Margaret M. Johnson

Margaret Johnson is the author of a dozen Irish cookbooks. For further details on her work, including how to order signed copies, visit here.

 

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Chef Ritzen's Tea 'Experience' reflects 'Totally Irish Ethos' Chef Ritzen's Tea 'Experience' reflects 'Totally Irish Ethos'
Dublin -- There’s a new tea in town at Anantara The Marker Hotel, a novel cultural and culinary experience that combines the literary charms of Ire...
Summer Salads Get an Upgrade Summer Salads Get an Upgrade
Once upon a time in Ireland — at least at the time I made my first trip in 1984, and even a decade later — a salad was not a salad as we know it to...
The Day Belongs to Dad The Day Belongs to Dad
I’ve heard from a number of men that “the best gift you can give Dad on Father's Day [this Sunday, June 16, in 2024] is a full stomach” — preferabl...
Best of the Best: Irish Smoked Salmon Best of the Best: Irish Smoked Salmon
Legend has it that more than two thousand years ago Druids left oak-smoked salmon as an offering to the great Dagda, God of the pagan Irish. In the...
Mother's Day Memories Mother's Day Memories
Mother’s Day, a national holiday celebrated on the second Sunday of May in the United States, was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 to recognize the c...
Two Spring Favorites Arrive Two Spring Favorites Arrive
Imported asparagus are available all year round, but there’s nothing to beat the flavor and texture of those locally grown in its short spring seas...
Potatoes: Everyone's Favorite Side Dish Potatoes: Everyone's Favorite Side Dish
I assume I speak for anyone reading this page that potatoes are your favorite side! I grew up loving potatoes, but when I first visited Ireland in ...
Springtime Sweets Springtime Sweets
While desserts are a year-round affair, there’s something special about springtime sweets surrounded by flowers, Easter eggs, and first-of-the-seas...
Counting Down, Pt. 2, Soon to be St. Patrick's Favorites Counting Down, Pt. 2, Soon to be St. Patrick's Favorites
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner; and you know what that means! It’s time to pull out your most treasured Irish recipes to serve up on ...
Ready for Shepherd's Pie & other St. Patrick's Day favorites Ready for Shepherd's Pie & other St. Patrick's Day favorites
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner; and you know what that means! It’s time to pull out all your most treasured Irish recipes to serve up...
Best of the Burren Best of the Burren
As a solo traveler/driver in Ireland, I love to begin and end my visit in County Clare, mostly because of how easy arrival and departure is at Shan...
Eggs are the Answer Eggs are the Answer
The Christian world begins its observation of Lent today, and for those who observe it, Ash Wednesday means fasting (eating one full meal or two sm...

 

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