Forecast: A Wee Bit of Fun

 With a new month ahead

there's a wee bit of fun ahead for you. 

You are in luck as March is a memorable month!

Consider these dates but know there are many more 
wacky, bizarre celebrating type days out there.

GET READY FOR
March 1 NATIONAL PIG DAY

March 2 DR. SEUSS BIRTHDAY and annual date for READ ACROSS AMERICA

March 6th NATIONAL OREO COOKIE DAY 
March 12th DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS
March 14th PI DAY
March 15th IDES OF MARCH
March 17th ST. PATRICK'S DAY

March 20th Official start of spring

Let's begin the celebrations with 

IRISH COFFEE

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz. of Irish whiskey e.g. Jameson 
• 5-7 oz. hot coffee or 2 shots of espresso
• 1 tsp. brown sugar
• Fresh whipped cream

Directions:

• Run hot water slowly over a glass mug until it’s at room temperature or hotter, and then dry it (pouring hot coffee into a cold glass could cause it to crack) or use a regular coffee mug.
• Add brown sugar to mug
• Pour in whiskey
• Add coffee or espresso, leaving room at top for whipped cream
• Stir until sugar is completely dissolved
• Set whipped cream on drink
• Do not stir (drink stays warmer longer with the cream sitting on top)
• To make cold Irish coffee, chill the sweetened coffee before adding the whiskey.

CORNED BEEF PUFF PASTRY SQUARES

Cook's notes: The filling is enough for 12 puffs so you will need 1 pastry sheet plus half of another sheet. The puff pastries can be served as an appetizer or as a side with soup. Ham could be substituted for corned beef.

Recipe inspired by pamperedchef.com
Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 puff pastry sheets
• 6 oz. deli corned beef chopped
• 3 tablespoons diced green onion
• 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise or Miracle Whip
• 3 tablespoons pickle relish, drained
• 1 tablspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 egg and 1 teaspoon water
• Sesame seeds
• optional 1/3 cup drained sauerkraut

Directions:

• With a pastry wheel cut one sheet into 9 equal squares and 3 squares from another sheet.
• Use a food processor to combine filling ingredients.

• Add 1-1/2 tablespoons filling into each pastry square. Fold pastry over filling by bringing up corners diagonally. Press corners together to meet in center.
• Preheat over to 400 degrees. Beat egg with water in a small bowl. Brush pastry with egg wash (this will give the pastry a nice sheen). Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

• Place in medium-sized muffin pans. Bake until pastry is golden brown and puffed, about 14 minutes. Note: I did not have a medium-sized pan (wish I did) and had to use a large muffin pan that really was too big for this recipe but I made it work.
• Let pastry puffs cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Run a sharp paring knife around the pan edges to loosen; turn out puffs onto the rack to cool slightly before serving.