St. Patrick's Day is Coming

I've been traveling, and I have some deadlines to meet, so I apologize. I'm going to repost a few of the recipes that we have shared that honor the Irish because St. Patrick's Day is coming! 




Now, I know that not everyone out there is Irish, but around this time, everyone thinks she...he is. So get in the spirit.  Erin go braugh!


Also, this should remind everyone that we have a recipe catalogue...see it on the right? And it's packed with recipes for you to try!

Lesa, Kate, Earlene and myself

So where did I go? I went to a book festival in sunny, delightful Tucson, Arizona. There were over 200,000 people there. Authors, vendors, kids, animals. Like most festivals, I found that people were walking around smiling, but they were distracted, looking from booth to booth seeing if this might be the destination they desired.

Paige, Avery, Rebecca

There were giveaways---I really wanted a turtle hat but I needed to have a kid in tow to get one---and yes, I thought hard about borrowing a child for the purpose. I'll have to go online to see if I can find a foam turtle hat. Too cute.  Ooops, forgot to take a picture of that!

Avery & Beth

Kate, modertor Patti, Jenn

I shared time with fellow authors Jenn McKinlay, Kate Carlisle, Rebecca Hale and Paige Shelton. We signed at many of the publishers' venues: Poisoned Pen Press, Mysterious Galaxy, Clues Unlimited, and Mostly Books. I moderated a panel with the ladies and it was so much fun! And Paige and I had a delightful time talking to a crowd at the University of Arizona Bookstore.

I was also on a panel with the delightful Lesa Holstine as moderator, Kate Carlisle, and Earlene Fowler.

Avery & Alyssa White

And I got to meet some special fans. Beth (above) had won Clobbered by Camembert in a contest and came to meet me.  Alyssa, (on right) a FB pal, also came to meet all the authors. Yay!  We love readers!

AND NOW FOR THE RECIPE LINKS:

ST. PATRICK'S DAY CUPCAKES by Avery

BY THE WAY, the tastiest icing for cupcakes? In my humble opinion:

Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:

1 cup powdered sugar

¼ cup butter, softened

1 8 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:

Blend all together until smooth.

*Note: leftovers may be placed in sealed container and refrigerated. Bring to room temperature to re-use.

[For fun, tint the icing green!]

Irish oatmeal cookie muffins from Cleo

Irish Reuben Sandwich from Avery



Shamrock Pistachio Muffins by Cleo






Burgers &Blue (using Irish Cashel Blue) by Avery



Irish Soda Bread by Jenn McKinlay









Irish Stew by Sheila


Lamb Stew by Avery

May you have length with your days,

and strength with your step,

and may each season have a reason

to celebrate your faith in mankind!

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