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Posted:19.02.2009, 10:15

Luck O' The Irish Shamrock Cookies
3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 "Cookies and Mint" chocolate candy bars , broken into pieces
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Green decorating icing (optional)

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).

In large mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add corn syrup, egg and vanilla; blend well.

In medium microwave-safe bowl, place candy pieces. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 to 1-1/2 minutes or until chocolate is melted when stirred. Blend into butter mixture. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to chocolate mixture, blending well. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to handle.

For each shamrock cookie, shape three 1/2-inch balls. Place in triangular position on ungreased cookie sheet with approximately 1/4 inch between each ball. Using slightly smaller ball, form and add 1-1/2 inch stem.

Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until set around edges. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Pipe decorating icing around edges of cookie, if desired.

Makes about 8 dozen 2-inch cookies.

VARIATION:
Minty Chocolate Slice N' Bake Cookies:

Prepare dough as directed above. Shape dough into 2 rolls, each 2 inches in diameter. Wrap both rolls in wax paper or plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm. Cut rolls into 1/4-inch slices; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake and cool as directed above.

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Posted:19.02.2009, 10:53

Irish Chicken and Dumplings

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SERVINGS (5)

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
3 cups water
1 cup chopped celery
2 onions, quartered
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
5 carrots, sliced
1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas
4 potatoes, quartered
3 cups baking mix
1 1/3 cups milk

DIRECTIONS
In large, heavy pot, combine soup, water, chicken, celery, onion, salt, poultry seasoning, and pepper. Cover and cook over low heat about 1 1/2 hours.
Add potatoes and carrots; cover and cook another 30 minutes.
Remove chicken from pot, shred it, and return to pot. Add peas and cook only 5 minutes longer.
Add dumplings. To make dumplings: Mix baking mix and milk until a soft dough forms. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto BOILING stew. Simmer covered for 10 minutes, then uncover and simmer an additional 10 minutes.

Posted:19.02.2009, 11:12

Shamrock Candies

What you will need:

¼ cup softened butter
4 ounces cream cheese softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ½ cups confectioners or powdered sugar
2 cups coconut
Shamrock shaped cookie cutter
Green sugar sprinkles
Cookie sheet
Wax Paper
Mixer
Large Bowl
Wooden spoon
Rolling pin

Directions:

1. Beat the butter and cream cheese until creamy.

2. Add the vanilla extract and half of the confectioner's sugar and beat until mixed.

3. Add the rest of the confectioner's sugar and the coconut and mix together with the spoon until it has a uniform consistency.

4. Roll the mixture out with a rolling pin and use the cookie cutter to cut out the candies. Or you can roll the mixture into balls and create three leaf clover shapes by pressing three balls together and adding a stem.

5. Put green sprinkles on each one quickly after making them, and press the sprinkles in a bit.

6. Leave the candies in the fridge for about 2-3 hours to let them dry and harden.

Posted:19.02.2009, 11:24

Prepare a lower fat sweet treat this St. Patrick's Day by making a batch of shamrock-shaped sugar cookies. If you don't have a shamrock cookie cutter, make rounds but be sure to use green sprinkles or gel for decorating.
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
5 tbsp butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
Preparation:
Using a mixer, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add egg and vanilla, mixing well. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually stir flour mixture into butter and sugar until dough forms.

Don't worry if the dough seems a little crumbly at first; it will come together. Wrap dough in plastic and chill for two hours in the refrigerator.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to a 1/4-inch or 1/8-inch thickness. Use holiday cookie cutters dipped in flour to make cutouts. Gather scraps and re-roll until all the dough is used. Place cookies 1 inch apart on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.

If you're using sugar sprinkles, decorate the cookies before baking.

Bake for 10 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Transfer to wire rack after 1 minute to cool.

Posted:19.02.2009, 11:34

Irish Whiskey Pie "Green & Everything!"

