Has anyone else noticed the grocery stores practically shoving corned beef and cabbage in your face? Clearly they know St. Patrick’s Day is on its way!
As a big-time fan of corned beef, I fell for their marketing tactics hook, line and sinker yesterday and bought some sliced corned beef from the Publix deli.
Tonight I used the corned beef to make a Reuben sandwich. I spread a bit of butter on two slices of honey wheat bread, added two slices of Swiss cheese, corned beef, chopped cabbage and a homemade version of Thousand Island dressing and cooked the sandwich on medium-low heat in a skillet.
The end result was jammin’!
I made my version of Thousand Island dressing by combining equal parts light mayonnaise, ketchup and sweet relish before spreading it onto the bread. It looked pretty horrific, but tasted great!
Sides for the evening included roasted green beans and sweet potato fries.
The fries were Alexia spicy sweet potato fries that I snagged using a coupon sent to me through the Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program.
I’ve tried and loved Alexia’s regular sweet potato fries and had high hopes for the spicy variety as well. They were a little too spicy for my liking, though a little bit of ketchup cooled them off enough for me to eat. I’m such a baby with spicy foods!
The underlying sweet potato flavor that I love was there and they cooked up perfectly in the oven. Slightly crispy and not too soggy!
After dinner, Ryan and I took Sadie on her evening walk.
She had a blast while Ryan and I discussed our finances. Oh, yes, it was thrilling!
And now it’s time for a family finance meeting. I’m going to try to stay awake for this one.
I mean, I have The Bachelor to watch at 8 p.m., after all. 
I noticed that just today… the grocery store seems to be overloaded with corned beef! I did my duty to help them out and bought some of course!
Can’t wait for the many recipes to try using corned beef…
Alyssa @ Fit and Fun in Third
We had Corned Beef and Cabbage last night , and I made Guinness Cupcakes! I LOVE CORNED BEEF. And Ruben sandwiches, and everything about this post. You are making me hungry!
Raquel @ Toned, Tan, Fit & Techie
LOOOOOOOVE corned beef!
Blog is the New Black
So glad I’m immune to the Reuben cravings – although it always LOOKS yummy, cabbage and meat on a sandwich just dont do it for me. Steamed cabbage, on the other hand…
Faith @ For the Health of It
my dad made corned beef & cabbage last night! But your Reuben looks much more appetizing!
Katie @ Raisins&Apples
Family finance meeting? That does NOT sound like fun!! I totally fell for the super cheap cabbage this week.
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey
Were you at Publix? We were there yesterday and there was corned beef and cabbage displayed right inside the front door!
Caitlin @ Chasing a Mile
oh dear, and Courtney is going to be a bride today….
Silvia @ skinny jeans food
Finance meeting? … My boyfriend and I are moving in together soon… and I know a talk in that area is bound to come up. I’m sure you and Ryan are pros at this talk, but i’m SUPER nervous :S
Emily@ livingunaware.wordpress.com
I love simple dinners like this — give me a sandwich with a few tasty sides any day!
Erica @ For the Sake of Cake
My Bachelor evening was ruined by my husband suddenly wanting to do family finance night haha. Good thing I can watch it on abc.com tomorrow!
Kristen @ notsodomesticated
Ugh corned beef and pastrami are my favorites. This just sparked a huge craving for me!
Hillary
I don’t know how you do it…honest, I eat such a huge bedtime “snack” and it regularly includes chocolate…plus, after dinner, I sit my bum on a couch and only move for food…
anyway…
just finished the book “The Descendants”…likely won’t have chance to see the movie…I don’t usually read these kinds of books, but when you rely on the library, you take what you can…SO GLAD i read it…it was so so good…and i could picture George Clooney in the role the whole way through…
I think you would definitely like this kind of book.
jill
I love reuben sandwiches! It’s my favorite diner food to get!
Kerry @ Totes My Oats
Okay, could that dog have a bigger tongue?! Haha
Those sandwiches look amazing!!! I just ate, yet I’m hungry again. I’m blaming you, girl.
Yellow Haired Girl
Love those Alexia fries! I’ll definitely be having a rueben once St. Pat’s day comes around this weekend!
Michelle (Better with Berries)
When I tried those same fries I noted that they were spicy too – I dipped them in a little plain Chobani to cool them off – worked perfectly!
