Comments on: Green Your Lunch The Irish Way To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! http://www.southernplate.com/2009/03/green-your-lunch-the-irish-way-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day.html Recipes from Below the Mason Dixon Line Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:23:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Beth http://www.southernplate.com/2009/03/green-your-lunch-the-irish-way-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day.html/comment-page-1#comment-15272 Beth Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:59:25 +0000 http://www.southernplate.com/?p=2793#comment-15272 Christy, Happy St. Patrick's Day! I told you last week I was going to do these things for today & I did! This is the first time I've ever done anything like this. The kids were so excited to wake up to their green milk, lime Kool-Aid, green toilet water, green candy and shamrock stickers all over the place (including their cheeks when they woke up! *giggle*). And, I also placed a bowl of chocolate "gold" coins on our kitchen table. All of the kids (12, 10, 8, 4 & 2) have had a really fun day. Thanks for the ideas! I think we may have started a new family tradition. : ) Christy,

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

I told you last week I was going to do these things for today & I did! This is the first time I’ve ever done anything like this. The kids were so excited to wake up to their green milk, lime Kool-Aid, green toilet water, green candy and shamrock stickers all over the place (including their cheeks when they woke up! *giggle*). And, I also placed a bowl of chocolate “gold” coins on our kitchen table. All of the kids (12, 10, 8, 4 & 2) have had a really fun day. Thanks for the ideas! I think we may have started a new family tradition. : )

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.southernplate.com/2009/03/green-your-lunch-the-irish-way-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day.html/comment-page-1#comment-15256 Stephanie Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:54:50 +0000 http://www.southernplate.com/?p=2793#comment-15256 That's all so cute! Can't wait until my kids are school age and I can do this kind of stuff for them (okay, technically I can do it for them even though they're both at home all day, but I just didn't think to). Here's another fun green idea. Just yesterday I found this recipe for green shamrock cookies made with lime jell-o. They look yummy and fun, and we're planning on making them today! Here's the link: http://everydayfoodstorage.net/2009/03/15/st-patricks-day-fhe-jell-o-cookies-food-storage-recipes/food-storage-recipes That’s all so cute! Can’t wait until my kids are school age and I can do this kind of stuff for them (okay, technically I can do it for them even though they’re both at home all day, but I just didn’t think to).

Here’s another fun green idea. Just yesterday I found this recipe for green shamrock cookies made with lime jell-o. They look yummy and fun, and we’re planning on making them today!

Here’s the link:

http://everydayfoodstorage.net/2009/03/15/st-patricks-day-fhe-jell-o-cookies-food-storage-recipes/food-storage-recipes

]]> By: Betsy http://www.southernplate.com/2009/03/green-your-lunch-the-irish-way-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day.html/comment-page-1#comment-15218 Betsy Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:15:58 +0000 http://www.southernplate.com/?p=2793#comment-15218 You inspired me! Thanks for the great idea. http://thepeculiarhomemaker.blogspot.com/2009/03/happy-st-patricks-day.html You inspired me! Thanks for the great idea.

http://thepeculiarhomemaker.blogspot.com/2009/03/happy-st-patricks-day.html

]]> By: Christina http://www.southernplate.com/2009/03/green-your-lunch-the-irish-way-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day.html/comment-page-1#comment-15072 Christina Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:55:12 +0000 http://www.southernplate.com/?p=2793#comment-15072 I have never wanted to have children more so than when I read this post. OH MY GOSH! Everything is just so freaking cute! I hope one day I can do this for my children, it's adorable! I love your site so much! I have never wanted to have children more so than when I read this post. OH MY GOSH! Everything is just so freaking cute! I hope one day I can do this for my children, it’s adorable! I love your site so much!

]]> By: Cindy http://www.southernplate.com/2009/03/green-your-lunch-the-irish-way-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day.html/comment-page-1#comment-14555 Cindy Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:10:12 +0000 http://www.southernplate.com/?p=2793#comment-14555 Christy, I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this for my kids. I also do this for Valentine's Day, Easter, & Christmas. Now my kids are 14 & 11 and they still look forward to this. Also for dinner everything is green. From cabbage, pistachio pudding cake to green white grape juice or lime koolaid. Also sometimes I make green noodles with green eggs. We like to called the noodles seaweed which is nothing more then the packets of chicken noodles known as raimen. I just cook them in green food colored water & then drain the water. They come out a lovely shade of green. Also cool whip colors nicely for any type of topping. I even make green finger jello cut like shamrocks. Also one more thing I like to serve the kids lucky charms with green milk in the morning for breakfast. Thanks for the great recipes Christy,
I’m glad I’m not the only one who does this for my kids. I also do this for Valentine’s Day, Easter, & Christmas. Now my kids are 14 & 11 and they still look forward to this. Also for dinner everything is green. From cabbage, pistachio pudding cake to green white grape juice or lime koolaid. Also sometimes I make green noodles with green eggs. We like to called the noodles seaweed which is nothing more then the packets of chicken noodles known as raimen. I just cook them in green food colored water & then drain the water. They come out a lovely shade of green. Also cool whip colors nicely for any type of topping. I even make green finger jello cut like shamrocks. Also one more thing I like to serve the kids lucky charms with green milk in the morning for breakfast. Thanks for the great recipes

