St. Patty's Day is nearly upon us, and my new favorite holiday dish is this easy Irish beef and stout stew. It's the perfect marriage of late Winter and early Spring. The beef is fall-apart tender from hours of oven braising, while the green peas added in at the last minute are a bright reminder of how gardens are finally awakening. This recipe, which I discovered thanks to Everyday Food, Read more

Serve an Irish breakfast this weekend. — Chow Giant whoopie pie pan: love it or hate it? — Baking Bites A table at Top Chef's restaurant wars is up for bid in a charity auction. — Eater Make pasta e broccoli for dinner tonight. — Serious Eats Michael Voltaggio and Ludo Lefebvre prove they've paid their dues as chefs. — Daily Dish Where to eat bone marrow in San Francisco. — Grub Read more

Strawberry-infused tequila, Irish cream, limoncello, and gin: if ever there's been a DIY spirit, we've made it. What, I pondered, could we tackle next? When the Scandinavian food trend hit tables this year, the answer dawned on me: aquavit! This time-honored Norwegian spirit — infused with the flavors of spices such as coriander, caraway, fennel, and dill seed — seems oh-so-festive for the Read more

It's almost mid-March, and American eaters are moving on quickly from one debaucherous holiday to the next. For St. Patrick's Day, I already know what I'm serving for dessert: Guinness ice cream! Since spotting the Food & Wine recipe, I've bought an ice cream maker and prepared it twice in one week. With the big green holiday looming seven days ahead, I can only imagine how many more times Read more

The importance of eating a healthy breakfast everyday is pretty well known in these parts, and having a bowl of steel cut oats definitely fulfills this requirement. Steel cut oats are a great way to fuel up in the morning because they are high in fiber, protein, and calcium. They also keep you full until lunch, which is helpful when trying to avoid that mid-morning crash. Good things don't come Read more

If you're up to your neck in leftovers, make a turkey and cranberry pizza. 5 Fall foods, and what you should try making with them. Learn the secrets behind the sweetness of Mrs. Fields chocolate chip cookies. Pumpkin Irish coffee is a festive Fall nightcap. On honey, where it comes from, and what to do with it. Adios, Velveeta; hello, mushroom and goat cheese queso! Read more

We've never sampled a traditional Irish breakfast, but after this visual from Yoo Eatz, we'll be on the hunt for something similar. Since moving into our neighborhood 2 1/2 years ago, mieko14 and I have become decent regulars at a local breakfast spot, The Village Grill. Every time we've gone I was always intrigued by the Traditional Irish Breakfast on their menu. . .but always opted for Read more

Except for weekends, breakfast is often the meal that either gets ignored or rushed through — does grabbing a banana as you head out the door sound familiar? With such busy schedules nowadays, breakfast often becomes an afterthought, when it really should be a top priority in morning routines. We always hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day — but why is this true? In a Read more

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