Saint Patrick's Day Party: Easy Food And Drinks

With five minutes at the beginning of your day, you can put beef and a few other ingredients into a crock pot for a delicious meal at the end of your day. This hearty dish delivers tender meat and a tasty gravy.

Also, from 4-7 at Rockfish you can also get all appetizers half off. Think of it like an awesome little "Happy Hour." While all the food at Rockfish is delicious, this week I recommend an appetizer that isn't on the menu anymore (but they'll make it if you ask!). Try the Brisket Nachos with your Lagunitas. The strong Belgian ale pairs really well with the smoky flavor of the brisket. The crispy tortilla chips are topped with slow cooked you tube beef brisket in slow cooker, ancho cream sauce, cheese, black beans, fresh jalapeno, and cilantro! And during the half price appetizer time, they're only $4.95! And if you don't like brisket, or don't eat red meat, Rockfish also offers some delicious other appetizers like Volcano Shrimp and Spinach Dip.

There is a misconception in the West that only people wearing loincloths with dreads who can contort themselves into pretzels and deprive themselves of creature comforts can meditate. While I've achieved some pretzel-like poses in yoga, I've never found the need to do the others for meditation. If you are called to, however, then run with it.

Once you have poured meat, vegetables and sauce into it, pour a bit of wine or stock into the frying pan you've used and scrape the pan. Add to the slow cooking brisket for extra flavour.

A microwave oven should be in every kitchen. This handy appliance will allow you to defrost frozen items, heat up food quickly and do quite a few other chores. When you are making up easy meals for your family, you will find yourself using the microwave often. It will serve many useful purposes throughout the day.

Get two cans of Rotel tomatoes with green chiles. Drain the fluid from one can and add them to the cheese and sausage. Place under low heat and stir occasionally until the cheese is completely beef brisket dry rub. Then just grab some chips and dive in. The other recipe is really simple. Pan fry some bratwurst. Johnsonville Bratwurst work the best.

Liner Bags. Slow cooker liner bags are available and nothing beats these bags when it comes to slow cooking beef clean up. Just line your slow cooker with a slow cooker liner bag, cook your slow cooker meal, and discard the bag after serving. In a pinch, these bags truly make slow cooker clean-up a breeze, but keep in mind that these slow cooker liners are wasteful, will cost you some money, and if you prepare an 8-10 hour recipe, your bag may not hold up completely.

At the first sips this wine was too sweet but quite long and fruity. It offered some darkness accompanied by balanced acidity and tannins. Japanese rice crackers with Wasabi invited dark, dark cherries to join the mix. If only that non-endearing sweetness would go away. In the presence of slow cooked chicken meatballs swimming in a tomato sauce the purple liquid showed great balanced and its sugar level was down. The accompanying potatoes made our Australian friend good and dark but it was excessively sweet. A medley of mixed beans and chickpeas made me note the drink's darkness, length, and, alas, the high sugar content. Fruit juice candy made a great match of dark cherries and oak in my glass.

My final meal started with Mediterranean olives. Their salt managed to reduce this libation to precious little. It did pick up about halfway upon encountering a pickled onion. Then came a boxed Baked Ziti Siciliano that I doused with grated Parmesan cheese. In response the liquid was slightly sweet but thin. Fresh pineapple gave my glass some chocolate but nothing else. When paired with Swiss dark chocolate with orange flavor and almonds this liquid was essentially gutted with some sour fruit.