As I think you all know by now, I love, love, love holidays. I'm such a nerd that I even slept in green jammies on Wednesday night so I'd wake up wearing green for St. Patrick's Day. After knocking out some morning work, I put on some green running clothes and headed out for some speedwork (Yasso 800s) to my Irish punk playlist. I love running through the park when the morning fog is lifting.
After my run, I had — you guessed it — a Green Smoothie! This one was made with Dole Energize smoothie blend with matcha cubes, banana, mango, and pineapple, and then I added some matcha powder to up the energy boost. Also, it has hemp seeds, Silk 2% Next Milk (my fave thing of the moment), monkfruit, and Complement protein powder.
Before I started back to work (my hours are weird: 4:30 am-6:30 am and then 9:30 am-3:30 pm), I made a second cup of coffee, but this time, it was spiked with Bailey's Almonde in my Irish coffee mugs that I get to use once a year.
Lunch wasn't very green (a tofu and vegan cheese sandwich, but it did have spinach). But dinner was this awesome plate of Vegan Bangers & Mash with Green Peas and Fried Cabbage. Washed down with a Guinness of course.
The banger was just a Beyond Sausage, and I made some onion gravy with sweet onions, veggie broth, and cornstarch.
My favorite annual pub run — the Breakaway St. Patrick's Day Pub Run — was back this year after a two-year pandemic hiatus. And my friend Megan and I had plans to go, but we were late getting to the running shop for the start. So we ran from her house to one of the stops — Slider Inn. The run stops at three places, but I go to bed super-early to accommodate my early work hours, so I knew one stop would be it for us. We both ordered Jameson Slushies!
Hope your St. Patrick's Day was awesome too!
7 comments:
Those are some early work hours!
Hi Bianca,
I have never seen Dole smoothie blend or Silk next milk. Are they available in regular stores? How about the matcha cubes? I usually use matcha powder. Love smoothies and I would like to recreate yours. By the way green suits you.
Wow those are some crazy hours you work! Sounds like you are making it work for you glad you get to be at home most days to be able to get stuff done during your morning break.
Hey Anonymous! I got both the Dole Energize blend and the Next Milk at Kroger! The matcha cubes are mixed into the Energize blend, but I added extra matcha powder to make it super energizing.
Festive and FUN! Very nice!
One of my favorite things about your blog is you really know how to celebrate a holiday! I knew your St. Patrick's Day would be full of green and delicious food and beverages. So why do you work those hours? I would be interested in a post about your workday- what is it exactly that you do from 4:30-6:30 am?
I loved this recipe so much!!
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