Review: A Great Irish Cookbook With Original Family Recipes!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2012
Authentic Irish family recipes!  I grew up on the South Side of Chicago (Go Sox!) in a neighborhood that was mostly Irish.  I had a lot of dinners with Irish neighbors and some of the recipes in Bryan Bowers' book were familiar.  Others I had never heard of but they sound so good I'm going to make them in my home. Irish cooking is all about hearty comfort food.  I remember having Champ (mashed potatoes with milk & scallions), homemade soda bread, Irish Potato Soup, Cottage Pie and Apple Cake.  There are other Irish recipes in this book that sound so good and I know I'll make them:  Boxty (potato pancakes), Nana's Scones, Vegetable and Sausage Soup, Creamy Carrot Soup, Crusty Roast Lamb,  Apple Oatmeal Crisp and Chess Pie.This book is well-written.  The introduction to each recipe is informative.  The recipe instruction are clearly laid out.  And there are some beautiful pictures of some of the food.  Highly recommend!