St. Patty’s Day – Corned Beef and Cabbage

It’s St. Patty’s Day!

What’s better than Corned Beef and Cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day?

When it’s waiting for you after the parades…

This Crock Pot version is easy and delicious!

Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage

Serves: 6 Prep Time: 10 minutes  Cook Time: 8 hours

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WHAT YOU NEED:

1 3-4 pound corned beef brisket (with seasoning packet)

1 lb potato cut into bite sized pieces

1 bag baby carrots

2 onions quartered

1 bulb fennel, sliced

2 garlic cloves

1 can beef broth

3 T apple cider vinegar

2 T brown sugar

2 T soy sauce

2 garlic cloves minced

S&P

1 head cabbage cut into 6 wedges

WHAT TO DO:

Toss potatoes, carrots, onions, fennel and 2 whole garlic cloves into the bottom of a slow cooker.

In a large measuring cup combine beef broth, spice packet from the corned beef brisket, cider vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, minced garlic, S&P and stir to combine.

Place the brisket, fat side up) on top of vegetables in slow cooker.  Lay wedges of cabbage around brisket.  Pour beef broth mixture over corned beef and cabbage.

Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.

Remove corned beef from slow cooker and slice thin on an angle.

Serve on a platter along with veggies and potatoes.

St. Pattys Day – Irish Soda Bread

Irish Soda Bread

Did you know that Irish Soda Bread is apparently not even Irish?

It’s true…

But soda bread is historic!

Historic in the fact that you didn’t need yeast or an oven to make it.

That meant that everyone could now have this delicious delight and bake it right over their own fire!

Try it!

It’s simple and comes together fast and great for the kids to get involved with.

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WHAT YOU NEED:

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/3 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 cups buttermilk

1/4 cup butter, melted

WHAT TO DO:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan.

Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda. Blend egg and buttermilk together, and add all at once to the flour mixture. Mix just until moistened. Stir in butter. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for 65 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the bread comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

St. Patty’s Day – Potatoes Fitzpatrick

Being Fitzpatricks and all…

You know I had to come up with a good potato dish to celebrate the big day…

This one is it!

It’s got everything you need for the perfect St. Patty’s day meal.

If for some strange reason you have leftovers…

Reheat them in a pan the next morning with some corned beef and some eggs…

Sure to make you feel better…

If you had a wee bit too much Guinness!

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WHAT YOU NEED:

2 T butter, divided

1 T olive oil

1 onion, sliced

S&P

1/2 head of cabbage, sliced

1 clove garlic, chopped

1 T apple cider vinegar

WHAT TO DO:

In a large skillet heat olive oil and butter over medium high heat.

Add in onions, season with S&P and allow to cook until soft, about 5-6 minutes.

Toss in your cabbage and garlic and cook until cabbage wilts down, another 6-7 minutes.  Remove from pan.

Toss in another tablespoon of butter and lay in your potatoes in an even layer along the bottom of pan, don’t touch them, let them crisp up a bit.

Once they’ve browned add the cabbage and onion back in and stir to combine.

Let the mixture brown a bit more then deglaze with cider vinegar and season with S&P to taste.

Delish!!!

This ain’t your nana’s cabbage!

St. Patty’s Day – Pots of gold at the end of the rainbow

These refreshing little sipsters are good all year round

But your little leprechauns will be drinking them up this time of year for sure!

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WHAT YOU NEED:

strawberries

oranges

pineapple

kiwi

and

blueberries

WHAT TO DO:

Layer chopped fruit into an ice cube tray.

red = strawberries

orange = oranges

yellow = pineapple

green = kiwi

blue = blueberries

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Top each cube with seltzer water.  Freeze.  Serve with pineapple juice and fun straws.

Cupid’s Arrows

Happy Valetine’s Day!

Here’s a sweet treat for your honey today.

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These are perfect for you Valentine’s party!

Serves: 12                        Prep time:  20 minutes                        Cook time: 20 minutes

WHAT YOU NEED:

24 pretzel rods

2 11 oz  white chocolate chips

24  caramel candy squares

1 T  vegetable oil

red colored sugar sprinkles

WHAT TO DO:

Pour white chocolate chips and oil into a microwave safe bowl.  Microwave for 2 minutes stirring once halfway through, set aside.

Using the heat from your hands roll a candy square between them until it is pliable.  Once easily workable wrap the caramel around the top of the pretzel rod and wind around leaving a 2 inch space at the bottom.  Dip the caramel covered part of the pretzel and roll in the white chocolate to coat.  Then sprinkle with red sugar sprinkles.  Place on a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet to set.  Cool in fridge for 20 minutes.  Repeat with remaining pretzels.

While those arrows are cooling, head over to Fitness Magazine to see Alex’s Cupid’s Arrows featured as a great Valentine’s Day treat, as well as Alex’s advice for working off all of those Valentine’s calories.

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Holiday Gift Week Holiday Bark

Do you have as many gifts to give this year as I do?

The kids have friends, teachers, and coaches galore…

Not to mention all the neighbors, mailmen, trainers, etc.

How many coffee gift cards can I possibly give out?

Well here’s the answer…

This one comes together in a snap and it’s super delicious to boot!

 

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Holiday Bark

Prep Time:  10 minutes  Cook Time: 5 minutes

Cool Time: 1-2 hours

What you need:

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2 11 ounce bags white chocolate chips

1 T walnut oil

¾ cup dried cranberries

1 cup shelled pistachios

gift boxes or bags

ribbon or raffia

What to do:

In a large microwave safe bowl combine chocolate and walnut oil.  Heat on high at 30 second intervals stirring in between until just melted.

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Remove from microwave and stir quickly to finish melting.  Pour in cranberries and pistachios and stir to combine.

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Pour out onto a greased sheet pan into a thin layer.

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Refrigerate until cool.  Break up into jagged pieces.

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Place into gift boxes tied with ribbon and raffia.  Perfect festive holiday gift for anyone on your list!

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