Set Your Table With Flair--Drinks For Saint Paddy and Me

Top O' the Mornin' to ya!

It be Saint Paddy's Day,

So let us jig and be glad.

Come and join for tea with me and my lad.

I be a sweet lassie,
Who adores things quite classy,

But on this special day,
We will make things his way.

A very stout cuppa, not too frou-frou, you see,
For in Ireland, sweet darlin's, that's how things be.

If Twinings isn't your particular cup of tea,
Please enjoy a simple recipe to you from me.

A café of chocolate and crème de menthe,
On a wonderful journey, your taste buds will be sent.

                     Parsimonious Décor Darling Irish Mocha For Two

Two cups Kerig brewed mochas (I used Café Escapes)
For each cup:
       1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
       1/2 teaspoon crème de menthe

       1 teaspoon sugar
       Green whipped cream to garnish

For the very simple step-by-step guide, please visit the full post on my blog Parsimonious Pabulum here.

Enjoy!  Have a wonderful Saint Patrick's Day!  If you please, also visit these videos.  These two songs are faves of mine, and both fit today's occasion.

The first is by Irish singer Enya off of her album The Celts. It is entitled "The Sun in the Stream," and is sometimes referred to online as "Scotland."  I love the use of the traditional Uilleann pipes combined with piano!!  Absolutely gorgeous!

 

The second is entitled "The Wind That Shakes The Barley."  It is an Irish ballad written by Robert Dwyer Joyce (1836–1883), a Limerick-born poet and professor of English literature. The song is written from the perspective of a doomed young Wexford rebel who is about to sacrifice his relationship with his loved one and plunge into the cauldron of violence associated with the 1798 rebellion in Ireland.

Here, the ballad is interpreted and sung by Lisa Gerrard of one of my favorite world music bands, Dead Can Dance.  It is haunting, forlorn, and yet, very beautiful.

From my collection:

White plates and coffee mugs, Ralph Lauren Club Collection

Flatware, Ralph Lauren Beacon Collection
All linen, green and white, HomeGoods
Shamrock adornments, The 99¢ Store

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