I am need of more luck in my life, and I hear the Irish have a lot of it. I thought if I tried a little more this year on St. Patricks day to celebrate, that life would lend me a little more luck.
So in celebration and hope for some GOOD LUCK ... I decided to base my segment for Studio 5 all on Green St. Patricks day food!
(Segment will be posted MST around 2:00 pm)
Now lets rewind to last year ...
(picture before they tried the cereal...no tears yet!)
I was super overwhelmed, and didn't even realize St. Patricks day was coming until the day before. So me, being "supermom" (sarcastic) I bought me a box of Lucky Charms and dyed the boys milk green. I honestly don't buy lucky charms on a regular bases ... and so my sweet "picky" Chad with crocodile tears refused to eat the Lucky Charms.
The only ounce of creative juice I had had been smothered by a 2 year old!
Lucky charms is a great idea ... it really is ... but seeing that my little guy won't touch the cereal, I decided to search out some ideas for myself and for Studio 5 viewers that may help us overwhelmed mommies out!
WORD OF CAUTION!!!
These ideas are meant only as ideas for one or maybe two meals ... not to show you that you need to make all food the entire day Irish themed. Seeing that I have run myself RAGGED the last two days cooking non stop, I would highly suggest not doing all three meals!
Pick one idea (even it if is Fruit Loops on a straw) and roll with it.
Your kids will love any effort you give!
Cooking Green for St. Patrick’s Day
Everyone these days talk about going “green” … but today we
thought we would take that literally. Come join us on a journey of fun ways to
celebrate St. Patrick’s day with your meals.
Word of caution … these ideas are meant to be chosen
separately, not to cook all of them in one day. So pick your favorites and
don’t overwhelm yourself!
KID FRIENDLY WAFFLE RECIPE
Pull out that heart waffle maker that you only seem to use
once a year. Now you have a second reason to use it. Four hearts make a
shamrock, mixed with a great waffle recipe, and topped off with a whipping
cream cloud and fruit to match the colors of the rainbow! Your kids will not
disappointed!
Sources:
Straw – Target dollar section (but have also seen them at
Old Navy)
Fruit Loops threaded on straw
Green Stripe wrap – Printable included at end of post
Waffle Recipe
(Traditional Recipe)
2 ¼ cups white flour
4 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 ½ TBSP supar
2 beaten eggs
2 ¼ cups milk
¾ cup oil
**optional green food coloring
Mix all ingredients together. Use butter to grease waffle
maker. Cook according to waffle maker instructions
(Healthier version)
1 ¼ cups whole wheat flour
1 cup white flour
4 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 ½ TBSP Agave or Honey
2 beaten eggs
2 ¼ cups milk
1/3 cup oil
1/3 cup apple sauce
Mix all ingredients together. Use non-stick spray to grease
waffle maker.
ADULT / SOPHISTICATED GREEN BREAKFAST
I don’t know about you, but I am not too keen on “dyed green
eggs” (although when paired with the favorite “Dr. Suess, Green Eggs and Ham”,
I guess you could say that I might be willing to try it!)
Here is a spin on naturally green eggs, with a green
smoothie, and a green fruit skewer to enjoy this St. Patrick’s day.
Sources:
Green Fruit – Grapes, Kiwi, Green Apples
Printables included at end of post
Spinach Omelet
1 TBSP chopped onion
1 handful of fresh spinach
1 handful of fresh mushrooms
1 handful of cheddar cheese
2 eggs
Sauté veggies together with 1 tsp olive oil. Add scrambled
eggs to pan when veggies are warm and spinach is just starting to wilt. Add
cheese and salt & pepper to taste. Flip in half and keep flipping until
done to your taste.
Green Smoothie
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1 banana
1 cup fresh spinach
½ cup greek yogurt (I like vanilla honey)
1 cup apple juice
Puree in blender until all green spinach is blended.
Likable Leprechaun Lunches
Bento Boxes are the latest rage with lunches these days, so
why not create a really fun lunch for your kids, roommates, spouse, or
significant other to show them how lucky you are to have them in your life!
Bento Lunch
(kid approved)
Did you know you can go to your local bakery and order bread
in any color? Why not surprise your loved ones by ordering some a few days in
advance and surprising them with this fun sandwich idea!
Sources:
Green bread – Ridleys in Highland
Mint Oreos – found mine at Target / Walmart
Green Jello cup
Mint M & M’s – found at Bed Bath & Beyond
Sprite
Rainbow Goldfish crackers - Walmart
Printables included at end of post
Create a sandwich to fit your loved one. Could be fancy with
Ham, Cheese & avocado, or just
the standard PB&J. Then cut it out with your favorite cookie cutter
Bento Lunch
(Adult approved or maybe just for wrap lovers)
Sources:
Spinach Tortillas – Good Earth (but saw them at Walmart)
Guacamole Chips – hard to find but finally found them at
Fresh Market
veggies- grape tomato, carrots, yellow pepper, cucumber
Dip – Dill dip in Cucumber cup (not shown)
Spinach wrap
Spinach tortilla
Garden Veggie Cream cheese
Avacado
Turkey
Precooked Bacon
Spread cream cheese on tortilla. Stack turkey, avacado,
bacon. Roll and cut in half
Dill Dip
1 cup sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
2 TBSP minced onion
1 tsp Dill Weed
2 tsp Bon Appetite Seasoning
Mix ingredients. Best if chilled in fridge for an hour
before serving.
