Get ready to Eat, Drink and Be Irish! In this updated roundup of St. Patrick’s Day inspiration, you’ll find over 17 festive recipes, decor ideas, and seasonal touches to help you celebrate from the kitchen to the table. From hearty Irish classics like Irish Beef Stew with Whiskey Soda Bread to sweet treats like Chocolate Stout Cupcakes and Irish Cream Scones, there’s something for every St. Patrick’s Day gathering or cozy celebration at home. ☘️
It’s said that everyone is a little bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! In anticipation, I’m sharing a round-up of inspiration from the kitchen to the table to help you Eat Drink and Be Irish, along with a giveaway!
You’ll also find festive tablescape ideas, from Leprechaun Hat Centerpieces, ‘Hats Off to Leprechauns’ Belleek teapot arrangements, shamrocks everywhere, and even a Blooming Cabbage Flower Vase DIY to bring spring green into your home, plus a sweet Irish tea and porch styling inspiration. ☕
Let the shenanigans begin!
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Click on the link below the photos for the complete recipe, sources and a taste of green!
You’ll find the giveaway details at the bottom of the post.☘
Ina Garten’s Easy Irish Brown Bread with Guinness
Hearty and slightly sweet with a distinctive malty flavor from Guinness Stout! This quick bread easy to make and oh so satisfying, served slathered with butter or alongside your favorite soup or Irish Stew for St. Patrick’s Day.
An easy blender recipe that’s ready in 5 minutes. One sip and you’ll vow never buy it again!
Tender and crumbly on the inside with a crunchy sweet exterior thanks to a little sparkling sugar and wonderful Irish Cream glaze. . . and oh the aroma while baking!!
Easy 5 Minute Irish Cream Fudge with Pistachios
Chocolaty and rich with a hint of Irish Cream, this fudge takes only 5 minutes to come together using the microwave. Pistachios add a salty note, balancing the sweet flavor and add a natural green color to pair with the Irish Cream for St. Patrick’s Day.
Guinness Brownies with Irish Cream Frosting
Guinness Brownies with Irish Cream Frosting start with a box mix for an easy sweet treat to help you Eat, Drink and Be Irish this St. Patrick’s Day!
A sweet and salty treat for St. Patrick’s Day! Quick and easy to make to snack on and share, adjusting to your taste using with the mix-ins of your choice. Add some gold to the mix, known to attract leprechauns.
An Irish Tea with Belleek and Shamrocks
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an Irish Tea with Shamrocks. Enjoy Blarney Blend Black Tea, Shortbread Treats and a recipe for Shamrock Spinach- Artichoke Tea Sandwiches.
Create a flower arrangement and vase using a cabbage for spring or your St. Patrick’s Day celebration! Tutorial includes flower arrangement longevity tips and additional floral inspiration.
Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Whiskey Ganache and Irish Cream Frosting
A sweet ending to your St. Patricks’ Day Celebration to help you Eat, Drink and Be Irish!
‘Hats Off to Leprechauns’ St. Patrick’s Day Table with Belleek Teapot Flower Arrangement
Create a table with mini leprechaun hats, edible pots of gold, a Belleck Irish Cottage Teapot flower arrangement and cabbage leaf bowls.
DIY Leprechaun Hat Centerpiece and Tablescape for St. Patrick’s Day
Mini desserts with Bailey’s Irish Cream Cheese Frosting
Irish Beef Stew with Irish Whiskey Soda Bread
A delicious stick-to-your-ribs Irish Stew and soda bread recipe with currants and caraway seed soaked in Irish Whiskey
Blooms, Belleek and Postcards on the Porch for St. Patrick’s Day
Join me on the porch for some vintage post card love, shamrocks and shenanigans!
