Get Your Irish Soda Bread

St. Patrick’s Day candy potato, 2.5 ounce, $2.25 from See’s Candies stores.

Usher in St. Patrick’s Day with a loaf of good Irish soda bread. Order a rustic loaf with an Irish cross cut in the center from Jake & Annie’s restaurant in Santa Monica or pick up a bag of the mix and make your own. The bread is best eaten the same day. Toast any leftover bread and serve it with a good marmalade or a Cashel blue cheese.

Irish soda bread, $6.50 per loaf or $5 for mix. Order bread ahead or pick up mix from Jake & Annie’s, 2700 Main St., Santa Monica. (310) 452-1734. Mix is also available at Washington Street Bar and Grill, 3016 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey. (310) 823-9898.