Karen
mmmmm those sweet potato fries are the BEST! and i don’t know if i’ve ever had a reuben… your certainly looks delicious, though!
kathleen @ the daily crumb
I LOVE sweet potato fries! In fact, I have a sweet potato waiting to become a bunch of fries. I should get on that…;)
Katie @ Talk Less, Say More
As a half German I feel the need to shout,
What’s a rueben sandwich doing without
That zesty fermented cabbage we tout?
Whilst songs written in every language about
That pickled delight we would never doubt
In a battle with others it wins every bout
Say it with me, here I go, as I begin count
1-2-3! We love! We love…………Guiness Stout!?!
Cheers to
Bree ltc
I don’t know why it says “Cheers to” there. Oops
Bree ltc
Oh my goodness, that lunch looks ridiculously delicious, want to come make it for me!!?!?!? Haha. I am just not that creative with my meals sometimes! I need to put forward more of an effort to re-create recipes!
Katie @ Peace Love & Oats
I do love a good reuben. I was actually in the store looking for turkey pastrami the other day, Too Jays makes a great “Rachel” I think they call it with turkey pastrami…I was kinda craving it!
Your sammie looks great!
Aggie
I have been wanting to try those fries, but always forget to pick them up at the store. Dinner looks so yummy!
Heather @ Run Eat Play
Julie, your first photo — really good composition!!!!!!
ever had frozen yogurt on your way home from work to dinner like I did tonight? 
Jasper
Ha, i’m super nosy and just had to scroll up and see what you were talking about, and i agree! And the next few – also aesthetically pleasing!
Debbie
I LOVE these fries!! They are my favorite fries eveeer.
Charlie
That pretty much looked like the perfect meal to me! This ginger kid loves her corned beef.. and sweet potato fries are A+ (esp. w/ honey mustard dipping sauce), and I can eat about a lb. of green beans no problem! Yum!
Katelin @ HealthyFatKid
I love me some sweet potato fries. Nom Nom. Bet they would taste really good with garlic aioli.
Christine @ Oatmeal in my Bowl
I’ve never had corned beef but that looks delicious… maybe I should change that!
Jessica @ The Process of Healing
The SEASONED Alexia Sweet Potato fries are THE BEST. hands down.
Keri
looking forward to hearing your opinion on tonight’s finale of The Bach’
I’m feeling a little torn myself – suddenly Courtney seems so likable and normal?! But anyone with the capability of having such split personalities is still a red flag in the end. Def.
Kristin
Reubens are my all time favourite! A vegetarian restaurant makes a vegan version which is delicious as well….basically anything with sauerkraut is perfect with me!
Heather
Mmm I LOOOVE sweet potato fries. Guilty pleasure is sonics sweet potato tots! They’re the bomb.
Chelsea
I would love those frozen. YEAH! I made them from scratch today. Way more work!
Corrie Anne
i love Alexia fries, especially the sweet potato ones!
Lindsay
That sandwich looks fantastic! I’m excited to eat corned beef on Saturday. I made it last year in the crock pot and it was incredible. So I’m definitely looking forward to making it again this year!
Hope @ With A Side Of Hope
Ugh. Family finance meeting. Those are the worst. I think I struggle with them since we’re both accountants so we are kind of obsessive about these things, and his paycheck is almost double mine, so I sometimes feel a little guilt.
Emily N
Love corned beef too!!! And… I finally remembered to snag an enormous bag of Alexia regular sweet potato fries from Costco a couple of weeks ago (I always mean to buy them, but don’t ever remember until after I get home!) and I LOVE THEM. I didn’t know they made a spicy kind.. I’ll probably stay away from those, I’m also a huge baby. (Except when it comes to spicy mayonnaise with sushi.)
Have a good Tuesday Julie!
Liza
So funny, we just had a family finance meeting on Sunday now that taxes are done – Yawn!
Melissa @ Some Sugar Added
LOVE LOVE LOVE those fries – I usually get the ones without the spicy and one day i accidentally picked some up and LOVED them!
Maggie Thompson
Wow you just combined 3 of my fave things in one meal. Awe-some. I actually have a whole blog post dedicated to Ruebens planned…keep your eyes open!!!
Katy @ HaveYouHurd