The Scottish-Irish Pub and Hearth Cookbook
Kay Shaw Nelson
Hippocrene Books, Inc
ISBN: 0-7818-0741-7
Non-Fiction, Cookbook
Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

The Scottish-Irish Pub and Hearth Cookbook is probably the easiest cookbook I’ve ever tested and reviewed. My family has gotten used to my cooking experiments. They always know when I have a new cookbook. Everyday for a week or two, I’ll spend hours cooking up a storm. Then, they’ll tentatively try the dishes and give me their verdict on whether I should make it again sometime.

With The Scottish-Irish Pub and Hearth Cookbook, I completely confused my family.  I cooked and they tried the dishes but the majority of the meals, snacks, and desserts were already familiar to them. They were my old standbys many of which I learned by watching my mother and grandmother cook. I even found a few dishes that I remember enjoying as a kid but couldn’t find a way to replicate. Now I have the recipes and I can pass them onto my children and grandchildren.