Top Five Ways To Be Irish On St. Patty’s Day

Luckily, this Saint Patrick's Day is on a Saturday. So most of you can start your morning off like my grandfather did with some warm Irish Coffee. It's really easy to make and here's my go-to recipe from All Recipes:

Ingredients:

• 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger Irish cream liqueur
• 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger Irish whiskey
• 1 cup hot brewed coffee
• 1 tablespoon whipped cream
• 1 dash ground nutmeg

Directions:  In a coffee mug, combine Irish cream and Irish whiskey. Fill mug with coffee. Top with a dab of whipped cream and a dash of nutmeg.

A few cups of this will lay the foundation for the rest of you're eating and drinking today.

VIA AllRecipes.com

When I hear Irish Car Bomb, I know this is an American creation ripped from the IRA and I kinda feel wrong...however, if you're going to be Irish-American, you should try one. Here's a great recipe from DrinksMixer.com:

3/4 pint Guinness® stout

1/2 shot Bailey's® Irish cream

1/2 shot Jameson® Irish whiskey

Add the Bailey's and Jameson to a shot glass, layering the Bailey's on the bottom. Pour the Guinness into a pint glass or beer mug 3/4 of the way full and let settle. Drop the shot glass into the Guinness and chug. If you don't drink it fast enough it will curdle and increasingly taste worse.

TIP: Drink it fast!  To be honest with you, this drink is disgusting to me...I hate Guinness.  I know, I was born on this day, but I still hate it.  However, this next recipe I do love and yes, it's got Guinness!

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Like most things you will be eating and drinking today, they all have deeper meanings. For example, The Black And Tan Drink. First off, here's a delicious recipe from DrinksMixer.com...this one's my favorite:

• 1 part Bass® pale ale
• 1 part Guinness® stout

 Fill stien half full with Bass. Next pour Guiness over a spoon slowly until glass is full. If done correctly the Guiness will stay on top and the Bass on bottom hence the name Black & Tan.

The term Black and Tan is a nickname the IRA called the British troops back in 1920.

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After all the drinking you've done today, now it's time to eat.  Here's what you do:

1. Invite everyone you like drinking and eating with.
2. Cook up a big pot of Corned Beef & Cabbage.
3. EAT!

Click the link for the exact recipe I'll be cooking at our home on St. Patty's Day from AllRecipes.  Corned Beef & Cabbage is my birthday dinner, every year.  I love it, I can eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  And the best part, is sharing it with good people.

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I NEVER miss desert!  This bad boy combines what I love: BEER AND CHOCOLATE!  And the beer in question is of course: Guinness.  Make this once and you'll make it again!  Check the recipe HERE.