car bomb cupcakes

There are only two kinds of people in the world: the Irish,
and those who wish they were. 


I have two traditions on St. Patrick's Day: drinking from dawn to well past dusk, and supplying friends and bar staff with car bomb cupcakes. The latter is thanks to one of my friends who a few years ago, on his way to work at 5 a.m., woke me up with a text demanding that I bake him Guinness cupcakes with Bailey's frosting. Two of my favourite drinks in a delicious portable dessert? Yes, please!

cottage pie

A handful of skill is better than a bagful of gold. - Irish Saying

My brother and I are at least 3/8 Irish, and that's something we've always been proud of. I like to think it makes us a little bit lucky. I know I'm definitely lucky to have my brother, because he's about the best lil bro anyone could ask for (awwww).

He's pretty handy to have around, too. Yesterday he treated me to homemade cottage pie for dinner – his special recipe. This dish is commonly referred to as shepherd's pie here in the States, but this summer when I spent a month in Ireland I learned that technically, shepherd's pie is made with lamb, while the same dish made with another kind of meat (typically beef) is called cottage pie.