Colcannon is just creamy whipped potatoes with spinach and kale spread into a casserole dish and baked until browned. But it sounds very festive to call it "Colcannon." Instead of cream, butter, and whatever goes into traditional Colcannon, I made a roasted garlic cashew cream to pour in while my potatoes whipped. You can achieve the the highest levels on the "creamy" scale when using cashew cream. The cashew phenomenon is in full swing right now, and I'm totally on the bandwagon.
 Beer-Braised Cabbage is my cabbage addition to the feast. The cabbage is always what people push off their plates, try to hide it in their potatoes, or under their soda bread to make the cook think they ate it. Everyone is always convinced they don't like it, even before trying it. So I tried to make it look as appetizing as possible so that it wouldn't get the plank straight away. Along with green cabbage, I braised onions and garlic in a ton of beer and topped it off with crispy fried shallots, and a little parsley, a little green keeping it festive.