From Old Sod, our March Ebook
Happiest of spring days to you! Can you believe that it is March already? I am fairly certain that I say that every month. My apologies! I suppose that is just my character… a bit predictable.
This month, Jill and I were completely inspired by our Irish ancestry, which we have spent the past couple of weeks studying. As my mom got her DNA results back on her ancestral ties, we have decided to do a bit more work on our family tree and found that we are much more linked to Ireland and Scotland than we previously believed. While I only received about 6% Scottish DNA from my parents, they both have over 15% and some of our relatives have even more. If you have been reading our blog from the beginning, my obsession with Outlander and Scotland kind of inspired my interest in finding out if I had any personal ties to the UK and Scotland. It turns out, we have quite a few ties! Our closest ancestors, the Gradys formerly known as the O’Gradys came over to the US in the 1710s and settled in North Carolina.
Of course, I have personally never been outside of the US except for a few hours in Mexico when I was in middle school. I would love to visit my ancestor’s homeland someday!
This ebook is filled with a lovely mix of savory and sweet recipes, most inspired by Irish foods that we have loved in our family’s home. I do not claim to know anything about Irish food or recipes, just from what I have taken in from books and the internet. So while these are not authentic, we hope that the inspiration behind them brings some joy to you!
This ebook is part of our subscription package on Patreon. Each month we share an ebook filled with about 5-6 recipes all centered around a theme. We also share downloadable artwork, exclusive videos, exclusive blog posts, inspiration boards, and more. It’s a fun little space and we love hearing from our Prairie Kitchen cooking community. Perhaps at some point we will upgrade to sharing cooking classes!
For now, it’s a $3.00 per month subscription fee where you get access to all of our ebooks and digital artwork, and you can cancel at any time. It is a helpful way to support our work so that we can take on less sponsorships. We would love to reach 1,000 subscribers so if you are so inclined to help us towards our goal, please join!
You can buy the ebook “From Old Sod” in our online shop, too. It is $8.00 and includes the following recipes:
Cheddar & Rosemary Irish Soda Bread
Spinach Pesto Flank Steak Rolls
Irish Coddle Soup
Cream Stout Brownies with Ganache Frosting
Speckled Egg Almond Cakes
We hope that you enjoy this collection!
xoxo Kayla
