St Patrick's Day Recipes

[Shadow]

Irish Blessing:

May the lilt of Irish laughter Lighten every load
May the mist of Irish magic Shorten every road
May you taste the sweetest pleasures That fortune ere bestowed
And may all your friends remember,all the favors you are owed.

Another...

May you have warm words on a cold evening,
A full moon on a dark night,
And the road downhill all the way to your door


one more...

May your neighbors respect you,
Trouble neglect you,
The angels protect you,
And heaven accept you.

[chloe]

Irish Blessing:

May the lilt of Irish laughter Lighten every load
May the mist of Irish magic Shorten every road
May you taste the sweetest pleasures That fortune ere bestowed
And may all your friends remember,all the favors you are owed.

Another...

May you have warm words on a cold evening,
A full moon on a dark night,
And the road downhill all the way to your door


one more...

May your neighbors respect you,
Trouble neglect you,
The angels protect you,
And heaven accept you.

That's a lovely sentiment Shadow, thanks for sharing it, just what I needed this morning with my insomnia hitting week 2 now.

[Shadow]

Insomnia is the worst! I hate the way my body feels when I can't sleep at night. Someone once told me that when you are having trouble sleeping to eat bananas because they have both melatonin and serotonin...which helps the body induce sleep. So I try to do that and take warm baths to relax....but I know sometimes nothing helps at all. Hope you feel better soon!

[chloe]

Insomnia is the worst! I hate the way my body feels when I can't sleep at night. Someone once told me that when you are having trouble sleeping to eat bananas because they have both melatonin and serotonin...which helps the body induce sleep. So I try to do that and take warm baths to relax....but I know sometimes nothing helps at all. Hope you feel better soon!

Thanks Shadow I wil try that.

[Shadow]

St. Pat's Potato Candy
(Disney Family Fun Magazine)

Yes, there really is potato in this classic Irish treat, though you'd never know by tasting. Rolled in coconut, these mini spud-shaped sweets make a perfect St. Patrick's Day dessert.

Ingredients:

1 large potato
Pinch of salt
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 to 5 cups confectioners' sugar
5 cups sweetened coconut flakes


Instructions:

Peel the potato and boil it in water until soft. In a mixing bowl, mash the cooked potato with the salt and butter. Then -- this is key -- let it cool completely, or else it will melt the sugar when you add it.

Mix in the vanilla extract and 4 cups of sugar. At this point, the mixture should be stiff. If it isn't, add more sugar.

Sprinkle half of the coconut onto a waxed-paper-covered surface and turn the potato mixture onto it. Roll the batter until all of the coconut has been mixed in, then shape teaspoonfuls into small balls.

Roll the balls individually in the remaining coconut. Chill the finished candies until you're ready to serve them. Makes about 4 dozen.

[Mr. P]

St. Pat's Potato Candy
(Disney Family Fun Magazine)

Yes, there really is potato in this classic Irish treat, though you'd never know by tasting. Rolled in coconut, these mini spud-shaped sweets make a perfect St. Patrick's Day dessert.

Ingredients:

1 large potato
Pinch of salt
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 to 5 cups confectioners' sugar
5 cups sweetened coconut flakes


Instructions:

Peel the potato and boil it in water until soft. In a mixing bowl, mash the cooked potato with the salt and butter. Then -- this is key -- let it cool completely, or else it will melt the sugar when you add it.

Mix in the vanilla extract and 4 cups of sugar. At this point, the mixture should be stiff. If it isn't, add more sugar.

Sprinkle half of the coconut onto a waxed-paper-covered surface and turn the potato mixture onto it. Roll the batter until all of the coconut has been mixed in, then shape teaspoonfuls into small balls.

Roll the balls individually in the remaining coconut. Chill the finished candies until you're ready to serve them. Makes about 4 dozen.

This begs for some green food coloring.

[Shadow]

Yeah,but that would make them look like you dropped them in the grass before serving them.

