Need ideas for a hip St. Patrick’s Day menu? Forget about corned beef and cabbage. There are plenty of other tasty ways to celebrate the Emerald Isle. Here is a menu of what I will be serving for a casual St. Patrick’s Day dinner. I will post some of the recipes later this week so you can whip up these tasty treats by the weekend.
If you need more ideas, listed below are also links to some other Irish-inspired recipes.
Hip St. Patty’s Day Menu
Starters
Irish Brown Bread Crostini with Rocket Pesto and Goat Cheese
Irish Cheddar served with Sliced Green Apples
Main Event
Guinness Burgers with Caramelized Onions and Irish Cheddar
Sweet Potato Fries
Cabbage Slaw
Sweet Ending
Baileys Irish Cream Truffles
Bevies
Guinness (of course)
Hard Cider
Irish Coffee
Other Menu Ideas
Irish Cheddar and Stout Fondue
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/234120
Grilled Chicken with Whiskey-Ginger Marmalade
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=380659
Braised Red Cabbage with Bacon
http://www.chow.com/recipes/10712
Chocolate Guinness Goodness Pudding
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/234304
White and Dark Chocolate Bread Pudding with Irish Cream Sauce http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/108851
Baileys Pudding Parfaits with Oatmeal-Walnut Crunch
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/100970
Chocolate Whisky Soufflé Tart
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/100972
http://cocktails.about.com/od/cocktailrecipes/tp/st_pty_cktl_tp.htm
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayMenu&menu_id=585196
*The picture shown is of a portion of the Kilkenny Castle, which I visited last summer when I was in Ireland for a wedding (my friend Mike married his lovely bride, Helen, who is from Galway)
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