Saint Patrick's Day is is a wonderful day for me. Every year, my dear friend texts me and says, "Amber, aren't you so happy everyone is wearing your favorite color today?" Except for this year because she is serving a mission for our church.
But the answer is yes. Yes it makes me SO happy to see people everywhere sporting various shades of green.
On Saint Patrick's Day, Seth and I went to an adorable party at Hayley's house. Then, the next night, we had my family over for our traditional Saint Patrick's Day dinner. Corned beef with cabbage, potatoes, onions, carrots and parsnips. I made the dinner for the first time this year because my mom's kitchen is under renovation. So I served the meal with a horseradish/mayo garnish, pickles, and bottles of root beer.
About an hour before my family arrived, the house was smelling amazing from the food in the slow cooker, and I decided I needed some decor. I scavenged around my house and this is what I came up with.
In the center, I put an arrangement of items I had on hand.
The craft moss and river rocks reminded me of the lushness of Ireland. I paired those with one of my favorite vases. It looks old and worn and reminded me of ancient castle ruins on Irish hills. Then two little white birds with Celtic-looking interlace on their wings landed to add a bit of fun.
In the vase, I put white hydrangeas and tree blossoms.
For the place settings, I used gold chargers and white dishes. Super simple.
At each setting, I placed napkins folded in the shape of shamrocks. I modified a classic flower folding technique, and I think they look a bit like four leaf clovers. What do you think? I anchored each napkin with another river stone.
Overall, I'm happy with how it turned out, and the food was delicious. I used this recipe and modified it a bit. It tasted just like what my mom makes every year!
For a tasty green dessert, I made mint Oreo ice cream balls. I made them for Seth's birthday two three years ago (way back in my very first blog post!) and they were a hit. So this time I rolled half of the ice cream in Oreos and half in Oreos AND chocolate with green sparkles.
I definitely need to make these more often!
I hope you all had a great Saint Patty's Day Even though it was almost two weeks ago...
And thank you so much to everyone who offered up advice or words of encouragement about my last post. I definitely need all I can get, but it's amazing to know there are people who have similar experiences and we can learn from each other.
But the answer is yes. Yes it makes me SO happy to see people everywhere sporting various shades of green.
On Saint Patrick's Day, Seth and I went to an adorable party at Hayley's house. Then, the next night, we had my family over for our traditional Saint Patrick's Day dinner. Corned beef with cabbage, potatoes, onions, carrots and parsnips. I made the dinner for the first time this year because my mom's kitchen is under renovation. So I served the meal with a horseradish/mayo garnish, pickles, and bottles of root beer.
About an hour before my family arrived, the house was smelling amazing from the food in the slow cooker, and I decided I needed some decor. I scavenged around my house and this is what I came up with.
In the center, I put an arrangement of items I had on hand.
The craft moss and river rocks reminded me of the lushness of Ireland. I paired those with one of my favorite vases. It looks old and worn and reminded me of ancient castle ruins on Irish hills. Then two little white birds with Celtic-looking interlace on their wings landed to add a bit of fun.
In the vase, I put white hydrangeas and tree blossoms.
For the place settings, I used gold chargers and white dishes. Super simple.
At each setting, I placed napkins folded in the shape of shamrocks. I modified a classic flower folding technique, and I think they look a bit like four leaf clovers. What do you think? I anchored each napkin with another river stone.
Overall, I'm happy with how it turned out, and the food was delicious. I used this recipe and modified it a bit. It tasted just like what my mom makes every year!
For a tasty green dessert, I made mint Oreo ice cream balls. I made them for Seth's birthday two three years ago (way back in my very first blog post!) and they were a hit. So this time I rolled half of the ice cream in Oreos and half in Oreos AND chocolate with green sparkles.
I definitely need to make these more often!
I hope you all had a great Saint Patty's Day Even though it was almost two weeks ago...
And thank you so much to everyone who offered up advice or words of encouragement about my last post. I definitely need all I can get, but it's amazing to know there are people who have similar experiences and we can learn from each other.
*amber*
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