it's a great day for a st. patrick's day party!

not much to say today, as i'm in prep mode for our party!   we are irish, scotch and german in our home, so an open house to celebrate the gaelic side is only fitting :-) i hope you all have a wonderful St Patrick's day! previous year's posts: the veggie tales st patrick's day story (2009) St Patrick's prayer (2010) irish blessings (2011) this year since it's all-consuming for me, i'll just post today's menu. some of the recipes can be found on my recipes tab, but if you want my recipe for something not listed just let me know and i'll email it to you! Biachlár (menu)

géarú goile

(appetizers)

corned beef bites

irish cheddar potatoes

coleslaw

the orange and the green veggies w/spinach dip

entrée

shepherd’s pie (with lamb)

corned beef and cabbage

milseog

(dessert)

sugar cookies

bailey’s brownies *alcoholic*

mint oreo truffles

deochanna

(drink)

the orange and the green punch

shamrock shakes

water

tábhairne

(bar)

irish coffee

irish car bomb jello shots

bubbly irish nut

guinness

woodchuck hard cider

bailey’s irish cream

jameson irish whiskey

menu 1.29 - 2.4

sunday
lunch - out after church
dinner - stuffed baguette (recipe found on pinterest but i will be changing it up a bit, naturally)


monday
leftovers on our own


tuesday
cheesesteak chimichangas


wednesday
chicken cordon bleu soup


thursday
pizza night: we still have two groupons to one of our favorite takeout places to use by mid-february, so we're having pizza out :-)


friday
slow cooker thai beef (new recipe)


saturday
lunch - pigs in a blanket
dinner - sausage ravioli lasagna

menu 1.22 - 1.28

sunday
- lunch: bbq cheddar chicken pitas (recipe to come, likely friday)
- dinner: anthony is cooking, hamburger helper is the rumor

monday
- on our own

tuesday
- takeout with our friend natasha

wednesday
- pastrami sliders (new recipe...will post if it turns out good!)

thursday
- pizza night! this week i'm changing it up a bit and making buffalo chicken stromboli.  i'm tweaking the recipe slightly though, so watch for changes on how to make it healthier!

friday
- he's having a guys *weekend* so i'm not sure what they're doing.  i'll be having food at the house i'm babysitting at, so who knows?

saturday
- i'm making brunch and dinner.  brunch is tbd (likely several things since there will be hungry guys around), but dinner will be chicken burgers with garlic rosemary mayo

menu (1.8 - 1.14)

i'm not home a lot this week, so we won't be eating like royalty, but it is what it is.  right?  right.


sunday
thai coconut curry soup -- a pinterest find that my friend natasha and i cooked together.  we also made thai tea...yummy!


monday
leftover night: tomato basil soup for me, along with a grilled cheese or something resembling that.
also, we're planning to pull out the breadmaker tonight and actually make some bread.  i may be begging for help next week, or sharing what we did...it all depends!


tuesday
quiche -- my friend laura is coming over and we're making it together.  i'll post my standard quiche recipe (which actually came from her) here eventually...


wednesday
on our own (i'm babysitting...i think he's doing hamburger helper)


thursday
pizza night--we are going OUT or at least getting carryout


friday
on our own (i'm babysitting again...)


saturday
bbq cheddar chicken pitas (which reminds me, i need to post that recipe! i have a lot of those to post apparently...)

hey, it's ok (tuesday) .8

hey, it's ok!

...to love law & order: uk because of the accents and wigs

...to plan out menus every week

...to often scrap said menus on day 2ish because you totally underestimated your level of busyness

...to heart fruit roll-ups at the age of 30

...to still get a little giddy when looking at my ring finger

...to hide from status updates on certain nights, until you've watched the show that everyone else is talking about (helloooo grey's last week that i still haven't watched!)

...to be a few days into tornado season and beyond ready for it to be over. the sirens make it hard to take a decent nap!

(visit amber for the original)