But where’s the green?
Although I’ve been peppering y’all with green-themed recipes for the past two weeks, I completely neglected green foods for my own St. Patrick’s Day breakfast yesterday. However, I still managed to pay homage to my Irish roots: with Irish oatmeal!
For these oats, I used the Oatmeal Pudding Method. This cooking technique makes oatmeal so incredibly creamy!
I also added a few caraway seeds and a pinch of baking soda, to turn it into Irish Soda Oatmeal Pudding. I’m just one of those people who gets really into holidays. Well, maybe not as much as some people…
Ah Colin Firth.
Above, in Bridget Jones’s Diary. Did anyone else think he and Bridget were seriously mis-matched? In real life, she would’ve ended up with Hugh Grant, leaving Mr. Firth available for… me? Wishful thinking. 😉
Okay, on to lunch, where I made up for the lack of green at brekkie:
But with a twist: Last time I made the casserole, I decided it was too much of a hassle to cook the veggies, cook the polenta, and then bake them all together. So yesterday I skipped the baking step (and had bulgur pilaf on the side, instead of polenta).
Do you get really into holidays?
Do you decorate the house, wear silly clothing, and make holiday-themed foods?
I’m not just talking about Christmas; I mean all the holidays. As I said before, I go all out for holidays. So expect to see quite a few carrot-cake-themed recipes this next month! Not that I’ll be neglecting the non-holiday recipes… Can you say frozen hot chocolate?
I love that polenta casserole. I definitely need to make it again.
I celebrate holidays at a minimum food wise. I love baking the traditional holiday desserts and eating the meals that come with the cultures that celebrate the holidays. Kwanzaa stew is a favorite.
I’m soooo having an ugly sweater party whenever I start hosting Christmas parties. 😛
I have a secret love of christmas sweaters….whenever you see them they make a giant smile spread across your face 😀 Your dinner looks yummy! As we say in Newcastle..Colin Firth is lush! I love period dramas. Mr Darcey….mmmmmm!
I go all out for Christmas, but I totally slack on other holidays. I know it pains my mom, who decorates for EVERY holiday. I’m pretty sure she has salt and pepper shakers for each one.
I get into holidays. Actually, I am a little holiday freak. Decorations, meals, clothes, movies… the full package 🙂 . But we don’t have many of the holidays you do (well, we have others).
We don’t really decorate for holidays, but I always like to make food for the holidays! 😀
xoxo
Kathleen
I didn’t recognize Colin Firth until you said it was him because I’ve only ever seen him in one role: Mr. Darcy. But, boy, does he make a good Mr. Darcy!