Posted by Colleen March 21, 2008
What’s for Dinner: Corned Beef
We had our St. Patrick’s Day meal last night, a few days late, but it was the first night we were all home for dinner together this week. I made corned beef, something I hadn’t eaten since I was a kid. My mother often made this traditional Irish-American meat, and I remember that I hated it.
My mom made corned beef with cabbage. I thought maybe it was the cabbage I didn’t like, so I decided to try making my own, sans cabbage. I got this CrockPot Corned Beef and Vegetables recipe from Stephanie over at A Year of CrockPotting. (Do check our her blog. The recipes are great and she’s so funny.) The recipe worked wonderfully. The meat was tender, the veggies were well cooked, the house smelled wonderful. Just one problem, it wasn’t the cabbage I didn’t like. I don’t like corned beef. My husband didn’t like it either. My son wouldn’t even try it. It is the saltiest piece of meat I’ve ever eaten. I think next year we’ll try a nice Irish Stew for St. Paddy’s Day.
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Posted by Colleen March 13, 2008
Easter and St. Paddy’s Day Crafts for Kids
Well, it’s pretty odd to be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day and Easter in the same week. Will the Easter Bunny bring a pot of gold instead of eggs this year? I hope so!
We’ve been getting into the holiday spirit with some crafts. Here’s a couple things we made this week.
This first is an Easter Bunny craft idea that my SIL over at A Cup of Joy found while she was Ultimate Blog Party hopping. It was posted at The Ramblings of a Crazy Woman.
This second craft is a Leprechaun hat that we made. My very own invention. I know. I know. It’s hard to believe I came up with this all on my own. Ha!
My son did wear it around the house for a little while, but he refused to be photographed with it. I guess that’s not how he rolls.
To make the hat we just cut out a shape like this:
I drew ours freehand. I didn’t think to make a pattern like this on the computer first. Then we added an extra strip of paper to the band to make it fit around my son’s head. We decorated it with a hat band, buckle and a four leaf clover. We also glued an extra scrap of paper to the back of the hat to reinforce it and help it stand up.
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