Hello everybody! Today we celebrated Saint Patrick's Day with a little history lesson, a fun breakfast, an easy, festive lunch... AND... we made some shamrock sugar cookies. I'll show you some of the things we did. Get your green on and come along.
But first... a brief history lesson on the patron saint of Ireland.
SAINT PATRICK
"Born in Roman Britain in the late 4th century, he was kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to Ireland as a slave. He escaped but returned about 432 CE to convert the Irish to Christianity. By the time of his death on March 17, 461, he had established monasteries, churches, and schools. Many legends grew up around him—for example, that he drove the snakes out of Ireland and used the shamrock to explain the Trinity. Ireland came to celebrate his day with religious services and feasts." (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saint-Patricks-Day)
SAINT PATRICK
"Born in Roman Britain in the late 4th century, he was kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to Ireland as a slave. He escaped but returned about 432 CE to convert the Irish to Christianity. By the time of his death on March 17, 461, he had established monasteries, churches, and schools. Many legends grew up around him—for example, that he drove the snakes out of Ireland and used the shamrock to explain the Trinity. Ireland came to celebrate his day with religious services and feasts." (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saint-Patricks-Day)
For breakfast I made a St. Paddy's Day Parfait. Simple to make, fun and festive to eat. Just add a few drops of green food coloring to your favorite yogurt. Top it with your favorite fruit, add some walnuts for crunch. Finish it off by adding some real creamy goodness, whipped cream, and sprinkle with green sugar. How easy is that? "Leprechauns and four-leaf clovers have nothing on this."
Luck is in the air and now it can be in our snack too. Let's bake some Shamrock sugar cookies!
Basic Sugar Cookie Recipe
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- Beat butter and shortening on medium to high speed 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking powder, and a dash of salt. Beat till combined, scraping bowl. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in remaining flour. Divide dough in half. If necessary, cover and chill dough for 3 hours or till easy to handle.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll half at a time to 1/8 inch thick. Use cookie cutter, cut into desired shapes. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 375 degree oven 7 to 8 minutes or till edges are firm and bottoms are very lightly browned. Cool on a rack. Frost with powdered sugar icing.
Basic Powdered Sugar Icing Recipe
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon milk
- In a mixing bowl combine powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. Stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, till it reaches drizzling consistency. Makes 1/2 cup.
Delicious and festive!
Time to make a festive lunch that's worthy of a jig. Instead of corned beef and cabbage why not serve "corned" dog and "corned" chips. :o) As long as you throw in that traditional shamrock shape somewhere in the meal it's going to be festive, right. No pot of gold on hand... no problem... substitute with a pot of celery. :o)
"May the luck of the Irish be with you!"
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