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KIK- March

It’s time for the wearing o’ the green! St. Patrick’s Day is a great day to get together with your friends or family. And of course, you will want to serve some fun St. Paddy’s Day snacks. Here are some neat ideas for eating green!

Leprechaun Bread and Gold Butter (from www.childrensrecipes.com)
Materials Needed:

• Green and yellow food coloring

·        Packaged bread mix or ingredients below for bread

·        One pint of heavy cream

·        A pinch of salt

·        One quart-size jar with tight lid

Steps Involved:

1. Make the bread according to the package directions or the recipe below.
2. Add green food coloring to the dough while kneading (mixing).
3. Let the bread rise in a warm place.
4. While the bread is rising you can start your butter.
5. Pour the heavy cream into the quart-sized jar and add a pinch of salt.
6. Also, add a few drops of yellow food coloring.
7. Close the lid on the jar tightly. Shake the jar vigorously - this will take a while and you might want to share the shaking. The butter will separate from the whey as you shake.
8. Pour off the whey and spoon out the butter.
9. Bake the bread according to directions.
10. Deliver the warm bread and gold butter to an elderly neighbor, sick friend or lonely acquaintance. It would be nice to include a card or hand made shamrock with the gift.

Bread Recipe:

• 1 pkg. Active dry yeast
• 1/4 c. warm water
• 2 c. milk
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 stick of butter or margarine
• 5 1/2 - 6 c. flour
• Green food coloring

Steps: Mix yeast in warm water. Heat milk, sugar, salt and butter in saucepan till warm and butter melts (115 degrees). Pour milk mixture and yeast into large bowl and add green food coloring. Slowly mix in flour - 2 cups at a time. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead gently until the dough is smooth. Divide dough in half and shape each half into greased bread pans. Brush top of dough with melted butter. Let rise until double. Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes. You can test your bread by tapping on the crust. If it makes a hollow sound it is done. Makes two loaves of green bread.

Shamrock Pudding

• Instant pistachio pudding (or vanilla with green food coloring)
• Green sprinkles

Make pudding according to package directions. Add sprinkles.

Leprechaun Legs

• Celery – cut into finger size pieces
• Cream cheese

Spread cream cheese into the celery. Share with a friend.

Over the Rainbow Dessert

• Three to four small  packages of Jell-O – different colors
• Whip cream

This dessert you will want to make ahead of time as it will take some time. Use two pans and divide the Jell-O mixture between the two.

Prepare the first color of Jell-O according to the package. Be sure and have an adult help with the boiling water. Use ice for the quick set method to speed things up. Pour half of the Jell-O into each pan. Place into refrigerator until almost totally set.

Prepare the next color the same way. Pour over top the cold layer. Repeat this until you have used up all your Jell-O colors. When completely set (several hours later) spread whip cream over top and decorate with colored sprinkles.

Easy Corn Beef & Cabbage

• 1 can of Spam
• small head of cabbage
• beef or ham bouillon cubes
• 8 cups of water

Cut the Spam into bite size chunks and brown in a skillet with an adult’s help. Cut the cabbage into small chunks.

Put the water into a large pot. Add enough bouillon for 8 cups of broth. Read the label to see how much you use.

Add the Spam and cabbage to the broth and bring to a boil. Turn on low and simmer until the cabbage is tender. YUMMY

SIDEBAR:

Definitions:

• Bouillon – a strong, concentrated flavor in dried form (usually a cube) that makes broth of some sort.
• Simmer – cook on low heat

TOGETHER TIME IN THE KITCHEN is copyrighted. Belinda Mooney is the author. It is carried monthly in Gainesville Family, Families First and Mid-Ohio Valley Parenting ( as Kids in the Kitchen). If you would like to carry it in your publication please contact Belinda for pricing.