I have three heads of cabbage and a few potatoes boiling now, and when it boils down I'll add the ham. I'm thinking of grating some carrots into it more for appearance, so that the Irish tricolor can be reflected in the cabbage, potatoes and carrots.

We are actually having colcannon potatoes with pork steaks, and my wife has made an Icebox cake, with the cream coloured green

Love the green cream! What does she use in her icebox cake, Yogi? I've seen it done with chocolate wafers and whipped cream (my personal favorite), and also with chocolate pudding, graham crackers and whipped cream.

Opted for the beef braised in Guinness this time around, and it turned out quite nicely. May have some more a bit later, if I'm still up. Simple mashed potatoes made for the ideal side dish.

Unfortunately, all my friends had made other plans for the day, and I didn't have any Irish-themed musical get-together to go to this year owing to the indisposition of the organizer, so I ended up celebrating solo. Oh well...

Perhaps next year...

But, that didn't stop me from getting out the ol' guitar and running through a bunch of songs while the stew was slowly cooking on my stove top. It was either that, or stare at the pot for a couple of hours. I chose the music and my neighbors can either like it or not - they should just be glad I don't do my practicing at 3:00 in the morning!

Didn't try to make soda bread this year; I was still too gun-shy after last year's disaster when it came out as soft as a bowling ball and I broke a steak knife trying to slice it! (I still have your link, SB!)

Went easy on the alcohol this year, so I can't claim to have seen any leprechauns. However, I will definitely check under the bed before I retire for the evening.

You never can tell...

Hope everyone had a happy and safe St. Patrick's Day!


Signor V.

the classic Irishman’s dilemma: Do I eat the potato now or let it ferment so I can drink it later?

Just whipped cream and chocolate cookies SB. I know you saw the finished product on FB, didn't even last 2 minutes

St. Patricks Day is over for another year.

Thank god.

The huge pot of ham and cabbage that I made was very good. We still have quite a bit even after giving some away. My wife was at the K of C club and came home before me last night with corned beef and cabbaage. I still have a brisket in the garage fridge and three heads of cabbage, so I think we'll be doing St. Patty's Day next weekend too.

[quote=klydon1]The huge pot of ham and cabbage that I made was very good. We still have quite a bit even after giving some away. My wife was at the K of C club and came home before me last night with corned beef and cabbaage. I still have a brisket in the garage fridge and three heads of cabbage, so I think we'll be doing St. Patty's Day next weekend too.

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If i lived a bit closer. i would nip round to help you polish some of that lovely grub off Klyd