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Posted by: maggiemahone1 12-Mar-2006, 07:18 PM

St. Patrick's Day will be here before you know it. This is one of my favorite holidays. I've had my house decorated for 3 weeks now and I'm getting anxious for the Big Day. If you come to my house and walk in that's were it all begins...You can see what my heart longs for.... I don't have all of my meal planned yet...This year I'm going to try a Crum-Crusted Corn Beef. I'm thinking my family might like it better than with the different veggies cooked with it. The side dishes to go with it will be Cabbage and Carrot Medley. This dish has a sweet sour taste to it using brown sugar, apple cider vinegar and spicy brown mustard. Also Mashed Potatoes with Celery Root, this dish is yummy. I'll be deciding what else to go along with this, in the next few days. At my house will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day and the birth of my two granddaughters...Time to get a bottle of bubbly and pop the cork! Would you good folks like to share what your plans are for St. Patrick's Day this coming Friday... Maybe we can give one another some ideas on our meals or whatever! I do fix lemon-lime kool-aid for the grandchildren. maggiemahone1

Posted by: ShadowDarkFyre 15-Mar-2006, 08:40 AM

Well, for me, I have a St. Patty's concert to go to on Friday. Senara's playing in it. Hopefully the following Saturday, I'll be going hunting. Otherwise, it'll have to be postponed for a week. We'll see though...

Posted by: CelticCoalition 15-Mar-2006, 09:44 AM

I'll be celebrating with my girl friend at our favorite Irish Pub.

Posted by: John Clements 15-Mar-2006, 10:12 AM

Hi maggiemahone1, if a stranger rings you doorbell on St Patty’s Day please invite him, because it will be me. Have a great day. John

Posted by: stoirmeil 15-Mar-2006, 11:12 AM

Stuck for dessert? I almost wept when I found this. I'm going to make it myself: Chocolate-Orange Guiness Cake 1 stick Butter, room temperature 1 1/2 cups Soft dark brown sugar 2 cups Self-raising flour 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder 1 pinch Salt 2 rounded TBSP Hershey's Cocoa Grated rind of 1 orange 4 eggs 1/2 cup Guiness Stout ICING 1 stick butter, softened 1/2-2 cups confectioner's sugar Large orange--grated rind & juice of Preheat oven to 375F. Grease 2 8-9-inch cake pans. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa into a bowl. Add the orange rind to the creamed butter and beat in the eggs, one at a time, including a spoonful of the measured flour mixture with each one, and beating well between additions. Gently mix in the Guinness, a tablespoonful at a time, including another spoonful of flour with each addition. If there's any flour left over, fold it in gently to mix; blend thoroughly without over-beating. Divide the mixture between the tins, smooth down, and put the cakes into the center of the preheated oven. Reduce the heat to moderate (350F) and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the cakes are springy to the touch and shrinking slightly in the pans. Turn out and cool on a wire rack. Meanwhile, make the icing. Cream the softened butter and icing sugar together thoroughly, then blend in the grated orange rind and enough juice to make an icing that is soft enough to spread. When the cakes are cold, use half the icing to sandwich them together, and spread the rest on top. Servings: 4 Have a beautiful, blessed holiday with the family and the two wee ones!

Posted by: MDF3530 15-Mar-2006, 02:45 PM

I may partake in a pint or two of Guinness.

Posted by: ShadowDarkFyre 16-Mar-2006, 10:29 AM

If you haven't already, go read in the Alternative Perspective thread... Think it's something everyone should see...

Posted by: maggiemahone1 17-Mar-2006, 12:21 AM

QUOTE (John Clements @ 15-Mar-2006, 11:12 AM) Hi maggiemahone1, if a stranger rings you doorbell on St Patty’s Day please invite him, because it will be me. Have a great day. John John, there's always room at my table for anyone that should fancy a home cooked meal....You may have to bang on the door...so I can hear ya.' It's gets really noisy when my family gathers for a celebration. The wee ones are running around and the women are talking about the menfolk and the men are talking about us women but we have a dandy ol' time! maggiemahone1

Posted by: maggiemahone1 17-Mar-2006, 12:29 AM

QUOTE (ShadowDarkFyre @ 16-Mar-2006, 11:29 AM) If you haven't already, go read in the Alternative Perspective thread... Think it's something everyone should see... I went there and I read.... I read this same thing last year....I'm sorry that this man has such a negative attitude about St. Patrick's Day...I do my thing and what the next person does or doesn't do is his/her business. I'm still wearing my green! maggiemahone1

