Category: St. Patrick’s Day

COCKTAIL RECIPES: “Green Beast” & More For National Absinthe Day & St. Patrick’s Day

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March 5th is National Absinthe Day, celebrating a spirit that for almost a century was banned in the U.S. Here’s the history of absinthe. A green-colored spirit made from the flowers and leaves of the wormwood herb (Artemisia absinthium), absinthe was a favorite of Parisian writers and artists of the 19th century, who called it…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Green Beer, Champagne Or Ginger Ale For St. Patrick’s Day

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Even if you have nothing planned and no time, you can still do something special for St. Patrick’s Day: Drink Green Make green beer, sparkling wine, ginger ale, lemon-lime soda (7-Up, Sprite) or club soda. Beer: Add 5-6 green drops of green food color to a 12-ounce stein; pour in the beer. Sparkling Wine: Add…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Corned Beef & Cabbage Egg Rolls Recipe

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We love this fusion recipe for St. Patrick’s Day: Corned Beef and Cabbage Egg Rolls. It’s from Dietz and Watson, purveyors of fine deli meats. Chinese egg rolls are filled with cabbage and bits of pork. Here, corned beef substitutes for the pork, creating an “Irish” egg roll. The recipe serves 4. “FUSION” CORNED BEEF…
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