Crock Pot Irish Oatmeal

February 24, 2026 Amanda Plott

I love steel-cut oats. If you have never tried them, you are seriously missing out.

What are steel-cut (Irish) oats? Steel-Cut Oats are minimally processed high protein oats that are cut into neat little pieces on a steel mill. They are one of the healthiest foods you can eat and the texture is just out-of-this-world.

If you've ever wished your mornings came with a built-in hug, Crock Pot Irish Oatmeal is your new best friend. This slow-cooked porridge is the kind of breakfast that smells like comfort, tastes like nostalgia, and keeps you full for hours — without weighing you down. Bonus: it’s effortless. Toss everything in the crock pot before bed, ignore the beeps, and wake up to a pot of breakfast magic…

Irish Pub Salad

February 20, 2026 Amanda Plott

What happens when cozy, hearty pub flavors meet a lighter, salad-friendly wardrobe? You get the Irish Pub Salad — a deliciously nostalgic mashup that captures the spirit of an old-school pub lunch without the post-meal slump. Think tender lettuce, spicy pickled green beans, savory corned beef, sharp Irish cheddar, and a tangy honey mustard dressing that makes every forkful feel like a warm hug from the Emerald Isle — just less heavy and a lot more sprightly…

Shepherd's Pie Soup

December 4, 2022 Amanda Plott

While it may not yet be time for shepherd’s pie, it is soup season. I had seen this really cool idea for a soup that was based on shepherd’s pie, so I decided to take that and make a more healthified version of it. This definitely gives you quite a lot of soup too and it’s filling and hearty to boot. It’s loaded up with all the things you will find in any standard shepherd’s pie, including meat, potatoes - mashed and otherwise, and plenty of other veggies.

This soup is full of flavor and definitely is what it’s set out to be. Shepherd’s pie in soup form! It’s also pretty akin to a baked potato soup as far as the consistency goes, and that’s probably due to half of the potatoes being mashed and the other half being left cubed to give a thickness to the soup and some added texture!…

Reuben Stuffed Potato Skins

March 5, 2022 Amanda Plott

With St. Patricks Day just around the corner, and a pantry full of potatoes that need to reused up relatively soon, I decided to make some reuben inspired potato skins. These Reuben Stuffed Potato Skins take some of the standard parts of a reuben and stuffs them into potato skins that are hearty and filling.

These potatoes start out being turned into shells with the potato scooped out and mixed with some dressing and then seasoned. After that they’re topped off with kraut, corned beef, and of course some cheese! They’re then baked to perfection and ready to eat in just a few minutes…

Chicken & Barley Stew

February 15, 2022 Amanda Plott

Now that Valentine’s Day is over, I get to look forward to St. Patricks day! Which strangely enough tis one of my more favorite holidays. With only Thanksgiving and Halloween being just ahead of it. I really really loved the Beef & Barley soup that I made before, so this time around, I thought I would try out something a little different and do a Chicken & Barley stew!

This stew is made all in one pot. Which is something I always love because who wants to clean a bunch of pots and pans at the end of the day? Not this lady! So since this stew is made all in one pot, it comes with a lot of flavor. All the deglazing makes this stew rich…

Irish Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies

February 23, 2021 Amanda Plott

As we get closer to March and to St. Patricks’s Day, I thought I would try my hand at making some chocolate chip cookies, but with a little bit of an Irish twist. These cookies here are made with some Irish Cream baked right in. And let me just tell you, they’re so sooo good!

The out edges are browned and have a little crisp to them while the insides are light, moist, and totally fluffy. And there’s just enough Irish Cream in there to get a hint of the flavor without it being over powering. If you love chocolate chip cookies and you love Irish Cream - these Irish Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies will likely be your new favorites…