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St. Patrick's Day Food: Leprechaun Lunch

 

Ingredients:

• 1 Carrot
• 2 Flour Tortillas
• 2 Spinach Tortillas
• Mexican cheese blend (grated)
• 1 Fruit Roll-Up
• Candy Eyes

Serving: This makes 2 Leprechaun's

Put the flour tortillas on top of each other, and using a small round dish as a guide cut them into a circle.

Freehand cutting the spinach tortillas into a hat shape.

Place one of each (flour and spinach tortillas) in a panini press (or on an oven tray or pan depending on how you normally cook them).  Top with the cheese and place the second flour and spinach tortillas over the top.  Cook until the cheese is melted.

Place the round tortilla on the plate first, then add the spinach tortilla so it slightly overlaps. 

Shave carrot to make the beard, and then cut strips of Roll-Ups for the hat and mouth.  Add the candy eyes.

Enjoy!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

The Centsible Life: St. Patrick's Day Shake

If you are looking for a fun beverage to serve this coming St. Patrick's Day then head on over to The Centsible Life where I'm sharing my recipe for a delicious Mint Chocolate Shake and a fun paper straw craft project to go along with it.

Green Giant Veggie Chips

If you haven't heard, Green Giant™ have launched new Veggie Snack Chips.  And they are all kinds of delicious. 

These veggie chips are the perfect addition to your St. Patrick's Day festivities.  In fact, they are the perfect addition to every celebration. Kids will love them.  My kids devoured two packets in a matter of minutes. I got to eat one.  And by one, I mean one chip, not one packet.  I don't get that lucky around here, unless of course I'm hiding out in the bathroom, or the laundry, or pretending to wash dishes while sneaking snacks and praying that nobody asks me to speak.  Their favorite are the Roasted Veggie Tortilla Chips (Zesty Cheddar) and I have to say, they are pretty darn addictive.

Serving tip:

To include these on your party table, pop them into individual serving sized bags or containers.  I found these great paper party bags at Michael's craft store.  I cut a few inches off the top of them and then rolled the top over a couple of times.  Add a piece of wax paper inside the bag before filling it with the veggie chips, this will help prevent any oil from the chips being absorbed by the bag.

Product information:

• The Green Giant™ Roasted Veggie Tortilla Chips – Zesty Cheddar Flavor are made with real vegetables, 17 grams of whole grain per serving (48g are recommended daily), and are naturally flavored.
• The Green Giant™ Multigrain Sweet Potato Chips – Sea Salt Flavor are made with real sweet potatoes and made with 14 grams of whole grain. Plus, they contains 40 percent less fat than regular potato chips*!

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Kidzui: St. Patrick's Day Lunch for Kids

My latest post is up at Kidzui.  The kids thoroughly enjoyed this one, a fun St. Patrick's Day lunch - I'll be making it again for them on St. Patrick's Day.

 

 

Now head on over there to find out what the extra special yummy trail mix ingredient was.

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Luck of the Irish

I just love this photo.

 

 

By pure luck as I was leaving the dentist's office last week (after a painful visit) we saw this beautiful rainbow right in front of us.  I had all of the kids with me too.  Even my teen was snapping photographs on his phone.

Do you ever get lucky shots like this? It doesn't happen very often for me I must admit. I normally come across what would be the perfect shot on the one day I don't have a camera or phone with me.

Want to spread a little luck around this St. Patrick's Day? My kids love chocolate coins so I thought I'd whip up a few little 'lucky' gift bags.

 

 

These are so easy to make. Just pop a few chocolate coins into cookie bags. Cut a piece of card using patterned edge scissors and fold it over the top of the bag stapling it in place. Using stamps add on a simple message.

 

Now, tell me about the last time good luck was on your side?

For your chance to win a Keurig coffee maker and a one year's supply of International Delight creamer, complete these two steps:

1.Share the International Delight's Luck of the Irish Facebook Contest with your friends below

2.Tell us that you’ve invited your friends to enter the Luck of the Irish Facebook Contest AND tell about a time when good luck was on your side

 

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St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes

 

 

To make the hat:

Melt green candy melts, dip the flat chocolate side of a Keebler cookie in the melted candy and set aside on parchment paper to harden.  Place a large marshmallow on a lollipop stick and dip into the melted candy too.  Set aside to dry (I used a cake pop stand).  Once both sections are hardened, add a little melted candy to the underside of the marshmallow and attach to the cookie.

To make the beard:

I added a little orange coloring to white icing, then used a Wilton No.21 star tip to create a swirl for the beard.

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