I am celebrating St Patrick Day with a touch of Green I borrowed these pictures from my sister's trip to Ireland and all I got was a piece of Waterford...... Lisa
Happy St Patrick Day
Category: Holiday/Festival
Easy Cho cholate Brownies with Guinness
This is a quick and easy recipe using your favorite bromine mix as a base But I have included some options to make them special for St Patrick day! 1box of brownie mix 1/4 C Gunnies beer 2 egg 1/2 C vegetable oil I a large Bowl Mix Brownie Mix, egg ,oil and beer. Pour [...]
Beef and Guinness Stew
This Guinness beef stew is a very simple dish, but at the same time, it has a deep, complex, rich flavor. The maltiness of dark beer really does amazing things for the gravy 4 slices bacon, cut into small pieces 2 ½ pounds boneless beef chuck, cut into 2-inch pieces 1 ½ teaspoons salt, divided, or more to taste freshly ground [...]
History and Growling of Shamrocks
Shamrocks have been symbolic of many things over the years. According to legend, the shamrock was a sacred plant to the Druids of Ireland because its leaves formed a triad, and three was a mystical number in the Celtic religion, as in many others. St. Patrick used the shamrock in the 5th century to illustrate the [...]
2023 Lafayette Children Parade : 12 :30 Saturday
The first recorded celebration of Mardi Gras in Lafayette was on February 14, 1869 when according to the local newspaper ". . .Clement's band provided the music in the courthouse. . . ". But the first city wide Mardi Gras observance was in 1897, when Manuel Pellerin initiated the idea of a Mardi Gras King [...]
Mardi Gras ; Seafood Gumbo
Thanks for stopping bye today. Mardi Gras is next Tuesday but the parades are already rolling. So drop bye and grab a bowl of Gumbo .... Enjoy!! 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 cups diced yellow onion 1 cup diced celery 1 cup diced green bell pepper 2 tablespoons minced garlic 1 cup diced green onion [...]
Happy Valentine Day!!Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Every Valentine we make a large batch of these and hand out to friends and family as a way to say Happy Valentine! 10 ounce package Ghirardelli Baking Chips Bittersweet, semi-sweet, or milk chocolate ▢2 pounds fresh strawberries stems attached Start by washing the strawberries and then drying them VERY well. It's so important to dry the strawberries well because, as [...]
Chocolate-Raspberry Tart recipe
32 chocolate wafer cookies (about 8 ounces) 2 tablespoons sugar salt 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips 1 1/4 cups heavy cream 1 1/2 cups fresh raspberries (6 ounces) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor, combine cookies, sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Process until very fine [...]
Mardi Gras : Imperial Yam Queen parade
Welcome to 2023 Mardi Gras. And if you are planning a visit can I recommend this fun, family friendly parade in Opelousas, la. We are the Elite Opelousas All Female Krewe! Our goal is to make a lasting impression on parade wat Opelousas Imperial Yam Queens get to see everyone when we ride in the [...]
Goodbye January ! Hello February
Thanks for joining Me on the last day of January ! It has been a busy month but February will be just as busy ! Right Now I am deciding on Valentine of Mardi Gras decorations to go up. January Highlights January : we celebrated both New Year and Chinese (Lunar) New Year. And our [...]
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