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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A St. Patrick’s Day tradition of mine is to run our local 5k roadrace called Mary’s Walk. All proceeds go to the Maine Cancer Research Foundation, and I always feel extra happy running having both supported a fantastic cause and got my sweat on!
Favorite Memory: When I was in 1st grade at an elementary school in NC we had an assignment to make homemade leprechaun traps out of shoe boxes and such. While we went to lunch, parents came in and set-off some of the traps, scribbled all over the chalkboard, knocked furniture over and basically just made a big mess. I remember coming back from lunch and all of us kids were freaking out because leprechauns had been there! It was a really fun day I’ve never forgotten 🙂
WEll, my sisters birthday is on St. Patrick’s day! So we always have a fun time-her birthdays are my favorite memories! Happy birthday little sis! 🙂 Love you!!
Gotta love traditional corned beef & cabbage!
I spent St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago 2 years ago with my best friend from college. Being able to run along the river once it had been colored green was spectacular. Plus, being with my best friend was awesome, too.
Every year, our grade school would host a St. Patrick’s Day parade in our small town. All the students and teachers would get gussied up from head-to-toe in green and shamrocks and go out and walk the streets waiving to spectators. I remember always looking for my mom in the crowd and when we spotted each other, we would always blow kisses 🙂
I will be running the Six Tunnels to Hoover Dam for St. Patrick’s Day weekend! And I love corned beef, but not the cabbage! And I love your blog and especially Sadie!
My favorite food for St. Patrick’s Day is McDonald’s Shamrock Shake!
Favorite food is green bagels! Yes, they still taste like a regular bagels, but they’re green! They’re also pretty good race fuel too, it’s a win-win.
One of my favorite memories is from elementary school. You know how schools always go all out for holidays well mine was no exception! Parents would come in everyone would do crafts. One year I believe 4th grade my grandmother came! I didn’t even know she was coming into town and she was at my school to surprise me and my brothers, her trip just happened to coincide with St. Patricks day but it was awesome! We made green colored ice cream, cut out shammrocks, and played games. It was so fun! I think that was the year I also learned how to correctly spell leprechaun quite a tricky word for a kid!
Corn beef and cabbage and plenty of ice cold beer!
My favorite memory is actually from last year when I spent St. Patty’s day in San Francisco with one of my best friends (who had recently moved here from Ireland). We were at a bar called the Irish Bank and she got called up on stage to sing “Back Home in Derry” since she’s from County Derry. It was definitely memorable!
Favorite food we always eat on St. Patty’s day is birthday cake! St. Patrick’s Day is also my grandmother’s birthday…so we always have had a cake as well 🙂
I love those handbands! Green beer on St. Paddy’s Day!
My favorite St. Patty’s day memory, is going to Chicago to visit my grandma, and she would wake me up early to go dye my uncles hair green, and we’d tell him the leprechauns dyed his hair, she has Alzheimers now, and her doesnt know what any holiday is.
For this st.pattys day i’ll be running a 5k with my unit here in Afghanistan the “shamrock shuffle”
Actually, I have never really celebrated St Patrick’s Day…maybe this year should be the time to start. I think I’ll use some of these posts for ideas and allow my sons to have a memorable day.
I ordered some BIC bands after reading your post and absolutely love them. They truly do stay in place through my running and zumba! I will be ordering more.
My favorite St. Patty’s Day was probably last year, when it was almost 70F in Wisconsin and we were able to hang out outside by the lake!
Favorite food: LUCKY CHARMS!
My favorite St. Patty’s day themed treat are thin mint balls! Similar to Oreo balls, but using thin mint Girl Scout cookies instead, and drizzling green colored white chocolate to make them festive! Mmmm
Shamrock shake, though I haven’t had one in years!
I am originally from Boston and always felt left out because EVERYONE in boston seems to be some part irish and I’m not in the slightest. So my friends bought me a “Kiss me I’m NOT Irish” tshirt to wear 🙂 Now I get to wear that shirt every year for the holiday 🙂
I am planning on running a 17k that starts at 7:07 am on March 17. Clever, eh? Or should I say “clover”? Haha!
