For St. Patricks day, an Irish offering of food (Irish soda bread), authentic Irish music, and an Irish-related blog, farmette 

Irish soda bread – 

“Over a hundred years ago, the Irish in many parts of rural Ireland made bread using baking soda. This was because yeast wouldn’t make dough rise unless strong flour, which was scarce in parts of Ireland, was used. So baking soda, when combined with something acidic (buttermilk), was effective in leavening bread.”

The Kitchn, a favorite resource of mine for recipes lays out nicely, an easy to follow recipe for Irish soda bread. Click here to find the recipe.

 

Image from kitchn website 

farmette is created by Imen, a former US citizen who met and fell in love with an Irish farmer. She lives in Ireland and her blog centers “about leaving behind a career, a city, a nation and a slew of family and friends when I fell in love with a man, a son, a farm, a country and its traditions”

 Image from farmette site

A taste of some authentic Irish music –

A happy St. Patrick’s day to  all the Irish and wannabe Irish.

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