St Patrick's Day Crafts and Recipes

Disney Family Fun magazine has tons of great ideas to help you celebrate this fun green holiday. J's favorite color is green so you can only imagine how excited he is for this big day.


Wee Leprechaun: Make-your-own leprechaun! http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/wee-leprechaun-667671/

Make a Festive Bowl-er: Create leprechaun hats by painting and embellishing paper bowls. (p. 34)

St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt: Follow fun all the way to a faux pot of gold. http://familyfun.go.com/playtime/st-patricks-day-scavenger-hunt-708446/

To Catch A Leprechaun: Three clever traps for taking a stand against St. Patrick's Day mischief: Leprechaun Hat Pit Trap, Rainbow Cage Drop, Tricky Trapdoor http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/to-catch-a-leprechaun-710897/



Green Stamp: Spread the luck o' the Irish this St. Patrick's Day with a homemade shamrock stamp. Use it to decorate paper place mats, coasters, tablecloths, or anything else your little leprechauns wish to dress in green. http://familyfun.go.com/st-patricks-day/st-patricks-day-crafts-recipes-gallery-848733/#Green%20Stamp;1

Recipes

St. Patty’s Day Platter: Use a colorful variety of fruits for a rainbow platter. Marshmallows can act as the cloud at the end of the rainbow, and bananas for the pot of gold! (p. 29)

Clover Cookies: For St. Patrick's Day (March 17), or any day you feel like you need a little extra luck, bake up a batch of these cheerful green shamrock cookies. Give some to your friends and classmates, so they will be lucky, too. http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/clover-cookies-687480/

Taste a Rainbow Cupcakes: Here's what little leprechauns look forward to on St. Patrick's Day: a magical snack that can add color to the grayest March afternoon. Pot of gold not included. http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/taste-a-rainbow-cupcakes-842128/


Luck of the Irish Cupcakes: It's not far to the gold at the end of this rainbow-topped Emerald Isle cupcake, just the thing for your lads and lasses on St. Patrick's Day. http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/st-patricks-day-recipe-rainbow-cupcake-dessert-recipe-685421/

Shamrock Cupcakes: It doesn't take the luck of the Irish to make these St. Patty's Day treats look so sweet -- just a clever baking technique. http://familyfun.go.com/st-patricks-day/st-patricks-day-crafts-recipes-gallery-848733/#Clover%20Cupcakes;14

St. Patrick’s Pot of Gold: Surprise your favorite little people on March 17th with these wee emerald pots filled with sweet, edible gold. http://familyfun.go.com/st-patricks-day/st-patricks-day-crafts-recipes-gallery-848733/#St.%20Patrick

Holiday Extravaganza - Cook's Ham Review & Giveaway

We love ham in this house! It's the only meat I can get J to eat on a regular basis. We love it in sandwiches, omelets, and salads.

We had the opportunity to try a Cook's Ham and it was delicious. It was moist and tender. We got a 20 lb ham and after stuffing ourselves we still had so much leftover. J loves it by itself cut up in small pieces. It's so easy to feed him a nice lunch with the leftovers. Dear Hubby takes some to work and I love it as a snack with cheese and crackers.

Cook's Ham gives you great recipe ideas and new glazes to try with their delicious hams. Cook's has a variety of hams including; Bone-in and Boneless Hams, Ham Steaks, Spiral Sliced Hams and Corned Beef Brisket.

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Awesome Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

I came across this recipe and had to try it out. I loved it so much I wanted to share it. Who doesn't love a chocolate chip cookie??

Ingredients
2 Cups plus 2 TBS flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
12 TBS butter, melted and cooled
1 Cup packed brown sugar
1/2 Cup white sugar
1 large egg and 1 egg yolk
2 tsp vanilla
1 - 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together and set aside

Mix the butter and sugars until thoroughly blended. Beat in egg, yolk and vanilla until combined.

Add the dry ingredients and beat on low until just combined. Stir in chips.

Scoop out dough in 1/4 cup and place on cookie sheets.

Bake 15-18 mins
Makes about 12 cookies.

And for my own extra flair. While cookies are still warm, smear some marshmallow fluff over cookie for a new take on s'mores. YUM!

Hope you enjoy this recipe!