Whom You Know: READ THIS: The Shamrock and Peach By Judith McLoughlin

Monday, January 23, 2012

READ THIS: The Shamrock and Peach By Judith McLoughlin

Judith McLoughlin

We cannot believe Peachy herself did not think of this-and what could be better?

The combination of a Shamrock and a Peach is a clearcut winner, and this time it's Peachy as in Georgia! Judith McLoughlin, an Ireland native, has brought Irish cuisine to the forefront with her amazing cookbook. Though we are obviously proud to be Irish, you know that the Irish are not known for their spectacular cuisine. We are always looking for great Irish restaurants in Manhattan but there are hardly any....which makes a tool such as this book even more necessary! The photography is equally commendable and this is an absolute must-read and a great gift for St. Patrick's Day (which is practically every day if you are Peachy!) coming up!

Whom You Know Highly Recommends The Shamrock and Peach!

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new cookbook invites readers on culinary journey from northern ireland to the american south

Ireland-Native Judith McLoughlin Creates New Fusion

Judith McLoughlin is looking at southern cuisine through Irish eyes. Her new cookbook, The Shamrock and Peach: A Culinary Journey from the North of Ireland to the American South, (Ambassador International; November 2011; $29.99/hardcover) combines fresh produce of the South with age-old Irish techniques to create a new fusion that melds the best of both worlds: Georgia pecans in a traditionally Irish trout dish; peaches with an Ulster favorite, rhubarb; or whiskey flavors with Georgia-grown chicken.

Judith's romance with hospitality and food began around the County Down dinner table of her grandmother. It was a time when the dinner table was the heart of a home, the life of the family. She still maintains a passion for farm-fresh, natural food, a love sparked in Ulster where the roaming hormone-free livestock eat lush green grass, fed by the rain-soaked Irish climate. She's lived in Georgia for more than a decade, an area just as agriculturally rich as her homeland.

The Shamrock and Peach hits shelves in November, but Judith already shares her fusion regularly through cooking classes and demonstrations in the Atlanta area. She also exclusively imports and sells some of her favorite Irish products through her business, The Ulster Kitchen. Judith loves speaking on topics including:

How she developed this unique fusion.

The influence of Irish cooking in American kitchens.

The culinary history of the Titanic.

One of the desserts served on the Titanic, which was built in Belfast near Judith’s home, is featured in The Shamrock and Peach. April 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s fateful maiden voyage.

This fresh take on southern cuisine will impress palates at dinner tables here and across the pond. Learn more at www.shamrockandpeach.com

Ambassador International was founded in 1980 in Belfast, Northern Ireland and expanded to Greenville, South Carolina in 1995. Ambassador International’s books and materials have been distributed in dozens of countries and are sold worldwide. For more information visit www.ambassador-international.com. You can also follow @AmbassadorIntl on Twitter or check out Facebook.com/AmbassadorIntl.

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