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St. Patrick's Day makes us think of parades, beer, the luck of the Irish, and of course, leprechauns and shamrocks. In other words, all things green! Spice up your celebration with fun recipes such as potato candy or chocolate Guinness pudding. No matter your budget, we have plenty of St. Patrick’s Day party ideas to help you feel lucky.

Festive St. Patrick's Day Centerpieces
Ya gotta love the green St. Patrick's Day carnation that has tacked itself on to the lapel of every Irishman during this holiday! Who can resist its lucky if not totally tacky charm?  Perhaps a single green carnation may look mighty fine on a proud celebrant, but it isn't the only option for a holiday display. Go with a potted clover plant, gold coins in a hat, or another one of these ideas for a festive St. Patrick's Day centerpiece.


 
St. Patrick's Day Cookies
It seems you can always count on the bakery section in your grocery store to have the sugar-coated shamrock cookies around St. Patrick's Day. This year, mix it up a bit and bake your own St. Paddy's cookies like Mint Jelly Thumbprints, Shamrock Stenciled Sugar Cookies, and St. Patrick's Day Macarons to add a little variety to your holiday sweets.


 
Beer Cocktails for Saint Patrick's Day
Leanne and I have a lot of Irish blood running through our veins, which may account for our love step dancing and whiskey! Our Irish roots coupled with the fact that March 17th is our anniversary (the first night we went out together on the "other" s...

 
St. Patrick's Day Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes
Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes! Beer, chocolate, how could you go wrong?

We came up with the perfect treat for your St. Patrick's day party. Don't worry, you'll still be able to drive after you eat these creamy cupcakes, the alcohol is reduced in the baking process.

Enjoy!


 
St. Patrick's Day Treasure Hunt
Do you want to plan something extra special and fun with your children this St. Patrick's Day? How about sending them on a treasure hunt to find their own pot of gold at the end of the rainbow this holiday?


 
10 Recipes You Can Make With Beer
Salute St. Patty's Day and up the ante by using beer as a main ingredient in a food recipe. A whopping 10 million glasses of Guinness are consumed each day. Beer is a versatile cooking beverage and can either pack a punch or subtly enhance existing i...

 
Top 5 St. Patrick's Day Fun Facts
With its folkloric symbols of leprechauns and snakes, it would seem that the revelry of St. Patrick's Day grew from an ancient Emerald Isle celebration into the raucous party that most enjoy today. Well, not exactly.  While St. Patrick's Day has bee...

 
Potato Candy Recipes
If Thanksgiving is all about the turkey, than St. Patrick's Day is all about potatoes...and green beer, of course! These offbeat candy recipes use potatoes as their main ingredients. Serve them on March 17th to your St. Patrick's Day pals and ask them to guess what the secret ingredient is. 


 
The Story of St. Patrick
Ireland's patron saint, Patrick (389 AD - 460 AD), was a real man of legendary proportion.  Much of what we know of him is myth; however, through his writings, the "Confessio" in particular, we come to learn that from a tragic childhood he rose up to be the celebrated figure that we honor on St. Patrick's Day. 


 
Shamrock Facts and Folklore
Shamrocks are everywhere on St. Patrick's Day! It is believed that St. Patrick himself used the shamrock in his teachings to symbolize the Trinity; a Christian philosophy stating that three entities, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, exist together a...

 
 
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