1. Posted by marisu fronc on Tue, Mar 06, 2007, 1:38 pm PST

St. Patrick's Day - for the truly Irish - no corned beef (it's an american food, not irish) try some nice salmon (healthier too) or how about some mussels - keep the taters & greens but kill the pesto, instead why not make colcannon - boil and mash the potatos, mix with butter, cream, a few leeks (yes - you can use skim milk and margarine if you really must) boil a chopped small head of cabbage in sugared water until tender then mix - voila a classic irish dish (and a hit with young and old alike! slainte!

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2. Posted by James P on Tue, Mar 06, 2007, 1:47 pm PST

warm guinness?

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3. Posted by Vickie N on Tue, Mar 06, 2007, 6:47 pm PST

your greens will taste better if you boil them for at least 30 minutes to an hour., put in a little onion, pepper,a little smoked turkey, or low salt bacon; at least with turnip,mustard or collard greens;don't over do it on the water,cause they make their own water.

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4. Posted by frippy on Wed, Mar 07, 2007, 12:10 pm PST

Sorry but I cannot stand the taste of Guinness. I prefer Harp.

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5. Posted by drewclay01 on Wed, Mar 07, 2007, 2:03 pm PST

Don't wait till 3/17 for colcannon----good year 'round & good for you drewclay01

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6. Posted by wenchie on Wed, Mar 07, 2007, 4:03 pm PST

The Irish DO eat corned beef as they are now embracing American- Irish customs. However many prefer the traditional bacon and cabbage, truly an Irish gastronomic delight! Boil the bacon, fat and all, then keep it warm while you boil the spuds (taters) in the same cooking water. Chop up the cabbage and add it to the pot for the last 5 minutes. Drain, slap everything on a plate and might as well sink your sixth pint of Guinness to make it a perfect meal.

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7. Posted by rosielass2000 on Fri, Mar 09, 2007, 12:40 pm PST

Slante'

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8. Posted by JD35 on Fri, Mar 09, 2007, 2:03 pm PST

Guinness is a meal all by itself!

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9. Posted by Elizabeth on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 7:23 am PDT

You forgot the Irish Soda Bread.

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10. Posted by RAVEN on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 7:30 am PDT

I beg to differ about corned beef not being Irish. IrishCountryKitchen.com has a receipe for Dublin Corned Beef. Maybe it's regional. Here's a classic for you: Ham & Cabbage Hash.

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11. Posted by Wendy Bird on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 7:52 am PDT

corned beef or colcannon both are delicious let's just drink a guinness or two

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12. Posted by Julie M on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 8:03 am PDT

I've been to Ireland, how 'bout some lamb stew or some shepherd's pie? And, now that Guinness is readily available in grocery stores, I would love to see Bulmer's hard apple cider. That would be yummy,

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13. Posted by Ben Dover on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 8:21 am PDT

I come from an Irish immigrant family. Soda bread "didn't" have raisins in it, It was a bread, fried in the bacon grease and served with fried eggs and black (blood) puddin''''''', and yes it did clog my arteries to the entent of 3 stents

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14. Posted by duckhill3@sbcglobal.net on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 8:46 am PDT

Cook the beef in the crock pot, not the pressure cooker. Does a much better job and will not fall apart. Wrap in foil and place in 200 degree oven while you make Colcannon. Have you tried the crock pot liners yet? Greatest invention since sliced bread!!!

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15. Posted by Laurie on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 9:14 am PDT

Paprika salt? Good brown mustard (Kosciusko), apple cider vinegar and horseradish are all that are required to complete a traditional boiled dinner. Nothing fru fru about it!

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16. Posted by MellyMel on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 10:10 am PDT

Lamb is yummy! I dated an Irish guy for almost 4 years and everyday he would make Steak with potatoes and a guinness...no veggies. I miss those meals :) Happy St. Partick's Day Everyone!!

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17. Posted by thisiscrazy0000 on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 11:56 am PDT

I watched a show about the corned beef. It is not originally irish, but the when the irish first came to America, they ate it because it was cheaper than most of the meats, and they especially ate it on St. Patrick's day.