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Coffee cake meets apple pie in Irish Apple Cake with Streusel Topping. Enjoy for dessert, with an afternoon cup of tea or as a breakfast treat
The Wearing of the Green on Potatoes
With Spinach Pesto and Baby Spinach 4-Leaf Clovers
Yukon Gold potatoes, Kerrygold Irish Butter and Kerrygold Cheddar Cheese
Fairy Lore Centerpiece and St. Patrick’s Day Table
Erin Go Bragh + Wearing of the Green for St. Patrick’s Day
Loads of Shamrocks St. Patrick’s Day Tablescape.
A celebration in a bowl for St. Patrick’s Day with puff pastry shamrocks!
Cheesy and malty comfort food for St. Patrick’s Day
DIY Party Favor Cones for St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Party Favor Cones are an easy craft project that start with scrapbook paper. These cones are as fun to make as they are to receive and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day if you’re feelin’ a wee bit Irish!
DIY Shamrock Napkin Rings for St. Patrick’s Day
Make affordable shamrock napkin rings using a wax seal stamp. A budget-friendly and easy craft project that can be customized to your table décor for any occasion or holiday.
Beef Hand Pies with Cheddar-Stout Crust
Savory hand pies made with a flaky crust of Irish cheddar cheese and Guinness Stout and a make-ahead recipe for St. Patrick’s Day!
Avocado-Hummus Dip with Shamrock Chips and Irish Flag Veggies
A healthy appetizer to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an Irish flag formation of veggies and Spinach Tortilla Shamrock Chips
Irish Bread & Butter Pudding with Salted Caramel-Whiskey Sauce
Bread pudding made Irish with the addition of whiskey soaked raisins, served with a delectable salted caramel-Irish whiskey sauce!
A three-ingredient appetizer for St. Patrick’s Day
Dog gone good treats made with healthy ingredients . . .applesauce, peanut butter, oats, whole wheat flour and spinach
Mini Guinness Chocolate Pudding Shooters
A dessert shooter for your St. Patrick’s Day celebration that mimics a frothy pint, made extra chocolaty with the addition of Guinness Stout!
In anticipation of St. Patrick’s Day, I’m sharing some love of The Irish with a giveaway.
One winner will receive a set of four Grace Teaware Shamrock Fine Porcelain Dessert / Salad Plates . . .
‘Each Petal on a Shamrock’ St. Patrick’s Day Blessing + Tablescape
A second winner will receive a 60 x 84 inch tablecloth (The Farmhouse by Rachel Ashwell) and matching set of 6 napkins.
And a third lucky winner will receive a copy of
The Complete Irish Pub Cookbook
and set of 3 kitchen towels.
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In addition to best-loved favorites like Irish Stew, Colcannon, Brown Soda Bread with Molasses,
you’ll also find recipes for Rhubarb Crisp, Blue Cheese & Walnut Tartlets
and Slow-Roasted Shoulder of Lamb with Herb Dumplings.
To enter the giveaway and for a chance to win:
☘️ Leave a comment telling me your favorite Irish food.
☘️ Subscribe by email and let me know by comment. Subscribers/followers automatically get a second entry.
☘️ For a third entry, Pin a photo from this post and leave an additional comment telling me so.
(The Pin/Save button pops up on the upper left corner of each photo.)
This giveaway is open to those living in the continental U.S. through midnight March 3rd.
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
Congratulations to Karalee M, Kathy M, Jennifer H
☘️ Erin Go Bragh ☘️
If you’re lucky enough to *bee* Irish, you’re lucky enough! ☘️
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Your tablescapes are fabulous! My favorite thing to make for St. Paddy’s Day is Corned Beef and cabbage. I’m a long time follower, thanks for the chance to win! ☘️
Top of the morning, Miss Mary! Not sure if I’ve seen your shamrock bee skep before which I pinned-very neat! One of my favorite Irish meals is corned beef and cabbage with some potatoes thrown in for GOOD LUCK! I am a long time subscriber and do love these roundups of previous posts. Thank you for your generous giveaways!
