One of the breads I see at most supermarkets here in Ireland are Hot Cross Buns. For Easter this year I decided to make my own. As I started researching recipes I kept coming across mixed peel. This is something I was not all that familiar with. As I looked it up I found it… Read More Mixed Peel Recipe
While my favorite stuffed shells have spinach and mushrooms in them, the rest of my family loves the shells without the veggies and with meat instead. I’ll admit, these are really good too. I made 20 shells with this recipe but the amount will vary depending on the size of shells you use. Ingredients 170-180… Read More Meat and Three Cheese Stuffed Shells
These are wonderful vegetarian stuffed shells. I love pasta and cheese but sometimes I do not want meat along with it. I play with other ingredients instead and spinach and mushrooms work well together for this recipe. I made 20 shells with this recipe but the amount will vary depending on the size of shells… Read More Mushroom and Spinach Stuffed Shells
This weekend will be St. Patrick’s Day! Never did I think I’d be living in Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day. Since arriving I’ve been thinking about different recipes to try and create while I’m here. I knew I would want to try something with Irish Cream. I settled on the idea of making a Shamrock… Read More Shamrock Irish Cream Cake
Fondant is a fun way to make decorative and beautiful cake creations. I only make and use it fresh though. It is much much better homemade. You will find that the more you work with it the better you will become at decorating with it. It opens up a whole new area of cake decorating.… Read More Fondant Recipe
My family has been living in Ireland since October of last year.(2017) Many people have told us that it is very rare to see snow here. There is certainly rain and lots of green even in the winter, but none of that magical white fluff. I talked to a woman who told me that she… Read More The Snowstorm in Ireland or the Beast From the East
When I was growing up my grandmother used to make a pasta salad with Italian dressing and a spice that you can easily find in many American grocery stores. It is a spice mix called Salad Supreme. It’s an easy salad and you can customize it with the veggies that you like. That’s the beauty… Read More Pasta Salad with Italian Dressing