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Irish Soda Bread You Will Love

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Carol

St. Patrick’s Day is Saturday, and all over I hear people expressing unenthusiastic sentiments like, “Oh yeah, St. Patty’s. Guess I’ll have to make some soda bread.” Their tone of voice reveals a grit-your-teeth-and-do-it dread of a bread that is … Continue reading →

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The Real McCoy (Hint: It Ain’t Corned Beef)

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Carol

Once during a St. Patrick’s Day pub crawl, I saw a bruiser of a guy swagger down the street wearing an ill-fitting dress and a lopsided wig, his face painted bright green. When some revelers on a balcony howled at … Continue reading →

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Week #6 Irish

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Carol

I forge into this particular blog entry with some trepidation, because I’ve spent a good deal of time in Ireland over the years, and I get really annoyed by pretend-Irish food on the menus of faux-Irish pubs in the United … Continue reading →

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