Showing posts with label Irish blessing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Irish blessing. Show all posts

Friday, March 15, 2024

Creme de menthe Cheesecake

Welcome!

Kaleidoscope by inkspired and KaleidoCam 


 For St. Patrick’s Day I thought you might want to make this delicious Creme de Menthe Cheesecake. It is a lovely shade of green and a refreshing ending to a traditional meal of corned beef and cabbage.


CRUST:

2 Cups finely crushed chocolate graham crackers   (Honey Maid, Kroger)

1/2 Cup butter, melted

FILLING:

1 Cup sugar

3 8-oz packages cream cheese, softened

4 large eggs

2 Tablespoons white or green creme de menthe liqueur*

1 4.67 oz package (Andes) chocolate/creme de menthe candy thins, chopped

1 teaspoon flour

*or substitute with 1 teaspoon peppermint extract + 6 drops green food coloring


PREP:

Pre-heat oven to 325’.

Wrap outside of springform pan with aluminum foil. Lightly grease inside of pan.


MAKE IT:

MIX all crust ingredients until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press mixture all on the bottom and 1inch up the sides of pan.

Set aside.

COMBINE cream cheese and sugar in bowl. Using mixer cream together on medium speed, scraping sides and bottom often, until creamy. Continue beating mixture, adding 1 egg at a time.

Do not overbeat.

ADD creme de menthe liqueur.

STIR candy pieces with flour. Gently mix into batter. Pour filling into crust.

Place pan on center rack of oven. 

Place pan of warm water on rack below cheesecake to prevent cracking.

BAKE 80 - 90 minutes until center is just set.

Loosen cheesecake from sides by running knife around inside of pan.

COOL 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours.

GARNISH top with whipped cream and chocolate thin mints as desired.

STORE refrigerated.

Recipe courtesy Land O’ Lakes



That’s it for today!

‘Til next time,

inkspired

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Sunday, March 14, 2021

A wee bit ‘o Irish

 Welcome

All kaleidoscopes by inkspired and KaleidoCam 

A few things to get you in the mood for
Saint Patrick’s Day 
☘️

All vintage graphics were found on Pinterest.

Vintage botanical, then I played with my apps for this result.




Of course I must post a few paper dolls!

Dolly Dingle, by Grace Drayton 

 

Julie Allen Matthews, artist

I can’t give credit as I am unable to read the artist’s name at the bottom.

☹️

By artist Eileen Rudisill Miller
for your enjoyment only

I have many more paper dolls 
posted on previous blogs.
You can do a search for
‘Paper doll’ or ‘Paperdolls’.




Are you feeling the green yet?


Here’s wishing you a safe, warm, and happy
St. Patrick’s Day!

‘Til next time,
inkspired






Monday, August 12, 2013

wedding finery

1942 wedding dress
www.victorianmagazine.com


Today I have just a few minutes but I wanted to check in with you all and say


Welcome!

bridal shower ideas
wordplay.hubpages.com


I am helping two friends with their back yard wedding tomorrow. It has been way fun doing planning, making decorations, etc.

Of course, my kitchen table is currently covered with silk flowers, wire nippers, ribbons, bows, butterflies of metal and silk, swaths of tulle.....
Yep, a real 'explosion' of wedding decor!

So, today let's share a bit about weddings, things I like, fun photos I have found, etc.

c.1908 song sheet cover art
courtesy Indiana Music Libraries

c. 1909 song sheet cover art

Let's look at some pretty, with non-traditional colors, wedding dresses!

This beauty was found at www.pakitrend.com


Here's another red color scheme:

Sorry, don't have any info on where I found this one.

I think that one is very elegant looking.
What do you think?
Do you like the latest fashion trends of non-traditional white or ivory
for a wedding dress?

by Stephane Rolland
www.weheartit.com

This one is a 'color dipped' type dress, with the concentration of color at the very bottom.
I can't say I like it very much, how about you?

Just please, please, don't make the color a bright yellow,
with dreams of Big Bird....

This next one HAS to be a favorite, as it has a mermaid theme!

mermaid scales wedding dress

I would wear that one to a cruise ship evening attire event,
or a fancy ball.
Maybe not for a wedding dress...

