Let's DISH! Wednesdays at 7 PM Announcing...

A new weekly meme is being hatched!

I know, I know, there are more parties than grains of sand!

Let's DISH will arrive on WED. Mar. 21 at 7 PM., and the not so secret dish addicts club,will meet every Wednesday at 7 PM thereafter.

Come link up on the 21 st at 7 PM, NY time!

What will you share?  Table and dish related things!  Maybe a table for 2, or 22!   Or a new purchase  or find of napkin rings, or glasses, or what ever.  A great source or fabulous sale is good too!  If it goes on the table, it is in!

Have you received a dish related gift you would like to share, but are not ready to do a full scape with it? Show us! We love to see pretty things!

Not a vignette, or a mantel, but sit down at the table and eat type things! :)

Perhaps you have a craft that would be perfect for a table.

Good tips for entertaining are welcome too!

It could be a centerpiece crying out to be the center of attention for a table you have been thinking about.

It can be food related...like this one with a strawberry theme. The centerpiece is strawberries, and the napkins carry out the theme.  And the bowl with the price sticker on it keeps it real, :)

 

Or maybe EGGS!

Have fun, a let your creativity flow!

There will be a once a month challenge or throw down,  to make it fun!  Your suggestions are welcome, I want this party to be interactive.

The first Challenge for April will be revealed WED, at 7 !

Are you up for it? 

Please be sure to remove your word ID, it inhibits people from commenting on your post!

My friend, Marigene ,at In the Middle of Nowhere made me promise I won't use that click to continue feature, and I won't! 

So mark your calendar, every Wednesday at 7, not before!

St. Patrick's Day is over, at tomorrow is St. Joseph's Day for my Italian friends.  In NY all the bakeries have special treats on March 19th.

So I made some Cannoli for you !

Sorry about the green sprinkles, but I served them as one of the desserts for my St. Patrick's Day dinner party last night!

We don't care for the usual filling, too sweet, so I piped in fresh whipped cream .

I also served Individual Death By Chocolate served in Cristar wine glasses I found at the 99 cent store.

Death by Chocolate is layers of kahlua soaked devil's food cake, chocolate pudding and whipped cream. I usually make it in a large trifle dish, but I thought the individual parfait size  would be fun.

Please come back Wednesday , March 21st, to crack open Spring and the hatching of Let's DISH.

The WINNERS of the giveaway celebrating my 3rd blogaversary and the 4th Annual St. Patrick's Day Blog Crawl will be announced then too! 

Thanks again to all those who entered and left a comment!

Thank you Foley, from Foley's Follies for the adorable chicken feet egg salt and peppers. Coming soon to a tablescape!

I am joining THE Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays.

Stone Gable for On the Menu Monday
Marty for Table Top Tuesday

Three ♣ Tables and a Vignette

I promised I would give the details of the tables I showed you in my St. Patrick's Day Blog Crawl.  There is still time to link up to the Crawl, and be included in the raffle for lots of prizes.  Click HERE.

Lots of great posts linked up!

Irish wool place mat, gift from my sis many years ago

Shamrock Napkin, from my niece, also long ago

The cloth napkin ring is latticed with a button. .25 from CTS!

Green flute, part of my generous birthday gift from Alma, The Tablescaper

Shamrock teapot CTs

Shamrock cup and scone set, CTS

Pot of clover, birthday gift.

The Connollys, Donnellys, and Dolans , (my family) came for lunch.  I had to keep this one simple, they are not fond of too much cwap on the table, they are interested in the food!

Dark green ruffled tablecloth, with a vintage topper sent to me by my dear friend Marigene , In the Middle of Nowhere.  This topper will be moving on to another blogger, announced Wed.  The idea is to have it move through blogland!

White charger, dark green plate by Pfaltzgraff, white soup by gofortun, Israel, green and white check napkin held by a green jingly napkin ring.

Shamrock pitcher from TJMAxx, daffs from the super market, 1.99 a bunch, that's 2.

Green flatware last year's birthday gift from Susan, Savoring Time in the Kitchen.  I loved it so I expanded it to service for 12, Cost plus.

Glasses by Lenox  Green shamrock bowls CTS, as well as the little white bowls.

Pitcher by Villeroy and Boch, I have the sugar and creamer too, a gift from my neighbor.

Next a fun table.

  The centerpiece is a hat from Hallmark, marked $9.99, via CTS for 1.80.  I stuffed it.  I hope to transform it into Peter Rabbit's hat for Easter.

A green and white check tablecloth with a white ruffle,

shamrock placemat and green ruffled charger from CTS.

