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Today’s the day for a good Irish stout. Photo courtesy CabotCreamery.com. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (responsibly) with the best Irish beer. Irish beer has a relatively low profile in the beer world, where Belgians, Germans, Czechs and our own American microbreweries tend to take center stage. The exception is Dublin’s Guinness. It’s ubiquitous, but it…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day. We woke up and brewed a cup of Irish Breakfast Tea, enjoyed with some lemon-ginger scones from Sticky Fingers scone mix, our favorite (along with Iveta scones) for making delicious, moist scones with ease. You’ve probably seen Irish Breakfast Tea—maybe even own a box. But do you know what it is?…
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A Guinness float with Silver Moon’s Praline Irish Cream ice cream (photo courtesy Silver Moon Desserts). A stout float—ice cream and a bottle of chocolate stout—has become a popular dessert, thanks to Guinness lovers seeking more ways to enjoy their favorite brew.. For St. Patrick’s Day, substitute the chocolate stout for Guinness. Here’s a…
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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 instead of yeast, which produces a lighter, airy crumb. Irish soda bread dates back to approximately 1840, when bicarbonate…
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What should you bake/make for St. Patrick’s Day? Irish Coffee Cheesecake Green-Chip Chocolate Chip Cookies Your favorite rolled cookie recipe with a shamrock cookie cutter and green-and-white icing S’mores with green marshmallows Silver Moon’s Praline Irish Cream ice cream Irish Cream Icing for your favorite brownies or loaf cake: Take 1/3 cup Irish cream liqueur…
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