Biddy White Lennon

This superb volume brings together the rich and varied ingredients, culinary customs and traditional recipes of the Emerald Isle. A collection of over 150 step-by-step dishes captures the heart and soul of Irish cooking, with chapters on breakfasts, soups, first courses, fish and shellfish, meat, poultry and game, salads and vegetable dishes, desserts, bread, cakes and bakes, preserves and drinks. Dishes include Smoked Salmon with Warm Potato Cakes, Dublin Bay Prawns in Garlic Butter, Irish Stew, Michaelmas Goose with Apple Stuffing, and Porter Cake. This is the perfect cookbook for anyone who wants to visit Ireland through its robust and intriguing cuisine.

The Irish are renowned throughout the world for their hospitality and love of good food and drink. This stunning new book offers a fabulous and comprehensive collection of the traditional dishes that have helped to earn Ireland its deserved culinary reputation for excellence and generosity. A carefully selected range of more than 90 delicious step-by-step recipes captures the essence of Irish cooking. There are sections on soups and appetizers, main courses, salad and vegetable dishes, desserts, cakes, bakes, preserves and drinks: each of these sections contains the best-loved typical recipes and authentic favourite traditional dishes that encapsulate the heart of Irish food and cooking. Dishes include all the classics, from Lamb and Vegetable Broth, Pheasant with Oatmeal Stuffing, Champ, and Irish Whiskey Trifle, to Beef and Guiness Casserole, Pratie Apple Pie, and Brown Soda Bread, as well as some more unusual regional specialities, such as Brotchan Foltchep (leek and oatmeal soup). More than 250 specially commissioned colour photographs illustrate how each dish is made, as well as providing a beautiful image of the final dish. Full nutritional information provides an at-a-glance dietary reference, and there are many suggestions for variations and accompaniments, as well as stories of the history and traditions surrounding the recipes. If you want to learn more about Irish cuisine, find out about its key ingredients and techniques, understand how to prepare the food and cook it successfully, and then discover how to enjoy the earthy flavours that typify it, then this is the book for you.

This title features more than 60 classic step-by-step dishes from the Emerald Isle, beautifully illustrated with over 250 photographs. You can discover the essence of Irish cuisine with this collection of over 60 fabulous recipes. It features a guide to Irish ingredients, including vegetables, herbs and fruits; fish and shellfish, meat and poultry; dairy products; and breads. It covers a wide range of authentic regional dishes, from Potato Cakes, Irish Stew and Colcannon, to Irish Whiskey Trifle, Brown Soda Bread and Quick Barm Brack. The Irish are renowned for their generous hospitality and love of good food and drink. This stunning book offers a comprehensive collection of the best-loved recipes and traditional dishes that have helped to earn its reputation for culinary excellence. Recipes include Lamb and Vegetable Broth, Pheasant with Oatmeal Stuffing, Champ, Beef and Guinness Casserole, Irish Whiskey Trifle, Pratie Apple Cake, and Brown Soda Bread, as well as unusual regional specialities such as Brotchan Foltchep (leek and oatmeal soup). Packed with tantalizing recipes, expert advice and stunning photography, this informative book is essential reading for all lovers of Irish food.

This beautiful book provides an authentic taste of the country's cuisine, with a selection of more than 30 of the very best recipes. Ranging from enticing breakfasts, hearty soups and delicate appetizers to substantial main courses and mouthwatering desserts and cakes, the dishes embody the ethos at the heart of Irish cooking - good-quality seasonal ingredients cooked simply and with care.

Bread lies at the heart of the Irish baking tradition, and the range of breads, scones, tarts, cakes and biscuits still baked every day in Irish homes is truly enormous. Possibly the best known is brown bread - unique to every cook - the recipe often a closely guarded secret! These sixty tempting recipes are a selection of the best from the tradition and include soda breads, potato and griddle breads, gur cake, porter cake, barm brack and Christmas cake, buttermilk scones, pancakes, puddings and oaten biscuits. They will delight visitors and Irish people alike. Details of customs, folklore and Irish regional food traditions provide a fascinating background to the recipes and forty charming illustrations complete the mix.