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Irish Food, Recipes and Travel Adventures

On our trips to Ireland we discovered Irish food, some of the most delicious food we have ever tasted, and had some of the most wonderful times of our lives. We have chosen our favorite products for our online store and have published Ireland's most delicious recipes in our Irish Recipes Section.

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ittle Shamrocks.com is dedicated to our Irish Heritage and our love for Ireland. We are Tyna Willett and Terry Reynolds and we would like to share with you some of the most delightful times of our lives. We both immensely enjoyed the Irish food and we invite you to experience the great tastes of Ireland. If you have never tried traditional Irish food, you will love it! If you have traveled there and enjoyed the food, you will want to rediscover it.

Traditional Irish food is what Americans call “down home cooking” and it begins with the full Irish breakfast. Because the traditional worker is a farmer or laborer, the breakfast meal is the most important of the day. These workers will get up at the crack of dawn and work until the dinner hour at noon.

When visiting Ireland, we were very impressed by the food put out for breakfast. The meal starts with juice and a piece of fruit, cereal, and then your coffee or tea, along with brown bread or toast with jams, preserves or marmalades. The next course is a heaping plate consisting of two eggs, two sausages, two rashers (bacon), a piece of ham, black and white pudding (blood sausage), grilled tomatoes, potatoes (either chips or pancakes), beans and mushrooms. The meal is finished up with all the coffee or tea you can drink. This feast is meant to stay with you until you break for dinner at noon. You can find an Irish breakfast at any hotel, restaurant or cafe.

Your typical dinner (lunch) is a generous helping of meat, boiled potatoes or chips, two or three vegetables, brown or white soda bread, and tea or coffee. When we were in Ireland, the restaurants were always filled during the dinner hour between 12:00 - 1:00 PM. People would eat their dinner and go back to their jobs until quitting time when they would head for home and the final meal of the day.

Supper is a much more relaxed meal at the end of the day, being at home after a hard days work. There is soup with bread to start, then the main course of meat that could range from chicken to lamb, with condiments of your choice, plenty of boiled potatoes, and two or three vegetables like carrot root, beet root or cabbage. The meal ends with dessert of pie or cake and coffee or tea. After supper you might have a pint of Guinness or a whiskey.

When visiting Ireland, if you want to eat like the Irish, the pubs are the best place to go. Most pubs are also restaurants and, during meal times, they serve up all of the same foods that I have described. Then, after the dinner hour, they will serve what they call “bar food” such as sandwiches, chips (fries) and burgers. There is a multitude of different Irish eateries throughout the country. You will find 4-star restaurants with menu items like smoked salmon and filet mignon or you might happen onto Chinese cuisine, curry, fish and chips take away, even McDonald's or a pizza shop. However, the best value is the pub/restaurant which, in my opinion, is the best food.

Hopefully, my description of traditional Irish food has tickled your palate, and you will want to try some of the products in our Irish Food Online Store. Don't forget to check out the Recipes section, and feel free to use any or all of the recipes. The Travel Stories will give you some idea of being in Ireland, and perhaps you will soon have your own stories to tell. So Welcome to LittleShamrocks.com ... We hope you will enjoy your stay!

 

 

Irish Food Recipes

 

Irish Food History Page
The stories of Irish Soda Bread,Corned Beef and Cabbage, and Bailey's Irish Cream.

Irish Recipe Index
We have consolidated all of our Irish Recipes for those of you who are searching for Irish Recipes only. These Irish Recipes are either authentically Irish or recipes that I have made using Irish Food Products.

Chocolate Lover's Page - Our Irish Chocolate products and Chocolate Recipes
LittleShamrocks.com is your chocolate resource! Our index of all of our Irish chocolate products
and chocolate recipes

Irish Appetizer Recipes
We have selected our very favorite Irish Appetizer recipes along with some other appetizer recipes that we love.

Irish Soup and Chowder Recipes
These Irish soup and chowder recipes are a hearty start to a great meal.

Irish Casseroles and Skillet Dish Recipes
Easy to prepare casserole and skillet dish recipes leave you more time to relax at the end of day.

Irish Stew Recipes
Stew and chili recipes may take a bit longer to cook but the result is worth waiting for.

Irish Entree Recipes
Our Irish entree recipes are a great staple to plan a meal around.

Irish Side Dish Recipes
Whether Winter or Summer, we have plenty of Irish Side Dish Recipes, as well as other favorite side dish recipes. These are all delicious additions to your entree or buffet table.

Irish Bread & Scones Recipes
As a compliment to any meal, our Irish Bread and Scone Recipes are also great for breakfast or at tea time.

Irish Cookie Recipes
These Irish Cookies Recipes will make those with a sweet tooth very happy. They make wonderful gifts too!

Irish Cake & Frosting Recipes
We have a variety of Irish Cake Recipes and Frosting Recipes to prepare for dessert or as a gift during the Holidays.

Irish Pie Recipes
Whatever the occasion, we have an Irish Pie Recipe for you. Our other pie recipes will also please your taste buds.

Irish Dessert Recipes
Sometimes an Irish Dessert Recipe is not a cake or pie. Here are a couple of dessert recipes that we are sure you will enjoy.

Irish Snack and Candy Recipes
Some very different snack and candy recipes for your pleasure.

Irish Drink Recipes
A list of Irish Drink Recipes made with your favorite brand of Irish Whiskey.

 

Ireland Travel Adventures with Tyna and Terry Tyna and Terry's stories from their travels in Ireland are at our Ireland Travel Stories page. A record of recent updates to this web site is on our What's New page.
	April 1998 Ireland Trip You will visit the places we visited, and we will introduce you to our friends, the Casey's, Teresa Bohan and John Reynolds
	Summer 1998 Ireland Trip One summer we spent in Ireland we rented a country farmhouse in Drumgrania.
	March 2005 Ireland Trip We both longed to go back, but it wasn’t in the cards for us until 2005.
	November 2006 Ireland Trip Trying to find the burial sites of Terry's grandparents, Bernard and Winifred Reynolds.
	March 2007 Ireland Trip One afternoon near the end of February, Terry and I were discussing how much fun it would be to go to Ireland again for St. Patrick's Day. It was a pipe dream and we didn't really think that it would ever happen.
	Summer 2007 Ireland Trip Another trip to Ireland? Yes! Where else would we go? This time it was my idea and Terry agreed that we should go. Not only do we love it in Ireland but there was something special that I wanted to do ....
	December 2009 Ireland Trip Terry and I had waited two and a half years to go back to Ireland. This time we wanted to spend the 2009 holidays in Ireland, and to have first-hand experiences to tell stories about our much anticipated trip...

 

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