Pistachio Cupcakes I wanted to make something special for Saint Patrick's Day, but I didn't want whatever I made to be too Saint Patrick's Day"ish"...I wanted to be able to make the recipe throughout the year. So, what's a girl to do but hit Pinterest! After 583 straight hours of browsing Pinterest, I finally decided on Pistachio Cupcakes. Pistachios are green and the pistachio pudding mix that I have added gives just a hint of green to the batter, but not so much that you couldn't make … [Read more...]
7 Surprising Saint Patrick’s Day Myths
St Patrick's Day 2015, Dublin, Ireland ~ Photo credit: Giuseppe Milo (www.pixael.com) via Visual Hunt / CC BY-NC I thought we would have a little fun today looking at some popular misconceptions surrounding Saint Patrick and Saint Patrick’s Day. When repeated often enough, it’s amazing how even the smallest premise can become legendary. I hope you find at least some of these as surprising as I did. Myth #1 Saint Patrick was Irish. Despite being the best known, and one of only … [Read more...]