I love holidays that lend themselves to planning a meal. I try to use these days as opportunities to teach my kids about other cultures. We celebrate Cinco de Mayo, Fat Tuesday, and others. Today, as the luck of the Irish would have it, we are having corned beef and cabbage.
A corned beef is so easy. It is already seasoned and comes with it's own spice pack. Into the crock pot with the beef, spice pack and 5-6 cups of water and it will be ready when you are. I will use the liquid the beef cooks in to boil my cabbage. Add boiled potatoes and stewed apples and you have a traditional (not really) Irish meal.
Most people think corned beef is an Irish tradition, but in reality, the Irish were too poor to eat beef. Usually for special meals they ate lamb. That is your useless fact for the day (my husband doesn't call me the Queen of Useless Knowledge for nothing!)
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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