For many, St. Patrick's Day is all about green beer and day long pub crawls.  But for me it means some sweet deals on ready-to-prepare corned beef, especially a couple days after the holiday.  And while I love to have a few on hand it the freezer for corned beef sandwiches throughout the year (or, better yet, for my corned beef burger recipe found here), they are also a great shortcut for making your own smoked pastrami.