BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions

Subject: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: Kim C
Date: 15 Mar 01 - 02:52 PM

Okay, culinary & epicurean geniuses, a few minor suggestions to help me make this a really cool menu. NOw--- our friends that don't eat red meat can't join us for supper, but we do have a Sugar Buster in the crowd. I'm thinking, corned beef and cabbage, stew, soda bread, a salmon tray for an appetizer, and MMario's good ol' Chocolate Heffalump (I have got SO much mileage out of that one!) for a dessert everyone can eat. Plus soda pop, iced tea, stout, Irish cream, and maybe a little Bushmills if I can round up enough pennies.

Is there maybe another vegetable-type dish I could fix? The Sugar Buster probably won't eat the stew because of the taters.

Any and all suggestions welcome.

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: Hollowfox
Date: 15 Mar 01 - 03:04 PM

Sounds great! Where do you live, and what time is supper?

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: Kim C
Date: 15 Mar 01 - 03:13 PM

Nashville, TN, near the airport, 6:00. ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: mousethief
Date: 15 Mar 01 - 03:23 PM

Grr. St. Paddy's day always comes during Lent. Beans and rice, yep. Top o' th' marnin' to ye.

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 15 Mar 01 - 03:27 PM

Don't forget Guinness and Jameson's or Tullamore Dew.

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: Wesley S
Date: 15 Mar 01 - 03:27 PM

I'd love a good Irish Stew recipe - not that I would ever try to hijack a thread or anything.

And Kim don't forget the proper music is very important too - what do you plan to play ?

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: MMario
Date: 15 Mar 01 - 03:37 PM

substitute neeps for the taters in the stew and it should be okay.

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: kimmers
Date: 15 Mar 01 - 03:40 PM

Poor Alex! You don't do meat at all during Lent? Maybe on Sunday... you could move your St. Paddy's celebration one day later. And if you want to come down to the Portland area and be an Anglican for an evening, the following announcement may interest you (and others):

EVENSONG AND A TOAST...You are invited to an evening of "practical Celtic spirituality". The Parish Choir of SS. Peter and Paul presents Evensong in observance of the glorious St. Patrick, followed by a "solemn" procession to the Horse Brass Pub where, in obedience to St. Brigid, we may toast "God's grand fiery glory"! SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 6:00 PM, SS. Peter and Paul Church, 82nd Ave. and SE Pine St., Portland,[phone].

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: Kim C
Date: 15 Mar 01 - 03:50 PM

what's a neep? Is that turnips? I like turnips. I could do that.

I'm not sure what we'll play. Whatever strikes our fancy, I reckon. I know just a very few really Irish things. :) So we'll probably just play the CD player! We have a pretty good selection of Irish stuff there.

Wes, try this link. Kat posted it for me awhile back and it's got lots of neat Irish recipes on it.

Recipes

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: mousethief
Date: 15 Mar 01 - 03:50 PM

Not even on Sundays. We shall have to celebrate St. Paddy's meatlessly, and maybe have corned beef (sorry, carrrrned beef) in his honour after Pascha.

Luckily it's on Saturday this year so we can have a Liturgy for St. Pat's, which we are doing. Anybody in the area, come along -- look for the blue onion-shaped dome on Long street in Wilkeson, WA. (turn left at the fire station).

Alex

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: Sorcha
Date: 15 Mar 01 - 04:46 PM

Kim, also, boxty (potato pancakes), Colcannon (mashed potatoes with cabbage), brochtan foltchep(Parlsey and leeks), champ (potatoes with scallions).......I have to go get the girl at school, but I can post when I get back if you want.........(I thought it me that posted the SOAR site, maybe kat did too?)

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: Kim C
Date: 15 Mar 01 - 05:32 PM

Oh, Sorch, maybe it was you... yep, it was you. Sorry, I've slept since then! ;-) Parsley and leeks could be good. I don't know that I've ever cooked a leek before...

