Erin go bragh

Hey! We were briefly rocking and rolling over here this morning - four in the morning. Just a wee moderate earthquake but I'm getting more anxious about THE BIG ONE as the years pass and all the big ones happening lately. shiver shiver shake. The 1994 one scared the bejeebers out of me. WAH! Oh geez, they just said on the news that it may have occurred on a fault that doesn't even have a name. Oh goody! A new one! tremble

Will you be wearing o' the green tomorrow?! Wishing you a Happy almost Saint Patrick's Day! I just noticed a link to BlogHer for soda bread ideas and of course clicked on it and thought I'd share the yummies with you.

(You may find additional recipe ideas where I found the following, at BlogHer)



Irish Soda Bread Muffins from Kitchen Parade

And check out her list of St. Patrick's Day recipes here.


Oats and Honey Irish Soda Bread with Raisins from Baking Bites




Irish Soda Bread and a Fine Irish Cheese from My Own Sweet Thyme


Irish Soda Bread Scones from Wicked Good Dinner

And I finally finished my St. Patrick's Day cards yesterday in time to run over (like a crazy woman) to the post office for the three thirty pick up. WHEW! I am so tired of myself and my procrastinating. So boring and anxiety making.

I really enjoy using vintage postcard images and I happened upon this darling one with a little fairy, sitting on a toadstool, beside four leaf clovers. Once I find an image, then I'm all about the words. I found this charming passage from an old Irish song and thought it fit well.

"I'll seek a four-leaved shamrock in all the fairy bells,
and if I find the charmed leaves, oh, how I'll weave my spells!"
from The Four Leaved Shamrock by Samuel Lover

Edited to add: Irish Soda Bread with Raisinets! I was just reading a post at La Fuji Mama about the best chocolate chip recipe and I noticed a twitter mention of Irish Soda Bread with Raisinets by nestlefoodie and couldn't resist adding it to this list. This will either be fun or majorly yucky.