Healthified Irish Soda Bread

March 17, 2020 Amanda Plott

Today’s the day! It’s St. Patrick’s Day. What goes better with self quarantine and St. Patty’s Day than Irish Soda Bread? This recipe is tried and true. It’s been in the family for many years now and I always have to make it to go with our Corned Beef!

So, are my irish roots showing yet? I've got my irish pride out today, that much is true. I love it when St. Patrick's Day rolls around. It isn't just special for that reason alone. Oh, no. No, no, no! It's also my red-haired, smart aleck of a father's birthday!…

Irish Pub Skewers

March 1, 2020 Amanda Plott

It’s the first day of March and St. Patrick’s Day is coming up quickly! These Irish Pub Skewers are super simple and easy to make. In this house, we love finger foods, and these small bites with an Irish nod to them are perfect for entertaining around St. Patrick’s Day.

These little bites start out with a piece of corned beef and are put together with some Irish cheddar, a pickle, and some Brussel sprouts to end it. They are great for dipping and dunking into a mustard or even thousand island style of dressing…

One Pot Irish Potato Leek Soup

February 21, 2020 Amanda Plott

It’s been pretty cold and yucky here for the past few days and a nice rich bowl of some potato soup just sounded like the absolute perfect thing for dinner. A few weeks back my brother tried his hand at making a potato leek soup for dinner, and while it was good, there were a few tweaks that I wanted to make. Having two cooks in one house is a blessing and a curse.

I wanted my variation for the potato leek soup to be thick. Thick, rich, and all made in ONE POT. So, that's what I set out to do. What makes this an Irish potato soup? I honestly have no idea, other than it’s supposedly a pretty common dish in Ireland. And it’s easy to see why…

Skinny Irish Cream Donuts

March 2, 2017 Amanda Plott

It's been a week, y'all. I'm not even going to lie. The world has really thrown me for a loop. Good ways. Bad ways. Neither which ways. ... And, what gets you better on your feet than some good ole Irish cream? Hair of the dog anyone? St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, so you know I'm all about that famous Irish liqueur to 'celebrate' with.

I based these Skinny Irish Cream Donuts off an older recipe for Skinny Vanilla Bean Donuts; with a few minor adjustments. The recipe still holds true for a soft, vanilla, cake donut that's just got enough of that Irish cream flavor to trickle the taste buds in just the right way. And as anyone that knows me can tell you... I'm all about donuts. So, don't take it lightly when there's one here for you! That means it's passed all of my donut tests through and through...