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Dubblin Coddle in a pot with soda scones

Traditional Irish Farmhouse Recipes

Traditional Irish recipes from Irish stew, colcannon, and soda bread to rustic apple cake and homemade Irish Cream! Irish…

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Persian Love Shortbread cookies on a plate.

Persian Love Cookies

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Persian Love Cookies infused with cardamom and almonds for tea parties, weddings, showers, etc. If LOVE had a flavor,…

whipped cottage cheese parfaits topped with Amarena cherries, granola, and almonds.

Whipped Cottage Cheese Parfaits

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Irish cheddar soda bread pin

Irish Cheddar Soda Bread with Sage Butter

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Salmon Caesar salad in a white salad bowl.

Salmon Caesar Salad

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Spring Cakes

Raspberry Lemon Tea Cake with fork

Raspberry Cake with Lemon Buttercream

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A slice of lemon cake with lemon poppy seed buttercream on a small plate with fork

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

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a slice of blueberry lemon layer cake with fork

Blueberry Lemon Cake

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a slice of classic carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

Classic Carrot Cake

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Mediterranean Bean Salad in a white bowl.

Mediterranean Bean Salad

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Mediterranean Bean Salad ~ you don’t need a new diet, you just need to eat more beans! This salad…

Favorite Irish Recipes!

spooning custard sauce on an Irish Apple Cake

Authentic Irish Apple Cake

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spooning juice onto homemade corned beef.

Beef Main Dishes

Homemade Corned Beef

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Irish Oatmeal Soda Bread with knife and soft butter.

Irish Oatmeal Soda Bread

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Guinness Cake with Baileys Irish Cream frosting

Guinness Cake with Irish Cream Frosting

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lemon olive oil cake, with a slice being removed.

Lemon Olive Oil Cake

Lemon olive oil cake is a deliciously moist and tender Mediterranean style lemon cake perfect with a cup of coffee or tea!

Baking with Olive Oil

removing a slice of orange cake with a cake server

Healthier Baking with Olive Oil

Gluten free Chocolate Olive Oil Cake, topped with powdered sugar and fruit.

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

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olive oil chocolate chip cookies with chopped chocolate.

Olive Oil Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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Spring Bread Baking

cherry tomato focaccia cooling on a rack

Cherry Tomato Focaccia

masa harina biscuits, stacked

Masa Harina Biscuits

a slice of blueberry cornbread with a drizzle of honey

Blueberry Cornbread

Tuscan Chicken simmering in a pot with serving spoon.

30 Minute Meals

Creamy Tuscan Chicken

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“Delish! A welcome new dish for our Keto meal plan – thanks for the recipe!.” ~Suzanne

Sue Moran

Welcome!

Hey there ~ I’m Sue, head chef and author of over 2k quick and easy recipes here at the Great Island kitchen. I’ve been honing my craft as a professional cook and baker for 15 years, perfecting delicious everyday recipes so you don’t have to. Let’s grab a bite together!

Sue’s Favorites

a bowl of dan dan noodles on a white table

Dan Dan Noodles ~ Easy Weeknight Recipe

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mocha hazelnut cake with a slice begin taken out with a cake server.

Mocha Hazelnut Cake

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Holding a bowl of smoked salmon chowder.

Smoked Salmon Chowder

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a stack of strawberry lemon blondies with forks.

Strawberry Lemon Blondies

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We’re baking these quick and easy strawberry lemon blondies on repeat right now! The combination of jammy strawberries and…

Favorite Rhubarb Recipes

Bright red rhubarb butter, on a spoon.

Jams, Jellies, & Chutneys

Easy Rhubarb Butter

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rhubarb breakfast cake

Easy Rhubarb Cake

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rhubarb recipe.

Forgotten Rhubarb Recipes

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Homemade rhubarb ice cream in small glass dishes

Ice Creams & Popsicles

Homemade Rhubarb Ice Cream

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Flourless Cakes

Fabulously moist and delicious cakes made without wheat flour!

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a slice of whole tangerine cake

Flourless Tangerine Cake

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flourless Belgian chocolate cake

Flourless Belgian Chocolate Cake

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Almond Ricotta Cake

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Gluten free Chocolate Olive Oil Cake, topped with powdered sugar and fruit.

