Happy Saint Paddy’s Day everyone! A leprechaun visited my house in the wee hours of the morning. He left shamrocks and little green pots of “gold” (quarters) for me and the kids to find.
My house might not always be tidy but I do keep a beautiful bouquet on the table as a bright spot amidst the chaos. The leprechaun approves!
My kids have always known the true identity of the leprechaun-bunny-fairy-claus but still enjoy playing along.
After our treasure hunt the leprechaun made us all some green eggs. I politely declined artificial green food dye so Mike came up with a creative alternative. He made his own natural green dye from water and a crushed leaf of swiss chard with the stems removed!
It’s extra classy when you use a wine cork as your muddler.
Once he strained out the crushed leaves, it made a beautiful bright green dye:
and some delicious green eggs!
Speaking of greens, I love this graphic from No Meat Athlete on seven healthy, tasty greens that are often overlooked in favor of spinach and kale:
Obviously I’ve had swiss chard, and I’ve tried arugula too. I haven’t had turnip greens but I have had beet greens (sautéed in olive oil with garlic and salt – yum!) The rest I will search out the next time I make it to Whole Foods!
Are you Irish? Yes, I’m a whopping 1/16th Irish!
Did you run the L.A. Marathon or any other St. Patrick’s Day race today? How did it go for you? I have heard many good things about the L.A. Marathon and hope to run it someday.
Fit Fun Mom 
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the 1/8th Irish side of the family! I’ll be wearing my green workout clothes today at the Kroc Center. Had Key Lime Pie yogurt for breakfast.
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Happy St. Patricks Day from the non-Irish side of your family. Mike made the day special with his fun surprises and show of love for you and his family. Both of your parents wish you a life time of love and luck of the Irish. “May the wind be always at your back and the sunshine on your face and in your heart.”
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I ran the Portland Shamrock Run 15k this morning. It was cold at the start (37*) but it didn’t rain at all, which is great 🙂 Mile 6 had a pretty intense uphill, but drums and bagpipes greeted us at the summit 🙂
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I’m glad you enjoyed the race, Geli! 15K sounds like a neat distance to race. I think I would really like that!
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Not Irish here, but I LOVE arugla! So a quick and yummy arugula recipe: use spinach and arugula to make a “pesto” – i just shove a bunch of each in the food processor, some olive oil, sometimes a few nuts of some sort and a clove or two of garlic – it’s DELICIOUS! I often use it as a sauce on whole wheat crust for pizza, tossed on pasta or just by the spoonful 🙂
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Thanks for the recipe! That sounds so easy — I will definitely try it!
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It’s so yummy. And I sneak in more greens into the kids’ diets really easily
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Just did a yoga on St. Patricks Day. I hope to run a green race next year. 🙂
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