Here is my idea for a Mermaid Wedding Dress: 

original Collage Art Doll recycled junk mail paper collage by inkspired
www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com

I had fun adding the sea shells, star fish, pearls and strands of 'beaded' sea weed to this dress.  Of course, she IS a mermaid, so her wedding tiara
is fresh from the ocean!

Next is a lovely dress that reminds me of fireflies on a summer evening:

light-up dress
showmetwenty.wordpress.com

I think perfect for an evening garden party!

Here is one for a December wedding:


a custom made wedding dress
www.starbridalapperal.com



"Love isn't a state of perfect caring.
It is an active noun like struggle.
To love someone is to strive 
to accept that person 
exactly the way he or she is.
right here
and now."

 Mr. Rogers, "The World According to Mister Rogers"


Celebrities have loved colorful weddings for ages.
Here are a few old and new:

Liz Taylor and Larry Fortensky
1991

Elizabeth Taylor was wed several times in wedding dresses with color.
Here are a couple more:

Liz Taylor and Eddie Fisher
www.namimckeever.com


Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
1964

More recently we have Jessica Biel:

a pink ombre dress, Jessica Biel
weddingcakechooser.com

and Melissa Gilbert:

Melissa Gilbert
www.stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com


and Gwen Stefani:

Gwen Stefani
www.friendsreunited.com

and Nas and Kelis:

Kelis wedding dress
www.blackstylecentral.com


"May your day be filled with blessings
Like the sun that lights the sky,
And may you always have the courage
To spread your wings and fly!"

- traditional Irish Blessing


acrylic on wood two turtle doves
TheBirchTurtleDove.etsy.com


May your day be filled with joy,

inkspired
www.inkspired.etsy.com
www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com
www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com
and on pinterest:
kkloberdans

"A stroll through Cantebury Park"
original Collage Paper Painting by inkspired
www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Green, green Ireland

postcard, www.zazzle.com


When I think of Ireland, I think of the color green, potatoes, Irish whiskey, the color green, smiling redheads, green shamrocks and Irish step-dancing. 
I also throw in a few leprechauns! (in green clothes of course)

What do you think of?

www.joannswansondiyminiatures.blogspot.com


Dolls of the World, Ireland Barbie, 2012


ribbon and coin necklace,
www.inkspired.etsy.com

Saint Patrick's Day, for me, is a fun holiday. Yes, it is meant to commemorate the life of Saint Patrick- who brought Christianity to Ireland, but it also has turned into a celebration of all things Irish!


c.1911, vintage song sheet cover
courtesy of Indiana Music Libraries


Saint Patrick by Honate
c. 1400
www.instappraisal.com

(I love the shamrock woven into his staff!)
clover watercolor
www.TheJoyofColor.etsy.com


Italian painter Giovanni Battista Carpanetto
1863 - 1928


"If you're lucky enough to be Irish,
then you're lucky enough."

- Irish Proverb


vintage postcard found at
www.twinklehill2.blogspot.com



c.1919

vintage enamel shamrock pin
www.vgvintage.etsy.com


5th century Irish costume
by Liana, see address to right of my blog

Sylvia paper doll by Liana.
She will fit all the left facing costumes.

Wizard of Oz green fairy costume by Liana.


"Irish Alzheimer's -
You forget everything
except the grudges."

- Judy Collins


Irish shamrock clover
www.123rf.com



applique'
www.BoysNBowsBoutique.etsy.com


Celtic Shamrock Charm
www.LittleDevilDesigns.etsy.com

Are you feeling green yet?

Are you feeling the Irish Love yet?!!

vintage card
www.squidoo.com

styled from The House of Mirth, Mrs. Richard Bennett Lloyd
Liana's paperdoll blog

shamrock Celtic pool decal
www.poolmats.net


For each petal on the shamrock
This brings a wish your way,
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and every day.

- Irish blessing


www.graphicsfairy.blogspot.com

'til next time!

inkspired
www.inkspired.etsy.com
www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com
and on pinterest - kkloberdans

1940's vintage St. Patrick's Day card
www.thebolditalic.com