Irish Recipes & Cookbooks

How to Cook dishes from Ireland

• Bacon and cabbage - Irish Americans often make a similar dish from corned beef and cabbage.
  
  
• Champ - Mashed potatoes with chopped spring onions, butter and milk.
  
  
• Coddle - Boiled pork sausages with bacon, potatoes, onions and optionally barley. The ingredients are cooked in the stock that comes from the sausages and bacon. Salt, pepper, and parsley are added for flavor.
  
  
• Colcannon - Mashed potatoes with garlic, cabbage or kale (a type of cabbage closer to the plant's wild origins).
  
  
• Irish stew (Irish Gaelic: Stobhach Gaelach) - A stew made from lamb or mutton, with potatoes, onions and parsley. Barley, carrots, parsnips or turnips may also be added in some variants of the recipes. Irish communities in other countries (such as the United States), have adapted to use locally available meats (for example, substituting beef for lamb), or by adding extra ingredients (such as Guinness or paprika) to create new flavors.

• Blaa - A very soft white bread roll, covered in layers of flour, that is unique to Waterford City.
  
  
  
• Barmbrack (Irish: Báirnín Breac) - This is an Irish sweet bread made with sultanas and raisins embedded in it, and often eaten toasted with butter. On Halloween, it traditionally contains various items baked in the bread, which are used for a fortune-telling game (what you get in your slice, tells your fortune).
  
  
• Irish potato bread (also known as "fadge", "potato cake", "potato farls", "slims" or "tatie bread") - Unleavened bread made from a combination of potatoes and wheat flour.
  
  
• Soda bread - A bread made using baking soda instead of yeast. Whole wheat soda bread is known as "wheaten".

The Irish Pub Cookbook By Margaret Johnson Chronicle Books Paperback (224 pages) List Price: $24.95* Lowest New Price: $21.79* Lowest Used Price: $21.76* *(As of 18:49 Pacific 10 Mar 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Talk about the luck of the Irish! One of the most beloved of Irish institutions (there are more than one thousand in Dublin alone), the traditional pub has served generations as the venue for local gossip, sporting news, a ceilidh or two, literary soirees, real estate deals, political debates, revolutionary plots, and, lest we forget, for knocking back a pint of Guinness or a "ball of malt." The food's not bad either—as The Irish Pub Cookbook so deliciously demonstrates. It's a celebration of over 70 pub classics: thick soups and stews; savory tarts and meaty pies; big bowls of salad (times change!); and desserts of the seconds-are-always-appropriate variety. There's shepherd’s pie, fish and chips, seafood chowder, and whiskey bread pudding for those with a taste for the quintessential. Contemporary specialties such as Bacon, Blue Cheese, and Courgette Soup; Salmon Cakes with Dill and Wine Sauce; Braised Lambshanks with Red Currants; and White Chocolate Terrine spotlight modern Irish cooking's richly deserved acclaim. Complete with pub photos, history, and lore, nobody leaves hungry when The Irish Pub Cookbook is in the kitchen.

The Country Cooking of Ireland By Colman Andrews Chronicle Books Hardcover (392 pages) List Price: $50.00* Lowest New Price: $24.95* Lowest Used Price: $43.29* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 18:49 Pacific 10 Mar 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: In The Country Cooking of Ireland, internationally acclaimed food and travel writer Colman Andrews brings to life the people, countryside, and delicious food of Ireland. Fast emerging as one of the world's hottest culinary destinations, Ireland is a country of artisanal bakers, farmers, cheesemakers, and butteries, where farm-to-table dining has been practiced for centuries. Meticulously researched and reported, this sumptuous cookbook includes 250 recipes and more than 100 photographs of the pubs, the people, and the emerald Irish countryside taken by award-winning photographer Christopher Hirsheimer. Rich with stories of the food and people who make Ireland a wonderful place to eat, and laced with charming snippets of song, folklore, and poetry, The Country Cooking of Ireland ushers in a new understanding of Irish food.

Mcguire's Irish Pub Cookbook By Jessie Tirsch Pelican Publishing Released: 1998-04-30 Hardcover (280 pages) List Price: $24.95* Lowest New Price: $15.39* Lowest Used Price: $11.63* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 18:49 Pacific 10 Mar 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: At McGuire's Irish Pub the mood is nothing if not fun. McGuire's boasts its own award-winning wine cellar and microbrewery in addition to its many specialty drinks A replica of a grand, turn-of-the-century saloon, McGuire's boasts more than 150,000 dollar bills, all donated by patrons, that cover its walls and ceilings. Giant moose heads adorn several walls, and visitors are encouraged to

The Best Irish Drinks By Foley Sourcebooks, Inc. Paperback (224 pages) List Price: $10.95* Lowest New Price: $4.98* Lowest Used Price: $4.99* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 18:49 Pacific 10 Mar 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: The Best Irish Drinks delivers countless recipes of cocktails straight from the Emerald Isle. Also included is information about Irish liquors, as well as famous Irish sayings and toasts. Ray Foley is the ultimate authority on bartending. He is the publisher of Bartender magazine, the No. 1 magazine in circulation for the bartending trade. This book is the result of his years of experience working with bartenders.

