Noodles and Cabbage with Sausage

A dish of cabbage and onions pan sauteed in butter with cooked egg noodles and andouille sausage stirred in.

Noodles and Cabbage

First off, let's just clear the air by saying no... this is not a "southern" recipe, so out of the gate, I'll let you know that we are veering off the path today, to visit, in this case, Poland.

One day, not long ago, a reader mentioned this dish on the Facebook page and, being a lover of all things cabbage, I decided to make it. I had no idea of the true origins of this cabbage and noodle dish, so I did a little digging. Turns out, based on my own ancestry, it should already be in my blood and so, in truth, I guess it actually does fit here.

Cabbage and Potatoes - Irish Colcannon Potatoes

A traditional Irish dish of simply seasoned mashed potatoes, mixed with cabbage and butter, Colcannon is a favorite of mine and will soon be a favorite of yours!

Irish Colcannon Potatoes

Well, y'all knew I had to sneak in at least one more dish for St. Patrick's Day, and this dish of Colcannon is a very appropriate one that I've been meaning to add since last year. Easily grown in Ireland, potatoes have always been a mainstay of many Irish diets, and often are the star of the meal. This little ole Irish lass does indeed love her potatoes.

 

  Watergate salad is a well-loved fruit salad, made up of pistachio pudding with marshmallows, pineapple and Cool Whip and often other add-ins.

Original Watergate Salad

This original Watergate Salad is another one of those classic recipes that dates back to the 70s and that just about every southern cook has in their party file, though like everything else, with some variations. It's still a very common dish at baby showers, bridal showers, and even weddings down south, and I honestly cannot remember a single event that Mama catered where this wasn't expected on the table.

 

St. Patrick's Day recipe ideas from Deep South Dish.

St. Patrick's Day Recipe Ideas

Top o' the mornin' to ya! St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner, and we have a saying down here that at least on St. Patrick's Day, everybody's got a little Irish in them.

For pete's sake though, wear your green, and wear it out in the open and obvious... because green undergarments just don't count... or else I guarantee that you will most definitely get yourself pinched, if you aren't showing your green!

Cabbage, caramelized onion, corned beef and pan fried potatoes make a delicious hash.

Corned Beef and Cabbage Hash

So we made a quick and easy Irish Soda Bread, delicious Creamy Potato Soup, and a slow simmered, flavorful Irish Stew made with tender lamb, onions and potatoes, but what American St. Patrick's Day menu would be complete without some sort of cabbage dish?

 

A hearty stew made with lamb shanks and vegetables, perfect for St. Patrick's Day.

Irish Stew

So just in case you've missed it, I have been cooking up a storm over the weekend for our St. Paddy day series. We first made Irish Soda Bread and then some Creamy Potato Soup and our next dish in the St. Patrick's Day meal line-up is an Irish Stew. Coming up is Corned Beef & Cabbage Hash too!  Click the recipe links to check them all out.

I have no idea of the authenticity of this stew, or any other so-called Irish Stew, since it appears that even the Irish may dispute what exactly is authentic and what is not. It does appear that lamb, onion and potatoes are the 3 main ingredients for an authentic Irish Stew, and here we clearly meet that. Anything else is lagniappe in my opinion!

A nicely seasoned, creamy potato soup, garnished with parsley, cheese and bacon.

Creamy Potato Soup

The next dish of our Irish St. Paddy feast ... soup! Or more specifically, potato soup. With potatoes being a major staple food in Ireland, what could be more appropriate for St. Patrick's Day? Creamy, delicious and just plain ole comforting. What better for a rainy day? And of course, serve that with a slice of Irish Soda Bread, and go ahead, dip it right on in that soup!

Here's how to make it.

Peppered Irish Soda Bread with Bacon

 

Bacon topped Irish soda bread, a traditional St. Patrick's Day recipe, gets a little infusion of freshly cracked black pepper.

Irish Soda Bread

I have been cooking up a storm of my own getting some Irish dishes ready to post for y'all for the St. Patrick's holiday. I bet you can't tell by the picture of that pale woman you've seen that I've actually got Irish roots! Once upon a time I actually had some pretty blond hair but it's gotten progressively darker as I've gotten older and shrunk away from the sun worshiper that I once was back in the day.

So I'm Catholic, and I'm part Irish and I live in the south. Surprise! 

Southern Style Shortcut Corned Beef and Cabbage

My favorite way to do corned beef and cabbage is a shortcut, using canned corned beef with a basic braised cabbage recipe.

Shortcut Corned Beef and Cabbage

I've done my corned beef with cabbage this way for as long as I can remember. Frankly, it's pretty darned near perfect for my culinary appetite, plus it's easy, it's fast and it's good. Works for me! (and yeah, yeah, I know... the stuff in the can is not "technically" real corned beef, and that's just fine with me!)