March Recipe Exchange: Luck is for Leprechauns

LEPRECHAUN KISSES

Leprechaun Kisses Just a bit of Ireland

That I'm sending you today

To bring you luck and happiness

On this fine St. Patrick's Day

It's a wee and tiny present

Full of good luck and good wishes

Seems the little folk of Ireland

Have sent you some Leprechaun Kisses.

HAPPY ST PATRICKS DAY!!!

Hope you enjoy these lucky recipes!

PS--On St Patricks day you could use the above poem, and leave Hershey Kisses!

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CREAM OF FRESH ASPARAGUS SOUP: EMILY

EASY ENCHILADAS: KIRSTEN

FRIKADELLER (DANISH MEAT BALLS): DITTE

PUMPKIN WAFFLES AND BUTTERMILK SYRUP: MICHELLE

OTHER GREAT ST PATTY'S DAY FOODS:

LEPRECHAUN PUDDING

(AKA PISTACHIO PUDDING)

Ingredients:
1 Tbsp Instant Pistachio Pudding
1/2 Cup Milk
Ziploc Baggie

Preparation:
Put the tablespoon of pudding mix and 1/2 cup of milk into the ziploc sandwhich bag. Close the baggie tighly, squeeze and shake. Eat your pudding once it is nice and thick! You can refrigerate it for awhile if needed.

CHOCOLATE MINT ICE CREAM DESSERT

This minty dessert is the perfect way to top off your St. Patrick's Day dinner. Your little Leprechauns are sure to make it disappear. Not just for St. Patty's, make this yummy treat anytime!

What You Need

12 ice cream sandwiches

1 carton frozen whipped topping, thawed

1 jar hot fudge ice cream topping

1 tsp. mint extract

1 c. Andes Candies Chocolate

Mint Chips

What You Do

Cut 4 ice cream sandwiches in half. Place 4 whole ice cream sandwiches side by side in an un-greased 9 x 9 in. pan. Lay 1- 1/2 piece of ice sandwich at the end of each of the 4 whole sandwiches. The bottom of the pan should be full. Spread with a thin layer of whipped topping. Pour the entire jar of hot fudge sauce into a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 15 seconds. Stir in 1 tsp. of mint extract. Spoon 1/2 of the hot fudge sauce over the whipped topping. Repeat layer with remaining ice cream sandwiches, then remaining hot fudge sauce and top with whipped topping. Tent with Aluminum foil and freeze for at least 3 hrs. Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before serving and sprinkle with Andes Candies mint chips. Cut into small squares.

Taste a Rainbow CUPCAKES


Here's what little leprechauns look forward to on St. Patrick's Day: a magical snack that can add color to the grayest March afternoon. Pot of gold not included.

Ingredients
White cake mix (we used an 18-1/4-ounce box)
Food coloring (red, blue, green, and yellow)
Baking cups
Whipped cream (optional)
Instructions
Prepare your favorite white cake mix, then divide the batter evenly among six small bowls. Following the chart below, dye each bowl of batter a rainbow color.

RAINBOW COLOR
DROPS OF FOOD COLORING
Purple
9 red and 6 blue drops
Blue
12 drops
Green
12 drops
Yellow
12 drops
Orange
12 yellow and 4 red drops
Red
18 drops

Line 16 muffin pan wells with baking cups. Evenly distribute the purple batter among the cups, then the blue, and so on, following the order shown. As you go, gently spread each layer of batter with the back of a spoon to cover the color underneath.
Bake the cupcakes according to your recipe directions. Before serving, remove the paper wrapping, and if you like, top each cupcake with a whipped-cream cloud.