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18. Posted by Seamus on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 1:33 pm PDT

If you go back far enough nothing is Irish, it is all a gift from God. Proof that God loves men -He gave us Guinness! BTW Potatoes came from the "new world" not Irish either? Pehaps there is more to the Irish than these things. May the road rise to meet you ...

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19. Posted by R on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 2:03 pm PDT

happy St. Patty's day!!

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20. Posted by HusseyGirl on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 3:13 pm PDT

Well this is a better one than the previous "St. Patrick's Day" suggestions... Yes, salmon and lamb are a lot more traditional... as is colcannon... greens are fantastic, especially since they make them pre-washed and pre-cut now (fer the lazy Irish, like me.. ;) And heck yes on soda bread!! Skip the raisins but be sure to cut the cross in the top to let the devil out! :) As for guinness... I'll agree that's a meal in and of itself... so I prefer a cold Smithwick's... Guinness' answer to the Irish red. :) Sláinte! (Cheers)

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21. Posted by scoemery on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 3:14 pm PDT

Can't we just celebrate the Irish and skip the food?? No offense to you folks from the beautiful Emerald Isle, but the cuisine is quite forgettable. I'll raise you the pint of Guinness, but pass on the bangers, soda bread, various grey meats, et al.. Erin Go Bragh!

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22. Posted by wisconsin joe on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 3:15 pm PDT

Nothing is Irish? What we now love as a winter sport was originated as a summer field game by the Irish... it's called Hockey. It was picked up by British soldiers (who were Irish) and brought to North America during the French and Indian wars. The troops adapted it to play on frozen lakes during the boring and cold winter months. Salmon...bah! True Irish eat trout stuffed with herbs and cherry tomatoes. (corned beef too)

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23. Posted by bingscreamer on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 3:15 pm PDT

Stop war planes and extradition flights refueling at Shannon Airport. Stop the Shell Corib Gas Pipeline. And have a Guinness! If ya can get yer hands on some lovely Cavan honnied potín, don't drive home. Slán Abhaile

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24. Posted by Jo on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 3:19 pm PDT

Well, me darlin's.......I myself prefer my own homemade guinness stew. For any of ya' out there that would like the recipe, just let me know.....it's low in calories and tastes like mannafrom the Gods...lol

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25. Posted by alanjpcooke on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 3:23 pm PDT

I am from Dublin and I can assure you that corned beef and cabbage is indeed a traditional Irish dish. I grew up eating it once a week. James Joyce, one of our greatest writers, even mentions it in 'A Painful case" from Dubliners (published in 1914) "One evening as he was about to put a morsel of corned beef and cabbage into his mouth his hand stopped. His eyes fixed themselves on a paragraph in the evening paper which he had propped against the water-carafe. He replaced the morsel of food on his plate and read the paragraph attentively. Then he drank a glass of water, pushed his plate to one side, doubled the paper down before him between his elbows and read the paragraph over and over again. The cabbage began to deposit a cold white grease on his plate. The girl came over to him to ask was his dinner not properly cooked. He said it was very good and ate a few mouthfuls of it with difficulty. Then he paid his bill and went out." All that talk of pesto and cold Guinness from the fridge is a bit alarming though...

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26. Posted by bingscreamer on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 3:46 pm PDT

For an authentic Irish experience, when yer wife asks you pass the colcannon, respond with, "ask me bollox,". Alternatively, women, when yer husband asks you for another cool can of Guinness Draft from the fridge, respond with, "ask me snatch!". Also, use feck(the irish for "see") througout your meal. Its harmless but used everyday in Irish conversation. Have Fun. Slan!

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27. Posted by sillysolis on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 3:50 pm PDT

Don't forget the Bubbles and Squeak

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28. Posted by Alabambear on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 3:52 pm PDT

Colcannon is good, but boxty is even better. There used to be a great Irish restaurant here in Birmingham that served the best boxty I ever had. (Boxty is sort of like an Irish version of a potato latke). As my feminist aunt used to say "Erin Go Braugh-less!!"

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29. Posted by gordy251 on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 4:09 pm PDT

guinness............brillant

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30. Posted by on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 4:52 pm PDT

Hey Jo....can you share your Guinness Stew recipe???

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