We put together some delicious yet healthy recipes, along with a couple of crafts to do as a family. Your St. Patrick’s Day celebration may look different than previous years, but that’s OK! It’s the perfect opportunity to create new memories.
Are you looking for delicious and healthy St. Patrick’s Day recipes? We’ve got ya covered!
Classic Irish Dish Roasted Garlic Colcannon
This side dish is excellent for those garlic lovers. To see detailed information about the Roasted Garlic Colcannon recipe from chef Rachel Allen, who teaches at the Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland click here.
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Place the whole bulb of garlic in a small ovenproof dish, drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and add the rosemary sprig.
In a large saucepan or pot, place the potatoes and cover with cold water. Add a pinch of salt, cover, and bring to a boil.
If using the cabbage, remove and discard the dark, tough outer leaves. Wash the rest and cut into quarters, removing its core. Cut the cabbage across the grain into slices about 1/4 inch (5 mm) thick.
When the potatoes are cooked, peel them while still warm and mash them immediately with the butter and some salt and pepper.
Drain the cooked cabbage or kale, stir into the mash, and taste for seasoning.
Meatless Main Dish
Avocado Alfredo Pasta is a low-calorie meatless meal that is actually high in protein and won't take all night to put together! Because avocados have a thick and creamy texture that lends itself so well, to both sweet and savory recipes, they are an excellent choice to replace heavy cream.
Ingredients
Instructions
Whisk the first 4 ingredients and optional oil in a small saucepan.
Heat the first small saucepan until the sauce thickens and begins to boil, then stir in the pasta and remove it from the heat. Serve immediately, sprinkling with nutritional yeast or Parmesan if desired.
Healthy Dessert
Have you ever met anyone that didn’t enjoy a Shamrock Shake? Well now you can have one in just about 5 minutes that doesn’t include 64 grams of sugar, like McDonald’s small Shamrock Shake.
Ingredients
Instructions
Blend all of the ingredients in a blender until completely smooth. Make sure the banana is at least a little brown, so you don't get that unripe earthy banana flavor in your mint-chocolate shake! You can add the chocolate chips either before or after blending. Be sure to use pure peppermint extract, not imitation.
Why not enjoy those shakes while making a craft?
Your first choice is a paper shamrock.
How to make a paper clover
Supplies:
Instructions:
Cut your paper into 1.5-inch wide strips. You will need 4 strips of each shade of green to make the shamrock leaves. Choose which color you want for the inside part of the leaves.
To assemble the leaf, place a line of glue in the fold of the larger heart. Place a small heart into the fold.
To assemble the shamrock, glue the hearts where the points come together. Make sure the stem is in the middle of the shamrock. Here is the layout for putting it together. You can curl the stem just a bit, so that way it doesn’t stick straight down.
If you want to hang it, attach a ribbon or yarn to the shamrock. You can either glue it in as part of your shamrock or string it through the shamrock itself. This craft came from www.midwesternmoms.com; visit her site directly for more details!
If you are looking for a printable you can easily print and cut out, here is a DIY Leprechaun hat!
If you are interested in the meaning of St. Patrick’s Day and the Shamrock, check out this detailed explanation.
Irish Blessing Poem
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
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The Impact team wishes you a very happy St. Patrick’s Day!