I pinned the first photo/collage! ☘️
Wow, so many yummy recipes! My favorite irish food is Irish cheddar, but I also drink Irish breakfast tea most mornings. I pinned the photo of the black checked tablescape to my tablescape board. Thanks for all the inspiration!
What a joy to wake up to this beautiful St. Patrick’s Day spread! My favorite holiday by far! I’m preparing for my favorite meal, corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and carrots, along with some homemade bread. My family looks forward to our annual celebration as we are just a wee bit Irish. Thanks Mary for the inspiration!
I have several Irish favorites, but my very favorite is an Irish Coffee! I subscribe to your blog & have pinned the photo of Irish Bread & Butter Pudding with salted caramel & whiskey sauce – which I plan to make on St. Patrick’s Day.
Mary
Each year we gather with my son in laws Irish family for my favorite Corned beef and cabbage with a Dijon mustard brown sugar glaze..my mouth is watering.
Thank you for this great spread !
Mary, I pinned 2 items, the Chocolate stout cupcakes and the stout mac and cheese, YUMMY
My favorite Irish St. Paddy’s food is Irish Lamb Stew. It is a winter must. i ‘poach’ ideas from you all the time.
What a wonderful, informative posts! My favorite Irish food is the stew and the soda bread! Thank you for this post and another generous giveaway! GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!! 🍀🍀🍀🍀
I pinned the picture and story if the Fairy Rings! We frequently have them in our yard and they are very magical!!!
I like to make the Guinness cake, Irish stew, Irish coffee, and Reubens for a several day St. Patrick’s day celebrations. I love your table setting’s, decorations, and recipes for every week.
Top of the morning to ya Mary,
A beautiful post as usual. I’m not Irish but I am for the whole month of March. I just love receiving your post in my emails. I’ve been a subscriber for years. My favorite meal is corn beef and cabbage. I now make it with colcannon. What a wonderful dish. I’ve made many of your recipes. Irish cream scones, Irish apple cake, and Irish potato soup to name a few. All very good. I think this year I’ll be trying your Irish brown bread. As usual for me. I’ve pinned your entire page to my Pinterest board. I love having all your recipes at hand.
Thank you Mary for your post. ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
St. Patrick’s Day would not be the same without corned beef and my homemade mustard sauce. That said, a Guinness pot pie sounds like a nice change of pace. Everything here looks so delicious. Those brownies look particularly good, and I’m not a big fan of sweet, I prefer savory.
I’ve been a subscriber for more than a decade.
I pinned the Guinness brownies. They look so good! By the way, every year I also make Ina Garten’s Guinness bread. Isn’t that amazingly good?
Mary, this is such a Festive and Fun post, I enjoyed reading it all. I love you Belleek and the use of postcards, they just bring joy to any holiday. I have a Bless the Irish board and pinned several of your ideas to it, including the Blooming Cabbage Flower vase. I hope my hydrangeas make it this year. And, your lucky popcorn mix. I can’t wait to make it with my great niece Riley, she’ll want to put some out for her leprechaun trap! I love that you call the 1/2 popped kernels old maids! I also pinned, If you see a Fairy Ring, which takes me back to my Brownie Scout days, a long way back! My favorite Irish food is probably a good stew, and your recipe sounds delicious. I’m going to start adding the tomato paste tip, I also add fire roasted diced tomatoes to mine. Thanks for all your lovely ideas! And thank you for the opportunity to win some fab items.
Your Irish Potato Soup may be my new favorite recipe for St. Patricks Day. And of course a Guinness to drink with the soup.
My favorite Irish food is indeed their famous Irish soda bread. I just love it and could eat it any time of day.
I have been an email follower for years.
I couldn’t possibly be Irish, could I? My very most favorite is the apple cake. A teller at my bank used to make it for the customers and gave me the recipe. When I used to walk in, they would also order lunch! We will probably have potato soup to celebrate with and perhaps a bit of corned beef and cabbage. But SCONES are to us Sc-ah-nes and my family who has been here since the Revolutionary War and fought in every war since, came from Scotland but stopped a while in Ireland on the way to America. My mother’s family is short laugh a lot and love a joke or a funny story. The funerals are a riot! My father’s family from whom we get our Scott name, is much taller and much quieter. And I am more like them—I really couldn’t possibly be Irish, could I?
