These traditional Irish breads are heavy with tea-soaked dry fruit and a bit of spice and are usually served on and around Halloween.

Who doesn’t love a scone and an Irish Scone at that? Irish Scone are a bit less sweet than scones here, and they use less butter.

These granola bars are sure to satisfy that afternoon plunge (or a trip to the vending machine). Healthy nuts and fruits.

Ruby-red blood oranges make a delicious ‘topping’ for this upside-down cake. Use two loaf tins or a cast-iron pan, whatever works for you.

I enjoyed Bangers & Mash for the first time at a pub on Inis Oirr, one of the Aran Islands, off the coast of Galway.

Ice cream drinks are a great way to end a summer party. AND, it’s made in your ice cream maker (while you eat)!

Grilled Elote Corn Salad takes all the colors and flavors of the infamous Mexican elote street corn turns it an easier to eat summer salad.

Roasted Romesco Sauce is loaded with roasty, smokey flavor. It’s a traditional sauce from Spain.

Like most stir-fries, this one has lots of veg, is speedy to make with just the right amount of heat to pick you up mid-week.

Sesame Miso Peanut Noodles are a super easy, super quick meal in less than 30 minutes.

These Corn and Zucchini Fritters are an easy appetizer to whip up, and I bet you have a lot of the ingredients on hand.

If you’ve got some sourdough discard, from my easy Simple Sourdough Bread recipe I posted recently, you’ve got a cracker!

The most delicious veggie concoction to date…Grilled Ratatouille or Gratatouille as my daughter calls it.

Fresh pineapple and fresh cherries as well as the perfect cake recipe, set this Pineapple Upside-Down Cake apart from the classic.

The Pavlova, the beloved crispy, yet fluffy ‘cake’ filled with cream and berries. What could be a more perfect summer dessert?

This soup almost has a bacon flavor to it, but there isn’t one strip in the entire dish!

Slaw or salad? Coleslaw comes from the Dutch word ‘kool’ which means cabbage and ‘sla’ which means salad. Kool

Roasting brings out all of the nuts natural goodness and flavor, just add a little salt and maple syrup. Perfect for pb&j sandwiches.

Caramel Apples are a great afternoon snack (well, more of a treat.) and pretty easy to make. The kids love to decorate with sprinkles too.

This pasta al limone recipe is quick and easy and only has few ingredients. Great for a delicious weeknight meal.

Someone must have spilled Guinness in his stew, and now we have Guinness Irish Stew! This is my version, and it’s fantastic.

These crackers melt in your mouth. The almond flour keeps them crispy without drying them out. The oats and Maldon salt on top add zing.