Lunch today snuck up on me!
Before I knew it, my stomach was grumbling and I needed food!
Fact: This meal looks horrendous.
But lots of shredded cheese has a way of making me overlook an unattractive dish!
I began by sautéing a chopped chicken sausage in a skillet while I steamed some cauliflower in the microwave. I then added leftover roasted Brussels sprouts to the skillet, followed by the mashed steamed cauliflower and a boatload of shredded cheese.
Easy, satisfying, ugly and delicious!
March Book Club
With the majority of the votes, the winning book for the PBF March Book Club is…
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. We’ll be discussing this book on the blog on Friday, April 5. I can’t wait to start reading!
Now let’s talk about St. Patrick’s Day running gear…
St. Patrick’s Day Running Gear
Are any of you out there planning to run in a St. Patrick’s Day race?
Ryan, my sister, my sister’s boyfriend and I will be running in a 10K on St. Patrick’s Day and ever since we signed up to participate, we’ve been sending each other costume ideas. You know we like to dress up for races together!
Here are some winners:
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This guy gets a gold star for running with a pot o’ gold.
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Make your FACE into a shamrock. I like her style.
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I admire their commitment to the color green. (Bonus points for the Lucky Charms boxers.)
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These girls look so cute in their green tutus!
More St. Patrick’s Day gear that caught my eye…
I saw a bunch of women wearing fun sparkly skirts over their leggings or compression shorts at the Women’s Half Marathon a few years ago and thought they looked awesome! (Bachelor fans, I think we know Tierra would be all about this one. Sparkle.)
You guys know how obsessed I am with these headbands by now. When I saw the shamrock headband on their website, I just had to have it. A headband that doesn’t slip that’s also peppered with lots of little shamrocks!? Oh yes! (Get psyched because YOU have a chance to win a $40 BICBands gift card that you can use toward one at the end of this post!)
- Target $1 Bin Finds
Surely I’m not the only one out there who gets suckered into the Target $1 bins? I found a bunch of goodies in the $1 bins last weekend that I picked up for our upcoming race, including blinking bracelets, wigs, light-up rings and more. I was especially pumped about the neck ties!
Just in case your running shorts are a little too big.
I’m not gonna lie, these PRO Compression shamrock socks shamROCK my socks off. (Sorry, I just can’t help myself.) I saw Monica and SkinnyRunner blog about them last week and was so excited when they sent me a pair to try! (You can use the promo code MARCH for 40% off any of their marathon socks or calf sleeves right now!) I can’t wait to wear them during next Sunday’s 10K!
- More Fun Knee-High St. Patrick’s Day Socks
Target comes through in the clutch again with a bunch of knee-high St. Patrick’s Day socks for only $5!
I found this little gem in the Race Junkie’s Etsy shop and thought it was adorable!
BICBands Giveaway
Now for the giveaway!
One PBF reader will win a $40 gift card to use on BICBands.com to pick out a handful of awesome workout headbands! (Just FYI, the owner of BICBands is offering all PBF readers 10% off BICBands throughout the month of March with the use of the promo code PB312!)
To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment telling me about one of the following:
- A favorite St. Patrick’s Day memory
- A St. Patrick’s Day tradition you have with your friends or family
- A St. Patrick’s Day race you’re planning on participating in this year
- Your favorite food to enjoy on St. Patrick’s Day
I will randomly select a winner on Monday.
Good luck!!!
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I plan on running a local 4 mile race! And celebrating with a beer! 🙂
I will be running my 2nd half marathon St Pattys weekend, almost one year ago to the day I completed my first in VA Beach but had to walk several miles due to a calf injury, my goal this year, run the whole thing and no physical therapy needed when it’s over 🙂
We always celebrate my sister’s birthday on st party’s day! And of course all rock our green clothing and eat foods that are green that definitely aren’t normally green! 🙂
I’ve never run in a St. Patrick’s Day race, but I plan on running in the Virginia Beach Shamrock half-Marathon! I heard its super fun and I’m doing it with my Dad! Those cute Bic Bands certainly will help!
Weirdly, St Patricks day is really not that big of a deal in England, so we don’t really do anything. My best St Paddy’s day was in Argentina with a whole load of Brits at a irish pub!
