IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GRIEF AND SORROW? BETWEEN MOURNING A DEATH BY SUICIDE VERSUS ONE BY ACCIDENT OR NATURAL CAUSES? IF SO, DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? OF COURSE IT DOES. SHAME AND GUILT ARE PART OF THE WEIGHT EVERY “SUICIDE WIDOW” CARRIES. HOW DO WE HOW INCORPORATE THEM INTO WHAT WE HOLD ON […]
THIS ST PATRICK’S DAY, DITCH ANYTHING INVOLVING GREEN FOOD COLORING. INSTEAD, CONSIDER THE POTATO, AND ITS BITTER AND SUSTAINING ROLE IN IRISH LIFE, ESPECIALLY IRISH-AMERICAN LIFE. THEN, HAVE SOME REALLY SUPERB IRISH POTATO-CHEESE SOUP. I HAVE TWO DELICIOUS VERSIONS FOR YOU, TRADITIONAL AND VEGAN. Jump here to go directly to the recipe for Traditional Potato-Cheese […]
Here’s the recipe for my vegan version of this luscious Irish soup, perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. And here’s the full story — in which you’ll learn a lot about its ingredients, and a smattering of Irish history. RECIPE NOTE: This is very adaptable. You may use all leeks or all onions instead of a […]
This page is just the recipe for this luscious Irish soup, perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s the full story behind it. Recipe Note: this is very adaptable. You may use all leeks or all onions instead of a combination of the two; the potatoes may be peeled or unpeeled; and you may use a more […]
Recipe only: click here for the full story of this lush, indulgent cake. Guinness Stout Chocolate Layer Cake Ingredients Drizzling Syrup: 1/3 cup Guinness Stout (measured after foam has subsided) 1/3 cup dark brown sugar 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, non-dutched 1 teaspoon vanilla Cake: 2/3 cup Guinness Stout (measured after foam has subsided) 2/3 cup dried currants 1/3 cup plus 2 […]
WHO MAKES AND EATS A SOUP, THE SAME SOUP, DAILY, FOR LUNCH, HUNDREDS OF TIMES? REID BRANSON, OF SEATTLE, THAT’S WHO. THIS IS QUITE A STORY… AND MY PAN PAL AND FELLOW BEAN AFICIONADO, WASHINGTON POST FOOD EDITOR JOE YONAN FOUND IT AS IRRESISTIBLE AS I DID (EXPECT A POST FROM ME ABOUT HIS NEW […]
AN OCCASIONAL KITCHEN WISDOM POST Every so often a recipe (such as my Dragonwagon-Dewitz Pickled Eggs) will call for a “non-reactive” pot, saucepan, or other cooking vessel. Has this happened to you, and are you WTF-ing? I suspect so, if you found your way to this page. So here we go. REACTIVE VS NON-REACTIVE What’s […]
INGREDIENTS 2 1/2 cups cider vinegar (preferably organic) 2 1/2 cups water (preferably spring or filtered) 1/4 to 1/3 cup sugar, brown sugar, or maple syrup 2 tablespoons ground turmeric 1 tablespoon sea salt (fine-grind) 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns 2 teaspoons whole allspice berries 3 bay leaves 2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half 1 […]
