Holidays, St. Patrick’s Day Fun
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️
We celebrated CC’s St. Patrick’s Day birthday last Saturday
She had a party at an art studio with her friends Saturday morning
The studio is such a fun place, the owner is over the top creative
and the decor is crazy fun
There’s a huge room with painting tables for the children
And a party room for refreshments
The party theme was bunnies
There is art and creativity everywhere!
Later we continued the celebration with a family party on our patio
It was a delightful 80 degrees that day
I set up a little St. Pat’s birthday table with a St. Pat’s birthday tree
The tree is decorated with sparkling shamrocks and ice cream cones
The wooden cake puzzle is a family birthday tradition
dating back to when my children were babies
There’s a Spring gnome and a cupcake tower
And presents!
The temps only went down to the low 70s as darkness fell
CC had requested pizza made by her uncle, HHjr
He made a cheese pizza, a Canadian bacon and pineapple pizza,
a pizza with sausage, mushrooms and sweet peppers
AND
a pizza with spinach, apples & smoked Gouda
It was topped with a Parmigiano Reggiano Balsamic Glaze
{from our regular grocery store, but if you can’t find this,
use any balsamic glaze and sprinkle shredded Parmesan
or Parmigiano Reggiano on top}
It was swoon worthy!
Spinach, Apple & Smoked Gouda Pizza with Parmigiano Reggiano Balsamic Glaze
Ingredients
- 1 pizza crust*
- 1 apple, sliced
- 2 cups baby spinach leaves
- 4-6 slices smoked Gouda
- 3/4 cup Alfredo sauce
- 3 oz bleu cheese crumbles optional
- Parmigiano Reggiano Balsamic Glaze**
- shredded Parmesan for garnish optional
Instructions
- Prepare pizza crust depending on how you will cook the pizza. If cooking on a grill roll out dough to form crust and transfer to a pizza peel. If using refrigerated dough or crescent roll dough and cooking the pizza in the oven, place dough on a parchment lined baking sheet, and cook in a 400 degree oven for 6-8 minutes until it begins to set up and start to turn golden.
- Spread crust with Alfredo, leaving a 1/2" border.
- Press spinach leaves into sauce and top with apple slices
- Sprinkle with bleu cheese if desired
- Top with smoked Gouda slices either whole of torn
- Cook on hot grill on a pizza stone {time will depend on grill temperature} or bake in oven. If you have precooked your crust, return topped crust to 400 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.
- Drizzle with Balsamic Parmesan glaze and cut into pieces to serve
Notes
This pizza is green and gold,
perfect for St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado Love Your Creativity Over the Moon
Between Naps on the Porch, Celebrate Your Story,
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Turn About Tuesday
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I love your garden party and decoration! Is that a brick oven for bread and pizza? Your pizza looks amazing, esp. the CRUST!! Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you and yours!
Yes, that’s a pizza oven, it is fun to use once it heats up you can cook a pizza in under 5 minutes, it’s pretty awesome!
What a special party! Your family has so much fun. I love your gatherings. I could be up for adoption!
Thank you Ann, ha, we do love an excuse for a party. We planned to have a family dinner tonight but will probably have to cancel it, we are under a severe weather warning {tornadoes} all day and night and schools are closing at 1pm…the downside of Spring in the South!
Happy Birthday, CC! She is adorable with her big smile. Having two parties must have been loads of fun. Wow, HHjr the pizzas look fabulous! I am so glad the weather cooperated for a wonderful day for your darling girl. Stay safe, Jenna and family 🙏🏻
She was so excited and so cute. This art studio is such a fun place, she has been there several times for art camp, and the owner also does lessons and private parties. I am worried about the weather today, you be safe too…
What a great party. Happy Birthday CC! I am drooling looking at that delicious pizza – yum! Happy St. Patrick’s Day 🙂
Thanks Martha, the pizza was divine 🙂
What a grand time! Love the birthday cake tradition and the paint party sounds like loads of fun. That pizza looks great. I’ll have to share that with the resident pizza maker here! What a joyful day!
Thank you Jeanie, it was a great day, CC loves art, makes my heart so happy!
It sounds like it was the perfect bday celebration for your grandchild. Those pizza’s look and sound so good. Wishing you a happy St. Patrick’s Day Jenna.
Thank you Julie! Happy St. Patrick’s Day ☘️
I knew you would be surrounded by lots of shamrocks and leprechauns! So glad your grandchild got to have some friend time. I’ve never heard of Parmesan glaze before, so I’ll have to be on the lookout!
Thanks Dorothy, the Parmesan glaze is good stuff!! CC had a ball at her party, it was just a small group and they are used to wearing masks all day because our schools have been open since Sept. I breaks my heart though to see all the children in masks…
I know, but they are pretty much used to it and complain far less than some adults I know!
Wow, Jenna, that pizza is a work of art! Your St. Patrick’s Day decor is so cute…I love the table outside. You have the cutest grands, too, so it’s always fun to see posts with their sweet faces in them!
Aw, thank you! The art studio where her party was is THE coolest place, the woman who owns it does art camps and lessons, and CC always comes home with the most creative art!
That pizza does look swoon-worthy! It reminds me of a pizza my son and I made last year when we took a cob oven cooking class. We made our own crust, topped it with sharp cheddar cheese, Asian pear and a very similar balsamic glaze. That balsamic glaze was just fantastic paired with the crust and cheese and sweetness of the fruit.
Thank you and yours sounds really good too, I love pear on pizzas! The balsamic glaze really makes it don’t you think?
Happy St Paddy’s Day, Jenna! 🍀 Love seeing all YOUR creativity!! Looks like a fabulous birthday party! So happy to see your granddaughter got to celebrate. The pizza looks yummy too! 🍕
Thank you Jill! CC is a budding little artist which makes my heart sing 😊
CC is so, so cute! And she’s no doubt the princess of the bunch of boys. It looks as though her birthday was really special. Uncle HHJr’s pizza looks fantastic! Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Happy Birthday to Charlotte!
Thanks Rita, she is indeed the princess, and she can keep up with them too! Scary stormy here today, we are hibernating, schools closed at noon 🙏
Looks like CC had a couple fun celebrations! I would have loved to try the pizza:@)
Thanks Lynn, the pizzas were great!
What a sweet birthday for your little… CC! She was so happy to have such a fun party! The pizzas sound amazing!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! And I pray that you all stay safe through the weather.
Thank you Nancy, it was a fun day. We didn’t have damage in our area, it was mainly north and south of us, rough day!
Jenna, I know it does your heart good that CC wanted her birthday painting party. . .a budding artist in the making! I caught your reflection in the window snapping the photo 🙂 The pizzas sound delicious ♥
Thanks Mary, yes, CC and I have a special art bond, she got dolls and toys but her favorite present was a watercolor set I gave her 🙂
What a wonderful party! 💚Happy Birthday to CC!! Oh those pizzas look so delicious!! 😋
Thanks Patty Anne, it was a fun day!
Such a fun way for CC to celebrate her birthday. She is so cute in her little blue top and ruffled skirt and balloons. Love how you decorated with St. Patrick’s Day green on the patio. That pizza sounds delicious! So happy you were able to celebrate with her……….
Thank you Emily, it was such a fun day, and I’m so glad we celebrated early, St. Patrick’s Day was such a weather nightmare, I hope you didn’t have any damage at your house…