tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post4423363137216453443..comments2024-03-29T06:40:49.882+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: St Patrick's Day dinner: cupcakes, spinach dip, soda bread and lots of green!Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-14308281383920746022014-03-24T09:39:41.050+11:002014-03-24T09:39:41.050+11:00I love soda bread - it's my fallback bread bec...I love soda bread - it's my fallback bread because it doesn't really need much effort and minimal ingredients (the recipe I use is just flour, baking soda, salt, lemon juice and soy milk or something) but it's still heavenly fresh out of the oven. Your soda bread looks so light and delicious. The vegan spinach dip look darn tasty too - I'm with you on the not normally having warm dips, but I'd love to give the spinach one a go.Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066424084187434409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-367092948645922112014-03-20T22:32:51.825+11:002014-03-20T22:32:51.825+11:00Thanks Charlie - I love St Pat's Day - any exc...Thanks Charlie - I love St Pat's Day - any excuse for more green in my life :-) Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-48986978337942849202014-03-20T22:30:42.246+11:002014-03-20T22:30:42.246+11:00Thanks Emma - soda bread is such a great quick bre...Thanks Emma - soda bread is such a great quick bread. Both E and I have Irish ancestors - I have quite a lot of connections to Ireland with ancestors, my sister living there and my school being run by an Irish Catholic order of nuns. St George's day doesn't seem to get a big rap but England seems a very complicated country when it comes to nationalism.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-74600688434457778942014-03-20T22:19:58.294+11:002014-03-20T22:19:58.294+11:00Thanks Caeli - the gold coins were just another wa...Thanks Caeli - the gold coins were just another way of slipping in a bit more chocolate without bringing brown into the photo :-) And they were in the house anyway thanks to Sylvia's party goingJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-26601874772597369772014-03-20T22:17:26.908+11:002014-03-20T22:17:26.908+11:00Thanks Yummy CThanks Yummy CJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-29160090996009917372014-03-20T22:17:15.336+11:002014-03-20T22:17:15.336+11:00Thanks Joanne - I am always up for a bit of green ...Thanks Joanne - I am always up for a bit of green in my life :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-49313408489737490192014-03-20T22:16:49.952+11:002014-03-20T22:16:49.952+11:00Thanks Mihi - Sylvia keeps asking when we will hav...Thanks Mihi - Sylvia keeps asking when we will have pink day :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-67490282297352437212014-03-20T22:16:28.319+11:002014-03-20T22:16:28.319+11:00Thanks Cakelaw - I understand - so many reasons to...Thanks Cakelaw - I understand - so many reasons to celebrate you can't do them allJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-5165781098606806062014-03-20T22:16:06.558+11:002014-03-20T22:16:06.558+11:00Thanks Kari - yes we had fun and it was nice that ...Thanks Kari - yes we had fun and it was nice that it was a special dinner that sylvia could join in with us.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-13166869260891192452014-03-20T22:15:23.391+11:002014-03-20T22:15:23.391+11:00Thanks Veganopoulous - it was fun to celebrate - I...Thanks Veganopoulous - it was fun to celebrate - I sort of saw it as more craft than decoration because the rest of the house wasn't terrible St Pats (unless you count our green walls and benchtop and all my green kitchenware)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-2747374693396998232014-03-20T22:14:17.102+11:002014-03-20T22:14:17.102+11:00Thanks Louise - glad to hear you had a good Irish ...Thanks Louise - glad to hear you had a good Irish meal on the day - would love a taste of your soda breadJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-7196614482214498012014-03-20T22:11:50.941+11:002014-03-20T22:11:50.941+11:00Thanks Lorraine - yes the green food fits right in...Thanks Lorraine - yes the green food fits right inJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-25669610572501320202014-03-19T14:58:34.384+11:002014-03-19T14:58:34.384+11:00Good on you for getting into the spirit of the day...Good on you for getting into the spirit of the day. I love your green cupcakes and you decorated them so well. And your green dinner looks very lovely and what a great dip - lots of flavour and goodness there! xxHotly Spicedhttp://hotlyspiced.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-59503326688222155472014-03-19T08:55:10.715+11:002014-03-19T08:55:10.715+11:00What a lovely food day! Those cupcakes look especi...What a lovely food day! Those cupcakes look especially fab and I adore soda bread. Such an easy thing to whip up and great with everything. <br />I didn't realize you had Irish blood? I guess as I think E is from Scotland (?) I looked over that fact. <br />I don't really acknowledge St Patrick's day. I think I'd feel like I was betraying England seeing as I don't even celebrate St George's!coconutandberrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09808077876445841179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-35302823740532736052014-03-19T07:02:10.255+11:002014-03-19T07:02:10.255+11:00Yay, green is my favourite! Happy green day! I lov...Yay, green is my favourite! Happy green day! I love the gold coin cupcakes, they're gorgeous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-81173971903060239882014-03-19T00:23:41.366+11:002014-03-19T00:23:41.366+11:00Great looking cupcakes!Great looking cupcakes!yummychunklethttp://yummychunklet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-23932358025847076362014-03-18T22:37:15.367+11:002014-03-18T22:37:15.367+11:00I'm definitely up for celebrating green also! ...I'm definitely up for celebrating green also! All of this looks so delicious!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-4016349489754248722014-03-18T18:04:48.043+11:002014-03-18T18:04:48.043+11:00I like that Sylvia calls it green day! There sould...I like that Sylvia calls it green day! There sould be a blue day, too!Mihlhttp://www.seitanismymotor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-4090097324793887282014-03-18T17:40:13.564+11:002014-03-18T17:40:13.564+11:00What a fab St Pats Day spread! I didn't get ti...What a fab St Pats Day spread! I didn't get time to do anything.Cakelawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205068748520541380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-47982273651515306872014-03-18T12:17:05.688+11:002014-03-18T12:17:05.688+11:00Your celebrations sound like so much fun! I love t...Your celebrations sound like so much fun! I love the vibrant green in the cupcake icing too - very appropriate for the day :)Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887621874869110597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-27111496819950834272014-03-18T09:31:16.766+11:002014-03-18T09:31:16.766+11:00Green is good! It looks like a super fun day in yo...Green is good! It looks like a super fun day in your household. I ended up feeling too lazy to decorate :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-57892442837894606212014-03-18T06:27:13.778+11:002014-03-18T06:27:13.778+11:00Happy St. Patrick's Day, Johanna! I really enj...Happy St. Patrick's Day, Johanna! I really enjoyed your festivities! I'm green with admiration, lol...<br /><br />I'm cooking a corned beef "as we speak" and just took a soda bread out of the oven. Marion wouldn't have it any other way, lol...<br /><br />Thanks for sharing, Johanna...~~louise~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07335196139849995706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-20955751418750434402014-03-18T03:19:52.075+11:002014-03-18T03:19:52.075+11:00Happy St Patricks Day! And yes it's so fitting...Happy St Patricks Day! And yes it's so fitting for you to go all out for green given your blog name and theme! :)Lorraine Not Quite Nigellanoreply@blogger.com