Christmas too often is a complex combination of activity and frustration, yet it should be a reflective time for families, feasting, and fun. Here, the author provides recipes for delicious Irish dishes and helpful hints on reducing holiday stress.The recipes are kept simple to minimize preparation time. Many dishes, such as St. Stephen's Day Pie, even may be cooked ahead of time and frozen, or at least be kept a week or longer without the need for freezing, like White Christmas Cake. Just by doing this, anyone may instantly reduce the anxiety that accompanies last-minute cooking and enjoy an authentic Irish Christmas dinner as well.