My Irish-American roots can’t resist St Patrick’s Day and the greening of the world. In my wilder youth I had green beer (not good). Less wild, better taste: I went for Guinness. Yet more taste: I went for good Guinness, in pubs in County Clare or Galway. I can’t do that today, but my heart […]
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Easter Saturday: Irish stewed kid with Guinness and prunes
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Tomorrow is the classic roast, gigot d’agneau, for Easter dinner at our house. I’ve been longing, however, for the Easter meal I had when I lived on the west coast of Ireland, young goat (kid) stewed gently in Guinness, with prunes, onion and garlic. A packet of kid, labelled “1/2 cabri”, nearly […]
St Patrick and the Irish contribution to drink, Sláinte! (update)
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – It’s Saint Patrick’s day, when thoughts turn to all things Irish in some households (mine), starting with the first drink of the day. In my case, it was a fine cuppa, from a new packet of Bewley’s Irish tea, some of the best breakfast tea around, served by my husband in […]