St. Patrick’s Day Ginger Whiskey Cider and Green Pasta with Cilantro Kale Pesto

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Wearing and eating only green on St. Patrick’s Day seems right.

Took a Ginger Whiskey Cider ala Brooklyn Crafted Ginger Beer down to Finn’s today to celebrate in the world’s smallest parade (out the front door of the bar, around the side, in the back door).

Ginger Whiskey Cider

2 oz. Hard Cider

1 oz. Whiskey

Brooklyn Crafted Ginger Beer Mini in Traditional, to fill

Crushed Ice

In a 12-16 oz. high ball glass, combine the hard cider and whiskey. Fill the glass with crushed ice and top with Brooklyn Crafted.

This Brooklyn Ginger Beer is Top Notch. Delicious and comes in all kinds of spicy flavors. Can’t wait to try them all!

As for tonight’s proceedings at Finn McCool’s Irish Pub, an 85 year old woman named Louise sang Sister Christian by Night Rider karaoke. I held an obese pug. Those were the highlights. May I one day age as fine as Louise. May I not age as Ed (pug featured below) has… although in a daily bath of his own adipose he is delightful to snuggle.

Then, we then came home to eat this delicious pesto and green pasta. Green for the coming of spring.

Edamame Pasta with Kale Cilantro Pesto

Adapted from Explore Cuisine

1 cup of kale, tightly packed

1 cup of cilantro, tightly packed

¼ cup оf slivered almonds, toasted (or cashews, that’s what I had on hand)

1 garlic clove

1 serrano chile

1 tbsp lime juice

Dash of salt

¼ cup of parmesan, grated

½ cup of olive oil

1 knob ginger, sliced into shards

olive oil

2 carrots, sliced into ribbons

¼ cup of shredded coconut, toasted

1 box (8 oz) Explore Cuisine Edamame Spaghetti (All these gluten free pastas are DELISH)

Blend first seven ingredients in a food processor. Add cheese. Stream in olive oil. Sauté ginger in oil until crispy.

Boil 8 cups of water and pour in Organic Edamame Spaghetti. Cook for 8 minutes. Drain.

Toss together Edamame Spaghetti with carrots and pesto. Top with ginger and toasted coconut.

Enjoy! This post was sponsored by Explore Cuisine and Brooklyn Crafted Ginger Beer– which are just top of the muffin, in my opinion.

3 thoughts on “St. Patrick’s Day Ginger Whiskey Cider and Green Pasta with Cilantro Kale Pesto”

  1. What a magical St. Patrick’s Day celebration you fine folks had! I love the sounds of Louise and agree that Ed is adorable, although yes, hopefully we do not age like him 🙂 The ginger beers and pasta look so wonderful too! And yes, keep those spring green vibes coming! We had snow here last night, with more on the way – don’t you miss Minnesota? 😉

    1. So crazy the difference in climates! Here, it is already too late to get good veggies planted. The sprout season starts in Feb! Do come visit! We should be heading to MN in August… TBD

      1. Seriously! It is amazing how greatly the climate can vary across our continent. It’s hard to fathom sprouts coming up in February now that I’ve been in MN for awhile 🙂 I would love to visit soon! Maybe this fall? You can let me know what your school schedule looks like. Also, hooray for a likely MN visit from you and KP! Do keep me posted as your travel plans shape up 🙂

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