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Eating my greens for my upcoming birthday.

(this is a previous post that I forgot to publish before I left for the beach)

St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner and because that day is also my birthday, I always chose NOT to wear green. It’s not my favorite color although people give me a lot of compliments when I wear it. I figured, it’s my birthday I’ll wear what I want.

This year is a little different. I’m learning to embrace my inner green-ness. I’ll be wearing green on my birthday but the days leading up to it, I’m trying to eat more green veggies. The more I read, the more I’m convinced that green food is good for me. And, I’m not thrilled about 34. This is the first birthday that I’m dreading. I don’t feel like I’m 34. But I don’t feel in my 20’s either. I don’t have that health and vitality feeling that I usually celebrate and flaunt each birthday. I feel a little birthday depression sinking in.

So, dinner tonight was a spinach salad with goat cheese.

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I made my own dressing with the best balsamic vinaigrette. This stuff is a little thicker than the stuff at my local store. I got it from Williams Sonoma, of course. With this, I added olive oil and a few splashes of some good wine from Australia. It’s very light and not too dry.

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I also had a craving for Beans and Greens with sausage.

  • onions, garlic
  • Applegate Farms chicken sausage-spinach and feta
  • kale
  • light red kidney beans
  • mozzarella cheese

I started with onions and garlic sautéed with the sausage. I’ve decided that life is too short to eat a lot of meat with nitrates when there are readily available meat products that are better for me. If I have the choice when eating in, I’m keeping this stuff around.

After all that started cooking through, I added the kale and let it wilt. I also added the beans.

beans

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Finished! And in keeping with my greenery, I’m using my Anthropologie kelly latte bowl and Williams Sonoma leaf napkin.

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So, here’s to my upcoming birthday. May it be a good one.

Lee

Monday 15th of March 2010

Don't be bummed. Celebrate your birthday!