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I’ve had the good fortune of traveling to Ireland twice. It’s such a beautiful place with friendly people, and St. Patrick’s Day gives me an excuse to relive my adventures there. I’ve made several recipes for the holiday over the years, and I love that the day breaks up the spring doldrums. It pops up between the holiday season and before the weather really starts warming up here in Minnesota, and offers a fun excuse to wear green, spend a day as an honorary Irish person and eat some of these wonderful desserts.

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This is the cornbread I make in the Sweet Corn Ice Cream episode of Zoë Bakes on Magnolia Network! It’s the season finale of season 3 and sweet corn is one of the ways we know summer is winding down here in Minnesota.

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Baking and cooking mishaps are one of the best ways to get creative in the kitchen. Case in point: when you overwhip cream, don’t despair—make butter! Sometimes a failure is actually just a happy accident and this accident resulted in gorgeous sweet butter.

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This is the coffee chiffon cake I make on season 3 episode 10 of Zoë Bakes in celebration of one of my mentors and first lady of the Twin Cities culinary scene, Sue Zelickson. Sue has been my mentor, a friend, and a shining example of power and grace.

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I make these homemade graham crackers on season 2, episode 12 of Zoë Bakes on Magnolia Network! You can certainly use store-bought, but when I’m hosting I love to take the s’mores spread up a notch and make these and marshmallows myself. They’re incredibly easy, believe it or not!

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These are the marshmallows I make for s’mores on Season 2, episode 12 of Zoë Bakes on Magnolia Network. Pair them with my homemade graham crackers for a next-level s’more.

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