Review: Kiss Me - I'm Irish!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2012
Now I have to say, I am a little bit put out that authors Shannon Farrell and Erin Kennedy failed to mention Boston, Massachusetts, inSt. Patrick's Day Recipes Sampler (Holiday Entertaining).  The first Saint Patrick's Day celebration in America was held in Boston, after all - in 1737!Shannon and Erin include a dozen recipes for an Irish-American feast in this small volume.  Corned Beef & Cabbage wasn't very common in the Old Sod.  Lamb would have been the meat of choice.  (The recipe is good, though I don't include parsnips, cook mine in the crockpot and steam the cabbage wedges.)  The recipe they include for Irish Soda Bread could raise a whole lot of fuss in some circles and is probably Irish-American too.  Traditional purists insist that Irish Soda Bread has neither raisins nor caraway.  (Never mind - Irish Soda Bread with raisins is good, especially toasted and spread with fresh Irish butter!)  The Potato and Onion Skillet recipe they include is scrumptious - something I produce most Sunday mornings - and the Carrot & Parsnip Fritters look good.So, dig out the green food coloring, dye your beer or apple juice green for the day and get your Irish on!  BTW, a shamrock has THREE leaves, not four.