ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Green Cake Pops Recipe

St. Patrick’s Day is a week from tomorrow, so here’s a fun weekend project: Give the cake pop trend some St. Patrick’s Day spirit and bake a batch of these tempting treats. They look pretty on the outside, but the surprise is on the inside: green cake! This recipe, from McCormick, is all you need…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Cocktails And Cookies

Here’s a fun way to enjoy Irish oatmeal on St. Patrick’s Day: with a Baileys Irish Cream cocktail and oatmeal cookies. The recipe was developed at the R Lounge in Times Square, New York City, a venue listed by USA Today as one of the top 50 “best view” restaurants in the U.S. If you’re…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Irish Breakfast Tea

That comforting cup of Irish breakfast tea is actually Assam, from India. Photo © Olga Miltsova | Dreamstime.   Most tea drinkers have heard of Irish breakfast tea. Fewer have heard of Assam (ah-SAHM). Yet—surprise!—they’re the same tea. The Irish developed such a fondness for the rich, malty black tea from northeast India that they…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes

Here’s another recipe from Justin O’Connor, Executive Chef at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. The cupcakes will be featured at the restaurant on St. Patrick’s Day. For added Irishness and deliciousness, we added some Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur to the frosting. GUINNESS CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES RECIPE Ingredients 10 ounces flour 2 ounces cocoa powder 6 ounces…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY RECIPE: Lamb Kebabs with Guinness Marinade

Lamb kebabs, couscous and minted yogurt are Middle Eastern, but Guinness is serving the dish on St. Patrick’s Day. Photo courtesy Guinness.   Kebabs (variously spelled kababs, kabobs and kebaps) are meat dishes of Persian origin. The concept spread throughout the Middle East and to Greece. The word means “roasted meat.” In different countries the…
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