Chocolate ready-to-use pie crust
1/4 c. Irish whiskey
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1 T. mint jelly
2 3/4 c. whipped topping
2 T. sugar
2 eggs, separated
green food coloring
2/3 c. light cream
dash salt

Combine gelatin, 1 Tablespoon sugar, and salt in saucepan.
Beat egg yolk slightly. Add egg yolks, cream and whiskey to gelatin mixture.
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens slightly.
Stir in mint jelly. Chill until mixture begins to thicken.
Beat egg whites to soft peaks. Beat in remaining sugar until mixture holds
a stiff peak. Fold meringue and 2 cups whipped topping into custard mixture.
Add green food coloring to desired shade. Turn into crust. Garnish with
remaining whipped topping and refrigerate until firm. Let stand at room
temperature for 2 hours before cutting

Posted:19.02.2009, 11:35

Irish Breakfast Scones "Have You Ever Had Scones? You haven't lived!"

INGREDIENTS
Flour 2-1/2 cups
Salt 1/2 teaspoon
Butter 2 Tbsp
Sugar 2 Tbsp
Baking Powder 2 teaspoons
Raisins 1/2 cup
Milk 7/8 cup

Preheat oven to 400°
Sieve flour and salt into a bowl. Rub in the butter with your
fingers or a pastry blender. Add the sugar, baking powder
and raisins and mix together well.

Add the milk and mix into a loose dough. Turn onto a floured
board and knead until smooth (about 10 times). Roll out; cut the
dough in half, then into quarters and then into eighths.
Place on a lightly floured baking sheet, then brush the top of each
scone with milk and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. When done, transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Posted:19.02.2009, 11:36

Irish Tea Bread "Yum Yum Yum!"

Servings: 4
12 T Strong tea
1 lb. Mixed dried fruit
6 oz Soft brown sugar
1 ea Egg, lightly beaten
1 oz Butter (melted)
9 oz All-purpose flour
1/2 t Bicarbonate of soda

The mixed fruit can include raisins, currants, and any other
kind of dried fruit you like; chop any larger pieces down to
about raisin size. Place the tea, mixed fruit and sugar in a bowl;
cover and leave overnight. Stir in the egg and melted
butter. Sieve the flour and the bicarb together and fold
them in. Line the bottom of a large loaf pan with baking parchment,
Pour the mixture in and smooth the top. Bake in a preheated
oven (360 F) on the middle shelf for 1 1/2 hours.
After removing from the oven, leave
in the pan for 2-3 minutes; then turn out of pan
and cool on a wire rack.

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Posted:19.02.2009, 15:46

Warm Mushroom And Asparagus Salad With Rice Wine Vinaigrette

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients:
4 tablespoons grape seed oil
3 cups sliced mushrooms (such as a combination of shiitakes and criminis)
1 bunch asparagus, trimmed and sliced on the bias
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup sliced cucumbers (from 1 English cucumber, seeds scooped out and cucumber thinly sliced on the bias)
1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes
3 cups green leaf lettuce, washed and torn
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, lightly toasted

Method:
In a large saute pan, heat 2 tablespoons grape seed oil over high heat add the mushrooms and cook for about 2 minutes until they start to give up some of their liquid. Add the asparagus and continue to cook for another 2 to 3 minutes until vegetables are slightly soft.

For the vinaigrette:
In a bowl whisk together the honey, rice vinegar, toasted sesame oil, cilantro salt and pepper. Drizzle in the remaining 2 tablespoons grape seed oil. Toss with cucumber and tomatoes. Combine with the lettuces and toss to coat.

To serve:
Transfer the mushroom asparagus mixture to a serving platter. Top with the lettuce and tomato salad. Garnish with sesame seeds.

Posted:20.02.2009, 00:27

Green Cookies:

Mix:
1 package "Instant" Pistachio Pudding Mix
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
3/4 cup Bisquick mix

Roll into 1 inch balls. flatten gently on cookie

sheet.Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.

Makes 15 cookies.

Posted:20.02.2009, 05:24

Green Tomato Cake

"This is a moist, spice-type cake...a good way to use some of those extra green tomatoes before frost hits. Sprinkle the finished cake with confectioners' sugar or frost with your favorite caramel or cream cheese frosting."

Original recipe yield 1 - 9x13 inch cake pan

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
4 cups chopped green tomatoes
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 cup butter
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS
Place chopped tomatoes in a bowl and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon salt. Let stand 10 minutes. Place in a colander, rinse with cold water and drain.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat until creamy.
Sift together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, soda and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add raisins and nuts to dry mixture; add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Dough will be very stiff. Mix well.
Add drained tomatoes and mix well. Pour into the prepared 9 x 13 inch pan.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.

