LEPRECHAUN PUDDING #1
Ingredients:
♣ For every five children use one 1-ounce box of instant pistachio pudding.
♣ Per child use 1/2 cup of milk and 1 small resealable plastic bag
♣ Need 1/2 cup measuring cup and spoon
♣ Put tablespoon of pudding mix in sandwich bag and milk, then close the baggy and have kids shake and squeeze. Eat! Enjoy!
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LEPRECHAUN PUDDING #2
(Made in individual small jars)
Need:
Instant pistachio pudding, small jars with lids, spoons, milk
1. Place 1 tablespoon of pudding mix into a jar (1 for jar for each child)
2. Add 1/4 cup cold milk --adding the milk makes the instant pudding turn green.
3. Place lid on tightly and have children shake away until the pudding is made
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MAGIC LEPRECHAUN POWDER RECIPE GIFT
♣ Buy a box of instant pistachio pudding. Take it out of the box so it is in the plain white wrapper.
♣ Tape the following poem to the front of the package of pudding:
Magic Leprechaun Powder filled with gold...
Add a little milk (4 cups) icy cold.
Give it a stir and watch the surprise ...
Presto! It changes right before your eyes!
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PINEAPPLE PISTACHIO PUDDING #1
1 can crushed pineapple
1 box instant pistachio pudding
1 (8 oz.) Cool Whip
1 c. mini marshmallows
Dissolve pudding in pineapple. Stir in Cool Whip and marshmallows. Optional Ingredients: Chopped nuts and coconut. (I use lemon pudding sometimes.) Can be served immediately.
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PINEAPPLE PISTACHIO PUDDING #2
2 (3 1/4 oz.) pkg. pistachio pudding mix (instant)
1 lg. (20 oz.) can pineapple chunks
1 lg. (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple
15 maraschino cherries, quartered (optional)
1 (8 oz.) carton Cool Whip
Combine dry pudding mix with pineapple and cherries. Fold in Cool Whip. Pour into casserole and refrigerate several hours. (We usually add 1/2 cup or so (before chopping) chopped walnuts or macadamias.)
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POT OF GOLD POTATOES
1. In advance prepare one small, baked potato for each child.
2. Wrap the potatoes in gold foil or gold foil gift wrap.
3. Keep them warm in an ice-cooler--till needed.
4. When served, pile them up in a black plastic cauldron or a bowl...make them "look like a leprechaun's pot of gold."
Fill bowls with various "green" toppings. (Green onions, tinted "green" sour cream, broccoli florets, guacamole--don't forget the butter Add shredded cheddar if desired!) Eat! Enjoy!
I did this many years ago-and the kids really liked it! With many programs now so large now, it could be a good cooking club activity. B
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ST. PATRICK'S DAY COOKIE POPS (Easy to do)
Ingredients:
20 vanilla wafer cookies, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1 12-ounce bag white chocolate chips, green and yellow decorator sugar, green food coloring, ice cream or lollipop sticks, wax paper or paper plates
1. Spread peanut butter onto the flat side of the cookies.
2. Place an ice cream stick into the peanut butter on half the cookies.
3. Top with another cookie so the stick is sandwiched between the two cookies.
4. Melt chocolate chips in the microwave, one minute, then in 20 second increments, stirring until smooth.
5. Before melting, separate the white chips into two bowls. After melting, add a few drops of green food coloring to one of the bowls of white chips to make green chocolate.
6. Dip cookie pops in the melted chips, covering completely. Sprinkle with green and yellow sugar and lay or stand on waxed paper or paper plates.
7. Place in refrigerator to chill.
Source: fabulousfoods.com
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READ DR. SEUSS' Green Eggs and Ham...then... make green eggs! (Perfect for St. Patrick's Day)
Make scrambled egg batter your normal way ...Add a little green food coloring until you get a color of green you like. Cook and Eat. Serve with toast or English muffin.
This can also be a visual experience. When something looks different, it still may tasted the same! Try eating the eggs with eyes open and then with eyes closed. The kids may not like the way it tastes, because of the way it looks...but then will realize there is no difference.
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READY- MADE and EASY GREEN SNACKS...
Green food coloring can be added to nearly any food to change the color. Put some in your kids' pancake/ waffle batter, in milk for cereal, butter, mayonnaise/sandwich spreads, scrambled eggs, white cake and cupcake batter, rice krispy treats, mashed potatoes, etc.
