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 will always remember the boys in elementary school getting out of being pinched by telling us they had on green underwear! Too funny.
I’m prepping for a fun run with friends on St. Patty’s day. We’re decking ourselves out with green paint and outfits- Tutu’s are obviously necessary!!! We are hoping to finish like last time and enjoy green beer! Our tongues turned green and we won best outfits prizes afterwards at a local pub 🙂
My mom used to hide shamrock glitter in the pockets of all my pants the night before st. patrick’s day! I always got so excited there had been leprechauns in my room during the night :P. And my favourite St. patrick’s day food is definitely Irish soda bread.
I looooooooooove Bicbands!
On St. Patrick’s Day I always make corned beef sandwiches for my family. I cook the corned beef then slice it gently and make grilled sandwiches on marble-rye bread with melted Swiss cheese. It’s a party for sure!
I’ve got those cool compression socks–can’t wait to wear them. I’m not running a 3/17 race but I’m half-Irish so I don’t need a holiday to wear shamrocks! 😉
My running race cycle always seems to start with a St. Patrick’s day event. I am an 8k here in Portland at the Shamrock Run.
My favorite St. Paddy’s Memory is being in England with my college roommate and finding an Irish Bar in London.. spent the evening getting “spirited” with the locals!
Personally, drinking green beer is my favorite! 😉
My favorite thing to drink on st Patrick’s day is green river pop! It is delicious and festive 🙂 love the headbands they are adorable!
Favorite food – corned beef and cabbage! My mom would make it every St. Patrick’s Day. She would also die the milk green which was a childhood favorite!
I don’t have any specific St. Patrick’s Day traditions, but I would love to run a St. Patrick’s Day race in the near future!
To be honest with you, I’m not big on St. Patrick’s Day. Buuuut it’s one of my best friend’s birthdays so I love to celebrate with her for that reason. 🙂
Hey!!! I was super excited to see ur title! I have actually just recently signed up to run a Shamrock-n-Run 8k in New Orleans with my sister in law. She is my usual running partner so it may not seem that special, however, we begged the boys to do it with us….. And….. they agreed!!! I still can’t believe I got Dustin, my husband, to sign up! I have always wanted him to get into jogging/ running so that we could do various races together!!! So, anyways, I want this one to be extremely special!! I want him to get that excitement and anticipation that makes ur heart pound before u even begin the race! I have been looking for cute green accessories to add to our running gear to spice things up. I’ll def have to go visit target after looking at ur great finds!!
Every year we always eat “blarney stones” which are amaaaazing but so not good for you! Pound cake, frosting, and peanuts!! It all started with my grandma and we continue the tradition!
Who doesn’t like a little Irish cream with their coffee on St. Pats Day?
I would love to win! My favorite saint patty’s day memory is when I saw The Strokes in concert on st. Patrick’s day in 2011. The atmosphere of the concert was super fun and mostly everyone was dressed up in spirited st. Patrick’s day clothes.
My favorite food to have on St. Patrick’s Day is green beer 😉
We’re Scottish by heritage, not Irish, but every year my mom makes corned beef and cabbage for dinner on St. Patrick’s Day.
This year, my small group leader is making corned beef and cabbage, and doing a craft night. Also, her and a bunch of my friends from church are running in Chicago’s Shamrock Shuffle 8k, which ironically is no time near St. Patrick’s Day. Very weird….
Oh my goodness I want this giveaway bad!!! I love BICbands!!!! My favorite st patricks day memory is eating green spaghetti that my aunt used to make for my cousin’s birthday, which is on st. Patrick’s day!
We always eat cabbage soup for St. Patrick’s Day! Yum! Have fun in your race!
I run in a 5K race every St. Patrick’s Day, and I have wanted to try Bic Bands for a long time. I haven’t found a band I can keep on my head yet!!!
~Laura
I should look into a St. Patrick’s Day race – sounds like some fun! My most recent favorite St. P’s memory was rallying up my best friend and meeting my little bro and all his friends at a bar nearby – crazy cover and all! And Julie, thanks for recommending Bic Bands – I LOVE them!!
They used to dye our little cartons of milk and orange juice green in elementary school. I used to think that was one of the coolest things on the planet! My favorite adult memory is from last year, when a friend rented a limo on a whim for all of us, and we spent the whole night in the city. It was so fun!