Posted:20.02.2009, 05:43

Nelson Cookie Bake Green Bon Bon Cookies
Recipe | 2 hours | 2 hours prep |

Delicious butter cookie with a chocolate center.
20 -25 Cookies servings

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter (softened)
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
1-2 drop green food coloring paste
1 1/2 cups flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
20-25 Hershey's chocolate kisses
Directions
1Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2Mix thoroughly butter, sugar, vanilla.
3Add food coloring.
4Mix in flour and salt until dough hold together. (If dough is dry, mix in 1 – 2 Tablespoons light cream.
5Mold dough by teaspoonfuls around Hershey Kiss.
6Place cookies about 1 inch apart on parchment lined cookie sheets.
7Bake 12 – 15 minutes or until set but not browned.
8Cool. Dip tops of cookies into Green Icing.

Posted:20.02.2009, 05:57

Shamrock Ice Cream Sandwiches
What You Need

Sugar cookie dough - either store bought or your own recipe*
Medium to Large Shamrock cookie cutter
Green paste food coloring
Toothpick
A Pair of Latex gloves (protects from getting green hands!)
Flour
Rolling pin
Cookie sheets
Mint Chocolate Chip, Pistachio or Vanilla ice cream (tinted green), softened slightly

What You Do

*Tami has been kind enough to share hre foolproof sugar cookie recipe below!

If making homemade cookies, mix and leave finished dough in a non-porous bowl. If using store bought dough, unwrap and add to a non-porous bowl.

Put on your gloves. This next step can get a little bit messy.

Using a toothpick, dip it into the green food coloring, removing a tiny bit of food coloring. Add it to the cookie dough.

NOTE: A very little bit of this food coloring goes A LONG way to adding color to the dough. To be safe, start out using just a little and continue adding a little bit at a time until you reach the desired color.

Use your hands to mix the color into the dough. This process might take a few minutes but with continued mixing, the color will evenly spread throughout dough.

If the dough becomes too sticky, add a small amount of flour (approx. 1/4 cup) to the dough and mix together thoroughly.

Continue these steps until the desired color and consistency is reached.

Next, lightly flour the table where you are going to be rolling out the dough, to prevent the dough from sticking. Roll out the dough to 1/4 - 1/2 inch thickness.

Cut out the Shamrocks (2 for each sandwich) and place on an ungreased cookie sheet, making sure to leave enough room between the cookies so they don't bake together. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 - 12 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are light golden brown. Cool completely before making ice cream sandwiches.

TO ASSEMBLE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES

Holding the bottom side of one cookie, spread the softened ice cream, nice and thick, onto the cookie. Top with second cookie. Fill in any uneven spots around the cookie. Smooth out rough edges with your finger to give a nice, smooth look.

Place onto a cookie sheet or plate, then back into the freezer. Freeze until solid.

Once frozen, you can serve as dessert or each sandwich can be individually wrapped in plastic wrap and kept in the freezer.

Posted:24.02.2009, 20:01

A magnificent sweet and spicy lamb recipe. You can increase cayenne and other spices to suit individual tastes. Serve in warm pita bread with mixed greens (try using some strongly flavored ones) and fresh herbs. Drizzle with a lemon and herb yogurt sauce or a tzatziki sauce.
Original recipe yield: 6 servings.
Prep Time:20 Minutes
Cook Time:10 Minutes
Ready In:30 Minutes
Servings:6
INGREDIENTS:

* 2 pounds ground lamb
* 1 cup raisins
* 5 ounces goat cheese
* 1/3 cup mayonnaise
* 1 red onion, finely chopped
* 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
* 3/4 tablespoon ground cayenne pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
* 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
* Salt to taste
* Coarsely ground black pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together ground lamb, raisins, goat cheese, mayonnaise, red onion, garlic, cilantro, cayenne pepper, cumin, ground coriander, salt and black pepper.
3. Divide the mixture into approximately 6 even portions, and press around skewers.
4. Place skewers on the grill. Cook approximately 4 minutes per side, or until the cheese has melted, the raisins are tender and lamb has reached desired doneness.