The Irish Times Pub & Restaurant out in Turkey Creek will of course host a St. Patrick's Day Celebration Wednesday. Just don't expect green beer; the authentically Irish owners will hoot you out of the place if you make the request. To make it up to you, they are planning the third annual Tug-O-War between the police and fire departments.
Me, I'm angling for a St. Patrick's Day cupcake. Seems Magpies has 'em, sort of. They've got these green pistachio things (we all know pistachios are secretly red with natural secretions from the shells that come off on your hands, but okay), which would be okay, but I'm a chocolate lover. So Chocolate Guinness Stout cupcake it is for me. The neat thing for us procrastinators is that even though these are sort of St. Patrick's-y, they're still the flavor of the month for March at Magpies, all the way until the next First Friday tasting. (If you never tire of reading about Magpies and cupcakes, check out this oldie but goodie, "Cupcake Mania.")
Perfect to go with it these Irish-theme sweets is Irish Coffee. Here's the recipe the Irish Times uses--be sure to do it right, no whipped cream from a spray can, people:
Irish Times: Irish Times Coffee
2 oz. Baileys Irish Cream
1 tsp. brown sugar
1 oz. Irish whiskey, such as Powers or Bushmills
Brewed coffee
Fresh, heavy cream
Fill a glass coffee mug 7/10 with strong brew coffee.
Add sugar, whiskey and Baileys.
Fill the rest of the cup with lightly shaken, heavy cream, pouring it over a spoon, so it floats on top and looks like a Guinness.
Stir once or twice and then let the coffee settle before serving.
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