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: GUEST,Fibula Mattock
Date: 16 Mar 01 - 06:12 AM

Speaking as One Who Is Irish - the traditional St. Patrick's Day meal in my part of town is kebab and chips after the pub shuts (if it does). But a big Ulster Fry comes a close second.

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: manitas_at_work
Date: 16 Mar 01 - 08:30 AM

Paddy's day always falls during Lent so that the Lenten fast can be broken as on all feast days.

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 16 Mar 01 - 08:59 AM

Irish Stew, and Soda Bread....

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 16 Mar 01 - 09:00 AM

Irish Stew, and Soda Bread....

Cabbage and Bacon

Potato and onions

and a few glasses of Jamesons or various other few drops of the good stuff... or for those who can find it.. .Potcin (sp)

Ella

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: pattyClink
Date: 16 Mar 01 - 09:00 AM

There's a great version of champ or colcannon that your friend might appreciate. Cook and season mashed potatoes as usual, (leaving some clean skin on if possible). Cook fresh kale cut into big pieces until tender as you would any greens. Combine the two, and accent with a puddle of butter.

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: Noreen
Date: 16 Mar 01 - 09:14 AM

Boiled, salty bacon and cabbage cooked in the bacon stock with lots of boiled, floury potatoes still in their skins. Followed by tea bread (recipe at that link is similar to mine).

Or cruibíns? (Sorry, micca!)

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: Kim C
Date: 16 Mar 01 - 10:01 AM

As there will be potatoes in the stew I am trying to stay away from potato side dishes for the benefit of my low-carb eating friend. Sorcha, are you there? How about that parsley and leeks recipe? :)

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: MMario
Date: 16 Mar 01 - 10:10 AM

then there is armoured turnips:

2 lb turnips
10 oz white cheese
2+ T butter
pinch allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon
1/4 t ginger
1/4+ t pepper
½+ t salt

1. Peel and boil turnips until barely tender, or if you are roasting meat (such as pork), parboil for five minutes, then roast them in the roasting pan 10-15 minutes.
2. Allow them to cool while you mince the cheese, then slice the turnips.
3. In a well-buttered casserole, alternate layers of cheese and turnips, starting and ending with cheese, and adding some butter, spice, and salt on top of each turnip layer.
4. Cover and refrigerate. (if making ahead)
5. Cook in a medium oven just long enough to melt the cheese, 10-20 minutes, or cover and microwave about 5 minutes.

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: Sorcha
Date: 16 Mar 01 - 10:12 AM

OK, got side tracked last nite, had to help Kate finish a paper on Scotland, and she stole my computer to do it.

Brochtá Foltchep

parsley
2 lbs leeks
2 pints milk
knob of butter
2 ounces oatmeal
salt and pepper

Boil the milk with the oatmeal until cooked. Add the butter and mix in the chopped leeks. Cook gently about an hour until leeks are tender. Season to taste and garnish with chopped parsley.

To clean leeks:
Cut off the tough part of the upper green stalk and and the root end just like a green onion. Slice the leek lenghtwise. Rinse WELL under cold running water as leeks are much more prone to getting dirt between the layers than green onions (scallions)

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: Kim C
Date: 16 Mar 01 - 10:18 AM

They all sound good! Thanks everybody! Looks like I'm going to be a busy little bee tomorrow. :)

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: catspaw49
Date: 16 Mar 01 - 11:03 AM

As long as any turnip recipe ends with "Scrape the entire mess down the disposal," it would suit me fine.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: Kim C
Date: 16 Mar 01 - 05:51 PM

Aw Spaw, don't you and Karen want to come to supper? I'm hurt. ;)

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: Mr Red
Date: 17 Mar 01 - 12:03 PM

snake soup?

Subject: RE: BS: St. Pat's Supper suggestions
From: *#1 PEASANT*
Date: 17 Mar 01 - 03:53 PM

Go here: Click for foods

of course there is the 7 course meal- sixpack of beer and a potato!

Conrad