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Multiples and More: St Patrick Day Crafts

Come over to Multiples and More for the instructions on how to make these fun St. Patrick's Day t-shirts with your kids.

A Rainbow Cake

St. Patrick's Day is nearing.  Not that I need a reason to bake, but I thought it would be a great opportunity to make a rainbow cake for the kids.  Of course it will be well and truly eaten by St. Patrick's Day.

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Spinach Pancakes

Recently a good friend (hi Serena) was telling me about spinach pancakes that she made for her kids.   She knows I blog, and she thought they would be great for St. Patrick's Day.

Of course, I'm terrible with following directions and don't have pureed jar food (which is how she made them), now that I don't have babies anymore.

But these spinach pancakes were delicious.  The kids thought so too.

To make Spinach Puree:

Cut the stems off approximately 2 cups of fresh baby spinach.  Boil them in a pot of water until limp.  Strain, and then pop the strainer into cold water to stop the spinach from cooking.  Press the excess water out of the spinach.  Pop the spinach into the blender and add a little almond milk.  Blend.  You now have pureed spinach.

PANCAKES

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole-wheat white flour
• 2 tbs sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 tbs butter (melted)
• Spinach puree
• Water

Combine all of the dry ingredients in a bowl.  Gradually add the remainder of the ingredients (leaving the spinach puree and water until last) and combine, stirring with a wooden spoon.  After you've added the spinach puree, you will find that the pancake mix is very thick, so gradually add small amounts of water, stirring constantly until the desired consistency is reached.

Put a little spray on the inside of the metal cookie- cutters (to prevent sticking) and pour a little batter in each once assembled in a pan.  Cook until bubbles appear on the top and flip.

Serve with a little powdered sugar and 100% maple syrup.

The pancakes will have bits of green on the inside.  The more spinach you add, the greener they will be.

ST. PATRICK ’S DAY LUNCH

SHAMROCK SANDWICHES

Ingredients:

• Whole wheat bread
• Cheese slices
• Pesto

How to make:

Using a shamrock cookie cutter, cut the bread and cheese.  On one slice of bread spread a layer of pesto.  Place cheese in-between slices.  Put a thin layer of butter on the outside of the sandwich and grill until bread begins to brown and cheese starts to melt.

This idea came from Kiddio who last week tweeted that she had made Pesto and Grilled Cheese sandwiches.  I saved that tweet because I was in the car at the time, sent it to my gmail account, stopped at the store and picked up ingredients and made it the next day.  It was SOOOOO good.  The kids loved it too, so I decided to make a shamrock version for St. Patrick’s Day.

REUBEN’S

I posted the link for the recipe here, but here it is again.  These were delicious.  I even cooked the corned beef for the first time.  It was super easy and tasted great.

I served our sandwiches with Veggie Sticks from Trader Joe’s.  So good.

ST. PATRICK ’S DAY LINKS

Just wanted to share a few fantastic links I’ve found in the past couple of days.

Pick up a FREE St. Patty’s Day Recipe handout at the MOMMY Community

Martha Stewart has some absolutely amazing St. Patrick’s Day recipes, decorations, traditions and crafts.

If you aren’t on Twitter yet, why not, and if you are on Twitter, then you should also be on Twittermoms.  It’s full of wonderful resources and information.  One thing I came across this morning is a thread in Martha Stewart Moms by the amazing Manic Mother for St. Patrick’s Day ideas.  There are a few things on there already, but if you have any other tips, please add them.

Shannan Powell lets you in on what she does to celebrate with her family on St. Patrick’s Day over at the Party Planning Professor.  And being more than half Irish, she knows what she’s talking about.

Check out these cute St. Patrick’s Day decorations at Sweet Mady’s Paper

Ooh, my favorite things. Cupcakes.  Cupcakes Take The Cake has super cute ones.  Shamrock Shake Cupcakes or how about Pot ‘O Gold or Guinness Cupcakes. 

IRISH CHEER

March 17 is the day you'll be wanting to dress in green and grab a pint of Guinness.

Need a few party ideas?

Here are a few things I've done over the past couple of years.  Some of the food is not quite Irish, but it's definitely 'green'.

FOOD

1. Potato and spinach soup - Irish fun, food & crafts

2. Irish Soda Bread - Sticky Fingers Bakery

3. Grapes, corned beef, crackers and guacamole

4. Assorted Irish Cheeses - Blarney Castle, Dubliner, Mature Cheddar

5. Reuben sandwiches - Kaboose recipes

6. Chicken wraps - add your favorite fillings

7. Vegetable chips, crackers and guacamole

8. Chips and salsa verde

 

DESSERT

1. Mini Bundt Cakes - Irish fun, food & crafts

2. Gold coins and Peppermint Lindt Balls

3. Shamrock cookies - Edelweiss Bakery

4. Individual ice cream tubs - peppermint and vanilla

5. Vanilla cupcakes with cream cheese icing and green sprinkles

 

BEVERAGES

1. St. Patrick's Day punch - Kaboose recipes

2. Midori margarita

3. Jameson Irish Whiskey and Bailey's Irish Cream

4. Guiness

5. Harp Lager

6. Beer cozy - found at a party supply store.

EXTRA'S

1. Placemats 4pk - purchased yesterday from Target on clearance for $2.48

2. Fresh flowers in yellow, green and white

3. Party music - Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection

 

DRESS FOR THE OCCASION

When hosting a party at home I like to leave a table of assorted costume pieces for the guests to put on as they arrive. Nothing breaks the ice and gets a conversation started than looking a little silly.

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