I LOVE BicBands! I would love to get some more 🙂
Each year in the small college town outside my hometown, a Fake Patty’s Day party is thrown the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day. It’s an all day event where everyone celebrates the upcoming holiday. Three years ago on that day, my now three year boyfriend professed his love to me on that night at the party! I will always hold this holiday dear in my heart!! 🙂
I absolutely LOVE corned beef and cabbage stew! Deeeelish! Fingers crossed that I win! 🙂 I have been wanting to try these bic bands that everyone raves about! My hair is so slippery I can’t seem to find a headband that will stay in!
Not a favorite memory of St. Patricks Day but hated getting pinched if not wearing green. I never wear green since it is not my favorite color for clothes.
I love corned beef on Rye.
I usually go with my family to a local place where they serve all sorts of traditional Irish food and they have bagpipers.
I usually make corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day. I am also thinking of making green cupcakes for my children this year.
When we were in elementary school, we would each take off one of our shoes and line them up outside and a few hours later come back and they would be filled with candy. I think the idea was that the “leprechauns” filled them up. It was so fun when we were kids!
My favorite St. Patty’s day memory happened just last year. For my mom’s 60th birthday party, I organized a surprise party with a bunch of her friends and co-workers. As an added bonus, I flew my dad in (he lives out of state for work, though they’re still married) and surprised her with a dinner the night before the party. It is a wonderful memory!
My mom always made corned beef and cabbage growing up…I can do without the corned beef now, but I’ll definitely be loading up on tons of yummy cabbage!
I love corned beef and cabbage! My friends and I go out every year for drinks (car bombs) and hangovers! Good times.
I remember one year we had a German exchange student living with us. She did not know what nachos or slurpees or pb&j sandwiches were. Then on St. Patrick’s Day she sees all these crazy Americans drinking green beer… She thought we were all insane.
A family tradition on Saint Patrick’s day is to have everyone come over to my mom’s for some homemade corned beef and cabbage and dad’s green beer. We always have a blast, eat a ton of good food, and enjoy a few cold ones until our mouths are green!
My moms birthday is St Patricks Day, so we always get a giant Costco cake as part of the celebration! There layers of all chocolate – so good!
I am a teacher for young children with special needs so we usually do something easy, fun and food related. There are usually green frosted cupcakes involved but I think my favourite is when we make “shamrock shakes”
My favorite St. Patrick’s Day memory was from grade school. We came back from lunch to a ransacked room due to leprechauns and the whole class went on a hunt following clues to find the culprit. It was such a fun time and so creative on our teachers’ part. 🙂
Hmmm…I don’t do too much celebrating on this holiday. Lucky if I remember to wear green. I guess that’s about the only tradition I observe for it. Maybe this year I’ll make a special meal around it to get into the spirit of things.
I love Corned Beef and Cabbage on St. Patricks day!!
My favorite memory is getting kicked out of an Irish bar on St. Patrick’s Day for being too loud and having too much fun. Seriously, too much fun on St. Patrick’s Day in an Irish bar…unbelievable!
I love St Patty’s day! Usually that means warmer weather, sun, green beer, and fun! 🙂
My family is very proud of our Irish heritage and I enjoy going to the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Binghamton, NY every year with members of my family. My sister and I took our toddlers for the first year last weekend and look forward to taking them every year! Love me some bagpipers!
Oreo Mint Ice Cream Pie 🙂 It may not be traditional, but it’s green and it tastes amazing! 🙂
I love bailey’s Irish cream. I’m hosting a bridal shower the day before St Patty day and I ordered a chocolate cake with baileys and chocolate mousse in the middle covered in a hard chocolate shell!
My mom’s Irish soda bread is great. I need to make it myself this year.
Fave food on st. Patty’s day? How about a big green smoothie!
For St Patrick’s day we only ever eat green foods! Green milk, green vegetables, green cake, my family has started to get very creative.
Just a funny, gross thing to share, I hear lots of people talk about having Lucky Charmes for breakfast with Irish beer instead of milk! It sounds absolutely repulsive to me and I won’t dare to try it, but it’s just crazy what people think of!
St. Patrick’s Day is a huge deal in my hometown. We have a parade and live bands and lotsss of drinking! Can’t wait!! 🙂
I remember drinking A TON pre kids – everyone’s Irish on St Patty’s day:)