Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Top o’ the morning to you!
Are you getting sick of me saying that we’re going to Ireland this year? St. Patrick’s Day seems like another good time to mention it….
I don’t think I mentioned that we went to a Chieftains concert in Kansas City last week. They are on their 50th anniversary tour! For supper that night, we went to O’Dowd’s Little Dublin on the Plaza. The salmon boxty is very tasty. One of us had colcannon as a side dish and we decided we would like to make it at home as part of a special St. Patrick’s Day supper.
A search on “healthy colcannon” led me to the Healthy Irishman’s recipe: POTATO WEEK–COLCANNON.
The plan is to go to Bob’s Seafood to pick up something that swims in the Atlantic Ocean on the theory that the Irish probably eat the fish around them. I’m not sure yet how we’ll fix it–it depends on what we get. It should be a nice night to grill.
A salad should finish things out nicely. Oh, and a bit of Irish whiskey and an Irish beer. I’ll take pictures and post them to Weekend Cooking tomorrow.
Visit Beth Fish Reads for more Weekend Cooking posts.
Hi Joy- I did not realize that you were in Kansas City! I went to UMKC many years ago and I liked to visit the Plaza too – my apt was right by there! If I were going to Ireland this year, I would talk about it too!! Congrats! Have you read “In the Company of Others?” It is about a couple that go to a B&B in Ireland – I really liked it!
We traveled to Kansas City last week — I’m in Kirkwood, a suburb of St. Louis, so Kansas City is a lovely trip for us.
I requested In the Company of Others from the library — it looks like a fun book to read before our trip!
We’re having salmon for dinner though we opted NOT to spring for the $19/pound organic Irish version (but it looked good!). Potatoes, salad, and Irish soda bread should round things out.
Enjoy your St. Patrick’s Day dinner!
gee, my seafood place in Nj is called Bob’s too!
healthy colcannon almost seems pointless..but I will check it out.
Lucky you having such a great trip to look forward to! I think your irish meal sounds good-but even though I like Colconnan, my kids have never been a fan. I think we are having non-Irish Quinoa tonight~!
*smiles*
I love The Chieftains — we have a Christmas CD of theirs that I play every year.
Hope you enjoy your St. Paddy’s Day Dinner
Good food and music, nice time! Enjoy your St Patrick’s Day and your dinner. Sounds great. Looking forward to hearing about it!
Sounds like a perfect St. Patrick’s Day dinner- enjoy!
I’d be pretty excited if I was heading to Ireland this year too!
Pingback:Our St. Patrick’s Day Supper | Joy's Book Blog
A trip to Ireland sounds so exciting. I hope you have a wonderful time there. I also like the Chieftains and colconnan. Looking forward to your pictures next week.
Sounds like a wonderful meal to share on St. Patrick’s Day! Hope it was as delicious as it sounds!