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Innkeeper · 03-17-2003, 09:19 AM,

Hope everyone has a wonderful St Patrick's Day. Usually I'm only 25% Irish, except for today when it goes up to 100%.

hotwine · 03-17-2003, 10:13 AM,

Same at you, IK. Erin go whatever. Haven't calculated my blend, but know it's there in quantity on dad's side.

(...finishing blueberry bagels with GREEN Tabasco...yum!)

zenda2 · 03-17-2003, 10:44 AM,

Since the weather is so warm here today and it's spring break, I may head over to watch the parade...just in case Erin goes Bra-less.

Innkeeper · 03-17-2003, 07:38 PM,

Had a great St Patrick's Day. A six pack of Harp's Larger, imported from St John, NB, Canada! Then tonight we had two lamb sirloins marinated in green marinade and grillpanned, salad, and reheated baguette. Finished it with Nugan Family (that's an Irish name, right?) 2001 Shiraz ($9 SHWC). Decanted (and it needed it) an hour ahead of time, it was very nice and matched very well with the dinner. Now I feel very mellow!

GRILLED OR GRILLPANNED LAMB CHOPS WITH FRESH MINT:

1 - 1 1/4 lbs Lamb chops of choice (1 leg steak, 2 shoulder chops, 4 loin chops, etc)
1/4 C Fresh lemon juice
1/3 C Olive oil
2 Long leafy sprigs mint leaves (enough to fill cup loosely)
1 tsp Grated lemon peel
1/2 tsp Lawry salt/no salt

Pack mint leaves into a one cup blender jar, add lemon juice, olive oil, lemon peel and salt. Blend until it becomes like a green mayonnaise. Toss chop(s) with it and let meat marinate for an hour or two at room temperature. Grill (with mesquite chips) or grillpan for ten or fifteen minutes depending on thickness and desired degree of doneness.

[This message has been edited by Innkeeper (edited 03-17-2003).]

winedope1 · 03-17-2003, 08:49 PM,

back at you Innkeeper and all-Harp is the only beer I can drink. Everyone enjoy! WD

~~Bucko~~ · 03-17-2003, 09:08 PM,

Grandmother was Irish, Grandfather was German. Makes me 1/4 Irish, 1/4 German, 1/2 Tennessee cur.......

Like IK, 100% Irish today (but still drinking French wine tonight in spite of the embarrassing anti-French attitude).

Georgie · 03-17-2003, 09:39 PM,

A great Grandma from County Tyrone on Mom's side, and a Grandma from County Donegal on Dad's side. One Protestant and one Catholic.
We make sure we have some orange carrots to eat with our green cabbage and white potatoes! Harp's beer for the beer drinkers and we sweet wine lovers had Riesling. Great dinner. Followed up with Bailey's and Hardy's Whiskers Blake Port. Yum!

hotwine · 03-18-2003, 09:15 AM,

German & Irish is the blend I carry, too.... also out of TN. And undoubtdly some JYD (junkyard dog).

I'm hopin' the anti-French voices will cool the market for 2000 Bordeaux, and therefore - maybe - produce some bargains. Checked at Costco yesterday, and they've still not reached this market, in spite of its CEO's bragging that he's selling them like crazy. If he is, those wines are being gobbled up by other markets before they reach the hinterlands.

Innkeeper · 03-18-2003, 03:47 PM,

My other 3/4ths is Bavarian (over here before German unification), and my beloved is 100% JYD.

winedope1 · 03-18-2003, 05:59 PM,

forgot to post my percentage- 1/4th but as I have fair skin, blue eyes and light brown hair, many think I'm all in Irish. Hope all had a pleasant day!

Georgie · 03-18-2003, 06:42 PM,

Junk Yard Dog...I love that!

hotwine · 03-18-2003, 08:42 PM,

Woof.

~~Bucko~~ · 03-18-2003, 11:13 PM,

You ought to see him work a rawhide bone -- a true work of art. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img]

winedope1 · 03-18-2003, 11:17 PM,

maybe we should try him out on a pig ear, for variety, you know. ; ) WD

Drew · 03-19-2003, 09:26 AM,

Somebody say pig?????

DRew

wondersofwine · 03-19-2003, 09:59 AM,

I have English, Scottish and German ancestry (maybe Swiss Mennonite--not really sure about the German/Swiss part). My mother's father is of Scottish background. Her maiden name is found in Berwickshire. So that gives me my Celtic connection for celebrating St. Patrick's Day. I visited Ireland (Republic of Eire) several times while living/working in Germany and really love the Emerald Island. It's a place of great natural beauty, hospitable people, infectious music, interesting and sometimes tragic history, myth, etc. Scotland too has beautiful scenery and riveting history.

Kcwhippet · 03-19-2003, 10:14 AM,

Well, no Irish here at all. Paternal grandparents - grandfather from East Slovakia and grandmother from Ukraine. Maternal grandparents both from Moravia in what's now the Czech Republic.

Georgie · 03-19-2003, 10:29 AM,

I love reading about these various ethnic backgrounds. Reminds me of what makes America the unique place it is.

ShortWiner · 03-19-2003, 02:06 PM,

On my mother's side I'm Jewish--Grandmother's family from Russia, while my Grandfather immigrated from . . . Baghdad. Father's side is mixed Danish, Scottish, Norweigian.

winedope1 · 03-19-2003, 07:41 PM,

sorry, Drew. No offense intended . ; ) WD

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