St. Patrick Day Recipes & Fun

Today we’re getting together with some friends to celebrate and remember the life of St. Patrick, patron saint to Ireland. Of course we will do some crafts, like making shamrocks. Did you know Patrick used the three leaf clover to explain the trinity? And probably learn a little about the history of leprechauns and Ireland, but my favorite part will be reading Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie DePaola. His is an amazing story of love , forgiveness, miracles and devotion to a people. If you’ve never heard the story or St. Patrick, (I didn’t until I had kids), make sure you do this year. You’ll be pleasantly surprised that St. Patrick has nothing to do with drinking beer and leprechauns, but has everything to do with the love of Christ!

For lunch we’re planning on eating like the Irish. Don’t know if the kids will like it, but we’re going all out, including green mac and cheese. (okay, that’s not really Irish, but it’ll be fun!)

Here’s a yummy Grilled Reuben Sandwich recipe we’ll be trying out for lunch.

2 slices of Rye Bread
1 Tbs Thousand Island Dressing
2 slices of swiss cheese
1/4 cup of sauerkraut, drained
2 slices of corned beef
1 Tbs of Miracle Whip

Of course I will try and make this as low fat as possible, by using fat free and probably cutting our the Miracle Whip.

For dinner tomorrow night, we’ll have our traditional cornbeef and cabbage meal, and Irish Soda bread. For more great recipes go to Kraft Foods.

We’ll be trying out a few and hopefully discovering some new favorite.

So what fun things do you have planned for St. Patrick’s Day?