Delicious ButtermilkRanch-style Dressing

1 cup buttermilk

1/3 cup mayonnaise

1 small clove garlic, minced or a sprinkle of garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon freeze- dried dill weed

1/4 teaspoon mustard powder pinch of freshly ground pepper

2 tablespoons fresh parsley or a sprinkle of dried parsley

In a small bowl or jar, mix ingredients well. Cover and refrigerate for up to four days. This is great on vegetables or meat.

You can also cut your favourite white cake into a shamrock shape and top it with pistachio ice cream. Other desserts can include shamrock-shaped cookies, cupcakes with green icing, green jelly desserts or maybe you have a recipe containing mint or lime like Grasshopper Pie or Lime Cheesecake.

Meat just shouldn’t be green, but you can garnish a cherry glazed ham with green cherries or pour a parsley or dill sauce over a slice of roast beef, pork or cutlets. I have often served spinach quiche or wedges of a green quesadilla.