[Shadow]

Boxty - Irish Potato Cakes Recipe

Ingredients :

1 cup raw, grated potatoes
1 cup leftover mashed potatoes
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup (about) milk to mix
Butter or oil for frying
Sugar or Sweetner (to taste)

Preparation :

Place the grated raw potatoes in a clean cloth and twist to remove excess moisture.
Whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder.
Combine flour mixture into raw potatoes, mashed potatoes, and eggs. Add enough mix to make a batter.
Heat a heavy skillet over medium heat and add butter or oil. Drop potato batter by the tablespoon into the hot pan. Brown on both sides (about 4 minutes per side). Butter each boxty and serve hot with or without sugar.

Yield: 4 servings

[Shadow]

Reuben Casserole

Ingredients :

3/4 cup cubed rye bread
2 (10 1/2 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup
1 1/2 cups milk

1/2 cup finely chopped onions
3/4 lb deli sliced corned beef, chopped or leftover corned beef brisket, sliced and chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
32 ounces sauerkraut, drained
2 medium baking potatoes, thinly sliced
2 cups shredded swiss cheese
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Preparation :

Heat oven to 250. Arrange bread cubes in a single layer on a baking sheet.
Toast in the oven until dry. Crush or process cubes in a food processor until you have medium crumbs; set aside.
Increase oven temperature to 350.
In large bowl, mix together cream of mushroom soup, milk, onion, corned beef, dry mustard and sugar. Set aside.
Spread sauerkraut evenly in bottom of a lightly greased 9x13" baking dish.
Place potatoes in single layer, slightly overlapping, over 'kraut.
Spoon soup mixture over potatoes and top with cheese.
In small bowl, combine melted butter with rye bread crumbs, and sprinkle mixture over cheese.
Cover and bake 50 minutes. Remove cover and bake 10 minutes more.

[Shadow]

Godiva Irish Freeze


1 1/2 ounces Godiva Liqueur
3/4 ounce Irish Cream Liqueur

Combine over crushed ice in a snifter or rocks glass.

[Shadow]

Irish Shillelagh


1/2 lemon juice
1 teaspoon powdered sugar
1 1/2 ounces Irish whiskey
1/2 ounce Old Mr. Boston sloe gin
1/2 ounce Old Mr. Boston imported rum
2 slices peach
raspberries -- garnish
strawberries -- garnish
cherry -- garnish

Shake well with cracked ice and strain into 5 ounce punch glass. Decorate with fresh raspberries, strawberries and a cherry.

[Shadow]

Irish Whisky Cocktail


1/2 teaspoon curacao
1/2 teaspoon absinthe substitute
1/4 teaspoon maraschino
1 dash bitters
2 ounces Irish whiskey
olive

Stir well with cracked ice and strain into 3 ounce cocktail glass. Serve with an olive.

[Shadow]

Irish Chicken and Dumplings

Ingredients:

2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
3 cups water
1 cup chopped celery
2 onions, quartered
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
5 carrots, sliced
1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas
4 potatoes, quartered
3 cups baking mix
1 1/3 cups milk

Directions:

In large, heavy pot, combine soup, water, chicken, celery, onion, salt, poultry seasoning, and pepper. Cover and cook over low heat about 1 1/2 hours.

Add potatoes and carrots; cover and cook another 30 minutes.
Remove chicken from pot, shred it, and return to pot. Add peas and cook only 5 minutes longer.

Add dumplings. To make dumplings: Mix baking mix and milk until a soft dough forms. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto BOILING stew. Simmer covered for 10 minutes, then uncover and simmer an additional 10 minutes.

[Shadow]

Emerald Isle


Ingredients:

1 oz gin
1 tsp crème de menthe, green
2 dashes bitters

Preparation:

Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes.
Shake well.

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

[Shadow]

Irish Cactus


Ingredients:

2 oz Irish cream liqueur
1 oz tequila

Preparation:

Pour the ingredients into an old-fashioned glass with ice.

Stir.