Green beer! Need those carbs to refuel after the Shamrock Shuffle!
Not technically a food but BEER is my favorite thing to consume on st. Pattys day
I love shamrock shaped sugar cookies and McDonald’s shamrock shakes!! Those BicBands look awesome! I’ve been wanting one for a couple of months!
I am planning on doing a 5k for a local pub! I can’t wait we are making shirts and the shamrock bic band would be perfect!!!
I love having green food on St. Patty’s!!
My favorite St. Patrick’s Day food are cupcakes dyed green (of course)! Come to think of it any sweet treat dyed green will do! No corned beef or cabbage for me yuck!
Every year for St Patricks Day my fiancé’s family goes on a “Bus Trip” around St. Louis making stops at the Irish bars around town. I have been the past two years and it’s a blast.
It’s the only day of the year I crave corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and lots of mustard!!
Green beer is my favorite tradition! But obviously I need to work off all those calories so I always participate in the Irish Jig, a 5k in my hometown. The BicBands would be perfect for this as I am transitioning from winter headbands to cuter ones for spring and summer!
Love the green beer for St. Patty’s Day!
$40 giftcard towards BICbands.com is AMAZING! That would be a favorite Christmas present. My favorite thing to do on St. Patty’s Day is to leave huge green leprechaun prints or destroy the classroom while students are at recess or overnight (I have experienced both). It is so much fun to blame the mess on the leprechaun and to watch the kids reactions. So much fun!
Had a blast last year celebrating St. Patty’s Day with awesome girlfriends!
My boyfriend and I have a tradition of making green chocolate chip pancakes!
I am participating in a 5k called the Shamrock Shuffle this year!
Last year, I ran my first marathon on St. Patrick’s Day! It was the Rock N’ Roll DC marathon and it was AMAZING.
This year I can’t run because I have a stress fracture but my twin sister is taking my bib and keeping the tradition alive! I’m so proud of her and can’t wait to go cheer her on!
I live in Canada so St. Pattys is often too cold for my liking, but my fav memory is a few years ago when it was a scorcher! We were walking in tshirts and shorts to the bar with all our dollar store gear on. After sweating too much (yes that hot!) our necks turned green from our necklaces. We were definitely all out in spirit after that.
Corned beef and cabbage!
I LOVE margaritas on St Patrick’s Day. They are great any other day, but I mean they are green! So who wouldn’t want them on St Patty’s day too!!
We always have yummy corned beef and cabbage on St. Patty’s day. I can’t wait!
Even though we are not Irish, my family has a huge St. Patty’s day celebration complete with corned beef, cabbage, green beer and whisky! I can’t wait!
I always have to make corned beef and cabbage for dinner green shakes for dessert! I also bake shamrock cookies for my class of third graders.
My favorite St. Patty’s tradition is cooking corned beef and cabbage and washing it down with a cold Guinness!
My favorite St. Patty’s Day tradition is heading to the Chicago River to take pictures in front of it when it is dyed green!!
I also bought a few BIC bands after you posted about them and they are amazing. I’ve gotten more compliments about my sparkle band than I can count.
Although I am very Irish, I hated that my parents made the whole: cornedbeef, cabbage, potatoes, and Irish soda bread. But now that I’m older, I am keeping the tradition alive…even though I only like the potatoes.
St. Patrick’s Day on my 21st birthday – an awesome 3 days of green beer which helped to cheer on my alma mater to some March Madness basketball wins!
St.Patrick’s Day is my dad’s birthday so it’s always fun to celebrate. But — I went to Miami University (OH) and we have a long standing tradition called Green Beer Day. All the bars open around 5:45am and students basically dress in green, drink green beer, eat green foods all day long. This always happens on the Thursday before our Spring Break because most likely our Spring Break fell over St.Patrick’s Day. It’s not the best tradition to have, but it certainly is a ton of fun! (Except if you have a professor who does not think it’s fun to participate in and makes you come to class anyways)
I’m running a 5k called The Irish Jig for St. Patty’s this year! Would love to win this!!
Wow I’ve been dying to try BIC bands for a while! but money’s been tight.
Well i’m in college right now so GREEN BEER is the way to go!! I always try and wear green of course and always get away with saying “my eyes” if I forget.