OK, Friday is Saint Patricks day. The brisket is in the fridge. While I normally these days just crock it with cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and onions and serve it up with a little homemade horseradish creme (reserving the left overs for Saturday's reubens), I'm open to hearing other strategies for Friday's dinner.

how about eating an old glove instead?

We do the same... don't forget the Irish soda bread.

Hey Ron, instead of eating the old glove, why not backhand tlily with it?

Ah yes. The one day I have to eat Irish food. My sister has us over and enjoys doing it though. Frankly, I could take it or leave it.

The only "Strategy" I have, is to drink some good Ale.....and then make a nice steak the day after.

The best way, imo, to prepare corned beef is in a pressure cooker. We don't own a pressure cooker.

I've decided to make it easy on myself.

Am having Corned Beef with Carrots with an Orange marmalade-whiskey glaze. Recipe was in Bon Appétit and is also on Epicurious.com.

Purchased a 2 lb. chunk of cooked corned beef from the deli so it's almost heat and serve!

Pints of Guiness and Harp, and have an Irishwoman cook it for you. Luckily I have an O'Brien (DnVsMom) to do so....

We're actually have Scottish Ale... is that a faux pas, or what?

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have an Irishwoman cook it for you

So I guess you get ONE good meal cooked for you during the year?

That reminds me - I need to dig out my orange T-shirt.

Anyone see a conundrum in the facts that:
-Ireland is predominantly Catholic
-We're in Lent
-St Pat's day is a Friday
-in Lent, you aren't supposed to eat meat on Fridays
-Corned Beef is meat (barely)

I do love the fact that the local archbishop will sometimes waive the rules...

Disclosure - I'm not Catholic but my wife is so I'm kept up to speed on this stuff.

Not a practicing catholic, but there was an article in the papers where the diocese gave special dispensation for this year. Better to observe some other sacrafice and preserve our sacred Irish heritage.

When I was growing up we were never supposed to be eating meat on Fridays (to the extent that the public schools even gave us a choice of meat or fish on Fridays, the only time we had a choice).

Ah, corned beef is my guilty pleasure. I love it. Got a 4 lb. hunk defrosting in the sink now, and a half rack of Harp in the fridge.

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Originally posted by Hunter:

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have an Irishwoman cook it for you

So I guess you get ONE good meal cooked for you during the year?

Why do you think I spend so much time on the grill?!?!?!?!