Cabbage yes, corned beef no....

[Phentex]

Just gonna do smoked sausage instead. Browned potatoes on the side.

No ideas for dessert but I gotta come up with something or I'll hear about it!

What are you making?

[kfred]

1. Corned Beef yes - cabbage no

I'm using the crockpot. It'll have 7-9 hours of cooking time on low. Additions: Taters (natcherly!), onions, smushed garlic, two extra bay leaves, 1 heaping tsp of pickling spice plus the itty bitty packet, I'll put carrots in later. Instead of cabbage I have a large rutabaga chopped in chunks cooking with it. And water. Was going to use beer, but decided not to.

I'll do a traditional brown bread made with graham and white flour - pretty close to an Irish Soda quick bread later today - bnut brown. (might throw some rye in there too for giggles).

[wildflower]

2. I decided to skip corned beef this year

I'm hearing a lot of different statements lately about whether or not corned beef and cabbage are traditionally eaten in Ireland.

The latest one was on "The Chef's Table" on NPR, I think; there was a woman on saying that it is eaten in Ireland, and those who are saying that's a myth are wrong. So I'm not sure what the story is.

But at any rate, I made lamb this year. And I did get some cabbage! I'm never exactly sure what to make for dessert either.

[Warpy]

5. If you can produce it in a cold, wet climate

you can bet the Irish eat it. However, beef would have been for the relatively well to do. Pork, salt preserved fish or mutton would have been for the less well off and the peasants at the bottom of the heap lived on potatoes and whatever they could pull out of the water or off the land.

[FreeState]

3. Pizza :)

Just because its Wednesday and thats what we do. Although it does have spinach on it!

[pengillian101]

4. We had a restauant delivery

of the typical corned beef, cabbage, new parslied potatoes and carrots.

We actually don't have nearby delivery from restaurants, but a friend who owns a resort had her son deliver it. Her 70+ Mom is the chef and makes the best ever home-cooked food. Lucky me. I cannot make a corned beef meal that is anywhere near as good!

We both ate the whole thing, lol.

[sandnsea]

6. Grandson wants to know what kind of pie

people eat on St Patrick's Day.

:shrug:

I told him Irish people were poor and maybe didn't have dessert very much. He said, "Maybe they had corn dogs and pop."

[pengillian101]

7. "Maybe they had corn dogs and pop."

Thanks for a good belly laffaroonie :rofl:

[kfred]

8. How about Irish Chocolate Cake?

Ingredients:

Cake:

3/4 cup self-rising flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 ounces dark chocolate
4 ounces butter
3/4 cup fine sugar
3 ounces cooked mashed potato
2 eggs, beaten
4 tablespoons milk

Icing:

4 ounces dark chocolate
4 fluid ounces heavy cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
3 tablespoons Irish cream liqueur

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375° F. Grease and line 8-inch cake tins.

Sift flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Melt chocolate in a bowl placed over a saucepan of hot water.

In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy, then beat in the chocolate and mashed potato.

Gradually beat in the egg, adding a little flour with each addition. Fold in the rest of the flour and stir in the milk.

Divide mixture between cake tins and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until top is firm but springy to the touch. Remove from oven and after a few minutes, turn out on a cooling rack.

While the cake is cooling, make the icing. Melt the chocolate as before, stir in the other ingredients and mix well. Use the icing to sandwich the cake layers together and coat the top and sides of the cake