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Yes, I claim a bit of Irish in my DNA. When our family emigrated, the Irish weren’t very welcome as there were too many of them. So, my family dropped the “O” in O’Dorrell and we simply became Dorrell. Still, for the gift of gab and story telling few could best my dad, grandma and even some cousins. Sadly, I do not tell as good a story as I’d like.

As for cooking, I believe most in the family would give me fairly high marks. So, that being my gift, I’m delighted to share a few Irish recipes today for next week’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrating.

The first several come from a...