Happy St. Patrick's Day '12!

Last year, I wrote this post about St. Patrick's Day goodies. It has a couple of links to some yummy Bakerella desserts, so you should definitely check it out! ;-)

The other day, I came across a pin on Pinterest that made me want to click over to the actual site from where it was pinned so that I could enlarge it and read the entire thing. I highly suggest you click on this image and enlarge it and/or click on the source link to see it on history.com. It's a short read with some fun facts about St. Patrick's Day! I learned a thing or two, so I bet you will, too!

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An easy St. Patrick's Day craft that shows the Trinity! All are separate petals, but still all a part of the same shamrock!

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Care to give this tasty green treat a try? Frozen Pistachio Pie! This looks de-lish! Finally! A green dessert that isn't mint! :-)

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Other fun St. Patrick's Day links:
St. Patrick's Day History: Traditions and Symbols of St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day Jokes and Riddles For Kids
St. Patrick's Day Printables For Kids
St. Patrick's Day "Lucky" Subway Art

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Fashion Friday 3/16/12

Happy St. Patrick's Day by Ang by akahl85 featuring flower hair accessories

Abercrombie Fitch eyelet dress
$98 - abercrombie.com

Old Navy cropped cardigan
$15 - oldnavy.gap.com

High heels
$35 - amazon.com

Shoes
$230 - shoesofprey.com

Anya Hindmarch gold clutch
£350 - seasonsclothing.co.uk

Feather earrings
£2.99 - attitudeclothing.co.uk

Flower hair accessory
$30 - witchery.com.au

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Pinterest Wordless Wednesday 3/14/12

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St. Paddy's Day Goodies

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My sister, Hannah, will be 16 on the 16th of this month. My cousin, Jennifer, will be 13 on the 18th of this month. (Have I ever mentioned I'm the oldest out of 11 grandkids on my dad's side?) St. Patrick's Day falls right smack dab between their birthdays, on the 17th. Since St. Patrick's Day is coming up, and while I am not big into celebrating "minor" holidays (unless they mean a day off work, then I am VERY into celebrating them), I wanted to share a few recipes that are St. Paddy's Day inspired. (Yes, I know I'm spelling Paddy with D's and not T's. Historically speaking, it should be done with D's and not T's.)

Anyway...in case you've never heard of this amazing dessert website, I feel the need to enlighten you. Bakerella is AMAZING! No seriously. Spectacular. I've made a few of the desserts from there and they've just been scrumptious! I will go on record to say I am NOT a fan of cake balls. The name alone kinda makes me cringe, but the taste tends to be too sweet for me overall. However, Bakerella makes some of the CUTEST cupcakes, cakes, and yes, cake balls.

So for your St. Paddy's Day baking pleasure...

Green Red Velvet Cupcakes

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Don't those just look delish? I loooove red velvet cupcakes! As for the frosting, it might be something I give a try, but I probably will stick with good ole fashioned cream cheese frosting. You seriously can't go wrong with anything that has cream cheese!

Shamrock Oreo Truffles

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I'll admit...I won't like these. I don't like mint flavored ANYTHING. I even use cinnamon toothpaste! However, I LOVE Oreo Balls (that's what we call them in my family) and figured that anyone who loves Oreo Balls and Mint Chocolate Chip will LOVE these little babies! If anyone tries this recipe, please let me know! :-)

Happy baking!

~A