Mary,
“Top of the morning to you!”
Love all your beautiful St. Patrick’s Day tablescapes!
My favorite is always Irish Soda Bread!
Good morning!
My favorite food has to be Corned beef and cabbage. I always love to see what you post, and is one of the first emails I open! Thank you, Mary.
I am a delighted email subscriber as well!
Hi again,
I pinned the “if you are lucky enough to be Irish, your lucky enough”
These beautiful Irish posts always manage to bring tears to my eyes, as my late husband was Irish and we were married on St. Patrick’s day. I miss him so much.
So many great ideas ! I love to make Shepherds Pie on St. Patrick’s Day – and watch The Quiet Man. We are not Irish, but it is fun to celebrate a great day – and this year we are going to Ireland! Can’t wait !
Good morning Mary, always a pleasure to read your new posts. A lovely round-up and giveaway for your readers. I do love the traditional corned beef and cabbage. Your Irish desserts are calling my name.
My favorite Irish recipe is Irish Soda Bread and I’m intrigued by your Irish Whiskey Soda Bread recipe!!
Good luck to all your participating readers! This, as always, is a fabulous roundup amd giveaway!
My favorite is corned beef and cabbage. I enjoy seeing your St. Patrick’s Day decorations, especially the Belleek.
I pinned lots of photos from the post!!
Lovely Mary….you are so inspirational. I have to agree I seldom stray away from the traditional corned beef and cabbage although I have been known to toss in a shepherds pie or two. Thank you for your wonderful round-up of recipes, I so enjoy being reminded of your beautiful tables or foods that I might have missed over the years as I have been a subscriber for many years…way before we joined blog hops together. Have a great and glorious week. ☘️🍀🌈☕️🫖🍺💰💚♻️🔰
Hi!
On St. Patrick’s Day, I prepare corned beef on rye with Swiss cheese and sauerkraut.
For dessert:
Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes: They are a chocolate Guinness cake filled with salted caramel and topped with Bailey’s Irish Cream Buttercream!
I love to make corned beef, to have on toasted marble bread, with melted cheese for a sandwich!
Your tablescapes are so lovely, and delicious food. Thank you for the generous giveaways!
With all your beautiful displays. you have convinced me to cook. Have my eye on the table cloth. Wish me the luck of the Irish.
Our favorite tradition is bubble and squeak on the table!
My favorite Irish food is a boiled dinner with all the fixings!
I follow you in Pinterest
I subscribe to your emails, and love them.
Oh, be still my heart! What a giveaway! I so enjoy each of your blogs. Thank you.
Good morning! Love the Irish tablescape ideas and recipes as always. ☘️☘️☘️
I’m a subscriber & enjoy reading your blog. I enjoy a beef & potato pie & order it at my favorite Irish pub. It’s always served with their delicious soda bread. I pinned the tablescape “☘️ Erin Go Bragh ☘️”. Love old/vintage cards.
Thank you for the wonderful ideas
Jo
Thanks again for your lovely Irish tablescapes and delicious recipes. I’ve tried quite a few over the years and my favorites are the Irish stew and Ina Garten’s yummy brown bread, which I will be making this year once again. A second favorite is the Irish Soda Bread, I should make it more often than just for St. Patrick’s Day! The shamrock dessert plates are so pretty.
I pinned the recipe for Ina’s brown bread, wish I had some right this minute!
My favorite Irish food is a good scone!
I am a subscriber.
I pinned those plates!
My favorite Irish meal is a Corned Beef Sandwich with all the fixings! I rarely eat it but it’s most enjoyable!
