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 wish I did get into the holidays, and I do in spirit (aka excitement!) but I hardly ever dress up or cook holiday inspired things…it’s a ‘when I have my own house’ type thing 🙂
I LOVE COLIN FIRTH!! He makes me proud to be English 😀
I soooo want to make your oatmeal rice pudding!!! It looks way too good!! 😀
I do normally REALLY get into the holidays (I mean they only come once a year right?), but I admit that I didn’t do anything for St. Patty’s Day this year because I completely forgot!!! Oops :/
Loving all your green from your last few posts!! I’m sure that at least one of your recipes will be the star of next year’s St. Patty’s Day (if not sooner! 🙂 )
Have a fabulous weekend girl!!! 😀
I love holidays, and my family always decorates and goes all out! We don’t really celebrate st. pattys day tho….
We decorate for Christmas, fall and spring. My mother in law goes all out for holidays — with sticky things on her doors, festive wreaths, etc. That is too much work for me!
I don’t really dress differently though — but around Christmas I’ll wear my super obnoxious Christmas tree earrings (I also have jingle ball ones!)
Your Irish oatmeal looks deeelicious! I’ll have to try your oatmeal pudding method sometime!
Will we get a soft pretzel recipe next week?
Nope, I haven’t started experimenting with it yet. But can I distract you with frozen hot chocolate this week? 😉
I love any excuse to get a little dressed up, celebrate with friends and, of course, BAKE. i’m into holiday themed foods and traditions 🙂
happy friday love!
Your oatmeal DOES look incredibly creamy 🙂 I love irish oats to begin with so I’ll def be giving that a try!
And I love holidays too 😀 I just love celebrating anything!
I didnt do anything festive or wear festive clothes yesterday! Lol BUT on like Christmas and Halloween and things like that I do. oh and I think I need to try that vegan polenta casserole! It looks yummy!
Mmmm… rice pudding… but with oats!
We’re not big into the holidays. We celebrate the ones that are important to us but don’t make a huge statement about it. The only exception is my husband’s Hallowe’en fascination – our house is decked out by the first of October every year.