In the midst of the cold and rainy March weather, the bright glow of St. Patrick's Day is so welcome. I look forward to my corned beef, cabbage and potatoes every year—but nothing beats a slice of ...

With about five minutes of prep involved — and no rise time at all — it’s a startling easy yet impressive addition to any St. Patrick’s Day feast. So if you’re cooking today, volunteer to make the ...

Serves 8. Reprinted with permission from “2-Ingredient Miracle Dough Cookbook” by Erin Renouf Mylroie. The author says, “I’m duty bound to make this special bread for St. Patrick’s Day every year, but ...

On a recent trip to Dublin, I took a cooking class – one of my favorite things to do when I travel. I love taking cooking classes when I travel or, in this case, a baking class. There’s a bonding that ...

Whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, butter, zest, and raisins in large bowl. Whisk together buttermilk and egg. Add wet ingredients into the dry. Mix until dough comes together. Form into ...

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When I asked a colleague for his wife's recipe for Irish Soda Bread — I'd had it once at a staff pot luck and it was outrageously good — he said he wasn't sure he could give it out. "She said it’s her ...

1. Set the oven at 425 degrees. Cut a sheet of parchment paper that is 6 inches longer than the top of a heavy-based heatproof 3 1/2-to-4-quart casserole with a lid (enameled cast iron is ideal here).

Author Cherie Denham calls this an ‘enriched soda bread’ in ‘The Irish Bakery’ because regular soda bread in Ireland, where she was raised, has no sugar or raisins. Unlike typical Irish American soda ...

An Irish friend taught me the most important step to take when making Irish soda bread, the one technique that makes the bread different from any other quick bread. It is essential, she tells me, to ...