My favorite St. Pat’s day tradition is my college’s tradition, which we call “doghead” rather than St. Patrick’s Day, although I couldn’t tell you why. We get up at about 2-3 am and start pre-gaming, eventually heading to an off campus party around 7 am for a dance fiesta, then back to campus for dining hall brunch/food fight around noon, then SLEEP. Some alumni try to recreate it each year in DC…but once you’re past 21, it’s just not the same!
I think that dish actually looks pretty good! I also can’t believe that it’s already March and St. Patrick’s Day (and my 20th birthday!) are just around the bend. It’s 2013!! #mindblown
I am running in a Special Olympics 5k for Saint Patrick’s day! I am a sped teacher and this is a favorite cause of mine to support!
My town has a huge 5k race and parade every year on the Sunday closest to St. Patricks Day so this year will be extra special as St. Pats day falls on a Sunday. I’m planning on running the 5k for the first time (this will be my 3rd 5k race). I just want the medal since it’s the 40th Anniversary of the race and I turn 40 this year myself.
St. Patrick’s day is easily my favorite holiday, and I can’t tell you why. My favorite St. Paddy’s day tradition and memories include my grandma. While she was alive, every year we would watch The Quiet Man, with John Wayne, and Maureen O’Hara.
I always eat cabbageon St Patty’s Day. It’s the one day of the year my husband doesn’t whine about me stinking up the house to cook it.
My favorite food on St. Patrick’s Day is green beer! Okay so that’s not technically food but it does make the holiday better! Oh and my favorite memory of St. Patrick’s Day was my wedding. 🙂
-Kimberly
I run a race in Cambridge MA every year for St Patricks day and we dress in ever shade of green we can find! So fun!
No St.Patricks day running plans for me, but with all these cute outfit ideas, I may need to find one to sign up for!
I’m running a half marathon on St Pattys! In college we celebrated St Pattys the Thursday before spring break with Green Beer Day. Drinking started around 5am and went all day. It was ridiculous. And so very awesome.
This will be my favorite St. Patrick’s day in that this is also the first year my sister and I will be running in a race! I’m not sure the name since she signed us up after I registered us for the Color Run. I’m really excited tho, and thanks for the dress up ideas! we’re going to have to get some now! Yay!
My fave thing to eat on St. Patrick’s Day: Corned Beef!
Drink: Green beer, of course!
My favorite St. Patrick’s day memory was last year in Chicago! First, time to the windy city with great friends, and I got to see the river turn green! I’ll never forget it. It was SO GREEN!
Green beer and corned beef! Always my favorite, Patty’s Day or not! 😉
Any dessert that is green and minty!!! I want to run in a St. Patty’s Day race, but there are none close to me this year 🙁
We go to the Whitewater Rafting Center where they have bands, dye the river bright green, and have a blast walking the trails and hanging out!
I’m still looking for a run near me on St. Patty’s day 🙁 Growing up, my parents always gave us a little gift at dinner wrapped in green paper, confetti, shamrocks, etc.! My husband and I celebrate with a green beer – no matter what… I even made our local bar make me a green O’Doul’s when I was pregnant!! I LOVE your blog!
I love soda bread on St Patrick’s day!
I love to eat corned beef and cabbage on St. Patty’s Day and throughout the year : )
Err’day I’m shufflin’! I’m doing the shamrock shuffle in chi-town 🙂
I forgot to answer your questions! 🙂
I just ran the St. Paddy’s Day race I mentioned in my previous comment with a kilt 🙂
I love that Chicago dyes the river water green. (http://www.greenchicagoriver.com/story.html)
I love dressing up for St. Patrick’s Day because green is my favorite color and it gives me an excuse to look like a green blob. 🙂
Cabbage on St Patrick’s Day..mmmm – as long as the hubby does not put too much pepper in it. Love that stuff. Haven’t done a Shamrock race yet or dressed up for a race yet…but I love to see what people come up with!
