Hands up who will be eating corned beef and cabbage tomorrow. Despite what our American cousins think, it won’t feature on many dinner tables on these shores as we celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Much more likely there will be a big joint of bacon, or ham, with cabbage, kale or, better still, colcannon on the side. Photograph: Harry WeirAnd for dessert, or afternoon tea, Vanessa Greenwood’s Irish whiskey cake is just about perfect for the day that’s in it. Recipe: Irish whiskey cakeOr maybe it’s the perfect Irish coffee that will round off your St Patrick’s Day celebration of Irish food and drink.

Source: The Irish Times March 16, 2021 06:01 UTC