Dustin brought homemade Irish Soda bread. It took two hours to cook, but was chewy and delish.

No reason to wait for Mar 17 to eat corned beef and boiled cabbage.

The Irish are known for a lot of things, like literature, Celtic music and the gift of story-telling. They’re not known particularly for their cuisine. On what other occasion than St. Pat’s Day would you feel comfortable serving a platter of boiled cabbage to guests? Last week, the staff of Working World decided to bring on the luck of the Irish a month early with our themed potluck. We were also celebrating Jill’s non-existent birthday (leap year baby born Feb 29) and my new home.

Next up in April  is a crazy, uncoordinated theme: We’re going to each bring a dish that starts with the first letter of our name. We’ll throw caution to the wind and forego planning.  If we end up with all desserts or all appetizers, so be it. Talk about culinary bungee jumping…