Heat the butter, and when foaming, add the parsnips, apples, and onions. Soften them but do not let them color. Add the curry powder, the spices and garlic; cook for about 2 minutes, stirring well. Pour in the stock slowly, stirring until well mixed. Cover and simmer gently for about half an hour, or until […]

Cream the butter and sugar then fold in the cream gently. Next the ground almonds and finally the orangeflower water. put into a dish and chill untill firm. Break into rough pieces with a couple of forks and pile them upon a dish in a rocky pyramid shape and decorate according to your fancy (toasted […]

If there are giblets with the bird, take them out, wash all but the liver (reserve that for another use), and cover with water, add salt and pepper, bring to the boil and simmer for half an hour. Wipe the bird inside and out and remove any lumps of fat from the inside; sprinkle with […]

Wash the kale and strip the leaves from the stalks, then plunge into briskly boiling salted water and cook until tender, 20-30 minutes. Drain well and chop finely. In a saucepan combine the butter, cream and pinches of nutmeg, salt and pepper; then add the kale and the stock. Mix well and cook until well […]

Note: When buying mussels look for small ones that have tightly closed shells – a sign that they are alive and thus fresher. Place mussels, wine and fish stock in a stock pot. Add chopped vegetables. Cover and shake to stir contents. Cook on high heat 4 to 5 minutes. After 5 minutes shake pot […]

1. Place 4 cups of strong fresh coffee in a saucepan with 1/4 cup of sugar, or to taste. 2. Add 1/2 cup Irish Whiskey and heat thoroughly but do not boil. (Scotch, Bourbon or other whiskeys could be used.) 3. Meanwhile whip 1 cup whipping cream until light. 4. Beat in 2 tb each […]

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream the butter and sugar until the sugar is dissolved; beat in the eggs. Add the flour, salt, apple pie spice and the soaked dried fruit. Mix in the Guinness, grease a deep 8 inch cake pan and pour the mixture in. Bake for about 2 hours until firm in […]

Quarter the cabbage; cut away the hard stalk. Cover wtih boiling water and leave for 5 minutes. Drain, pat dry, and shred. Melt the butter over low heat and simmer the chipped onion until tender, but without browning. Add cabbage and potato and stir over low heat. Add mace. Stir in the flour to coat […]

In a buttered, 4 quart casserole layer the potatoes, onions and carrots, season each layer as you go with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with rice, then the peas with their liquid and top with the meat. Pour the diluted soup over all. Bake, covered, in a 375 degree oven for 1 hour. Remove cover, turn […]

* Or four large ones. — Separate the eggs and beat the yolks: add to the mashed potato, mixing thoroughly, then add the lemon juice, chives, and salt and pepper. Melt the butter in the omelette pan. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and stir them into the potato mixture. Cook the mixture until golden, […]