Emerald Isle Recipes

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• In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, corned beef, onion, parsley, 1 tablespoon dill and seasoned salt. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Trace the large shamrock pattern onto a piece of waxed paper; cut out. Place on loaf. Carefully cut out and removed shamrock; set aside. Hollow out loaf, leaving a 1/2-in. shell. Cut removed bread and cutout shamrock into cubes. Fill shell with dip; sprinkle with remaining dill. Serve with bread cubes, vegetables and crackers.

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• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Beat until smooth. Spread into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. For glaze, combine confectioners' sugar and milk or whiskey until smooth and fairly thin. If desired, stir in 1 to 2 drops food coloring until blended. Spread glaze over warm cake. Sprinkle with almonds if desired.

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• For the sour mix: Combine the lemon juice and Simple Syrup in a glass and stir together.
• For the emerald isle: Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add the vodka, rum, Irish whiskey, blue curacao, 3/4 ounce of the sour mix and the orange juice. Shake once and strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Garnish with the lime wedge.
• Put the sugar and water in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. (Alternatively, heat in the microwave.) Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

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• Shake all ingredients (except mint sprig) with ice.
• Strain into a chilled martini glass.
• Garnish with a mint sprig.

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• 1. In a small bowl, combine 1 Tablespoon oil, mustard, whiskey, rosemary and garlic to form a paste. Season lamb chops with salt and pepper; spread paste over both sides. Cover and marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes, or refrigerate 2 to 3 hours.
• 2. Heat remaining 1 Tablespoon oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add lamb chops in a single layer; cook 2 to 3 minutes per side or until desired doneness. Remove to serving plate and keep warm.
• 3. Drain excess fat from skillet. Add wine; cook and stir about 5 minutes, scraping up browned bits from bottom of skillet. Stir in jam until well blended. Remove from heat; stir in butter until melted. Serve sauce over lamb chops.

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• Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

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• Add cucumber and tarragon to mixing glass and muddle well. Add remaining ingredients. Add ice and shake well. Fine-strain into chilled cocktail glass.