Welcome ! The 5th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Blog Crawl!

Hi! I am Big Paddy, and I’m here to say,
Sure hope you’ll join us to celebrate GREEN Day.

To take part in the crawl please follow Kathleen
Your post must contain, something Irish or GREEN.

Irish blood or not, do take part in this crawl,
The posts are terrific, they’re sure to enthrall! :)

Click here for some music!

http://www.my-3-sons.com/music/StPatty/StPatty.html

St. Patrick’s Day cards are mailed, from country to city
The music is playing a fine Irish ditty.

Get up and dance, for life just flits by,
If you drink some of these, your feet will just fly!

Let’s start with some STEW made with good Irish beer,

The cheddar laced taters baked on top make us cheer!


 




The soda breads are baked, we’ll have some with tea,
Hope you have time, to have some with me!


Move on to this table , we’ll eat corned beef o’ panini
With lucky potatoes, so crispy and teeny!





Next table up,  is for those here from old  Cork,
What’s on the menu… boneless ribs of  O’Pork!






There is one more table, with me in the middle
Put on your caubeen, and get out your fiddle!









The first stop is over, Kathleen is all done,
So now crawl on  through blogland,  I hope you have FUN!

Crawl on, crawl on, not one post  should you miss,
St. Patrick’s Day blessings, and a sweet Irish KISS!




Here’s to the Connollys , of my name I am proud
Now come on, let’s party, no slackers allowed!  ♣

Thanks so much for stopping by!  There will be a drawing for a $25.00 gift card for all followers who leave a comment.
(I will post the recipes and table details in the next post)  Also, the next challenge for April will be announced, so come back to see!  :)
Please link only new posts , not ones previously linked to Let’s Dish!
Please stick to the theme, and no reposts, thanks~
***When you link up, put your blog name first.  Only one link, no word ID and a link back to this party is a must, so everyone gets visited. Thank you!
Please crawl to as many blogs as you can!


Can you find the 4 leaf clover in the Peggy Karr plate above?
Crawl ON!
Link opens at 7 PM! Thanks so much for celebrating with me The 5th Annual St. Patrick's Day Blog Crawl!
Joining Yvonne for TTT
Diann for Thrifty  Things Fri.
Susan for Tablescape Thurs.

Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday

The Home Girl Festive  Friday Fiesta

Bev for Pink Saturday

The Irish Are Coming! Let’s Dish # 51

Good evening, Ladies!  One week from tonight will be the 5th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Blog Crawl!  I can’t believe this is the 5th year, I am running out of Irish things to show you!  :)

Tonight I am showing you the table I did for my dinner party on March 17th, 2012.  The blog crawl was already over, so I saved it for this year.

I used the plaid wool cloth that you have seen, as well as the Belleek like dishes, mine are from CTS.

Green glass chargers are by Gorham, via Lenox Outlet. 

I served the soup in white handled bowls trimmed with gold, but I kept them in the kitchen till the soup was served.

 

Little toadstools hold the place cards.  On the right you can see a lucky lottery ticket I tucked under each plate.

The toadstools were from the PB Outlet..

I think someone won  $5.00!  Enough for a box of Lucky Charms.

One of the guests is NOT Irish, so his toadstool had the symbol for NO drawn through the flag on the back of his card.  I think he is the one who won the $5.00!

The napkins are ecru trimmed in green , napkin holders are green mini Blarney stones, :), 25 cents from CTS.

I sat the crystal bowl of fresh white mums and baby’s breath on a mirrored charger, with a few glass shamrocks around the edge.

Waterford Crystal, candlesticks by Mikassa.  Glass bowls for our Irish Soda or rye bread were my mom’s.

The flatware is silver trimmed in gold.

A closer look at my pretend Belleek…

 

We had some green chips…

Some leek and tater crisps  dipped in O’Chive cream

 

Close enough recipe here.  I sauteed the leeks, better flavor..

Individual Bailey’s Death by Chocolate.

“Irish Connolly’s”, ie,  Chocolate  Cannoli’s filled with whipped green and dipped in green sugar!  :)  Connolly is my maiden name.

Of course we had the traditional corned beef and cabbage, and Irish Flag Soup.

I hope you are getting your Shamrock on, and I can’t wait to see what you all come up with!  Last  year there were over 100 entries, and seas of green flowed throughout blogland!

Same rules to link up…

Be a follower

♣ BLOG NAME FIRST, unlimited letters for your post description

No word ID

One dish related post

A link back to this party.  Visit as many as you can.

Thank you to those who link up and always leave a comment, your manners are superb!  :)

Here in NY we are bracing for another Nor’Easter, the wind is howling and I hope the power stays on!

Now it is your turn!

Thanks to all of you for stopping by!

I am joining Susan for Tablescape Thursday

Diann for Thrifty Things Friday

Gollum for Foodie Friday

Yvonne for TTT

A Little Thrifting and Something Green

 

Yesterday when I went down to the drugstore ,(which closes at 12:30 on Sat., imagine!) I parked in front of a new Thrift Shop that opened.  The thrift shops here aren’t too thrifty, seriously, sometimes the stuff is so overpriced it makes me cringe.

This one had its share of the cringe factor, but there were a few shelves with 50% off, and I found this smaller covered tureen, complete with spoon for 3.00.  It was made in Japan, and white, so it will blend in with everything!

Good for sauce, or a vegetable when it is just us.

I also found these green and white check plates, probably wouldn’t have been tempted if we weren’t coming into the GREEN season. No scratches , made by Potter and Smith ?, whoever they are!

Speaking of greens, I have never made Brussels Sprouts, and decided it was time.  I saw a recipe from Rachel Ray and decided to give it a try.

I thinly sliced the sprouts, and onions, and quickly fried in a scant amount  of olive oil.  EVOO as she says, :) .

Here’s her recipe.

I shredded them as my friend Carol at There’s  Always Thyme to Cook did a similar recipe, and since I am not a big fan of whole cabbage, I figured this might make them more appealing.

Hmm, I guess if you like Brussels Sprouts it is good.  I didn’t care for it, nor did dh.

I prefer my cabbage this way.

Sliced cabbage, onions, powdered mustard, and lots of pepper with crisply fried bacon added at the end.

Fry the bacon, drain of most of the fat, then quick fry the cabbage and onions in it.

So much better than the kind my mom made, boiled in the pot with the corned beef.

My totally Polish DZ sister, Janice, taught me how to make it this way.  Thank you, even though you decked yourself out from head to toe in ORANGE every St. Patrick’s Day! 

She had red hair, so I really  mean head to toe!

I hope you are thinking about something to post to join the 5th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Blog Crawl on Mar. 13th.

Anything Irish, a recipe, a table, a vignette, whatever you’d like!

Maybe some Pot O’Gold cupcakes?

The gold is the cream inside.

Maybe some Apple O’Tart…

Or some Saving of the Green Quiche, where you use up bits of leftover ham, and cheese and eggs.

Perfect with a

See you Wed. night at 7 for Let’s Dish!

Thanks for stopping by.

I am joining The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sunday.

Yvonne for On the Menu Monday

Kathe with an E for You’re Gonna Love It Tues.

Marty for Tabeletop Tuesday.