It's Time! The 4th Annual St. Patrick's Day Blog Crawl Begins Now!

Hello Crawlers and Spectators!
Before we crawl, a few details.
Please be a follower!  In this instance it is a good thing. :)
You have to be a follower and have a blog to be in the crawl and prize raffle. 
Please check, last time someone won the 100 dollar gift card who wasn't a follower, and I had to pick someone else.
All followers who leave a comment are eligible .
There will be an extra drawing for those who have an entry.

 
Link back to this crawl, please.

Please visit as many as you can!  That's what makes it fun!

 There will be a prize for the person who visits and comments on the most blogs!  Email me with your number!


Winners will be announced  by Wed . the 21st, so do come back to see if you win!
The prizes:
25 dollar gift card,
WSonoma Cookie Pan,
Star Pie Mold, great for Memorial Day and July 4th,
2 Canal Cafe Cookbooks from WSonoma,
Cake Boss Book,
Dansk Trivet,
Waverly dish cloths 
Silver mushroom name card holders from WSonoma
and more!

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In the middle of March

Every year can be seen

A plethora of Shamrocks,

And blogs showing green!

 

This year is no different

And with thanks to you all,

I hereby do start

The Fourth Annual Crawl!

We'll start at my house

Big Paddy lives here

He's heading the crawl,

The crowd starts to cheer!

The shamrocks are hung

They sport leaves of three

St. Pat used them to teach

My faith's  Trinity.

Everything is decked out

The plants wear their bows

Your hostess wears green

Right down to her toes!

The taters are cooking,

Boiled, mashed, or baked  crispy?

Maybe some SMASHED

If you're feeling more frisky!

I made us some lunch

Roasted white and some green

Shamrock shaped stuffing

  Patty's Pig,  moist and  lean!

So I can party with Marty

That cloche loving Lass,

I hereby present,

Leprechaun' under glass!

How 'bout a song?

Called Mrs. Murphy's Chowder

Overalls were ingredients,

The diners yelled louder!

The overalls here

Are not filled with soup,

But rather with candy

Should your energy droop!

I've hung your caubeen

On the back of your seat,

Irish music is playing,

And soda bread to eat!

 

Time to crawl on

Start showing your greens!

Go visit some blogs

Then dine at Kathleen's!

Come on now, shoo!

Time to go lookie lookie

Here's something to go,

A fresh shortbread cookie!

I'll be by to visit

I couldn't be surer

It make take me days

But I'll be there, Begorrah!

Thanks so much for coming to the party!

I will give the 3 new table and vignette  details on Tablescape Thursday, and the recipes on Foodie Friday's post.

And this is what is meant by The Map of Ireland on your face!  These sweet boyos are my nephews.

Potatoes and Pudding & Blog Crawl Memo!

Almost as good as fried, but they are oven fried.

Russet potatoes make the best fries, waxy potatoes do not get the same result.

Peel or not, your choice.  Slice your potatoes and soak in a pan of hot water for about 15 min.

Drain and wrap in a clean dish cloth. Then place on a paper towel and pat as dry as possible.  Place them in a bowl and toss with oil of  your choice.

Season them the way you like and place them on a baking sheet sprayed with Pam.

Preheat oven to 425 or 450, and bake till golden brown, flipping half way through.

 Use a good pan, a thin cookie sheet might get bent out of shape!  :)

This recipe is pretty much how I do it!

http://low-cholesterol.food.com/recipe/oven-fries-127757

Serve them with a cheeseburger and I will be your best friend forever!
For dessert some Cinnamon Raisin Bread Pudding.
I am not a fan of bread pudding, but I had some homemade  cinnamon raisin bread to use up.

Put some whipped cream on top, and dig in!

It helps if you serve it in a cute little Irish ramekin. :) From Christmas Tree Shop, of course!



I used half and half and threw a few chopped  apples in also.  Recipe here.

Those ramekins will reappear Tuesday in the "Who threw the overalls in Mrs . Murphy's Chowder ? " table for the 4th Annual St. Patrick's Blog Crawl and Blogaversary here on TUESDAY.

