I don’t frequently post recipes from my cookbook, but with St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow I just couldn’t resist! I am half Irish, so I’ve always loved having a day of the year set aside to celebrate all things Ireland. I have already established on this blog that the Irish do not eat corned beef and …
This is absolutely one of my favorite things to eat in Ireland! Irish wheaten bread is simple, delicious and easy to make. Finding a recipe with measurements in cups and ounces, however, can be difficult! So, with St. Patrick’s Day rapidly approaching (and because we have already established that the Irish don’t eat corned beef …
I posted awhile back about grinding cornmeal from the dent corn we grew this summer. I was unsure of how to grind grits from the corn. Most things I read said that you needed to grind the corn, then sift it. The small stuff that goes through is cornmeal, and the big stuff on top …
If you have been reading this blog for awhile, you may know that last October we packed up the kids and headed across the pond to Ireland for an epic (and much needed) trip to visit family. I had been before on an extended trip as a teenager and once as a toddler, but as …
It is no secret that I hate doing laundry. It’s also no secret that the only thing I hate worse than doing laundry is having to line dry laundry. In fact, I hate it so much that I grew beans up my drying rack to prevent me from having to hang laundry on it. So, …