Growing up in Georgia, I always heard that for St. Patty’s Day, they dye the river green~!!! How exciting~! so….finally i got a group of friends and we went down and…….it wasnt green…however, they do dye the fountains green so we still got to see green water….:)
I’ll never forget the year I was living in Germany on St.Patrick’s day…good beer, good friends, and amazing memories!!!! 🙂
1/2 marathon and 5k with my race group.
Hey Julie!
My favorite St. Patty’s day memory would have to be when one of my girlfriends and I were asked to sing downtown with a traditional Irish Band :). I was a little nervous at first but seeing everyone dancing foolishly in front of me with their green beers and fun headpieces made it unforgettable! P.s. ahh yes, Tierra’s “sparkle”. Turns out she’s engaged now… funny how things work out eh? haha
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Every year around St. Patrick’s day I make a few loaves of Irish soda bread following my grandmother’s recipe. The recipe is handwritten, by her, on a yellowed recipe card with a little green shamrock drawn in the corner. I love doing this because not only does her recipe yield delicious results, but it makes me feel close to my grandmother who passed away when I was very young.
St, Patrick’s Day is not such a big deal in KY, but I do always wear green!
In High School, we would always get crazy dressed up for it. Lots of green and lots of shamrocks!!! It’s always a lot of fun to have your best friends looking silly with you during school. Makes for a good day! 🙂
One year growing up my mom made twice-baked potatoes and colored the whipped filling green for st. Patty’s…. and the finished product seriously looked like a potato bowl of snot. My four brothers had a blast with that. Also… i am doing my first race since baby#3 that weekend. 10k… yikes!
My favorite St. Patrick’s day memory is from 4 years ago! I was a freshman in college and had been seeing this guy that I was absolutely crazy about for about 2 months. On St. Patrick’s day, it was a beautiful 65 degrees (in Ohio..which is warm for March!). It was such a gorgeous day, everyone was out in the quad enjoying the day. Dave and I were taking a stroll around the quad when he officially asked me to be his girlfriend. My heart was beating so fast and I was absolutely thrilled! I’ll never forget that St. Patrick’s day! I laugh about it now, because St. Patrick’s day is hardly a romantic day…but we also seem to make it perfect! This year we’ll be celebrating our 4 year anniversary on March 17th!
My favorite St. Patrick’s Day food is corned beef! And the best St. Patty’s Day parade is in New Orleans! The floats are amazing!!!
This year, on St. Patrick’s Day, my brother and I will be doing a long run in anticipation of our 1/2 marathon in May. He’ll be visiting that weekend, so I can’t wait to take him on a long run in my town.
Every year since we’ve turned 21, my friends come visit me in Scranton, PA and we partake in the Parade Day Festivities. Scranton holds one of the largest St. Patrick’s Day Parades in the nation. Who woulda thought in this little town? 🙂
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Patrick's_Day_Parade_Scranton
My sisters and I always go out for St. Patty’s Day together! Sadley this will be the first time in 10 years we won’t be spending together.
Love those headbands! My husband and I don’t have any crazy St. Patty’s day traditions but we can tell glory stories from our college days. 🙂
My family is Irish and we always cook corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes. We drink green beer and party!
I remember in middle shool when the kids who didn’t wear green drew a green dot on their hand to stay away from people who were out to pinch them! Of course, I always wore green for proper protection. I always thought that was so silly, but it got most people more motivated to wear green!
I love st patty’s day, I try and make all of my food green! And lets not forget the best tradition, SHAMROCK SHAKES at McDonalds
Green shamrock cupcakes!!
Favorite St Patty’s day food, hands down homemade Irish soda bread!
Sounds gross, but I love green eggs (and ham) in preparation for St. Pattys day festivities! 🙂
Love, love, love BIC bands! I bought some a few months ago after seeing them on your blog and I’m now obsessed!
A few years ago my friends and I went to local shopping center to eat at a traditional Irish restaurant for St. Patty’s Day. Big shocker – everyone else had the same idea so the wait was 2+ hours. Instead we went to the Mexican place beside it and had Guinness and nachos! A few months later on Cinco de Mayo we tried to attend the same Mexican place. AGAIN everyone else had the same idea – so to avoid another 2+ hour wait, we went to the Irish restaurant and had Coronas with our corned beef and cabbage! 😉
we always have shamrock shakes!