Traditional Irish Soda Bread

Made some soda bread for St Patrick’s Day. It was surprisingly easy and tasted delicious. 4 cups flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups buttermilk 1 Preheat oven to 425. Grease a cast iron skillet. 2 In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in buttermilk just … Continue reading

St Patrick’s Shamrock Gold Coins

Cute, right? And yummy too. The combo of Oreos and candy melts can’t be beat. You’ll need a Shamrock candy mold which you can fine here on Amazon. 1 bag green candy melts 1 package Oreo Thins Golden Melt candy melts according to package directions. Spoon carefully into shamrock mold and tap gently to spread … Continue reading

St Patrick’s Pots of Gold

Got my St Patrick’s on today, starting with these little cuties. Here’s a closer look. It’s hard to tell but under the gold pearls is a Rolo standing in for the pot alongside an Airhead Extreme Bite for the rainbow with all of that sitting on top of an Oreo thin for the base. They … Continue reading

St Patrick’s Lucky Charms Cupcakes

I have lots of work coming up so I’m trying to get some baking in before that happens and also some seasonal treats before I don’t have time for anything! I made these for porch treats and they were gone pretty quickly. (Click here for more info on porch treats.) 1 batch vanilla cupcakes from … Continue reading

Classic Irish Soda Bread

Celebrated St Patrick’s Day with this soda bread and some potatoes of course! 2 cups flour 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons cold butter, cubed 2 eggs, divided 3/4 – 1 cup buttermilk 1  Preheat oven to 375.  Spray with cooking spray or line … Continue reading

Irish Cream Bundt Cake

I found this recipe to try out for St Patrick’s Day but couldn’t wait to try it and it was extremely delicious! cake 1 cup chopped pecans 1 box yellow cake mix 1 box (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix 4 eggs 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil 1/4 cup water 3/4 cup Irish Cream … Continue reading

Pillsbury’s Irish Soda Bread

And some delicious Irish Soda Bread that went along with our St Patrick’s Day dinner.  There are already a couple of soda bread recipes on my blog but this one was especially good, almost like a cake instead of a bread, so good with some butter and strawberry jam. 2 1/4 cups flour 2 tablespoons … Continue reading

Mini Shepherd’s Pot Pies

I like to make Shepherd’s Pie on St Patrick’s Day but I also love to try new recipes so this one looked like fun.  It was yummy, not as good as the more traditional Shepherd’s Pies I’ve made but still good and easy too. 1 box refrigerated pie crusts, softened as per box instructions 1 … Continue reading