Green swirly flatware by Cambridge, CTS,

Kiwi plate through the kindness of The Tablescaper from the Reading Dish Outlet, .98!  They are lovely!  She called from Pa to see if I wanted to buy some. Of course!

The green shamrock plate was a prior birthday gift from The Tablescaper.   The napkins are dish towels from CTS,  $1.29 and the covered Irish cupcake is from CTS, $1.99

The hobnail tumblers are from CTS, 1.99 and I clipped the initial for a place marker on it with a shamrock mini clothespin.

The hats and leprechaun felt overall goody bags, CTS. 

I filled a milk bottle with green tea, :) and hung one of the wood shamrock napkin rings I made around it.

Now go take a nap, then come back cause I have one more to go!

The centerpiece is a shamrock bowl raised up on a smaller one.

  The stems are Waterford Lismore, as is the wine decanter.  There are glass shamrocks around the centerpiece. The glass roll and butter dishes were my mom's.

I made the table cloth, fabric is from Duralee Outlet. Green glass charger by Gorham, flatware from Cost Plus, and faux Belleek from CTS.  I put it next to some real Belleek I have , and it is not bad! These were my birthday present, and I had a 20 off coupon.

The napkin ring has stones that remind me of Connemara marble.  They were .25 in CTS, so I am guessing it is not, LOL!

The off white napkins trimmed with green I have had a long time.  I used them for my dil's baby shower in March of 2001!  It was an Irish theme, no pink and blue!  :)

Thanks for visiting, hope you are still awake!

I am joining Susan for Tablescape Thursday.

A special thank you to all of you who entered the crawl, or left a comment.  I have made it to almost all of you for a visit, and I will get to all!

Winners announced Wed. 

***Our friend Patricia at Butter Yum, needs your vote to win a scholarship to a foodie conference. Please hop over and vote for her!

It's Time! The 4th Annual St. Patrick's Day Blog Crawl Begins Now!

Hello Crawlers and Spectators!
Before we crawl, a few details.
Please be a follower!  In this instance it is a good thing. :)
You have to be a follower and have a blog to be in the crawl and prize raffle. 
Please check, last time someone won the 100 dollar gift card who wasn't a follower, and I had to pick someone else.
All followers who leave a comment are eligible .
There will be an extra drawing for those who have an entry.

 
Link back to this crawl, please.

Please visit as many as you can!  That's what makes it fun!

 There will be a prize for the person who visits and comments on the most blogs!  Email me with your number!


Winners will be announced  by Wed . the 21st, so do come back to see if you win!
The prizes:
25 dollar gift card,
WSonoma Cookie Pan,
Star Pie Mold, great for Memorial Day and July 4th,
2 Canal Cafe Cookbooks from WSonoma,
Cake Boss Book,
Dansk Trivet,
Waverly dish cloths 
Silver mushroom name card holders from WSonoma
and more!

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Please click on the sidebar if you would like some Irish music!

In the middle of March

Every year can be seen

A plethora of Shamrocks,

And blogs showing green!

 

This year is no different

And with thanks to you all,

I hereby do start

The Fourth Annual Crawl!

We'll start at my house

Big Paddy lives here

He's heading the crawl,

The crowd starts to cheer!

The shamrocks are hung

They sport leaves of three

St. Pat used them to teach

My faith's  Trinity.

Everything is decked out

The plants wear their bows

Your hostess wears green

Right down to her toes!

The taters are cooking,

Boiled, mashed, or baked  crispy?

Maybe some SMASHED

If you're feeling more frisky!

I made us some lunch

Roasted white and some green

Shamrock shaped stuffing

  Patty's Pig,  moist and  lean!

So I can party with Marty

That cloche loving Lass,

I hereby present,

Leprechaun' under glass!

How 'bout a song?

Called Mrs. Murphy's Chowder

Overalls were ingredients,

The diners yelled louder!

The overalls here

Are not filled with soup,

But rather with candy

Should your energy droop!

I've hung your caubeen

On the back of your seat,

Irish music is playing,

And soda bread to eat!

 

Time to crawl on

Start showing your greens!

Go visit some blogs

Then dine at Kathleen's!

Come on now, shoo!

Time to go lookie lookie

Here's something to go,

A fresh shortbread cookie!

I'll be by to visit

I couldn't be surer

It make take me days

But I'll be there, Begorrah!

Thanks so much for coming to the party!

I will give the 3 new table and vignette  details on Tablescape Thursday, and the recipes on Foodie Friday's post.

And this is what is meant by The Map of Ireland on your face!  These sweet boyos are my nephews.