La Bella Vita Cucina

St. Patrick’s Day Recipes To Enjoy Some Green Food

By now I'm sure you realize that I am not Irish. But I have an amazing amount of wonderful Irish relatives . . . many in my family are drawn to the witty, fun, and outgoing Irish, fall in love with someone and become blessed by marriage! We have an equal number of Patrick's, Kelly's, and Shawns in our family as we do Martina's, Maria's and Enrico's! So do you know what that means? In my family, together the Irish and Italians have such GREAT FUN with times full of laughter, food, dancing, and I might add, some hefty beverage intake! If you could only join an Irish and Italian wedding, re-union, or funeral, you'd witness the joy of life that is celebrated among the two ethnicities! And since laughter is truly the best medicine, it's awesome to get this incredible natural drug fix! So in honor of ALL of my beautiful Irish family and friends, I'm sharing some of my most delicious "green" recipes to celebrate St. Patrick! On a serious note though, I think it is only fair to say that St. Patrick was not a soul to be remembered for partying and drinking booze, but rather was noted by Christians for his spiritual works in Ireland. As a person ...

Oh my goodness, isn't pot roast just one of the most all-time delicious and yet super easiest of recipes to prepare? This is one of our family's hands-down, favorite food to eat, should I say to "devour". Whenever there is little talking going on around the table while everyone is eating, then I know that everyone is in food heaven. And then someone will speak some words of wisdom that delight any cook's ears: "outstanding!" No other words are needed to describe this perfect and easy pot roast recipe. And honestly, most of the ingredients for a perfect and easy pot roast are normally on hand. And I emphasize "easy" because truth is, once you know how to make a super easy-peasy pot roast, there is no turning back; you're hooked . . . you'll have this on your table more than ever before! A few basics is all that's necessary to conquer this uber-simple meat and veggie treat: use a cheap chuck roast cut with lots of marbled fat (that's right, no prime filet mignon or beef tenderloin here, cheap but good is BEST!) sear the beef roast good and brown on both sides for some crazy-good flavor PLUS the brown bits on the bottom of the pan ...