6 Saint Patrick’s Day Lunches

Last year I shared 7 St. Patrick’s Day lunches including some old ones. This year I created new cute food for St. Patrick’s Day. I love making cute shaped food for any holiday or occasion. This food includes a shamrock, Claddagh ring, Irish flag, Leprechaun, sheep, and a tortilla chip in the shape of Ireland.

This was a simple but satisfying meal to make and eat. I made the hand-pie with pie crust, a shamrock cookie cutter, cooked broccoli and cheese.

Container: EasyLunchBoxes

Left Side: Broccoli and Cheese Shamrock hand-pie

Top Right: Pistachios with little shamrocks drawn with food safe marker

Bottom Right: Kiwi

Recently I have enjoyed garnishing with cheese art. I made a mermaid, fox head and now this leprechaun. I was inspired by this coloring page. My leprechaun has a deep wrinkle on his face (crack in the cheese) but I think that it adds to his character.

Container: Book Bento Box

Contents: Quinoa, Broccoli and Cheese Casserole, white and orange Cheddar cheese, food safe marker

I am not sure how successful this is but I tried to make a Ireland country shaped tortilla chip to top this Mexican rice meal.

Container: Wooden box purchased in Kyoto at Bento&co.

Contents: Lettuce, rice, black beans, tomatoes, onion, cheddar cheese, tortilla cut in the shape of Ireland and browned in a frying pan with cooking spray.

When brainstorming new Ireland / St. Patrick’s day themes to try this year, I remembered the Claddagh ring. The fingers turned out a little strange but I still like it.

Container: EasyLunchBoxes

Top: Cheddar cheese quesadilla with food marker details

Bottom Left: Sugar snap peas

Bottom Right: Green grapes

I made this little Irish flag themed snack for my husband. I wanted it to be different than this Irish Flag so we came up with different food he would eat in green, white, and orange.

Container: Small divided snack container

Top: Sugar snap peas, cauliflower, orange cheddar

Bottom Left: Ranch dressing

Bottom Right: Green grapes