Archive for March, 2009

A SPECIAL PLACE
March 24, 2009

My thoughts go out to the wonderful people at the  West Street Grill in Litchfield.  The restaurant will be closed for a few weeks after the executive chef James Cosgriff was severely burned in an accident while he checked the connections to a convection oven.  
I was at the West Street Grill with my family over the weekend and [...]

IRISH SODA BREAD RECIPE
March 16, 2009

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!   Here is a recipe for Irish Soda Bread from my mother!~ 
Enjoy – 
Irish Soda Bread

3 and 1/2  half cups king aurthur flour
1 cup  raisins 
1 cup buttermilk   
1  tablesp. of baking powder
1 teasp. of baking soda 
2 tablesp butter
2 eggs
2 tablesp. of sour cream
2 tablesp. sugar
1 teasp. carraway seeds [...]

Get your Irish Up for MS
March 9, 2009

St. Patrick’s Day is on the way and time for all things Irish!  This year, the St. Patrick’s season started on a giving note in Hartford at an event for the MS Society of Connecticut called:  Get your Irish Up!
This was such a fun way to kick off the season at the Hartford Hilton and [...]