Posted by: maggiemahone1 17-Mar-2006, 12:44 AM

stormeil, thanks so much for the recipe. It sounds really yummy! Today I'll fix it for the family and test it on them! Anything chocolate is good. btw I have my youngest daughter and my grandbaby Abbie here spending the night...everyone's in bed except me and I'm getting ready to hit the flat side....have a good St. Patrick's Day! maggiemahone1

Posted by: Siarls 17-Mar-2006, 06:31 AM

HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY! DYDD GŴYL SAN PADRIG HAPUS!

Posted by: maggiemahone1 17-Mar-2006, 11:10 PM

What a day, I am exhausted...after all the food and all the family has left I thought I would kick my feet up and enjoy a pint of Guiness and just be thankful for family and good friends here at CelticRadio!!!!I hope everyone had a wonderful St. Patrick's Day. Until next year....Live, laugh and love....and listen to CelticRadio!!!! maggiemahone1

Posted by: birddog20002001 18-Mar-2006, 10:55 PM

I had corned beef and cabbage and then saw George Thoroughgood and the Destroyers and the Orange Peel club in Asheville NC with my father in law and brother (whom just recently returned from Iraq for the second time) it was a good night

Posted by: stoirmeil 20-Mar-2006, 10:09 AM

QUOTE (maggiemahone1 @ 17-Mar-2006, 01:44 AM) stormeil, thanks so much for the recipe. It sounds really yummy! Today I'll fix it for the family and test it on them! Anything chocolate is good. btw I have my youngest daughter and my grandbaby Abbie here spending the night...everyone's in bed except me and I'm getting ready to hit the flat side....have a good St. Patrick's Day! maggiemahone1 Tasty cake and new babies. Does it get any better than that? (Hope it came out well -- the cake that is. I had to make another one because I "tested" the first one myself almost into non-existence! ) birddog -- glad your brother's home.

Posted by: Madadh 11-Mar-2007, 07:44 AM

If you happen to be in or near Baltimore today. My Friends and I will be marching in the St. Pat's Parade starting at 2pm. All are welcomed

Posted by: MDF3530 11-Mar-2007, 03:49 PM

The only thing I plan on doing that's St. Patrick's Day-related is going to the Irish Mass that my church is having on Tuesday. Here's the URL if you're interested: http://www.saint-fabian.org/bul.htm. Scroll down till you see "7th Annual St. Fabian's Irish Mass".

Posted by: maggiemahone1 11-Mar-2007, 07:57 PM

I hope everyone is getting geared up for the BIGGGGG DAY! I have my dining room all decked out for St. Patrick's Day and I can take some pictures this year, I have a digital camera, yeah!!!! All the family will be here... I haven't yet made out my menu. What have you folks got planned...I know Mike is going to mass. Mike, have you ever been to Old St. Patrick's Church? There's alot of history that goes along with that church. Madah is marching in a parade. Is your Irish wolf hounds marching with you? I hope you have good weather that day. maggiemahone1

Posted by: Madadh 12-Mar-2007, 03:58 AM

Had a great day yesterday for the parade. We had 9 of the hounds walking with us. A great time had by all.

Posted by: dundee 12-Mar-2007, 08:40 AM

seems i will be traveling to a shower for my daughter. i dont like male/female baby showers even my daughters, showers are girl things... and it is a 3hr drive too. nuff said..... maybe i will fill my flasks... and hide them on my person. and sneak off with grandpa vern. oh well happy "st paddies day"

Posted by: stoirmeil 12-Mar-2007, 10:47 AM

We got a beautiful thing St Paddy's Day in my neighborhood, been going on since after the World Trade disaster. The local Catholic church throws a big huge breakfast for the local Ladder Unit every March 17th -- right down the corner from where I live. The trucks come rolling in, out jump the firefighters, and they come out later full of pancakes and sporting green ribbons. We're pretty partial to our firefighters here.

