ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Rock A Green Cocktail

Melon liqueur creates a cocktail as green as the Emerald Isle. Photo courtesy Hornitos tequila.   Why drink inferior green beer on St. Patrick’s Day when you can have an emerald green cocktail instead? There’s no reason you have to limit St. Patrick’s Day libations to traditional celebratory drinks. Just stick to the green theme.…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Guinness Float

A Guinness float with Silver Moon’s Praline Irish Cream ice cream (photo courtesy Silver Moon Desserts).   A stout float—ice cream and a bottle of chocolate stout—has become a popular dessert, thanks to Guinness lovers seeking more ways to enjoy their favorite brew.. For St. Patrick’s Day, substitute the chocolate stout for Guinness. Here’s a…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Irish Soda Bread

Irish soda bread is irresistible any time. But St. Patrick’s Day provides an extra excuse to bake up a batch and treat family and friends. Soda bread is a chemically-leavened quick bread* made with baking soda instead of yeast, which produces a lighter, airy crumb. Irish soda bread dates back to approximately 1840, when bicarbonate…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Desserts

What should you bake/make for St. Patrick’s Day? Irish Coffee Cheesecake Green-Chip Chocolate Chip Cookies Your favorite rolled cookie recipe with a shamrock cookie cutter and green-and-white icing S’mores with green marshmallows Silver Moon’s Praline Irish Cream ice cream Irish Cream Icing for your favorite brownies or loaf cake: Take 1/3 cup Irish cream liqueur…
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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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