An Irish Culinary Adventure!

Today, starting at 9 AM, we entered the kitchen. Exactly three hours later we sat down to a delicious meal followed by the best dessert some of us have ever had!

First up, we baked the Chocolate Guinness Cake (click for the recipe).

On the cooling rack.

Icing the cake.

An Irish rose!

Finished product :)

Yum!

Next came the preparation of Irish Shepherd's Pie.

Nick dicing onions.

Jillian & Suki sauteeing carrots & onions.

Izzy & Suki at the stove.

Good stuff!

Applying the mashed potatoes to the top.

Izzy, a master of culinary arts!

Waiting for the Shepherd's Pie to bake.

Fresh out of the oven!

Delish!

We finished by cooking up some Boxty.

Artsy thyme & potatoes shot.

Nick & Willie measuring flour for boxty.

William shaping the boxty pancakes.

Kim & Nick frying up some boxty!

And finally, mealtime!

Kim & Izzy ready to chow down.

Enjoying the fruits of our labor!

Nick, Jill & Nick digging into dessert.

Willie enjoying Chocolate Guinness Cake!