DECADENT DINNERS – GREEN STYLE!
It seems like all of us make one meal a day, so why not make
it green and fun! While not out of the box recipe’s, these ideas will make the
ordinary meal festively green!
Who knew pizza could be green?
Sources:
Green dough – Scone dough from Ridleys in Highland. Ordered
special green
Fruit Rainbow – Watermelon, Strawberries, Pineapple,
Cantelope, Kiwi, Green Grapes, Blueberries, Red Grapes
Small cups – Walmart
Printables Included at end of post
Shamrock Pizza
Green dough
Green pepper slices
Pizza Sauce
Mozzarella Cheese
Italian Seasoning Spice
Heat Pizza Stone to 500 degrees in oven. (10 minutes in oven
before you place dough on) Form pizza (have kids help). Add sauce, cheese, and
top with “Shamrock” green peppers. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning. Place pizza
in oven and cook for another 10-15 minutes.
Rainbow water
Ice cube trays
food dye color of the rainbow
Put water in trays, place 1 drop of food coloring in each
ice cube square. Freeze. Place in glass in the order of a rainbow. Add water.
Fruit Rainbow
Place fruit in half circle to form rainbow on white platter
Fruit Dip
8 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
1 can marshmallow crème
½ cup greek yogurt (vanilla honey)
Blend cream cheese until all lumps are out. Add marshmallow
cream and yogurt. Place in individual cups to look like clouds.
Upscale green dinner
Who said shamrocks couldn’t be sophisticated? Try this
dinner to impress your dinner guests!
Sources:
Spinach Tortallini – Walmart refrigerator section
Pesto – Costco’s pesto is divine!
Irish Brew – Beer or IBC Rootbeer
Pesto Tortallini
Spinach Tortallini
Pesto
Broccoli stems
It is as easy as you think! Boil pasta, add pesto to your liking, arrange on plate as
shown. Be sure to have additional pasta for your guests in a bowl on table!
Asparagus Spirals
1 package of Puff Pastry, thawed
1 Herb or veggie cream cheese
Procuitto Ham
1 Bunch of Fresh asparagus spears
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Spread cream cheese on
open puff pastry sheets. Then
place slices of prosciutto on top of cream cheese. Use
sharp knife or pizza cutter to cut 1/2” x 6” strips of pastry. Wrap pastry
strip tightly around the asparagus spear and place on a parchment paper lined
baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until puff pastry is golden brown.
Divine Desserts
Rainbow Dip, with golden coin
snickerdoodle cookies
Rainbow Cheesecake Dip
(Recipe source http://www.crazyforcrust.com)
8 ounces room temperature cream cheese
1 small box cheesecake pudding mix
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 ounces (1 container) whipped topping
Food Coloring
Beat cream cheese until fluffy and all lumps are gone. Add
pudding mix and milk. Beat for 2 minutes on medium. Stir in vanilla. Fold in
whipped topping.
Separate dip into 6 zip-lock baggies. Dye each baggie a different color of
the rainbow. Cut off a small end of baggie and pipe into a clear serving dish,
layer the colors. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
Gold Coin Snicker doodles
½ cup butter
½ cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 egg
½ t. vanilla
1 ½ cups flour
1/4 t. salt
½ t. baking powder
1/3 t. cream of tarter
Cinnamon sugar or Gold sprinkles / sugar
Beat together butter & sugar. Add remaining ingredients
(minus cinnamon sugar). Put in fridge from 30 to 60 minutes. (I have made them
without this step and they work out okay). Take 1 TBSP dough, roll into balls,
and then into sugar. Put on an un-greased or parchment paper lined cookie
sheet. Bake at 300 degrees for 12-14 minutes. (may look undercooked. May want
to cook them on the crispier side for the dip)
Irish dessert
Knock off those knickers with these Irish treats!
Irish Crème Brownies
1 cup margarine
2 cups sugar
1/3 cup coca
1 ¾ cup flour
4 eggs (one at a time)
½ t. salt
1 t. vanilla
Mix all ingredients together. Place in a ½ cookie sheet
lined with parchment paper. Then put on irish cream topping:
TOPPING:
12 oz cream cheese
1/3 cup + 2 TBSP sugar
1 egg
¼ cup Irish Cream coffee creamer
green food coloring
Mix cream cheese until there are no lumps. Add remaining
ingredients. Spoon on top of brownies. (ONLY USE about ¾ of the mixture. there
will be some left over!)
Mix topping and brownies in a swirling motion with end of
butter knife. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool completely and put in
freezer. Let brownies freeze pretty firm before cutting!
More on my blog tomorrow about details on a few of the recipes ... OH
and Don't forget to download your Free Printables
For personal use only!!
Click HERE
4 comments:
Hi, I saw your segment on Studio 5...funnest ideas! I may have a silly question, I am going to make the brownies on Sunday but went to the store and couldn't find the Irish Creme Coffee Creamer. Can you tell me where you got yours? Is it the liquid or powder kind? I don't buy this stuff so I have no idea what I am looking for. Could you let me know asap?! Thanks so much! Can't wait to use some of your ideas!
I love your necklace!
Kathryncrowther3@gmail.com
For using the glass jar as a keepsake, what size jar is that? 1/2 Gal, Gallon, etc?
Thank you and great ideas!
For using the glass jar as a keepsake, what size jar is that? 1/2 Gal, Gallon, etc?
Thank you and great ideas!
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