Just because there aren't any special spicy dishes courtesy of Ireland (who usually rely on a bottle of hot sauce to jazz up food), doesn't mean St. Patrick's Day can't be celebrated in zesty style. Try this fried chicken coated in crushed wasabi peas for a quick and spicy way to celebrate. More

Let's be honest here. There's not enough Guinness in the world to make soggy boiled cabbage look lusty on St. Patrick's Day. Luckily the green stuff has a sweet and sassy red-headed cousin that's just the thing to liven up a plate of corned beef and potatoes. More

One of the great things about mid-March: you are encouraged to make Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Irish Whiskey Filling, a festive treat for this St. Paddy's week. More

An amalgam of seven different European ethnicities, my siblings and I grew up without a real culinary heritage. If anything, Ma usually made dishes from outside our own hotpot of cultures: goulash, spaghetti and meatballs, etc. The one exception was Irish soda bread. This one is a little hardier than others—more of a quick brown bread than a dessert. More

The Tipperary is a lovely drink, and with the Irish whiskey and the green liqueur, it's got everything you need to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in style. More

There are pitifully few decent cocktails mixed with Irish whiskey—like scotch, it just doesn't play well with other ingredients—but here's one that's not only suitable for the day, but absolutely enjoyable: the Emerald. More

Inspired by the knock-it-back-fast classic, the Irish Car Bomb, I came up with this beer float, using Guinness stout and Ben & Jerry's Dublin Mudslide. A marriage of alcohol and ice cream—what could be more delicious for St. Patrick's Day? More