Life really can be a picnic!

Everyone loves a picnic! This blog is about some of the things I love the most, and the term "picnic" just about covers them all. First of all, a picnic has to include food; simple food that is easy to fix. Next, you need someplace fun or different to visit; a nice, peaceful location. And of course, you always need to take along a good book to read and a well-used quilt to spread everything out on. So, there you have it! Easy recipes, good books, fun quilts along with some interesting, down-to-earth places to visit. You can even take your family or a friend or two if you want.



Sunday, March 15, 2015

Irish Greetings!

"Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved."~ Thomas S. Monson


     Here are a variety of pictures taken to help get us in the mood for St. Patrick's Day.  First, is a pillow I made a few years back that has a place on my entry way bench in March.  Next comes my leprechaun candy dish that is filled with treats for the grandkids to enjoy.







     I got to spend a fun day with my daughter, her husband and my two grandsons on Saturday.  We went to the Winter Farmer's Market in Salt Lake City and then went to the Lego Americana Roadshow Display at the Fashion Place Mall.  We saw the White House, the U. S. Capital Building, the Lincoln Memorial, The Statue of Liberty, the Washington Monument and more. . . . all made out of Legos.  The boys loved it.





 







      We are always searching for creative ways to get the family to eat more veggies.  My daughter came up with a unique way to display the Irish Flag----build it out of vegetables!





     Here is a perfect dessert to make for St. Patrick's Day.  It's green and it's easy to make!




 
 

Pistachio Cake

1 package yellow cake mix
1( 3.4 oz.) package instant pistachio pudding mix
4 eggs
1 ¼ cups water
 ¼ cup oil
½ tsp. almond extract
3 drops green food coloring (if desired)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.

In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix and the pudding mix.  Add the eggs, water, oil,  almond extract and food coloring.  Blend ingredients then beat for 2 minutes at medium speed.

Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly pressed.  Cool in pan for 15 minutes.  Turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.  Dust with powdered sugar just before serving.
 

 
This was a sweet book to read about a little Irish girl named Nory Ryan.  It takes place during the potato famine and shows the resilience of the Irish people during that difficult time.
 
 
 

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