I’m a longtime subscriber! Really couldn’t tell you how long! lol
I pinned your Shamrock Dog Treats! My little girl, Katie, is spoiled, I’m afraid!
Mary,
What a fun post! I think one of our favorite Irish meals is corned beef and cabbage! But your recipes look very tempting! I pinned the dog treat photo and recipe we will treat Lucy and Willow (my fur babies) to a special treat!
Thank you for all your beautiful ideas!
Diana
My favorite Irish Food is Soda Bread. I am a subscriber. I pinned Erin Go Bragh card on a plate.
Marion
My favorite Irish food is Colcannon, a delish potato dish that my Dad used to make every St Pat’s Day and I continue to make it!. I pinned your party cones. Your photos are fabulous and the inspiration here is endless – thanks!
Another inspiring post, Mary. My favorite St. Patrick’s Day food is Irish Soda bread.
I am a follower.
Another inspiring post, Mary. My favorite St. Patrick’s Day food is Irish Soda bread.
I pinned your photo of Bread and Butter pudding with whiskey sauce. It sounds delicious.
O’Mary~~ I would love to go to Ireland.. have you ever been?? Your recipes always look so delish. I enjoy Irish stew and of course bread!! Thanks so much!
~Paula~~
IN.
I am a subscriber!
I pinned your Brownie Trifles.
My favorite Irish dish is Corned Beef and Cabbage. Living in Savannah, Ga, we do a lot of entertaining on St. Patrick’s Day since we have the 2nd (or 3rd) largest celebration in the U.S. with a 4 hour long parade. Thanks for all of the table and recipe inspiration!
My family loves Irish Soda Bread! I pinned Irish bread and butter pudding
I love reading ALL of your wonderful posts throughout the years. You certainly are creative and inventive with the tablescapes, DIYs, food presentations etc. As to my favorite Irish food that would have to be shepherd’s pie, hands down. Fingers crossed that I’ll win those darling plates. I’m part Irish and there are many items in my home with an Irish theme. Thanks Barbara
Love all the pics! My favorite Irish dish is Guinness Beef Stew.
I pinned the 17 recipes to my Luck O’ the Irish Pinterest Board.
Thanks, Mary, I will pass on entering this very fun contest because I won the cookbook and two towels last year. You have offered the very best prizes. I did make the Irish stew from the cookbook and it was a winner. You are
most generous. I will send this colorful post on to all of my Irish-loving friends. Thanks for the inspiration.
It’s a toss up for me on my favorite Irish food. I really like corned beef with cabbage, carrots and potatoes but I also really like shepherds pie. Looking forward to trying some of the recipes you shared here. Thanks for the giveaway.
I pinned the bread and butter pudding with salted caramel whiskey sauce. My husband loves bread pudding and I love salted caramel so this should be a winner in our house.
Thanks again for all of the inspiring ideas for recipes and also decorating ☘️🍀☘️! I am going to be very boring, but my favorite Irish food is still corned beef and cabbage from a crock pot.
Oh, Top of the Mornin’ to ya, Miss Mary!
What a fun and amazing round-up! Good Luck to everyone!
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Amazing round up of all things Irish! We have been to Ireland and would love to return, it is an amazing country! Happy Tuesday Mary 💚
Oh be still my Irish 💚!! I want to taste everything that you’ve posted, Mary. My favorite for St. Paddy’s Day is the Irish Cream recipe of yours and I adore Ina’s Brown Bread as it remind me so much of the bread we ate in Ireland. I always make Shepherd’s (actually Cottage) Pie. Thank you for sharing the opportunity of your beautiful giveaways with all of us. ☘️
I always enjoy your Irish post as it gives me inspiration and reminds me that I have a table runner like your placemats.😂 I love HG! My husband and I enjoy good potato soup. I’m going to try your version. It sounds delicious! I’m also going to put my table runner and all things Irish on a table this weekend. Enjoy your day. It got terribly cold yesterday but we’re on the way to higher temps today. I just couldn’t endure all the snow that the Northeast is getting! I feel sorry for them. Clara❤️
I pinned your Belleek teapot and dishes to my St. Patrick’s Day board as I think they are so delicate and pretty. I saw plenty of Easter things in Marshalls yesterday but no St Patrick’s Day things. I’ll go to HG soon as they have a nice variety of items usually. Take care. Clara❤️
You’re still the best Mary! Yes, today I’ll be putting out some green and white decorating items, of which my favorite is the beautiful cut out design and embroidered shamrock table runner you blessed me with years ago. Along with that, on display will be my colorful green and white garden tools, (another special gift from you), in anticipation of a much desired spring. I’m ready to say good-bye to these cold temps and snow!
