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 usually get pretty into holidays!! It’s just so much fun to dress and up and decorate everything! Love that Colin Firth was in this post. Have you seen The King’s Speech yet?? It is so good!!
Oh my gosh, I am the worst Colin Firth fan ever… because I haven’t seen it! 🙁 I will, I will!
Ohhh Colin Firth, he makes me heart melt! Love that accent 🙂 Oh, and I love going all out for the holidays!! I even made Ryan a St. Patrick’s day card to celebrate “him” being irish… lol! Can’t wait to see your upcoming carrotcakes… I love that stuff!
Haha, I must be like the least “into the holidays” person ever. I just really don’t care that much 🙁 Oh well… Gotta say, I was just going to try to make oatmeal like rice pudding, and now I don’t have to guess about what to throw in 😀 Thanks!
God, I love holidays! Even weird fake ones….like National Pancake Day or Potato Chip Day. Today, btw, is Goddess of Fertility Day, a holiday paying homage to goddesses Aphrodite, Isis, and Freya. 🙂
I do love Christmas and really get into it. I am slowy starting to decorate for other festive events 🙂
When I was in college we decorated our house for EVERYTHING! It was fun 🙂 Now I tone it down a bit… a green sweater was all for yesterday.
I love holidays….It is so much fun to be goofy and make a big deal out of little stuff….or else where is all the fun in life???!!
I’m not a huge holiday person, but I think it’s fun to do little things to get in the spirit! I sort of forgot about St. Paddy’s Day, but this weekend I am definitely planning to make another of your gorgeous minty creations 🙂
I tend to only go all out for Halloween and Christmas, but not so much the other holidays. I would like to celebrate more holidays though. It’s a great excuse to dress up, decorate or eat tasty food, ha.
I’ve made your oatmeal pudding before, but I’m curious as to what the baking soda does in this version. Does it taste any different?
It was a tad bit saltier… with a bit of a bite. But honestly I was too chicken to add more than 1/8 tsp and risk ruining the oatmeal!
I only bake for holidays but do not get to into them. It is fun to decorate cookies/cakes for the different holidays and seasons. Bring on the carrot recipes. 🙂