We didn’t do much for St. Paddy’s day, which made me feel just a tad bit guilty. Other parents made things like green pancakes for breakfast, or made like the leprechauns had visited their home, leaving treats and whatnot. I found green Minecraft socks for Dylan to wear and encouraged Cameron to wear her Dela Dragon t-shirt because it had green in it. Well, and I also gave her teacher some old Chanukah gelt because that is vegan chocolate and, who knows, maybe the leprechauns visiting the class would leave some chocolate coins behind in the leprechaun traps, never mind the fact that the coins have menorahs on them. The point is, when you’re vegan, you must always take that extra step in trying to anticipate whatever snack or treat might appear on any given school day. I fail the vast majority of the time, but luckily, the 2 big kids have learned to get by without.
Oh, and Tom went out and got 2 cans of shaving cream and donated some of our glitter to the leprechaun trap project at school….
Anyway, I felt a little guilty, so I thought we’d aim for a St. Paddy’s Day dinner–Shepherd’s Pie and Irish Soda Bread.
Chloe and Cameron helped make the bread: they measured, mixed, poured and stirred!
Once Tom was home, Tom got started on Shepherd’s Pie. Dylan and Cameron helped mash the potatoes.
The big, awesome bonus thing, is that this recipe has tons of veggies cooked right into it…and the big kids just loved it!!
I know, the picture doesn’t do it justice…It was delicious! And, we are thrilled and delighted that we’ve discovered another meal that 2 out of 3 kids will happily eat!!!
