classic cookbook, which was originally published in 1952, back into print for today's readers. Author Maura Laverty, a leading Irish playwright, novelist and culinary writer, beckons readers through the door of the traditional Irish kitchen, to the heart of the family's life. Each of the eleven chapters begins with an engaging anecdote that puts the food into its context-- whether it is prepared to celebrate an occasion, to welcome friends, or even to seduce! With simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, these recipes will help the home chef create a rich, plentiful Irish feast. Among the 200 recipes are classics like "Irish Stew" and "Mince Pie," which Oliver Cromwell unsuccessfully attempted to ban because of its then-religious shape. Feasting Galore also features holiday specialties such as "Christmas Pudding" and Halloween delicacies, "Boxty," "Barmbrack," and "Colcannon," which contain paper-wrapped charms that foretell the future. And of course, no Irish cookbook would be complete without beverages-- Laverty offers a chapter entitled "Slainte" (Good Health), which includes homemade wines, liquers, and the perfect recipe for the famed "Gaelic Coffee."