Aurora and I have been very busy girls. So Charming and the Raging Mr. spoiled us with a St. Patty's day feast. I have to start by saying the corned beef was a treat that I had not had in about 7 years due to nitrates. Fortunately Trader Joes carries uncured corned beef. It is GOOD!
St. Patty's day menu
cheddar and porter cheese
beer bread
corned beef cooked with Guinness and onions
braised leeks
mashed potatoes with bacon and scallions
Guinness gravy
I will probably post other parts of the meal later. The part that impressed me the most was the mashed potatoes. I immediately picked the boys minds on what they did and now I share it with you.
Ingredients
3 lb yukon gold potatoes
1/2 c butter
1/4-1/2 c milk
1 t pepper
1 1/2 t salt
1/2 lb bacon
4 scallions
Directions
1) bake potatoes
2) chop up bacon and cook until lightly crispy, save drippings and set bacon to the side
3) add potatoes to a heated stock pot and mash until there are no lumps
4) chop scallions
5) mix salt, pepper and butter into potatoes
6) mix milk into potatoes until desired consistency is reached
7) mix in bacon and scallion and adjust salt and pepper to taste
I hope this inspires you to have fun with your food and make the ordinary extraordinary.
Anthoinette
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Anthoinette Genheimer