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Sure and begorrah, Saint Paddy\u2019s day is upon us again. What began as a religious feast day to commemorate the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, has become a globally recognized celebration of all things Irish.<\/p>\n
We are always ready to get into the spirit with classic recipes, attending parades, festivals, and even dancing a little jig! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Many folks naturally think to make\u00a0Corned Beef and Cabbage<\/a>. Irish dishes often include ingredients such as lamb, beef, potatoes (well, really anything<\/em> with potatoes works). Irish foods are typically hearty foods in the form of stews and meat-based pies that are tasty all year round. And, on Saint Patrick’s Day, anything green such as asparagus or peas fit the “all things green” theme.<\/p>\n We hope you enjoy a fun-filled Saint Patrick\u2019s Day. We found one more (oh so many gems) of a lovely blessing we thought appropriate from our DinnerTime family.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Find more tasty ideas in your DinnerTime Recipe Box. \u00a0Just type in “St Patrick’s Day” in the search bar.<\/p>\n As delicious as it is beautiful!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A hearty classic Irish dish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Cool and refreshing any time of year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sure and begorrah, Saint Paddy\u2019s day is upon us again. What began as a religious feast day to commemorate the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, has become a globally recognized celebration of all things Irish…. Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp2.dinnertime.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Did you know 45 lbs of green dye is added to the Chicago River? Or that 60% of Americans plan to celebrate Saint Patrick\u2019s day? Check out this fun info-graphic from WalletHub with facts about how much is spent on the day and how many pints of Guinness will be consumed.<\/p>\nCatch a parade<\/a>. New York, Boston, Chicago and Savannah all host famous parades but most cities have pretty fun parades the\u00a0whole family can enjoy.<\/p>\nAttend a Celtic festival<\/a>. These occur all year in various locations and are a fun way to sample classic Irish cooking, crafts and dancing.<\/p>\nInclude the children with these craft and activity ideas<\/a> to help them learn and enjoy the rich history of the Irish<\/a>.<\/p>\nSome of us may want to \u201csample\u201d a green beer or as the Irish might say<\/a>, \u201cHave a gargle.”<\/p>\nIrish sayings<\/a>, proverbs<\/a> and toasts<\/a> are prodigious and well known. They evoke great emotion as well as a hearty sense of humor. Who hasn\u2019t raised a glass at a wedding or event and offered the classic, \u201cMay your troubles be less and your blessings be more. And nothing but happiness come through your door.”\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Or my newest favorite, \u201cBe sure to taste your words before you spit them <\/em>out.”<\/p>\nThirty percent of us intend to cook a classic Irish meal to celebrate.<\/h3>\n
Bless us with good food,<\/span><\/h4>\n
the gift of gab,<\/span><\/h4>\n
and hearty laughter<\/span><\/h4>\n
May the love and joy we share<\/span><\/h4>\n
be with us ever after<\/span><\/h4>\n
Check out these recipes with\u00a0a wee bit o’ the Irish!<\/h5>\n
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<\/p>\n\nLite Grasshopper Pie<\/a><\/h5>\n
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