The Irish Spirit: Recipes Inspired by the Legendary Drinks of Ireland By Margaret M. Johnson Chronicle Books Paperback (160 pages) List Price: $24.95* Lowest New Price: $9.98* Lowest Used Price: $23.01* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 18:49 Pacific 10 Mar 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: The Irish Spirit combines the Emerald Isle's favorite recipes with a touch of ale, stout, cider, or whiskey, creating terrific new flavor combinations. Whether scallops and shrimp are poached in single-malt whiskey, tender brisket is simmered in ale and topped with a golden cheese cobbler, or old-time pineapple upside-down cake is updated with a buttery, toffee liqueur topping, each recipe is enhanced by Ireland's famous spirits. In addition to the terrific recipes is the fascinating history of Irish whiskey, stories of classic events like Belfast's popular Pub Crawl, and the origins of the infamous "black and tan," making this spirited cookbook a delight for all with a touch of the Irish.

Favorite Food at Home: Delicious Comfort Food from Ireland's Most Famous Chef By Rachel Allen William Morrow Cookbooks Released: 2010-03-09 Paperback (224 pages) List Price: $24.99* Lowest New Price: $16.25* Lowest Used Price: $14.98* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 18:49 Pacific 10 Mar 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: In this beautifully illustrated cookbook, Rachel Allen offers the delicious, inspiring, and easy-to-follow recipes that have made her Ireland's most famous chef. Favorite Food at Home draws on international influences, classic regional Irish fare, and good old family favorites to provide creative options for every occasion, whether planning a simple family meal, hosting a festive dinner, cooking a romantic meal for two, or just relaxing on the sofa with your favorite comfort food.

Irish Puddings, Tarts, Crumbles, and Fools: 80 Glorious Desserts By Margaret Johnson Chronicle Books Paperback (168 pages) List Price: $24.95* Lowest New Price: $14.02* Lowest Used Price: $8.20* Temporarily out of stock. Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your credit card will not be charged until we ship the item.* *(As of 18:49 Pacific 10 Mar 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Everybody loves a fool -- especially made fluffy with ripe strawberries or tangy apple. From the author of The New Irish Table comes this celebration of the Emerald Isle's classic desserts. From lemony puddings and marmalade-slathered scones to fruit-filled tarts and berry-laden crumbles, these contemporary renditions of the traditional desserts of Ireland make perfect use of common staples such as oatmeal, fruit, dairy products, and, of course, whiskey. Steel-Cut Oat Pudding is enhanced with orange zest, nutmeg, and plump golden raisins. A chocolate, walnut, and caramel tart becomes a treat for grownups with a splash of the hard stuff. A final chapter offers the most memorable of holiday delectables including mincemeat tarts, Christmas pudding, and a really good fruitcake. A glossary and source list define and locate unusual ingredients. With gorgeous painterly photographs depicting the food and countryside, this wonderful cookbook serves as a sweet reminder of the people and cuisine of Ireland.

Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Cooking School Cookbook By Darina Allen Pelican Publishing Released: 2002-05-31 Hardcover (640 pages) List Price: $45.00* Lowest New Price: $29.70* Lowest Used Price: $24.79* Usually ships in 10 to 13 days* *(As of 18:49 Pacific 10 Mar 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Irelandis most famous chef, Darina Allen, owns, manages, and teaches at the famous Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork. She is also presenter for the British television series Simply Delicious.

The Irish Heritage Cookbook By Margaret Johnson Chronicle Books Paperback (304 pages) List Price: $19.95* Lowest New Price: $44.94* Lowest Used Price: $4.81* *(As of 18:49 Pacific 10 Mar 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Roughly 44 million Americans of Irish descent, though understandably proud of their heritage, have grown up with a shocking degree of cultural deprivation with regard to the culinary traditions of their ancestors. For most, Irish cuisine means potatoes, corned beef, and cabbage. Now at last, The Irish Heritage Cookbook will set the record straight. Margaret Johnson offers a much-needed fresh perspective on what Irish cooking is all about. She tells stories about the foods of Erin and how these dishes were reinvented by Irish emigrants and their offspring, evolving to include new ingredients and to suit modern circumstances and tastes. Offering a bountiful collection of both traditional recipes and contemporary innovations from a host of chefs and cooks in the Old Country and the New, The Irish Heritage Cookbook affirms at last the place of Irish cooking among the great cuisines of the world and one to be enjoyed by all who love Ireland.