Post will be up by noon on the 13th!.  TUESDAY
Prizes and more prizes, so I hope you will come celebrate with me!

What should you post?

Well, it has to be new, please don't rerun your post from last year.
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A recipe, a table, vignette, as long as it has something to do with the color du jour, GREEN!

Looking forward to you joining in!

A special THANK YOU to all of you posted my party button Leprechaun in your side bar so others would know about the crawl.  I do appreciate it!

Thanks for visiting, have a wonderful Sunday!

I am joining The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sunday.
Shannon's Cozy Home Scenes Party

REMEMBER TO SET YOUR CLOCK AHEAD TONIGHT!

The Wearin 'of the Green~Cabbage Fritters

Just got back from a fun trip to CTS and a delicious birthday dinner.  DH asked me where I wanted to go, so shopping it was.  He waited in the car!
I was there a loooong time!  It is 60 miles away, so good thing he didn't decide to leave me there!  He never would have waited that long if it wasn't my birthday!

I started with a green and white check cloth.  The fabric is from the Duralee Outlet.
Next a dark green felt shamrock cut out mat from CTS.
The clover plates are from TJMaxx, 2 years ago.
Treble Clef flatware from the clearance in BBB.
Napkin is a bandana from ACMoore and Shamrock ceramic napkin rings are a gift from my sis many years ago.

A big fat live shamrock stuffed in the leprechaun's pot for his gold is the centerpiece.  A few black top hat pics stuck in to pick up the black from the flatware and napkins.

Green glass by Anthropologie via the .99 store, a recent treasure find.  I know, a few if you emailed me that you paid the 8.00 each for them there.  :(
A bubble glass stem ...don't remember where I got them.
Butter domes from WSonoma Outlet on sale.  They had the same one in CTS for 1.50.
I spray painted some cheapo brass candlesticks with orb, so they are black to match the flatware.


And that's the table for tonight.

Cabbage is always on sale around here this time of year, so I tried a new recipe, Cabbage Fritters.
You can see the recipe and demo HERE

I added fresh minced onion, salt and pepper, and crumbled bacon, and omitted the oregano.  I just didn't feel oregano went with cabbage.  So, the verdict?
They were good, but without the dip, not much.
If anyone tries them, let me know what you think.  I like potato latkes better !  Latkes, potato pancakes, my recipe here.

See you over the weekend, then the 13th for the 4th Annual St. Patrick's Day Blog Crawl here.

Give aways include an Oreo Cake Pan from Wsonoma, cookbooks, napkins, napkin rings and a gift card.
Thanks so much for visiting!
Bunny Jean for the Bunny Hop
I am joining Susan for Tablecape Thursday
Gollum for Foodie Friday
Diann for Thrifty Friday
Bev for Pink Saturday, it's all about green this week!

MARCHing, Dancing and Eating

Here on Long Ireland, I mean Long Island in NY, the parades have already started. 
Yesterday, we went to an after the parade party at my son's church.

A great Irish band, Step Dancers, and good food, made for a fun family party.

It's amazing how so many things turn Irish in March.  In previous posts I expressed my dislike for fish, but when it wears a bit of the green, I had to go for it!
Filet O' Fish, Irish for sure!

I saved the box from last year, and made my own version, complete with a fish plate!

I smothered that baby with ketchup, and made it through another meatless Friday!
I hope you are collecting to green to show us for the 4th Annual St. Patrick's Day Blog Crawl here on the 13th.

Even if you are not Irish, St. Patrick's Day's arrival means we are that much closer to Spring.

I am gathering up some prizes to make it more fun!  I'll show them in my TTH post, so come back for a preview!
Thanks for visiting!
I am joining
The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sunday
Marty for Tabletop Tuesday
Shannon at Cozy Home Scenes Party

Sue at Sullivan and Murphy did a post explaining the importance of doing away with the blogger id.  It is now 2 words and almost impossible to read.  If you are not sure if you have it, or how to get rid of it, check here.  She also explains about the no reply blogger status.  Great tutorial!