Baked Onion (Easiest Recipe Ever)
Onions meant a lot to Europe's poor, in the past. This traditional recipe is testament to those (not too) distant days. Irish dishes don’t come simpler, or cheaper.
An Gorta Mór / The Great Irish Famine
An Gorta Mór was a KEY turning point in modern Irish history. But did the dependence on Irish Potatoes really cause the tragedy? Understand THE FACTS of the Irish Famine.
Pagan Rituals? Samhain & Halloween
It’s always a good time for another round of pagan rituals! The final major Celtic festival of the year is Samhain. Or what the wider world knows as 'Halloween’ (from All Hallows’ Eve). But what exactly is the connection?
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Iris(h)
“I think being a woman is like being Irish…Everyone says you’re important and nice, but you take second place all the time.” — Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green
Romanian Food: Folk Culture at Heart
Uncover these ANCIENT Recipes! Long hidden away, Romanian Food is startling the foodie world. And you'll never guess the connections to Irish Food Traditions! We take a look at the monumental new book Carpathia: Food from the Heart of Romania – from Romanian recipe guru, Irina Georgescu.
Folk Culture: Preserving Irish Food Traditions
Folk culture can teach us much about life and this human voyage we’re all on. What it is to eat, drink, dress, sing, dance, die. But if it is to survive, we need to know about the folk culture of our people.
What will you hand down?
Irish Sausage & Irish Potato Bread – A Canadian Finds His Irish Food Roots
TV cooking host and blogger David “Old Fat Guy” Farrell shares his experience of Irish cuisine. And brings you two recipes – Make Irish Sausage or Bake some Potato Bread.
Beef Stew on the Stove
Engage the timeless nature of a hearty stove top beef stew. This recipe may be cooked a little differently from how the Irish of old would have done it, but it certainly is still as deliciously rustic. Because a true classic never fades. Nor fails to deliver.
Irish Jokes
Irish jokes primer, featuring classics from down the years, the latest jokes on the street, and some we've made up just for the craic.
Irish Apple Cake
This traditional recipe is a true classic, yet so easy to make! Cinnamon and Lemon Zest combine to bring a harmonious, yet distinctly dual, soft sweetness and citrus zing.
Poteen: The Irish Liquor
Poteen? What's this nonsense? Everyone knows the national drink of Ireland is _ _ _ _ _ (_) _. Well, yes, Irish whiskey has traveled the world over, and is surely up there with the best of them. But, is it actually the national drink?