]]> By: Beth http://www.southernplate.com/2009/03/green-your-lunch-the-irish-way-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day.html/comment-page-1#comment-14497 Beth Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:27:21 +0000 http://www.southernplate.com/?p=2793#comment-14497 Christy, Thank you so much for this fun post! I've never really celebrated St. Patrick's day with my kids (ages 12 to 2) but, I am going to this year! : ) I have already picked up the green kool-aid (found it at Walmart!) and some shamrock stickers. And, I'm planning to add green food coloring to the milk and even the toilets! (LOL! thanks to one of your blog commenters for the toilet idea....here's hoping the toilet doesn't get stained!) I am getting so excited for St. Patrick's day! Can't wait! Christy,

Thank you so much for this fun post! I’ve never really celebrated St. Patrick’s day with my kids (ages 12 to 2) but, I am going to this year! : ) I have already picked up the green kool-aid (found it at Walmart!) and some shamrock stickers. And, I’m planning to add green food coloring to the milk and even the toilets! (LOL! thanks to one of your blog commenters for the toilet idea….here’s hoping the toilet doesn’t get stained!)

I am getting so excited for St. Patrick’s day! Can’t wait!

]]> By: KEL http://www.southernplate.com/2009/03/green-your-lunch-the-irish-way-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day.html/comment-page-1#comment-14415 KEL Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:30:37 +0000 http://www.southernplate.com/?p=2793#comment-14415 Green-- 50+ years ago my mom would put food coloring in grits to keep them from getting boring. My daughter had Carnation Instant Breakfast every day for years, some days yellow, some days blue or green. Also, it's pretty easy to dye sugar cookie dough. There's a way you can roll green cookie dough "snakes", cover then with plain dough, mash the snake to a shamrock leaf shape, cut into slices and put the slices together before baking to make shamrock cookies. Also, I've recently discovered green pepper jelly. It's delicious with cream cheese and might make an interesting sandwich. Green–
50+ years ago my mom would put food coloring in grits to keep them from getting boring. My daughter had Carnation Instant Breakfast every day for years, some days yellow, some days blue or green.
Also, it’s pretty easy to dye sugar cookie dough. There’s a way you can roll green cookie dough “snakes”, cover then with plain dough, mash the snake to a shamrock leaf shape, cut into slices and put the slices together before baking to make shamrock cookies.

Also, I’ve recently discovered green pepper jelly. It’s delicious with cream cheese and might make an interesting sandwich.

]]> By: Cathy http://www.southernplate.com/2009/03/green-your-lunch-the-irish-way-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day.html/comment-page-1#comment-14405 Cathy Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:10:48 +0000 http://www.southernplate.com/?p=2793#comment-14405 Sadly, now that my children are grown and out of the house, my only concession to holiday-themed food is getting a specially decorated Krispy Kreme (at the Florence store, Christy, not far away from you). But with this inspiration, I believe my husband's in store for a treat this year! Thanks. Sadly, now that my children are grown and out of the house, my only concession to holiday-themed food is getting a specially decorated Krispy Kreme (at the Florence store, Christy, not far away from you). But with this inspiration, I believe my husband’s in store for a treat this year! Thanks.

]]> By: GINA http://www.southernplate.com/2009/03/green-your-lunch-the-irish-way-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day.html/comment-page-1#comment-14394 GINA Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:00:08 +0000 http://www.southernplate.com/?p=2793#comment-14394 I almost forgot, Michael's (the craft store) had shamrock paper lunch bags and chocolate molds. I almost forgot, Michael’s (the craft store) had shamrock paper lunch bags and chocolate molds.

]]> By: GINA http://www.southernplate.com/2009/03/green-your-lunch-the-irish-way-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day.html/comment-page-1#comment-14390 GINA Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:06:45 +0000 http://www.southernplate.com/?p=2793#comment-14390 I just bought some green peeps at Walgreens, and I have some green Hostess sno-balls at home. This is gonna be fun! I just bought some green peeps at Walgreens, and I have some green Hostess sno-balls at home. This is gonna be fun!

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