Getting Ready For Irish Day & Smooches XOXO...

I'm not Irish, but my dear Mr. Darling is half Irish/Italian, which makes my kids a bit O' Irish too. I will just pretend I am Irish for the day. I picked up all the fixens for corn beef and cabbage with potatoes for a nice St. Paddy's Day celebration with my lil O' family and some friends. My friend will be baking some Irish bread..Freckles was hired to make some green tissue paper pom poms for the festivities.
 
Gotta have some fun decorations for the O'ccasion right?
 It was fun fluffiing pom poms and spending time with my sweet girl.
  
There were plenty of smooches being passed around too.
 Cause every one wants to kiss an Irish girl. Even Missy gave out some wet kisses.
  
Oh yes, and we got Shamrock Cookies...
 Freckles already snuck one, though they are for tomorrow.
 She is such a cookie monster.
This will be quite fun...

Hope you are all having a great Friday...
Don't forget to wear the Ole' green tomorrow or you'll get pinched.
XOXO

Happy St. Paddy's Day

Failte !

Well, did you wear green???
We did !! So ya can't pinch us !!

My dear Mr. Darling is half Irish on his mothers side. They were known as the O'Gale's. Once in America their name was changed to Gale. So, in honer of our family roots we celebrate St. Patrick's day.

Did you know that corned beef and cabbage in not a traditional Irish meal? It is an American-Irish invention. The Irish are known for Colcannon, as their National dish.... it is a meal of potatoes, scallions, cabbage, heavy cream, butter and seasonings such as thyme, salt & pepper. I am making this dish for the very first time this year... so I hope it goes over well.

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Did you ever eat Colcannon

That's made from thickened cream,

With greens and scallions blended

Like a picture in your dream?

Did you ever take potato cake

When you went off to school

Tucked beneath your jacket

With your book and slate and rule?

~Irish Children's rhyme~

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Another fun traditional food is Irish soda bread, which was a daily fare in Ireland, made fresh for breakfast and tea. Authentic Irish soda bread is made with sour milk, not butter milk, or milk soured by adding vinegar or lemon juice...you simply leave the milk out overnight to sour. It is said that they didn't use any sugar...but, I like to add a bit for sweetness. Here is a recipe I have from a Victorian Holiday Book I refer to.

I know, I know a green tea frappuccino is by no means IRISH...

But it is GREEN and sooo good... Go get one today !

You won't be sorry !!

Have a GREEN kind of day !!