The Irish Countrywomen's Association Cookbook by Association, The Irish Countrywomen's -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title page Contents Introduction by ICA National President A Note from the Editor, Aoife Carrigy A Word from the Guest Chefs

Chapter 1: To Start

Soups

Carrot Soup Asparagus Soup Spring Nettle Soup Chilled Avocado Soup Cream of Mushroom Soup Quick Vegetable Soup Fresh Tomato & Bean Soup Cauliflower & Bacon Soup with Cheese Toasties Butternut Squash Soup

Salads & Starters

Chicken & Pecan Salad Pan-Fried Prawns with Lemon & Garlic Grilled Peach with Herbed Cheese Roast Red Peppers with Basil Pesto Blue Cheese, Pear & Walnut Salad Pan-Fried Smoked Salmon & Couscous Salad Quick Spiced Beef with Orange Cream

How To… cook for a crowd

Chapter 2: Main Meals

Vegetarian

Broccoli, Cherry Tomato & Cheese Tart Spinach Pie Courgette & Feta Frittata Pasta with Tomato & Vodka Sauce Vegetable Crumble Butterbean & Vegetable Au Gratin Mushroom Stroganoff

Seafood

Fish Burgers with Tartare Sauce Blackened Cajun Salmon & Citrus Yoghurt Express Fish Pie Smoked Haddock Pie Whole Baked Salmon Roast Cod Steaks with Herb Pesto Pan-Fried Hake with Salsa Verde

White Meat

Pork & Potato Cakes Dublin Coddle Pork Chops & Bubble ‘n’ Leek Cakes Chicken & Vegetable Stir-Fry Fragrant Chicken Curry Roast Goose with Damson & Apple Sauce Rabbit Pie Roast Chicken with Onion & Thyme Stuffing Turkey Meatballs with Pasta

How To… cook within a budget

Pork & Cider Stroganoff

Red Meat

Hungarian Beef Goulash Irish Stew Shepherd’s Pie Meat Loaf Beef & Mushroom Pie Braised Derrynaflan Brisket Crusted Rack of Lamb with Orange & Olive Salad Fillet of Beef with Roast Shallot & Balsamic Reduction Marinated Roast Fillet

Chapter 3: On the Side

Vegetables & Salads

Courgette Boats Puréed Brussels Sprouts Parsnip & Apples Lickeen Colcannon Puréed Parsnips Parisian Potatoes Coleslaw Granny’s Roast Potatoes Spiced Couscous Salad

How To… cook potatoes Dips, Sauces & Stocks

Hummus Spinach Dip Fresh Tomato Salsa Salsa Rioja Sweet Chilli Sauce Basil Pesto Damson & Apple Sauce Goose Giblet Stock Chicken Stock

How To… make preserves Preserves

Redcurrant & Orange Jam Blackberry & Apple Jam All Season Fruity Jam Three Fruit Marmalade Courgette Jam Tomato & Apple Chutney Apple & Ginger Chutney Beetroot Chutney

Chapter 4: Baking & Sweet Things

Breads, Scones & Pastry

Bacon & Thyme Scones Potato Scones Pizza Muffins Sweet Fruit Scones Walnut & Treacle Bread Brown Soda Bread Rough Puff Pastry

How To… get baking Cakes, Tarts & Sweet Snacks

Upside-Down Pear Cake Light Lemon Sponge Grandma’s Rhubarb Tart Apple Tart Black Forest Gateau Pear & Roasted Hazelnut Tart Almond Slices Fraughan Buns Parsnip Cake with Walnuts & Raisins Cake in a Mug Coffee Mud Cake Mince Pies Fruit Cake Carrot & Pineapple Squares Strawberry Sablé Anzac Biscuits Dried Fruit Salad

Puddings & Desserts

Chocolate Coffee Mousse Cups Pavlova Easy Strawberry Cheesecake Blackberry & Apple Crumble Australian Paradise Meringues Tropical Baked Rice Queen of Puddings Blueberry Bread Pudding Sticky Date Pudding with Pecan Toffee Sauce White Chocolate Bread & Butter Pudding Cranberry & Chocolate Roulade Egg-Free Christmas Pudding Bailey’s Cheesecake

Appendices

Useful Equipment & Glossary

Useful Equipment Glossary

Recipe Contributors

ICA Guild Members Marie McGuirk Edward Hayden An Grianán adult education centre

Historic Members of the ICA Acknowledgements List of Photographs