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Irish Coddle

My husband’s enduring memory of my grandmother is of their first meeting at her small apartment. The decor hadn’t changed since I was a child and it was filled with knick knacks and photographs; it looked like it had been transported to Canada from Dublin where she grew up.  We were sat around the small, square kitchen table and my grandma was reaching into a broken deep freezer (which served as a storage cupboard) as she chatted away.  

Pan Haggerty

Shortly after I emigrated to England, the family I was lodging with hosted Sunday lunch for me a few of their friends. It was a traditional British roast dinner, with all the trimmings including roasted potatoes. I had observed that Britons were fond of roasted potatoes, but because I never had them growing up in Canada, I failed to appreciate good ‘roasties’.