Corned Beef and Cabbage

 

Yesterday, in honor of St. Patrick's Day, we boiled corned beef, potatoes, carrots, and cabbage.  It was super yummy with a side of Irish soda bread from our local market. 

We bought the corned beef - all ready seasoned from Trader Joe's - and boiled it in a large stock pot for about 3 hours and 35 minutes.  Around the 3 hour mark, we added the chopped potatoes and peeled carrots.  After about 20 minutes, we removed the potatoes and carrots and added the wedges of cabbage. The beef and cabbage cooked together for the last 15 minutes.  Before eating, we added butter and salt to the veggies.

Green Monster Juice

Who said you have to drink alcohol on St. Patrick's Day?  I was inspired by this Halloween treat months ago, which I never made, and thought I could transform the monster into an all fruit and veggie Green Monster Juice for St. Patrick's Day; it would also be perfect for Halloween. 

For this juice you'll need:

1 cup frozen mango
1 red apple, chopped
1 banana, split in half
several handfuls of baby spinach
handful of flat-leaf parsley
1/2 cucumber, chopped with the skin on
2-3 tablespoons of chia seeds
1-2 cups of water (depending on desired consistency)
optional - few teaspoons of honey - if your banana is not ripe or extra ripe

4 clear plastic disposable cups and Sharpie to design your monster cups

Directions:
1. Create monster faces on your clear plastic disposable cups with a Sharpie.  Set aside.

2. In a blender, add frozen mango, apple, banana, spinach, cucumber, parsley, chia seeds, and honey (optional).  Start by adding about 1 cup of water and liquify all ingredients.

3. Depending on the consistency, you may want to add more water. 

4. Pour Green Monster juice into your monster cups. 

Happy St. Patty's Day!  Cheers!