RECIPE: Guinness BBQ Sauce

Add Guinness stout to your BBQ sauce. Photos and recipe courtesy Tony Roma’s.   Tony Roma’s is giving a St. Patrick’s Day twist to ribs and burgers, with Guinness BBQ Sauce. You don’t need the luck of the Irish to get some: Here’s the recipe, which combines the dark, malty flavors of Ireland’s favorite beer,…
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Slow Cooker Corned Beef & Cabbage Recipe

Growing up, we had plenty of corned beef and cabbage. It was one of Mom’s favorites; she made it once a month or so in a big iron Dutch oven. (There were no slow cookers then, so no Slow Cooker Corned Beef & Cabbage). These days we only get homemade corned beef and cabbage when…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Caraway Cheese Spread With A Caraway Stout Cocktail

Caraway seed, from a member of the carrot family*, is a popular seasoning in Irish cuisine. Here’s a great way to start St. Patrick’s Day dinner: with Caraway Cheese Spread and a Caraway Stout Cocktail. RECIPE: CARAWAY CHEESE SPREAD This cheese spread from McCormick is so easy to prepare—it takes just five minutes when you…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Irish Soda Bread, Sweet Or Savory

Irish Soda Bread is irresistible any time. But St. Patrick’s Day provides an extra excuse to bake up a batch and treat family and friends. Soda bread is a chemically-leavened quick bread made with baking soda* (the compound sodium bicarbonate, also called bicarbonate of soda) instead of yeast. Baking soda produces a lighter, airy crumb.…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Rainbow Bundt Cake

There’s a surprise in this Bundt cake: a rainbow of colors. For St. Patrick’s Day, garnish the cake platter with gold foil chocolate coins—the ones in the pot at the end of the rainbow. (We filled the center of the Bundt with the coins.) In this recipe from McCormick, prep time is 30 minutes, cook…
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