Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I did a little research on the history of Corned Beef & Cabbage and as it turns out, this was a dish that was simply "fit for a king". Corned Beef is first mentioned in print in the 12th century poem called The Vision of MacConglinne, which tells us a lot about Irish food as it was eaten at the time. In this poem, corned beef is described as a delicacy given to a king, in an attempt to conjure "the demon of gluttony" out of his belly. This delicacy status makes little sense until one understands that beef was not a major part of most Irish people's diets until the 1900's.

In America, go anywhere on St. Patrick's Day and you'll find it on every menu.

I chose a different path, as I often do...may I present to you, Beef & Guinness Stew. TAKE THAT...Corned Beef & Cabbage...