A Great Irish Feast: Irish recipes By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

Sure, 'tis no great surprise the Irish are known for their gift of the gab, but their talents extend to the kitchen as well with fine Irish recipes. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Roast Pork with Cider Cream Sauce, Boxty Potato Cakes and Lemon Brussels Sprouts
Photography by Yvonne Duivenvoorden

Irish cuisine is no oxymoron. Ireland is a land of bountiful seas, tasty beers and plentiful gardens. From Irish recipes for oysters and stout to humble spuds and sticky dessert, this Irish menu will please anyone - whether Irish or not. Savour the appetizers while mingling and munching, sit down at the table for a satisfying meal, then relax in the living room over an after-dinner drink. This way, you can celebrate St. Patrick's Day with every bite.

Menu for 8
This menu for 8 should start with a good stout enjoyed with fresh shucked oysters, served with our Irish Brown Bread, Smoked Mackerel Pâté, some smoked salmon and butter with chives.

For the main course, serve an Irish red ale with our Irish Root Soup with Cashel Blue Cheese, Roast Pork with Cider Cream Sauce, Boxty Potato Cakes and Lemon Brussels Spouts.

For dessert, our Nutty Irishmen Coffees paired with Sticky Date Pudding with Irish Whiskey Toffee Sauce will bring the Irish out in all your guests.

Originally published as A Great Irish Feast in our March 2007 issue of Canadian Living Magazine.