Do not do unto others as you expect they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.

Went to a small shindig at a friend's house last night. Thankfully, travel there and back was not too treacherous with this drunk holiday. Fortunately, my friends and I are not too concerned about drinking and being dumb anymore so instead we have a small gathering of friends to enjoy a bit of Irish food, music, and talk. Pretty much a night in the local pub except it was my friend's house.

I wanted to bring a little something to the party, but that something could not be sugary. After sooooo many cookies, I was pretty much over sugar. So I found this recipe via Google (Everything on Pinterest was SUGAR or ALCOHOL when I searched):

Blarney Stone Appetizers

Ingredients

1 large onion, chopped

3 tablespoons butter

2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry

1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted

4 eggs, lightly beaten

1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms

1/4 cup dried bread crumbs

1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

1/8 teaspoon dried oregano

1/8 teaspoon dried basil

Dash ground nutmeg

Salt and pepper to taste

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

In a large skillet, saute onion in butter. Add the spinach, soup,

eggs, mushrooms, crumbs, feta cheese, oregano, basil, nutmeg, salt

and pepper. Spoon into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Sprinkle

with Parmesan cheese.

Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 45-50 minutes or until a knife

inserted near the center comes out clean. Cut into 1-in. squares.

Yield: about 6-1/2 dozen

I failed to take a photo before and after cooking, but I think you can tell the yummy cheesey crust .

This turned out pretty yummy. I just want to figure out a substitute for the condensed soup so that it can be closer to a clean dish. Everyone at the party enjoyed it and the party as a whole was a lot of fun. Sitting on the sofa, "shootin' the shit" over drinks and corned beef. Sounds like a perfectly lovely evening to me.


Here is my work appropriate and holiday appropriate outfit. I wanted to dress like the Irish Flag.

After work, while making my Blarney Stone side, I made my Chardonnay GREEN! WEEEEEE! I was a brighter green in the sunlight, but, alas, I failed at taking a photo of that as well.

Until the next party...

**Today's title comes from George Bernard Shaw, Irish Playwright and Essayist: Do not do unto others as you expect they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.**