Posted by: sisterknight 12-Mar-2007, 11:59 AM

this past sunday was the mass of anticipation of st.patrick at st gabriel's (thank goodness that not many other presbyterians go to catholic service..i might get kicked out!! )on saturday night i'm singing in a concert and on sunday is the united irish societies parade ( 120+ years), which i am a member of....monday i think i'll just curl up in a ball!!!

Posted by: Darby 12-Mar-2007, 04:21 PM

Every year I cook a huge meal and try to force a bit of Irish culture down my kids' throats . For the most part, they enjoy it, but claim they can only take so much of bagpipes (their taste is all in their mouth). I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to cook yet except the "usual" Corned Beef, cabbage, colcannon or champ, soda bread, scones, and this dish with baby carrots and heavy cream -- I can't remember the name of it without looking at my recipe box. Anyhow, I'm always open to try new things, so if anyone has a great recipe, please share . I'm having a girlfriend I work with over and I'm debating trying some Shillelagh, but when I made some last year it was nasty and potent and I keep thinking there must be a better recipe to it than the one I found. I may even be able to talk her into going to the local Dan McGuinness down the street for a little while . Anyway, there will be lots of music and a fine showing of John Wayne's The Quiet Man -- it's a tradition in my house to watch that one. D

Posted by: maggiemahone1 12-Mar-2007, 08:41 PM

Oh Darby, I love the Quiet Man...I watched it last week for the umpteenth time!!! Can you imagine being pulled, booted and drug by your clothes thru town and everyone in the town following and then your hubby giving you back to your brother...then after he gets the money and throws it in the furnace she's like an obedient servant and tells him his supper will be waitin' on him...they don't make women like that now a days!!! I love Maureen O'Hara, what a Fiesty Irish woman she be.... dundee, how lovely that your going to a baby shower you get to hear all those oohs and ahhs over all those pretty little baby things...by the way do you know if it is a lassie or a laddie? Maybe a snort from yur flask will help you to endure... BtW...has any of you folks gotten an email lately stating you had won the Irish Lottery? I did last weekend, I'm thinking it's probably some scam. I thought a person had to buy a ticket to win... maggiemahone1

Posted by: MDF3530 14-Mar-2007, 04:52 PM

Hey all! I went to the Irish Mass at church last night. It was cool. Before the Mass started, the choral group sang some Irish songs like "That's An Irish Lullaby" and "Danny Boy". The best one though was the parish secretary singing "The Rose of Tralee". The celebrant, Fr. Gene Smith, a first generation Irish-American (I think he said his dad was from Galway and his mom from Kilkenny), is an associate pastor at a parish, St. Barnabas, in my old neighborhood. After Mass, I spoke to him and told him that I'm originally from one of St. Barnabas' neighboring parishes, Christ the King. Before the Mass started, they asked all the people from St. Fabian (my present parish) to stand up. Then they asked the people from other parishes to do the same (the Irish Mass committee put the word out in several parishes and local newspapers-my parents said that there was even an announcement in their bulletin). Us St. Fabian people were outnumbered 3-1. After the Mass, they had a little get-together in the parish hall. I went over for little bit and had some brownies with green food coloring and some soda bread. I just really went because I'd never been in the parish hall before. I've never had any reason to. Maggie, I've never been in "Old St. Pat's" before. The only church down in the Loop I've ever been in is one that's run by the Augustinians called St. Peter's. That was because I worked downtown for a while a few years ago and it was convienient to go to a couple of holy day Masses there.

Posted by: WizardofOwls 14-Mar-2007, 05:48 PM

Looks like its gonna be a sad St paddy's for me. Low on funds this year. Will probably just sit at home listening to Celtic music and maybe watch The Secret of Roan Inish or Celtic Woman concert on DVD.

Posted by: Madadh 14-Mar-2007, 06:03 PM

Never a bad St. Pat's when you can listen to Music, and watch some good Irish based movies. Will probably watch Darby O'Gill and the little people myself. A merry day to all.

Posted by: dundee 15-Mar-2007, 08:05 AM

QUOTE (Madadh @ 14-Mar-2007, 07:03 PM) Never a bad St. Pat's when you can listen to Music, and watch some good Irish based movies. Will probably watch Darby O'Gill and the little people myself. A merry day to all. see my former post.... *L* no music involved my movie choice would be "the quiet man" though..... *S* ahhhhh maureen o'hara.... *sigh* madadh ..... she is a fiery redhead eh *nudge nudge* here is a triva question for ya mad.... in darby ogill what is the name of the village pub?

