This book offers a taste of some of the best-loved recipes and traditional dishes that have helped to earn Ireland's reputation for culinary excellence. It begins with an insight into some of the key ingredients, from vegetables, herbs and fruit to meat, fish and dairy. There then follows a range of over 60 traditional step-by-step recipes. More than 250 colour photographs illustrate how each dish is made, as well as showing the beautiful final result. Full nutritional information provides an at-a-glance dietary reference, and there are many suggestions for variations and accompaniments, as well as stories of the traditions surrounding the recipes. Packed with tantalizing recipes, expert advice and stunning photography, this book is essential reading for all lovers of Irish food.

About the Author

Biddy White-Lennon has published six books, four of them about Irish food. She made a series of television programmes about healthy eating for Radio Telefis Eireann (RTE), and writes a weekly column for the Irish Farmers' Journal. She is also a regular contributor to Food & Wine magazine. Biddy was a founding member of the Irish Food Writer's Guild. Georgina Campbell is a weekly columnist in the Irish Independent Weekend magazine and a regular contributor to Food & Wine magazine. She is a founding member of the Irish Food Writer's Guild, and also a member of Britain's Guild of Food Writers and the International Slow Food Movement.