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How To Cure Corned Beef: Time to Cook!

My home-cured corned beef has been sitting in its brine for a little over a week, and guess what? Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day, so it's time to pull out the corned beef and get it ready to cook. This...

Breakfast of Champions: What Did You Eat This Morning?

Good morning! We're getting into the swing of things this morning with a bowl of yogurt and a mug of chai tea, though we're craving steel-cut oats after seeing the image above. What did you have for b...

Warm Up to St. Patrick's With an Irish Whiskey Skin
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits

During these brisk/balmy, lion/lamb days of March, the turn of season alternately calls for something light and fresh - and also with a hint of warmth. Mellower than Irish Coffee, and good for whatev...

How To Make Corned Beef: An Update

I embarked on a meat-curing project earlier this week, starting up a batch of corned beef, which should be ready to be cooked after a week of curing in its brine. I was curious to see how it looks at ...

Good Question: What Should We Cook for St. Patrick's?

NJS is doing a St. Patrick's Day meal, but wants some fun yet elegant ideas for starters and desserts. Can you help? St. Patrick's day is coming up and I wondering if you had any ideas for a St. Pat...

How To Cure Corned Beef (In Time for St. Patrick's Day)

St. Patrick's Day is coming up, and we've decided to take it (and Meat/Un-Meat Month) as inspiration for A Project. We've always been interested in curing our own meat, and corned beef seems like the ...

David Lebovitz's Guinness-Milk Chocolate Ice Cream

Confession: We had a foodie crush on David Lebovitz long before we saw the tour of his quirky Paris kitchen last week. We've been loving his Guinness-Milk Chocolate Ice Cream for some time now. The r...

Dinner Tonight: Last Minute St. Patrick's Day Ideas

Some of you probably started brining your homemade corned beef days ago. Other enterprising types made a beef and Guinness stew in the slow cooker this morning. But there's still hope for the procras...

The Thirsty Reader: A Guinness Milkshake

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we probably won't be wearing green. We might not even eat any corned beef and cabbage. But we'll definitely be making tall, frosty Guinness milkshakes. ...

Straight Up: The Trouble With Irish Whiskey (and James Joyce Cocktails)

How To Cure Your Own Corned Beef ... in Time For St. Patrick's Day

If you're planning to brine your own corned beef in time for St. Patrick's Day, you'll need to gather your ingredients and get started this weekend. Plan for a few days to gather a good brisket and ...

St. Patrick's Day Pairing: Ale and Irish Cheddar

TGIF! Here's another suggestion to kick off your St. Patrick's Day celebration: young Irish Cheddar (on sale for $6.99 at Murray's) and Arrogant Ale ($6.99, D'Agostino) from Stone Brewing Company in ...

Warm Up with Irish Coffee

Walking through a hail storm on St. Patrick's Day Eve has us craving Irish coffee. We're tempted to stop for one at a bar on the way home, but Irish coffee is one of the simplest hot toddies to make ...

Cooking for St. Patrick's Day

Next Saturday is St. Patrick's Day. We're planning a dinner party. How about you? To avoid being accused of perpetuating food myths, we're going to get this out of the way first: corned beef and cabb...