What is St Patrick’s Day
Every March 17, countries around the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in observance of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland credited for bringing Christianity to the country.
Initially a religious feast day in the 17th century, St. Patrick’s Day has evolved into a day of celebrating Irish culture with parades, music, dancing, special foods, and of course, a lot of green.
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, here are a few interesting St. Patrick’s Day facts!
- Saint Patrick didn’t wear green. His color was “Saint Patrick’s blue.” The color green became associated with St. Patrick’s Day after it was linked to the Irish independence movement in the late 18th century.
- Despite his Irish notoriety, Saint Patrick was British. He was born to Roman parents in Scotland or Wales in the late fourth century.
- According to Irish legend, Saint Patrick used the shamrock as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity when he was first introducing Christianity to Ireland.
- Saint Patrick is credited for driving the snakes out of Ireland, but according to the fossil record, Ireland has never been home to snakes as it was too cold to host reptiles during the Ice Age. The surrounding seas have kept snakes out since.
- There isn’t any corn in the traditional St. Patrick’s Day meal of corned beef and cabbage. The name is a reference to the large grains of salt historically used to cure meats, which were also known as “corns.”
- Saint Patrick was born “Maewyn Succat” but changed his name to “Patricius” after becoming a priest.
- Irish immigrants began observing St. Patrick’s Day in Boston in 1737 and the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in America was held in New York City in 1766.
- In Chicago, the Plumbers Local 110 union dyes the river Kelly green. The dye lasts for around five hours.
- On or around St. Patrick’s Day, the Irish taoiseach, or prime minister, presents the U.S. president with a crystal bowl of live shamrocks as a symbol of the close ties between the two countries.
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ST Patrick’s Day Recipes section
Leprechaun Hat S’mores
Leprechaun Hat Smores – a festive St. Patrick’s day treat that the kids will love!
Ingredients
- Keebler® Fudge Stripes™ Cookies
- Large Marshmallows
- Dark Chocolate Candy Melts
- Green Candy Melts
- Green Sprinkles or Green Cake Sparkles
Instructions
- Melt dark chocolate candy in the microwave, in 30 second intervals on 50% power. Stir after each heating. Repeat until completely melted. Dip Fudge Stripe Cookies into chocolate, coating completely. Shake off any excess. Set on parchment paper, top side down, until candy coating is completely set.
- Using a toothpick, dip marshmallow into chocolate and coat almost entirely. Shake off any excess. Set on parchment paper, until candy coating is completely set. Remove toothpick.
- Melt green candy just as you did the chocolate. Flip marshmallow upside down and insert new toothpick in top. Dip into green candy, just barely, to create a small band of green around the bottom.
- Coat green candy band with sprinkles or sparkles. Shake off excess.
- Place marshmallow in center of chocolate covered cookie. Carefully remove toothpick. Touch up the toothpick hole with a small dab of melted chocolate, if desired.
Spoon some of the remaining melted green candy into a piping bag, ziplock bag or squeeze bottle. On parchment paper, make three small dots of candy in the shape of a triangle. Each dot should be about the size of a chocolate chip. Using a toothpick, swirl the three dots together to form a shamrock shape. Swirl the bottom two dots together first, then the top dot. Pull toothpick straight down to form the stem. Before candy hardens, cover with sprinkles or crushed cake sparkles. Once shamrocks have set up, dust off excess sparkle.
- To finish the hat, attach a glittering shamrock with a small dab of melted green.
Notes
- Your finished treats can be stored for several days in an airtight container, at room temperature.
Corned Beef Hash (St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast or Brunch)
Corned beef hash is the perfect breakfast or brunch for St. Patrick’s Day, or any day! Super delicious and simple to make.
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons oil (I used avocado, but anything with a high smoke point will work – coconut, canola, etc.)
- 8 baby Yukon gold potatoes, washed and diced) (or 3 regular ones – mine weighed around 14.7 ounces in total)
- 1/2 medium yellow onion, diced (mine was about 3/4 cup)
- 1/2 bell pepper (any color), diced (about 3/4 cup)
- 1 clove garlic, finely minced
- 4 ounces Fully cooked corned beef, diced (I am using Trader Joe’s uncured corned beef. You could also sub diced ham.)
- 4 eggs
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375.
Preheat a cast-iron (or non-stick oven-safe skillet) over medium heat, and add oil to the pan.
Add the potatoes, onions and peppers, and cook for about 15 minutes until veggies are tender, stirring frequently. (Notes: I had to reduce my heat a little to medium-low. You want it sizzling, but no splattering everywhere. Also, use your intuition if you think you need more cook time. If the potatoes don’t look done yet, cook a few more minutes.)
Add salt and pepper, garlic and corned beef, turn off the heat (the pan will stay really hot, especially if it’s cast iron), and cook another two minutes.
Remove from heat, and taste to see if you want to add more salt and pepper.
Crack the eggs over the top, and try to put an egg over each serving (somewhat symmetrically, but it doesn’t have to be perfect).
Bake at 375 until eggs are cooked, about 15 minutes.
Remove from oven, and I like to salt and pepper my eggs here.
Optional: garnish with chopped fresh parsley. Confession: for this dish we only do parsley for (1) company and (2) blog photographs 😆👍🏻
Recipe Notes
Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator.
