Like a true, British mint sauce, this is more sharp than sweet, just finely chopped leaves in the barest bit of liquid made from sugar dissolved in vinegar and hot water. Dribbled onto a slice of ...
Like the shamrock, mint is green, which helps explain why recipes for lamb with a sweet-and-sour mint sauce abound in Ireland (and throughout the British Isles). My version of the sauce isn’t sweet — ...
St. Patrick’s Day, aka the Feast of St. Patrick, is devoted not only to “the wearing o’ the green,” but the eating of the green. Both customs nod to the color of the shamrock, one of the great totems ...
St. Patrick’s Day, aka the Feast of St. Patrick, is devoted not only to “the wearing o’ the green,” but the eating of the green. Both customs nod to the color of the shamrock, one of the great totems ...