We had a party at work from 3:00 – 5:00 and it went quite well. About 16 people came, which is good for the first year. I made all the food except for the Irish soda bread that one of my front desk volunteers offered to make. Then her car broke down so Dad had to drive way out beyond the golf course to get it! But it was good.
I made Irish apple cake, Irish tea cake, Irish something-else-that-I-can’t-remember, but it was made in a bundt cake pan and was sort of dense and had dried fruit in it. It was peoples’ favorite thing, though, even if it didn’t look the best. For drinks I made an Irish creme that you put in your coffee, plus a green ice cream drink that we had for dessert after our other desserts. And I also made a ton of corned beef dip which we had on pumpernickle rye bread. That was probably my favorite thing, although the green cold drink was also pretty awesome.
We played some limerick games and a little trivia regarding famous Irish-Americans. We had a sing-along of Irish songs and the rest of the time, we mostly visited and ate. But people seemed to have fun, so I count it a success.
So now I have about 5 hours to rest up from this crazy weekend and get ready for another week. Whew….!
That sounds like a lot of fun!
How fun! It makes me wish I was there–everything sounds delicious and delightful!