I attended the classiest, most upstanding DC event of the year this past weekend: Shamrock Fest.
The thing that is so incredibly strange is everyone keeps on trying to act like we are a bunch of drunk bad asses. Do not take this bait: we were all stone cold sober and have nothing to blame but our raging insecurities and personal demons for our behavior. Not one beer consumed. I love pointing and laughing at drunk people and feeling superior.
Arjewtino and Lemmonex, drinking water and smoking candy cigarettes
Instead, I got home at a very reasonable hour and prepared this delicious soda bread (an Irish Lebowski family recipe! it is not too late to make this tonight!) for the Food Blogger Potluck. Anyone who says otherwise is a liar and not to be trusted. I would never behave irresponsibly and have to scramble last minute to pull my shit together.
Oh, yeah, the bread is pictured below in the Food Blogger recap. It likes to be photographed with friends.
Irish Soda Bread
2 c flour
3 T sugar
3 T butter
1/2 t baking soda
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt (opt)
3/4 to 1 c raisins or currants (I used a combo of both)
flour raisins first
3/4 to 1 c buttermilk
In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, soda. With a fork, cut in butter until it looks like meal. Stir in raisins and then add buttermilk, stirring only until ingredients are moist. Add more buttermilk if needed to make a soft dough.
Turn dough onto floured board and knead until very smooth, about 2-3 minutes. Flatten to a 6 inch circle. With a sharp knife, make a cross on top of bread. Bake at 300 degrees for 40 minutes or until golden brown and bread sounds hollow when tapped. Remove and cool. Serve hot or cold with butter.
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What is beer? I am unfamiliar with this concept of being drunk. I don’t think I could ever do it, whatever it is.
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I hope “those” people who consumed “alcohol” can live with themselves and their “hangovers”.
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My pants stayed on the entire time. Promise.
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i-66: I don’t know–you tell me.
Arjewtino: I sure hope they can too. Gluttinous bastards.
Jessica: It never is–why do we only make it on St Pattys?
kerrie: I don’t believe you.
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I’m still mad impressed that you made this bread post-Shamrockfest. All I did post-Shamrockfest was chug water and whimper.
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srsly, you really are a kitchen goddess if you can stand in the heat of the oven and bake bread with a hangover!
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bj: it was necessity! i could not show up empty handed…
ch: yeah, it was a bit rough, but I fancy myself tough, so all was well in the end.
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Well I consumed beer for 8 hours straight and it was tons of fun. I enjoyed bands, being in good company of my friends, checking out all the little vendors, and oh ya drank tons of green beer. During the day I took 2 chaser pills which eliminates hang overs and these are safe and bought over the counter. So really I got up early sunday and did some site seeing around DC and had a great weekend.
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