Green Smoothies - Start your day with some good nutrition that's naturally green. You may even be able to get veggie avoiders to give this a go on a day when everything is green.
Green Eggs and Ham
We love this Seuss classic so much, my mom made it into an actual meal for us each year growing up. Just add a little food coloring to your scrambled eggs, mix in a little ham and you're good to go! We like to tint our milk green too or use orange juice as liquid leprechaun gold. Kids will be even more engaged when they read the story having tried it and liked it themselves.
Corned Beef and Cabbage - Go the more traditional Irish route with this yummy dinner recipe. The cabbage is green, right?
Patty Cakes - We are starting a new tradition this year of mini Patty Cakes. They're little cake bites in the shape of four leaf clovers. I had both of my kids help make these super simple desserts.
What you'll need: Baked yellow cake, frosting (I like cream cheese flavor), melting chocolate (I get pre-colored to save time) and yellow M&Ms
Break the cake into your mixer and add frosting. Mix until just blended. The result should be a doughy consistency that can be shaped or formed.
Roll four small balls of dough onto a cookie sheet. Press until flat, with inside edges combining and outer edges remaining rounded.
A little leprechaun snuck into our house while we were making ours and hid some of his gold in one of the cakes. The person who randomly picks this cake will have good luck for the rest of the year. Once the M&Ms (gold) are pressed into the balls, push bits of dough to cover and keep hidden.
Once you have all of your cake dough formed into clovers, place in the freezer for at last two hours - overnight is ideal. This will make your shapes more solid and easy to dip into your chocolate. For a quick alternative, brush colored chocolate onto the top and sides to cover well.
What fun traditions do you follow on St Patricks day?
