Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Green Food and Luck: Word Counters

Counting my words again. 

Today my fellow Word Counters and I are sharing our monthly group post. The bloggers who are joining me this time all picked a number between 12 and 74 and sent it to me. I gave the numbers out as assignments to other bloggers who are then challenged to write something (or a few somethings, as the case may be) using that exact number of words. Today we all share what we came up with.

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I got the number 19. It was submitted by Diane of On the Border.

As I've been doing in these Word Counters posts, I've chosen a theme and am using my word count multiple times in keeping with the theme. This month I was in a bit of a conundrum in choosing a theme. The last day of winter is in 2 days. Two days! I am so ready to honor that. But today is St. Patrick's Day, a celebration of all things fun and green and lucky and Irish. I may not be Irish, but one day a year I sure do enjoy celebrating like one. So my theme today is St. Patrick's Day.



~ Crockpot Beer Infused New England Boiled Dinner and Pistachio Soda Bread, what better way to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day?

~ Lucky Rainbow Cookies, Creme de Menthe Shamrock Cake, Pistachio White Chocolate Cheesecake, let's not forget those yummy green desserts!

~ It's called Feast of Saint Patrick, although knowing it celebrates his death takes some fun out of it.

~ No green beer for me, not a beer lover, but Midori, Apple Vodka, so many drinks, so little time.

~ With all this green food talk, guess I just had to come up with a new green recipe, right?


Roasted Broccoli and Red Pepper with Mandarins is a versatile dish, perfect alone as a side dish or over rice or noodles as a meatless meal. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #dinner


Roasted Broccoli and Red Pepper with Mandarins

Roasted Broccoli and Red Pepper with Mandarins is a versatile dish, perfect alone as a side dish or over rice or noodles as a meatless meal. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #dinner



~ Closing my eyes, clicking my heels, I expect to be transported to that pot of gold at rainbow's end.

~ Supposedly kissing the Blarney Stone is gives the gift of the gab. Must've done that in a previous life.

~ Leprechauns pinch people not wearing green on today. Making my list of people I hope are wearing purple.

~ Looking for a four leaf clover had to have been started by a mom, to keep her kids busy.

~ Irish songs sung boisterously today: "Oh dear, what can the matter be, seven old ladies stuck in the lavatory".




Here are links to the other Word Counters posts:
Spatulas on Parade 
Messymimi’s Meanderings 
On the Border 



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Roasted Broccoli and Red Pepper with Mandarins
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Ingredients:
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1 small can (11 oz) mandarin orange slices in light syrup
1 small head broccoli
1/2 red pepper
3 TBSP olive oil
2 TBSP orange juice
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
*Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lightly grease a sheet pan.

*Place the almonds in a small saute pan over medium heat. Cook, stirring very frequently, about 3 minutes or until they just barely start to brown. Remove from the pan immediately and set aside.
*Drain the mandarin orange slices well, place on paper towels and set aside.
*Seed the red pepper half. Slice and cut each slice in half. 
*Cut the broccoli into florets and discard the stems. 
*In a large bowl whisk together the olive oil and orange juice. Add the broccoli and red pepper, mix well.
*Spread the vegetables out on a sheet pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for 15 minutes, mix, then roast another 5 minutes. 
*Remove them from the oven, transfer to a bowl and immediately gently mix in the mandarin oranges. Top with the toasted almonds.

14 comments:

  1. Hahahaha! Brilliant!
    I did kiss the Blarney Stone. All I could think while I was hanging upside down three stories in the air was: "I wonder how many lips have been on this stone?"
    P.S. I just realized I'm wearing purple. Was I on that list?

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    1. No, you're on the "nice" list. Doesn't matter though, I wouldn't be surprised if even the leprechauns stay 6 feet away from us at this point.

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  2. I'm sure one of my ancestors kissed the stone everyday and it carried over to me and my youngest. Good land that man child can talk!
    Dawn aka Spatulas On Parade

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    1. Yeah, my oldest too, I just don't always like what he has to say.

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  3. Would it help to remember you are not celebrating his death but his birthday into Heaven?

    Happy St. Patrick's Day, and i really like how you used the prompt.

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  4. Green food I don't eat much unless it's apples and grapes but mostly no

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  5. I'm clicking my heels with you my friend and thinking about tasting all the delectable treats you have shared with us!

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    1. Looks like we're all going to have a lot more time to be spending in our kitchens. Hope lots of fun recipes are shared during this time.

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  6. I was hunting my green shirt with.the cute Pug on it. It was in the clothes hamper. Question.

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