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Irish Cooking

Despite the constant stereotyping, Irish cooking or baking does NOT consist of adding whiskey to a recipe.

There are a great many traditional and modern Irish recipes that go beyond "corned beef and cabbage" (a combination invented in the US by Irish immigrants because that was the cheapest cut of meat available to them.).

By all means try all of the recipes in these books but remember to show your children some of the dishes made in the 19th century so the tradition can be carried on.

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	Irish Traditional Cooking combines the delicious, historic recipes of Ireland with colourful anecdotes and detailed appreciation of the dishes in Ireland’s culture. Imbued with a passion to preserve the traditions of Irish cooking, Darina Allen has journeyed all over Ireland, researching and recording different recipes and regional dishes. From County Cork where she learnt from Joan Twomey how to cook apple cake in a bastible on an open fire, to County Kerry, where she collected bairneachs (limpets) off the rocks to make the traditional Good Friday soup, to Granny Toye in County Monaghan who passed on eighty years of pancake-making experience. Each recipe is complemented by tips, tales, historical insights and common Irish customs, many of which have been passed down from one generation to the next through the greatest of oral traditions.
	The Irish Heritage Cookbook/strong> Contributor(s): Margaret Johnson (Author) 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 m 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.

	Irish Traditional Cooking: Over 300 Recipes from Ireland's Heritage Dariana Allen Many of the more than 300 dishes in this recipe book have been passed down from one generation to the next through the greatest of oral traditions. Each recipe is complemented by tips, tales, historical insights, and common Irish customs.

	Celtic Folklore Cooking Contributor(s): Joanne Asala (Author) Feast upon delectable stories and sample more than 200 tempting dishes based on the folklore, proverbs, songs and legends of the Celtic nations. Associated Pagan holidays are listed with each recipe. Illustrations.

	New Irish Cookery: 140 New and Traditional Recipes Using the Best Produce from Ireland Paul and Jeanne Rankin In New Irish Cookery, two of Ireland's top chefs--the dynamic husband-and-wife team that runs the award-winning Belfast restaurant Cayenne--present 140 traditional Irish dishes with an elegant modern twist. Here are some of Paul and Jeanne Rankin's favorite recipes for soups, starters, salads, fish and seafood, stews and braised dishes, as well as desserts. Reflecting their passion for fresh ingredients as well as their unpretentious attitude toward food, New Irish Cookery features dishes like Warm Potato Pancake with Smoked Salmon, Rack of Pork with Herbs, Filet of Salmon with a Horseradish Crust, Roast Goose with Traditional Sage and Onion Stuffing, and Lemon Curd with Fresh Strawberries. A stylish collection of delicious regional dishes, strikingly illustrated throughout with color photos of the food and the Irish landscape.

	Elegant Irish Cooking: Hundreds of Recipes from the World's Foremost Irish Chefs Contributor(s): Noel C Cullen (Author) , Ron Manville (Photographer) Irish cookery has recently been raised to the level of sophistication that attracts the most serious chefs and discerning diners. The 101 dishes presented here use indigenous ingredients including salmon, lamb, potatoes, and spinach, combining and presenting the foods in an imaginative and appealing way. Illustrations.

	McGuire's Irish Pub Cookbook Contributor(s): Jessie Tirsch (Author) , McGuire Martin (Foreword by) , Molly Martin (Foreword by) Established at its present location in Pensacola, Florida, in 1892, McGuire's Irish Pub--a replica of a grand, turn-of-the-century saloon with a fantastic microbrewery and wine cellar--welcomes guests from around the world. This book features recipes for the delightful pub fare to be found at McGuire's, named one of Florida's top restaurants. 32 color photos.

	The Irish Country Kitchen Contributor(s): Mary Kinsella (Author) Containing over 250 recipes and 50 full-color photos displaying finished dishes and the countryside in which they remain so popular, this wide-ranging guide to Irish cooking doubles as a pictorial tribute to the Emerald Isle. From the classic Irish breakfast to Guinness stew to Irish flan and Gaelic ice cream, the recipes in this book represent Irish cooking at its most-loved and finest.

	New Celtic Cooking Kathleen Sloan-McIntosh At a time when soul-string Celtic dance, song and ritual are firing spirits anew, the food and drink of the diverse yet similar family of Celtic nations--Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Galicia, Isle of Man and Canada's Cape Breton--has come into its own.