FOOD HOLIDAY: St. Patrick’s Day Cocktails

Drinkin’ o’ the green. Photo courtesy Agwa de Bolivia. Looking for inspiration for St. Patrick’s Day? Start celebrating with a green cocktail. You can make an entire cocktail menu from our green selections: With Midori Melon Liqueur With Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey (not green in color, but as Irish as it gets) A Dublin Delight,…
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Wine Pairings With St. Patrick’s Day Food

Pinot Blanc with corned beef and cabbage? Who knew? Wine available from Englewood Wine Merchants (photo © https://www.EnglewoodWineMerchants.com).   Pondering what to serve with your St. Patrick’s Day dinner? We’ve combined tips from Natalie McLean, James Beard award-winning writer of Nat Decants, with our own recommendations for wine pairings with St. Patrick’s Day food.  …
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Sweets For Fun & Gifts

How about some special treats for St. Patrick’s Day? There are shamrock cookies and petit fours, green marshmallows and malt balls. There’s a jumbo caramel apple rolled in chocolate and green chips, and Irish Crunch popcorn. For those who like elegant chocolates, we tried some terrific ones in appropriately green boxes. See all of our…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Irish Cream Icing Recipe

Make a white chocolate frosting with Irish cream liqueur. Photo courtesy of Equinox Maple Flakes.   Celebrate the 17th with Irish Cream Icing. You can bake or buy brownies or a loaf cake and add this tasty homemade topping. Take 1/3 cup Irish cream liqueur (such as Bailey’s) and 8 ounces of top-quality white chocolate.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: St. Patrick’s Day Eggs

You don’t have to hunt for green bagels for St. Patrick’s Day breakfast. Start your day with a nutritious green breakfast by adding pesto sauce to the eggs beaten for scrambled eggs, omelets, a frittata or quiche. Mix in one teaspoon per egg. Decorate the plate with fresh basil or spinach leaves, and you’ll start…
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