Category: Holidays & Occasions

ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Rainbow Bundt Cake

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There’s a surprise in this Bundt cake: a rainbow of colors. For St. Patrick’s Day, garnish the cake platter with gold foil chocolate coins—the ones in the pot at the end of the rainbow. (We filled the center of the Bundt with the coins.) In this recipe from McCormick, prep time is 30 minutes, cook…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY RECIPES: Irish Spuds & Green Dip With Green Beer

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St. Pat’s snack: wedge fries, green dip and a green beer. You can color any light-hued food green. Photos courtesy McCormick.   For St. Patrick’s Day you’ll be able to buy green-tinted bagels, beer, donuts, and more; but you can also plan to color your own foods. Chocolate chip cookies? Mashed potatoes? Milk? Oatmeal? Pancakes?…
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RECIPE: Green Candy Apples

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For St. Patrick’s Day, make chocolate-covered apples with green-tinted white chocolate. Photo courtesy Aiya Matcha.   We received a recipe from Aiya Matcha, for Matcha White Chocolate Candy Apples. The matcha tea powder colors the chocolate green. Voilà: a snack for St. Patrick’s Day. We whipped up a batch. Matcha imparts a sophisticated flavor to…
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RECIPE: Tricolor Jello Fingers For Special Occasions & The History Of Jell-O

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[1] St. Patrick’s Day themed Jell-O from The Modern Roost, qhixh used food color to create the darkest green layer (photo © The Modern Roost) [2] The recipe for this Halloween Jell-O from SomethingNewForDinner.com. [3] Christmas Jell-O (photo © Due Forni | Las Vegas).   You’re never to old to enjoy a fancy Jell-O dish.…
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