Feast of St. Brigid

Hi there! I know it's late. Today was a busy one. I did manage to make some Irish Soda Bread for the feast day. My kids love this stuff but if I made it more often, it wouldn't feel like a feast day treat, now would it? They had it with scrambled eggs and veggie sticks tonight for dinner. GF Hubby did not, obviously. I was going to make colcannon but ran out of time so instead, I'm going to take a page from Dawn's notebook and make Shepherdess Pie tomorrow for a continuation of the feast today along with something for Candlemas. I don't think St. Brigid will mind.

For those of you who have never made soda bread, this White Soda Bread recipe (scroll down) is by far, the easiest. I usually have it whipped up before my oven even reaches the correct temperature. And the way I simulate the bastible pot that the Irish would have used to bake this bread, I use two 2 inch tall cake pans, one on top of the other, like this...

You could also bake it in a Dutch oven for the same effect. It turns out a delicious, rugged, crunchy outside and soft inside. Slice it thick when it's still warm or let it cool completely and you can slice it thinner.

May Brigid bless the house wherein you dwell

Bless every fireside every wall and door

Bless every heart that beats beneath its roof

Bless every hand that toils to bring it joy

Bless every foot that walks its portals through 

May Brigid bless the house that shelters you. 

(From a friend on FB)

St. Brigid, pray for us!

Happy Feast of St. Brigid!