irish potluck recipes

Farming in Oneida County, 250 miles north of New York City, has its challenges. Melons turn to mush when there's too much rain in July. Groundhogs get into the salad beds, and sometimes the tomatoes don't ripen when a frost comes early. But it has been a good year, and on a blustery day at the end of the harvest season, it's nice to gather with friends for a good meal.

How a Somali refugee clued a preacher in Maine to the original recipe for a revered bread.

With recipes for bubbly casseroles, side salads or scrumptious appetizers, our best holiday potluck recipes will set you apart from the crowd.

This year St. Patrick's Day falls on a Saturday, so it's a perfect excuse to get together for a warm family dinner that celebrates the best of Irish food. This menu comes to us from Darina Allen, author of Irish Traditional Cooking: Over 300 Recipes from Ireland's Heritage. Coffee spiked with your favorite Irish Whiskey is a wonderful finish to the meal. Slainte! See the menu »

We come across all sorts of great products in the SAVEUR office. Check out our favorites for June: luscious caramels, the perfect plates for outdoor dining, and more selected by assistant digital editor Laura Sant.

A harvest potluck brings a community together

The variety of domestic and foreign butters available today—at supermarkets, gourmet stores, and farm markets and directly from creameries both in this country and abroad—is immense. Of all the butters we've sampled while making the magazine, the following 30 impressed us with their distinctive flavors, textures, and colors.

Soak your beans tonight and you have an easy dinner tomorrow.

Crab and whiskey come together in this steamy Irish crab bisque recipe using crab, tomatoes, and Irish whiskey.

Whether you're Irish or not, St. Patrick's Day can be the perfect excuse to tuck into hearty Irish fare. From corned beef to soda bread, we've rounded up our favorite dishes from the Emerald Isle.

Whether you're Irish or not, St. Patrick's Day can be the perfect excuse to tuck into hearty Irish fare. From corned beef to soda bread, we've rounded up our favorite dishes from the Emerald Isle.

Make one of these traditional Irish recipes for St. Patrick's Day, from hearty main dishes like corned beef and cabbage and Irish stew to delicious breads such as soda bread and potato farls.

Inspired by the story Salad Social in our August/September special issue, we're throwing a party featuring colorful salads with a host of different flavors and textures. Set the table with a few heartier dishes such as lentil and beet salad with lavender-mustard vinaigrette, and invite your guests to make one of these recipes or contribute their own creation to the spread. See the menu »

Whether you are going to a potluck or hosting a party at home, elevate your party snacks with these fancy party recipes.

“Provisions” authors Suzanne and Michelle Rousseau discuss learning to cook in Jamaica, the future of Caribbean cooking, and the significance of sharing a female perspective.

"Draw us a recipe." That's the brief we sent to a slew of our favorite comic artists earlier this year; each week, we're thrilled to present what they sent back. They're fantastic, beautiful, hilarious, thoughtful, informative, and often all of the above — and they prove that a recipe doesn't just have to be words on paper. This week's comic comes from New Yorker editor and cartoonist John Donohue, who earned his food world stripes as the editor of the anthology Man with a Pan (see the Saveur review of the book »), which grew out of his blog, where he writes about cooking for his kids. Here, he shares some thoughts on the matters of Thanksgiving, pot-lucks, and pie-induced acrobatics — along with his mother's own recipe for a side dish of spinach. [See the comic » ](http://www.saveur.com/article/comix/Recipe-Comix-Spinach-Madeleine)

From carrot to red velvet to German chocolate, here's the best selection of classic cake favorites.

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Creating rich, flaky pie crusts and perfect fillings is easy with a few simple techniques.

Crispy fried chicken, vinegary slaws and creamy potato salads, summer succotash, blue-ribbon pies and more—here are all 45 recipes from our August/September 2013 issue. See the collection »

The woman behind the Good Fork restaurant and cookbook brings Korean food to Brooklyn and her two toughest critics: her kids.

Fluffy, rich, and a canvas for added flavors, homemade whipped cream takes these 20 desserts from ordinary to extraordinary.

The variety of domestic and foreign butters available today is immense. Here are the ones that impressed us the most.

The language of creamy goodness.

My mind began to wander the other night as my wife, Amy, and I sat on the sofa watching an episode of American Idol. Despite my strong assertions that the show has lost whatever luster it may have had following the hair-brained days of Sanjaya, she remains a devoted fan. And so I sauntered off into the kitchen to perform a little competition of my own. Keep reading »

We come across all sorts of great products in the SAVEUR office. Check out our favorites this month: heirloom vegetable seeds, a stylish slow cooker, and more selected by senior editor Keith Pandolfi.