A St. Pat's Day Feast!
March 15, 2007
Contributing Writer: Cyndi Roberts
You don't have to be Irish to have fun on St. Patrick's Day. Why not surprise your family with a meal all made of green foods!
How about celery, grapes, limes, cucumbers, kiwi, broccoli, sherbet, lime jell-o, green salad, coleslaw? I am sure you can think of lots of others.
You can make almost any food green using green food coloring. Add a few drops to the water when cooking pasta and you will have green pasta. Add a few drops to pancake batter, or muffin batter.
Here are a couple recipes your children can help you make:
Green Spaghetti
- 1/2-pound spaghetti, cooked
- 3 packed cups basil leaves
- 1 small clove garlic
- 1/4-cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/4-cup olive oil
- 1/2-teaspoon salt
- 1/4-teaspoon pepper
Add the pesto to a bowlful of hot spaghetti and mix with a fork.
Watergate Salad
Mix together:
- 1 small box pistachio instant pudding
- 1 small tub whipped topping
- 1 can crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1-cup mini marshmallows
Cyndi Roberts is the editor of the bi-weekly newsletter "1 Frugal Friend 2 Another", bringing you practical, money-saving tips, recipes and ideas. Visit her online at http://www.cynroberts.com to subscribe and receive the Free e-course, "Taming the Monster Grocery Bill".
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