You Can Still Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day While Social Distancing

Saint Patrick’s Day hitting during a pandemic is not ideal but there are ways you can still celebrate while social distancing

Cheers!

Sadly, no you won’t be able to go out to pubs or cheers your friends with a pint of Guinness in person, but you can do it virtually and now is a perfect time to try a new Irish drink recipe!

 Here are a few Irish drink recipes you might want to try out:

Irish coffee: This one is super easy! Fill a mug with hot coffee, add brown sugar and stir till dissolved, blend in Irish whiskey and top with whipped heavy cream. Or if you have Baileys on hand just toss some of that in your coffee!

Irish Breakfast Shot: Irish whiskey mixed with butterscotch liqueur, and for the chaser orange juice + a strip of bacon!

The Irish Mule: Fill a copper mug (or other glass) with ice. Pour in whiskey and lime juice, top with ginger beer. Stir to mix, garnish with lime slices and mint sprig.

Irish Mint Mojito: Place mint leaves in a cocktail shaker along with lime wedges and syrup, muddle leaves with a wooden spoon. Add Irish whiskey and fill the shaker with ice. Shake vigorously for 30 seconds and pour into prepared glasses. Top with a splash of tonic water or ginger ale. Serve with additional lime wedges if desired.

Sport Your Green

Just because you’re stuck at home doesn’t mean that you can’t wear your best green outfit! Keep up with tradition but in a social distancing way, without warning, facetime your friends if they can’t show you that they are wearing green, make a note and be sure to pinch them the next time you see them.

Cook Up and Irish Feast or Order out!

It wouldn’t be Saint Patrick’s Day without some corn beef and cabbage, and it is fairly easy to make, and we found an easy recipe for you to follow: Place brisket, seasoning, brown sugar and bay leaves in a large Dutch oven or stockpot; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 2 hours. Add potatoes and carrots; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, just until beef and vegetables are tender, 30-40 minutes. (If pot is full, remove potatoes and carrots before adding cabbage; reheat before serving.) Add cabbage to pot; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until cabbage is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove vegetables and corned beef; keep warm. For Horseradish Sauce, strain and reserve 1-1/2 cups cooking juices; skim fat from reserved juices. Discard remaining juices. Prepare sauces as desired. Cut beef across the grain into slices. Serve with vegetables, Horseradish Sauce and, if desired, Mustard Sauce. Or maybe you don’t have all the ingredients on hand or hey maybe you just don’t feel like cooking! Well good news, a lot of restaurants even though closed are still doing carry out so do a little research or make some calls and find a place to either pick up a traditional Irish meal like corn beef and cabbage or something fun like Irish nachos!

Netflix and Chill with Some Irish Shows

Now more than ever is the time to keep ourselves entertained and what better way to do that on Saint Pats Day than to binge a great Irish show you’ve never seen before? Here are three television shows with Irish actors that are available on streaming services in the U.S.

Derry Girls (Netflix)

Catastrophe (Amazon Prime Video)

The Fall (Netflix)