Tag: Soda Bread

Fall Harvest

What Been Cooking The First Week of Fall?

As I look outside my window, I can see that the warm weather has definitely left us for a while!  We had a gorgeous October and spending a few days in Portland where it was quite warm and really sunny (except for morning fog) really extended our summer! It’s damp, grey and drizzly today and […]

Fall Soups & Sandwiches, Good Things to Know, Spring Soups and Sandwiches, Winter Soups and Sandwiches

Carrot Soup With Ginger & Lemon

I have been making this fresh tasting soup for many years and it’s always a welcome first course for dinner or as a main course with multigrain bread or soda bread (recipe below), some cheese, perhaps an English cheddar or Scottish cheese.  The addition of ginger & lemon gives the soup a nice zing.  Our local […]

Baking and Sweet Endings

Brown Soda Bread

Soda Bread is an absolutely delicious easy “bread” to make. No yeast involved! It seems made to be eaten with a strong cheddar cheese. The recipe is one of Darina Allen’s (Ballymaloe Cookery School) If you can find some of the cheeses from Neal’s Yard such as Lancashire Poacher or Isle of Mull they would be […]