My boys and I are wearing our green and orange today, and while we may be going out for Chinese food tonight, we are Irish to the bone.
Here is some music to get you into the St Patrick’s Day mood.
The Pogues: If I Should Fall From the Grace of God
The Cranberries: Ode to My Family
The Dubliners: Whiskey in the Jar
Johnny Cake fresh from the oven.
I had a craving for Johnny Cake or Corn Bread this morning and I had all the ingredients including the cornmeal so I whipped up a batch with Aidan. I love it warm from the oven with melted butter (margerine) and either molasses or syrup covering the cake. The lovely thing about Johnny Cake is that it is good for any meal. Warm for a hearty breakfast, part of a lunch or eaten with a big mess of baked beans with molasses for supper.
The recipe I use is adapted from “More With Less Cookbook,” first published in 1976.
The Recipe:
Serves 9
400 Deg F (a little lower if you oven is hot like mine.)
25 Minutes (check at 20 minutes)
Preheat oven to 400 deg F
Mix Together:
1c. cornmeal
1c. flour (I use whole wheat but it can be white or a mixture)
4t. baking powder
1/2t. salt
2T. brown sugar (I usually add an extra T.)
1/2c. dry milk powder (optional, but it makes a better finished cake)
Make a well and add: (I mix the wet ingredients in a liquid measuring cup first)
2 beaten eggs
1c. milk
1/4c. oil or melted shortening
Stir just until smooth. Pour into a greased 9×9 pan and bake approximatly 25 minutes.
Johnny Cake with melted butter and syrup.
Benjamin Elliot (back), Laura Jaye and Samantha Currie
This weekend Aidan and Anthony went to see Carousel Theatre’s production of “Munscha Mia.” Both Anthony and Aidan really enjoyed the play. When they got home we got out the flip and I interviewed Aidan about the play. He liked “Jonathan Cleaned Up and Then He Heard a Sound” the best, though the video doesn’t reflect this as he acted out the entire story and it was edited from the video. I will get Anthony to edit that portion so you can see Aidan’s version later.
Munscha Mia runs from March 5th to 27th at Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island. Call Carousel Theatre at 604.685.6217 for tickets.
*The Photo is Courtesy of Carousel Theatre, Photograph by Tim Matheson
