This is one lovely cookbook, infused with the love for all things Ireland and with the gracious personality of Ms McDonnell. If I say, that this book is written by a true lady, I don´t mean to implicate anything dusted with age, but all things covered with true care, appreciation for the beauty of things both small and big, class and warmness. What a treat!

And now I need to buy my plane tickets to Ireland! The lovely (and often hearty, which I crave now in the winter, but not unhealthy) food should by accompanied with the charming country, as Ireland is (I have visited there and must return!).

As for the cookbook itself - this is for the seasoned cook, I would not recommend this for the beginner. I would also appreciated the images/photos of every dish, and in some I would love the step by step photos - but the recipes are well explained, so this is only my personal pet peeve.

Otherwise - charming book.

I really liked this cookbook. The recipes looked good and not too hard. There's a lot of side information that is interesting. But I think what I liked the best were the photographs. When you're done looking through this book, you feel like you've actually made a trip to Ireland.