All your recipes are a delight to look at and a joy to eat, as I’ve tried many over the years. I’m thinking it’s time for some good potato soup and your recipe is calling to me. I know it will be delicious! Thank you for all your hard work, and delightful posts, they are always a joy to read! Blessings to you, Mary!😘
Yes everyone is a bit Irish o St. Patrick’s Day. I decorate with gnomes and they are over the house. You have given me inspiration and to have a Luck of the Irish Tea party. Baileys and Irish Whiskey and all your treats. 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀Thank you.
Mary, this post is filled with gems of recipes and ideas. Its like finding a pot of gold! Our favorite is Irish stew and brown bread for st Patrick’s day.
Thanks for the opportunity to win such beautiful dessert plates! Your giveaways are always so generous, as well as all your posts!
Mary, I’ve pinned a lot of your st Patrick’s posts but today I pinned Blooms, Belleek, and Post Cards on the porch! Such beautiful cards and a lovely setting!
Your posts are always such a feast for the eyes. My favorite
food is Beef Stew with Guinness . Ate it for the first time in a pub in Dublin. The pub was called The Hairy Lemon. Loved the name. Thank you for the giveaways.
I’d have to go with Irish potato soup with some of the brownies/Guiness flavored as being my favorite Irish food.
I pinned the Irish Cream Scones to my St Patrick’s Day board!
My favorite, and that of our family, recipe for potatoes is simple and quick. Great for those days when running in house right after work. Simply wash and peel three or four large potatoes, chop into bitesize pieces, and boil until tender. When done, drain and dress with lots of onion butter, salt and pepper, sprinkle a little parsley, and serve those hungry mouths. Thank you for the beautiful tablescapes!!!
My favorite Irish food is Shepherds Pie, modified many many years ago so my children would eat it.
My favorite Irish recipe is your Bailey’s Irish Cream. I gift my brother a large jug of it every Christmas. Perfect for cold Winter nights after checking cattle “over North” in the timber.
I check your delightful blog every Monday!
Hi! I’m a long time subscriber to your blog and love reading every word! Love St Patrick’s Day because I know Spring will not be far away. I love a good Irish soda bread and would love to try to make one. Maybe there’s a recipe in that book?! Decorated green cupcakes and cookies are welcome too!
You are so kind & generous. All your images always stop my scroll. Shepherd’s Pie is my favorite & it’s become a tradition for us on the 17th. Pinned your recipes cuz each one looks better than the next. Happy tot follow along. have a wonderful day. XO- MaryJo
I also subscribe by email.
My favorite Irish food are scones. Scones in America are nothing like true scones in Ireland! I love many Irish dishes and I loved your recipes in this post. Thank you for a chance to win something Irish and fabulous.
I am a subscriber and I love love your posts.
My favoroite Irish meal is Cornbeef and cabbage I love it, All of your Irish recipes look so good,especially the brownies,and popcorn mix.
WHOO HOO!! Let the inspiration begin! Talk about a pot of gold-filled awesomeness, Mary!
Thank you for sharing such delights with us! My fav Irish meal is a cup of Cold Barley Soup – heh heh beer.
Just kidding. Give me brown bread and Irish butter or any single thing made with potatoes and I am in heaven.
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