8 St. Patrick’s Day Food & Recipes

St. Patrick’s Day is Sunday, March 17, 2013. While I was growing up, I just remembered to wear green so that I wouldn’t get pinched!  Now, I am happy that (in addition to making sure that my sons wear green) I can prepare some special St. Patrick’s Day treats for the boys. My chef friend Mike Petti talked me through how to make a “not too salty” corned beef brisket. I will be sharing that recipe with you later this week. Meanwhile, I wanted to share eight

St. Patrick’s Day Staples: Enjoy these simple St. Paddy’s Day favorites.

1. Cabbage
easy cabbage recipe

2. Savory shepherd’s pie (I didn’t know that this was as much of an Irish dish as it is a British one!)
shepherds pie

Green Foods: Forget green food dye! All of these recipes are naturally green.

3. Easy avocado hummus
avocado hummus

4. Fresh string beans
fresh string beans

5. Mint julep pie

6. Simple spinach
spinach recipes

7. Spinach ricotta ravioli
spinach ricotta

8. Spinach smoothie
spinach smoothie
If you have a favorite dish that you prepare on St. Patrick’s Day, please share it in the “Comments” section below. Thanks!