I've lived in the United States for 14 years now, and I still don’t quite understand why St. Patrick's Day is such a big deal here, but it is. So I've entered into the spirit of things and made some cute little St. Patrick's Day sugar cookies. I expect I'll color my kids' milk green, and add a few drops of green food coloring to the cream cheese I'll be spreading on their bagels, too. When in Rome ...

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