♣ Green fruits and veggies such as grapes, kiwi, green peppers and honeydew...
♣ Tinted Green Veggie Dip
♣ Pistachio pudding
♣ Shamrock-shaped cookie (kids can frost and decorate them); purchased or home-made sugar cookies can be put out for children to decorate with green frosting and sprinkles. Also use cookie cutters to cut out shamrock shaped bread, cheese, and lunch meat for cute sandwiches.
♣ Lemon-lime soda
♣ Green maraschino cherries (to top desserts and whipped cream pudding and drinks)
♣ Lucky Charms cereal (bagged up or used as decorations on pre-made cupcakes, etc.)
♣ Green Jell-O or Jell-O jigglers
♣ Lime Sherbet
♣ Green lemonade (Tint with food coloring)
♣ Make a Salad
♣ Green applesauce (Green food coloring)
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HOW ABOUT A ST. PATRICK'S PARTY WITH "GREEN" ICE-CREAM BAR?!
CONSIDER MAKING IT AN 'ICE-CREAM SOCIAL' FAMILY EVENT...
Ingredients
♣ Pistachio, Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream or Lime Sherbet
♣ Green M&M's
♣ Green Gummy Worms
♣ Green Sprinkles
♣ Green Shamrock Cookies
♣ Green Maraschino Cherries
♣ Chocolate Syrup
♣ Whipped Cream
Set up the ingredients in bowls on a buffet table for the kids to create their own sundaes. YUMMY! :-)
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Rainbows and St. Paddy's Day go together! Click Here for Rainbow themed Snacks! They're at the bottom of the Rainbow Theme Page...
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BEVERAGES
LUCKY LIME DRINKS
♣ Put one, or two small scoops of lime sherbet in a clear plastic glass; pour 7-Up over the sherbet.
♣ Add a dollop of whipped cream, green sugar sprinkles and a green maraschino cherry!
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ST PADDY DAY PUNCH! Easy...only two ingredients!
2 gallon lime sherbet
2 liters 7-up or Sprite
1. Let the sherbet soften in the refrigerator for 1 hour before preparing.
2. Mix sherbet and soda in punch bowl or large mixing bowl with a hand mixer on medium speed until well blended.
3. Serve immediately or chill in the refrigerator
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PADDY DAY PARTY PUNCH
1 can (355 mL) frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
1 quart (1 L) lime sherbet
2 liters lemon-lime carbonated beverage (like 7-Up or Sprite)
4 cups (1 L) crushed ice
1. In a large mixing bowl or punch bowl, stir together the limeade concentrate and the lime sherbet.
2. Add the lemon-lime beverage and the crushed ice and serve immediately.
If not serving immediately, refrigerate the mixture of limeade and sherbet until just before serving time.
Add the carbonated beverage and crushed ice at the last possible moment.
Makes at least 12 servings.
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LEPRECHAUN SHAKE
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
1 cup milk
3 or 4 drops green food coloring
Chocolate syrup
Put ice cream milk and food coloring into blender. Blend until smooth and green. Pour into glass. Drizzle with chocolate syrup and give a quick stir.
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SHAMPROCK PARTY PUNCH
2 liters ginger ale
1 large container frozen lemonade
1 large can pineapple juice (chilled)
1 quart lime sherbet
Stir together. The lime sherbet melts and makes a milky green punch with foam on top.
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PEPPERMINT CANDY SHAKE
2 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup Peppermint Pattie bars, or Junior Mints cut into pieces
Blender
♣ Place candy pieces and place into the freezer for 15 minutes.
♣ Combine all ingredients in the blender and blend on medium speed for 30 seconds.
♣ Stir with a spoon and blend for 30 more seconds.
♣ Repeat until desired consistency is reached.
♣ Top with whipped cream and more mint candy pieces on top.
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Do you have access to an oven? MAKE IRISH SODA BREAD!
Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/3 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup butter, melted
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda. Blend egg and buttermilk together, and add all at once to the flour mixture. Mix just until moistened. Stir in butter. Pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake for 65 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the bread comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Wrap in foil for several hours, or overnight, for best flavor.
Variation: 1 cup raisins, craisins, citron or dried fruits and a few tablespoons caraway seeds may be added.
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