{"id":2520,"date":"2014-03-06T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/?p=2520"},"modified":"2014-03-01T10:56:13","modified_gmt":"2014-03-01T18:56:13","slug":"st-patricks-day-a-lucky-charm-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/st-patricks-day-a-lucky-charm-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"St Patrick\u2019s Day &#8211; A Lucky Charm Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/st-patricks-day-treats-candy-dipped-pretzel-rods\/lita-lane-st-patricks-day-decorations-photo-mike-wakefield-feb-20-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lita Lane-St Patrick&#039;s day decorations \\n \\nphoto Mike Wakefield-Feb 20 2014&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1392834621&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;58&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lita Lane-St Patrick&#039;s day decorations \\r \\rphoto Mike Wakefield-Feb 20 2014&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks01-300x214.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks01-1024x731.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2544\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks01-1024x731.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks01-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks01-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks01-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks01.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">You don&#8217;t have to be Irish to throw a St Patrick&#8217;s Day party!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Did you know that St. Patrick&#8217;s Day is one of the largest and most pleasurable celebrations of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">A fine start to this celebration begins with adding a drop of green food coloring into a glass of beer, then serving traditional Irish fare.\u00a0 A few decorating touches on the table, such as those shown on my website, will lend charm to the celebration.\u00a0 To add entertainment and memories, consider adding a\u00a0 Blarney Stone so each guest can take a turn kissing it for eloquence and persuasiveness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">This year, our St. Patrick&#8217;s Day will include Irish soda bread with Irish stew followed by Nanaimo Bar and Candy Dipped Pretzels.\u00a0 You can see these also showcased on my website.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">During my travels, I came across some four-leaf clover charms with the word &#8220;lucky&#8221; on them.\u00a0 In order to share a little bit of Ireland with my guests, I made place cards for each table setting. All that was required was paper stock, glue pen, glitter, scissors, ribbon and creativity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">May good luck be with you<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"> and may your blessings out number<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"> the Shamrocks that grow<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2559\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/st-patricks-day-treats-candy-dipped-pretzel-rods\/lita-lane-st-patricks-day-decorations-photo-mike-wakefield-feb-20-2014-16\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks16.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lita Lane-St Patrick&#039;s day decorations \\n \\nphoto Mike Wakefield-Feb 20 2014&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1392831944&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lita Lane-St Patrick&#039;s day decorations \\r \\rphoto Mike Wakefield-Feb 20 2014&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks16-300x214.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks16-1024x731.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2559\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks16-1024x731.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks16-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks16-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks16-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/StPatricks16.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You don&#8217;t have to be Irish to throw a St Patrick&#8217;s Day party! 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