Posted by: Madadh 15-Mar-2007, 11:21 AM

Dundee, I was going to wait until Saturday and watch that movie with the new grandson, now I'll have to watch it tonight. Also I have the quiet man aniversary edition so not only do I watch it often (yes, Red Heads rule) but I get to watch all the old media reels about it as well. What movie did John Wayne and Maureen O'hara (and the rest of the Quiet Man cast) have to make before they were allowed to make the Quiet Man?

Posted by: dundee 15-Mar-2007, 12:31 PM

well madadh.... i would guess that would be rio grande..... but barry fitzgerald wasnt in rio grande was he? but it was wayne o'hara with john ford directing.... i think i have the quiet man collectors too.... was surprised at how well maureen held up... fine figure of a woman... well at least when the did the collectors DVD. think we got any maureen o'hara's around highlander???

Posted by: stoirmeil 15-Mar-2007, 01:05 PM

Ah, Barry Fitzgerald -- That reminds me, I can watch "Going My Way." The way movies are now, when you watch it it's hard to believe it swept the awards the year it came out, isn't it? But I cry every time when they bring in the old mother. "The Wind That Shakes The Barley" is opening tomorrow in New York down in the Village -- I'm going to try to catch the first show at 11 in the morning. We're supposed to be getting a sleet and snowstorm, so maybe I'll have the theater to myself. The parade Saturday will be cold and wet -- I always remember how sour the poor wolfhounds look about the whole thing when they have to march in the raw weather. You want to feed them a nice fat moggie to cheer them up.

Posted by: dundee 15-Mar-2007, 01:22 PM

aye and the bells of st mary's barry was in that too wasnt he with that other actor.... dam he sang .... bing something.. ahhi forget... but i loved the part where the nun taught the kid to box.... L or am i getting the two mixed up????

Posted by: Madadh 15-Mar-2007, 03:39 PM

stoirmeil, Give the poor lads a good hot dog if you get a chance. If you don't have a hot dog handy a corgie will do Here's to the red heads we love 'em all

Posted by: Darby 17-Mar-2007, 01:43 PM

I just found the best freakin' beer EVER. I don't care for Guinness -- too strong. but my "liquor lady" suggested I try this Guinness brand called Smithwick. It's AWESOME. Taste great, less filling . Anyway, it's not as strong, but it's dark and I really like it. I normally do the wine thing, but this stuff is awesome. Anyone ever hear of it? My dinner is in the oven. I'm just waiting until closer to 5 to make the Colcannon and Boxty and finish up the Slieve. I hadda cook a pork shoulder for my Puerto Rican hubby -- he won't touch corned beef. He's lucky I like him a little I tried this new dish for dessert -- Lemon Syllabub. It sounded great and I wanted to see what the family thought of it. If it's a hit I'm gonna make it a tradition. I sure feel for my sons' future wives -- they're gonna have a helluva time on this day -- WOOHOO! That's almost as good as the famous "Mother's curse". Gotta go, more beer to be drunk D

Posted by: maggiemahone1 17-Mar-2007, 08:49 PM

I hope everyone had a great St. Patrick's Day. All my family was here except the youngest daughter and my grandbaby Abbie. I believe everyone enjoyed dinner with brown sugar-glazed Corned Beef, oven roasted cabbage and apples, cheddar cheese whipped potatoes, irish soda bread and Baileys Irish cream pie. These were all new recipes I used except the Irish soda bread. The Baileys pie was a big hit with the adults with Irish Cream Coffee. I'm definetly feeling very Irishy tonite!!!! May the hinges of our friendship never grow rusty... maggiemahone1

Posted by: MDF3530 18-Mar-2007, 03:08 PM

Hey all! Last night, I spent my St. Paddy's Day watching and taping two programs on my PBS station: "Great Performances", which was a broadcast of Loreena McKennitt's "Nights From The Alhambra", and "Visions Of Ireland". It's one of those shows that's done with a camera mounted on a helicopter. Very nice to watch. Here's the URL for "Visions Of Ireland": Visions Of Ireland

Posted by: MDF3530 18-Mar-2007, 03:10 PM

Crud, it didn't work. Here it is: http://www.wliw.org/productions/ireland_video.html

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