For St. Patrick's Day, I tried out a new recipe for homemade rolls. This dough comes together quickly, but then it raises in the refrigerator for a day or so. Because the first rise is out of sight, they seem to be much less tedious than regular double-rise rolls.


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My very first ever corned beef is cooking away in the CrockPot right now. I'm so anxious to see how it turns out for dinner! I've also got dough rising for Refrigerator Rolls, and I made a mint chocolate cheesecake ahead of time last night. I'm thinking about making some lemonade and tinting it green, too ( Read more... )

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After Jack's last soccer game this morning (finishing the 'season' at an even 2-2, by the way), I came home and undecorated the house from Valentine's Day. I put up St. Patrick's Day decorations on the front door and in the entry hallway. I don't have much for the holiday, though, and I still felt guilty about the gypped Easter decorations (six ( Read more... )

(I was really torn over whether to use my St. Patrick's Day icon or my recap icon. Decisions!)

Yesterday afternoon/evening was wonderful. To be truly honest, though
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Today has been a fun day. The weather was a bit cold this morning for our short-sleeved green shirts, so we all dressed with a long-sleeved white shirt underneath. A.J. didn't have school today, but Jack did, and he's been waiting for three weeks to wear his special new shirt for St. Patrick's Day. He had the "greenest" shirt in the classroom ( Read more... )

Holy shamrocks, it's March! How did that happen so fast ( Read more... )