*Team post by Angela and Mark.
I started out kidding, a little.
I started out kidding, a little.
Me: "Hey, babe, whaddya say to corned beef and cabbage on St. Paddy's Day?"
Mark: "I'm pretty sure that's not actually traditional Irish food. I think it's more Irish-American. I think we can do better than that. Also, since I'm actually the Irish one... maybe I should try to make something?"
Me: "...I'm okay with that."
A day later, and the menu for St. Patrick's Day dinner had gone from, "let's maybe cook something Irish-y" to Irish soda bread (by Mark), corned beef (by me, because I love me some corned beef regardless of its origins), and colcannon, a traditional Irish dish made with potatoes, cabbage (or kale), and ham (or Irish bacon). I've never made any sort of Irish dish before, so I turned to two of my trustiest culinary guides: for the corned beef, Elise at simplyrecipes.com, and for the colcannon, Tyler Florence (while I'm not sure Mr. Florence is Irish, I've never had a "Tyler's Ultimates" recipe let me down). While the corned beef turned out pretty dry, I was really pleased with my first attempt at colcannon. And Mark's bread was the star of the meal - I'm really starting to think he should take over the cooking...
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