Easter Candy Charcuterie Board For An After-Dinner Treat

Here’s a crowd pleaser of an idea for Easter dinner: an Easter candy “charcuterie board” (platter) at the end of the meal, instead of petit fours*. Candies and cookies take the place of the meats on an actual charcuterie board†. We serve ours at the end of the meal, after dessert, with coffee. You can…
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Pinkglow Pink Pineapples For Easter & Mother’s Day

[1] The beautiful Pinkglow® Pineapple (all photos © Fresh Del Monte). [2] A memorable tropical fruit salad. [3] Order online and this beautiful box arrives.   A truly delightful gift for any foodie is Fresh Del Monte’s Pinkglow® Pineapple. It looks like a regular pineapple on the outside, but the flesh is rosy pink through…
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Irish Comfort Food Recipes For St. Patrick’s Day

[1] Boxty, Irish potato pancakes. Here’s the recipe (photo © Veggie Desserts). [2] Coddle, or Dublin coddle, is somewhat like a potato and sausage stew. Here’s a recipe (photo © Wholefully). [3] Colcannon consists of otatoes mashed with either cabbage or kale. Here’s a recipe (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [4] Irish coffee…
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A Different Take On A Corned Beef & Cabbage Recipe: Colcannon

Cookbook author, chef, and restaurateur Judith McLoughlin calls the recipe below “St. Patrick’s Colcannon & Corned Beef.” It’s an alternative approach to the traditional Corned Beef & Cabbage.But we wouldn’t want to limit this delicious dish to just one day a year (St. Pat’s). Judith adds: “Most Americans are shocked when I tell them that…
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Irish Cheeseburger Recipe For St. Patrick’s Day

If there’s a 5 Napkin Burger near you, now’s the time to grab a limited-edition Blarney Burger (photo #1). It’s one of our favorites of their seasonal burgers, and we’ll enjoy it several times before the St. Patrick’s Day holiday is over—along with their delicious sweet potato pies, pickles, and an IPA. If that sounds…
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