Simplify - Take A Tip From Down To Earth Irish Cooking By Jorj Morgan Classic Irish cookery is a simple, honest approach to comfort food designed to feed a hearty appetite. Of course, many of Ireland's fine dishes were born out of poorer times such as Irish stew, thick potato soup and seafood pie. Recently, there has been a renaissance in Irish cooking and chefs all over the world are looking to re-create some of the most well known dishes. Many recipes have been updated using the most familiar local ingredients such as fresh-from-the-sea roasted salmon with parsley sauce. Here is a look at a few classic Irish dishes that can easily make their way to your weekly meal plan: Irish American Lamb Stew Irish Potato Soup Colcannon Potatoes Erin Oatmeal Raisin Biscuits Or Create Some of Your Own Updated Irish cuisine has just one secret - use the best and freshest ingredients that you can find at the market. Fish fillets are easily cooked and paired with a sauce using garden-picked herbs. For an Irish inspired roasted salmon meal , prepare a baking dish by brushing the bottom with melted butter. Lay 4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets onto the dish. Brush each fillet with additional melted butter. Bake at 400 degrees until just cooked (about 10 minutes). The salmon should be roasted to a rare center because it continues cooking as it is served. In a small pot whisk together 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons flour. Cook over medium high heat for 1 to 2 minutes. Add 2/3 cups fish stock to the pan. (Fish stock is made from boiling fish bones, peppercorns, bay leaves and other spices. You may easily substitute chicken stock.) Stir until the sauce begins to thicken. Add 1 ½ cups cream. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Chop the leaves from ½ cup of fresh parsley. Add this to the sauce. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Serve the roasted salmon on a dinner plate with a generous portion of parsley sauce over top. A great accompaniment to this dish is sautéed cabbage and simply boiled new potatoes. More feasting articles: • Soup for the Soul • Items to have on hand for quick dinners • Quick meals to impress the in-laws Jorj Morgan is the Lifestyle Director of BlueSuitMom.com and the author of "At Home In The Kitchen," a cookbook due in spring 2001. Share your favorite ethnic dishes with other BlueSuitMoms by sending her an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .