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St. Patricks Day...Bananas in Guinness Cream

4 medium bananas, peeled
2 to 3 cups Irish stout
1/2 to 3/4 cups brown sugar
1- 1/2 cups cream

Serving suggestion: ice cream and chocolate sauce

Place whole bananas in a hot skillet. Pour stout over the bananas and boil for 2 to 3 minutes, flipping the bananas over often. Cover bananas with brown sugar and let the sugar melt. Pour cream over bananas and let simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Serve with ice cream and chocolate sauce, if desired.

How to pour a perfect Guinness

Unless you're in a constant state of drunkeness all weekend, you might have heard it’s St. Paddys Day this Monday. So who better to tell you how to properly enjoy Ireland’s finest export than Fergal Murray, Brewmaster of Guinness. If you’ve never had one, a pint of Guinness is a work of art. It’s not a beer to be “shotgunned” or “mainlined” or “freebased.” It is to be explored with all your senses. Oh, and since it has alcohol, you can also explore senses of “self confidence,” “self importance” and, finally, “self urination.”

St. Patrick's Day in Brussels

This year promises to be the best ever celebration of all things Irish by incorporating the best sport, food, music, and of course, drink!

There will be a full day of activities with something to appeal to everyone. Sports will be the first order of the day as Irish athletes demonstrate their national games with junior and senior gaelic football and hurling matches. Want to give them a try? Nothing simpler. Demonstrations and tutorials on Gaelic Football and Hurling will take place throughout the day at the football pitch in Parc Cinquantenaire.

Kids will be looking Irish in no time with face-painting in the afternoon.

And of course, no St. Patrick’s Day celebration would be complete without a few choice beverages. Our pitchside pub will feature legendary Guinness draught, Celtic Cider in pint bottles and Lucky Stripe lager so no one will go thirsty.After the sports head indoors to Espace 53 under the Cinquantenaire arch for Irish story telling, live music, prize draws an Irish dancing. For more information please click on the ’events’ and ’map’ buttons above so you can find everything you need for the best St. Patrick’s Day ever!