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

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Spring Morning Muffins!

carrot cake muffins on a plate.

Carrot Cake Muffins

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Unwrapping a lemon streusel muffin

Perfect Lemon Muffins

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A pile of strawberry muffins on parchment paper.

Strawberry Muffins

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rhubarb muffin with butter

Perfect Rhubarb Muffins

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colorful spring salmon salad with yogurt dill dressing

75+ Best Brunch Recipes

75+ brunch recipes from quiches and frittatas to salads, tarts, scones, and of course, succulent salmon, these are the…

Dinner Salads

Salmon Cobb Salad in a wooden bowl

tossing Thai chicken salad

Thai Chicken Salad

Charcuterie Salad with salad tongs

Charcuterie Salad

Lemon Desserts

Lemon desserts are our favorites all year round!

Explore all lemon recipes

lemon butter pie, with bite taken

Lemon Butter Pie

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A stack of glazed Buttermilk Lemon Bread slices

Buttermilk Lemon Bread

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Creamy lemon crumble bars, sliced into squares.

Creamy Lemon Crumble Bars

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removing a slice of lemon bundt cake

Lemon Drizzle Cake

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raw wild rice in a wooden bowl

How to Cook Wild Rice

Learn how to cook wild rice perfectly every time + the best wild rice recipes for fall meals and your Thanksgiving menu!

Wild Rice Recipes

a pot of wild rice soup with bread

Creamy Wild Rice Soup

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Wild rice salad with cranberries in a jar with fork.

Wild Rice Salad with Cranberries

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beet and wild rice salad topped with crumbled feta cheese

Beet and Wild Rice Salad with Spiced Pecans

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Healthy Hydration

a pot of lemon balm tea

homemade fresh strawberry milk in an old fashioned milk bottle

Fresh Strawberry Milk

Fresh peach lemonade in a large glass jug.

Cocktail Meatballs

apple butter brandy meatballs in a small copper skillet

Apple Butter Brandy Meatballs

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How to Make the Best Bourbon Meatballs ever! ~ theviewfromgreatisland.com

Best Bourbon Meatballs Ever!

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Elegant and delicious Swedish Cocktail Meatballs is the ultimate holiday appetizer! ~ theviewfromgreatisland.com

Swedish Cocktail Meatballs

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Drunken Cranberry Meatballs

Drunken Cranberry Cocktail Meatballs

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fall soup and bread pairings: split pea soup with Dutch oven bread.

17 Soup and Bread Pairings

Soup + Bread is the coziest most satisfying meal ever invented! I do the work for you, see my…

Cozy Winter stews

Hearty stews to sustain and comfort you through the holiday season.

Dubblin Coddle in a pot with soda scones

Dublin Coddle ~ a quick cooking Irish stew!

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irish stew

Instant Pot Irish Stew

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Daube stew with egg noodles.

Patricia Wells’ Beef Daube

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Crock Pot Beef Bourguignon with carrots, potatoes, and tender beef.

Beef Main Dishes

Crock Pot Beef Bourguignon

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2025 kitchen tools

Get the New Year started off on the right foot with kitchen equipment that will get the job done!

Food Processor

Cuisinart

Food Processor

KNIFE SET

Wüsthof

Knife Set

Pizza Oven

Breville

Pizza Oven

Artisan Stand Mixer

KitchenAid

Stand Mixer

Air Fryer

Breville

Smart Oven

dinnerware set

Royal Doulton

Sue’s Dinnerware

Spicy Thai Spaghetti Salad in glass bowl

Thai Spaghetti Salad

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rhubarb breakfast cake

Easy Rhubarb Cake

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Mom’s Creamy Potato Salad Recipe

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buttermilk doughnut cake on rack

Glazed Old Fashioned Doughnut Cake

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a slice of blueberry lemon layer cake with fork

Blueberry Lemon Cake

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Mediterranean roasted sheet pan salmon with tomatoes, olives, onion, and lemon

Mediterranean Sheet Pan Salmon

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