We went for a great run this morning amidst falling clumps of snow. The roads are now completely clear and there’s actually steam coming up from the earth! Don’t worry, I was VERY careful on my run not to look up at the icicles under the advice of Safety Guru Dwight K. Schrute:
It was actually really warm out there –
We ran to the Y so Matt could lift weights. It was about 2.25 miles each way, and I did 15 minutes on the Stepmill while we were at the gym. It was a fantastic run – light and airy.
Once home + showered, we made a delicious lunch featuring Kelsey’s Homemade Pimento Cheese! I LOOOOOVE pimento cheese but don’t eat it much because I am wary of the store-bought kind. I used to hate it, actually, when it would be on sandwiches at church suppers when I was little. Then I realized it was CHEESE! This recipe was so easy and required no special equipment other than a grater. Kelsey is a recipe genius!
The only change we made was using 2 tbsp of greek yogurt + 1 of lite sour cream because we ran out of sour cream! I think you could probably use all yogurt and it would still be delicious. I don’t think I’d use a regular yogurt though because it might be too sour/runny.
My sandwich on GH Dakota bread, lightly broiled.
It’s interesting to me that I didn’t calculate (or really care) about the nutritional information for this recipe. It crossed my mind to think about it, but then I thought even if I did know the nutritional info, I’d still put the same amount on my bread, so it wouldn’t matter and kind of shrugged it off. The year-ago me would have probably done the whole recipe by weight and calculated the nutritional info by grams. Plus, the volume of this is most shredded cheese with just a little light dairy mixed in, so it’s probably comparable to just putting the same volume of shredded cheese on your sandwich. 1/3 cup ~ 100 calories.
To go with my pimento cheese toast I had a huge spinach + veggie salad –
This was about 3-4 cups greens + lettuce tossed in POM dressing (see below), ~1/2 cu
p leftover roasted veggies, peppers, carrot, strawberries + almonds.
POM dressing:
- 2 tbsp pom
- 1 heaping tsp mustard
- 1 tsp olive oil
- pinch salt
Shake in jar to mix –>
Around The Blog World
Strawberry Shortstuff is giving away 10 Simply Bars
Chocolate Covered Katie is giving away a box of Jocalat bars
One Frugal Foodie is giving away tons of Erin Baker’s products!
Kerri at Tiny Buttons made the Nutty Vanilla Sweet Potato + Kale Soup the other day: Market Shopping + Dinner Experiments
Mrs. LC made my Eggplant Parm: Eggplant Parmesan & Breakfast in Bed II
And Tina annouced the YogaDownload discount will continue through March! 50% off with the code CarrotsNCake
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Not sure what else is on my agenda today, but I’m stoked to have tomorrow off too
Natalie says
The salad looks so pretty!!!
Cute workout gear to. 🙂
Michelle Hisae says
I WANT that salad! So delicious looking! Enjoy your day off…I wasn’t so lucky. 🙁
Beadie @ What I Ate Yesterday says
I am also leary of store bought pimento cheese. We do have a local company that makes it and it is so good. It is really the only kind I will buy. I have never tried making it myself, maybe I should try my hand at it!
Marissa says
Yum! I love pimento cheese!
Katelyn says
Dwight is a wellspring of wisdom =)
Hm, that cheese looks so tasty! Esp. on your sandwich!
I just bought a bunch of strawberries, they looked great by us, too!
Bec says
I love Dwight K Shrute! I even have a bobble head of him on my desk 🙂 Pom dressing sounds like a great idea.
VeggieGirl says
Love your outfit and salad!!
Maggie says
Nice run! And I love how you’re eating intuitively and not worrying about calories 🙂 I seriously cannot wait until you get back from Africa because I’m sure you’re going to have a bagillion stories and pictures for us 🙂 I love reading your posts.
sue says
i’ve never had pimento cheese- your version looks tasty though!
megan says
Yum sandwich and salad! I am with VeggieGirl and I love your outfit, too!
Have a great Monday 🙂
Diana says
Oh thank you so much for the “shout out”!
Your lunch looks so fantastic! Good for you for not getting hung up on the calories!
Moran says
Salad looks so good Kath!
I love how colorful your salads are!
Elizabeth (thelongweigh) says
I love the broiled, cheesy goodness! and that salad looks awesome and its so pretty and colorful!
There are so many good things happening in the blogworld right now!
Sarah (Tales of Expansion) says
another electric meal … holy colors! pimento cheese sounds delicious — great idea, kelsey!
joyful says
Hmm, pimento cheese has always kind of freaked me out…but yours actually looks really good.
Leah says
Hey Kath,
I made your Nutty Vanilla Sweet Potato + Kale Soup tonight!
It was AMAZING!!!
Check out my post….
http://simplyfabulousnow.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/nutty-vanilla-sweet-potato-kale-soup-courtesy-of-kath/
Thank you so much for the recipe!
Chocolate Covered Katie says
Kath! Someone told me they found my blog from your link, and I was sooooooo excited! Thanks so much for linking to me; you’re like a blogging celebrity (THE blogging celebrity?), so it means a lot that you mentioned my giveaway.
Oh, and of course I added your name to the drawing 🙂
Chelsea says
Girl, I’ve known you for almost 3 years and your relationship with food has really grown. Remember when you would freak out if the menu you looked up online wasn’t the menu that was actually being served? Go you.
Sharon says
Oh wow, super tasty!!!
Spiceaholic says
I’ve lived in the South for almost 5 years now and have yet to try pimento cheese, but your broiled sandwich makes me want to try it!
Ever since I saw a certain episode of Grey’s Anatomy, I’ve been scared of icicles . . .
seelee live (for the love of peanut butter) says
Kath,
i was so happy to read that you are a lot more flexible with the nutritionals on this lunch. I also know you are authentic since you mentioned you were craving this dish and you allowed yourself to have it. That is so awesome..it feels great, doesn’t it?! 🙂
jennifer says
Kath I made your tofu w/ coconut (baked) and it ROCKS. But what veggoes/carbs should I eat it with that would taste good with coconut and maple syrup?
K says
What a gorgeous salad! I think it’s fabulous that you don’t know the exact nutritional content of your lunch – it’s refreshing 🙂
Dwight! I LOVE him!
tina says
I LOVE what you just wrote about not calculating or caring about the nutritional info for your lunch!!! Seriously. People get too caught-up in all of that stuff! It looks like a wonderfully nutritious and delicious meal to me! 🙂
tina says
Thanks for the shout-out, too! 🙂
brandi says
oh, how I love Dwight.
that lunch looks delicious!
Shelby says
BEAUTIFUL Salad! I’m loving the colors =)
Michelle (PinQue) says
Wow, toasted pimento cheese is one of my all-time favorite things! I gotta try that recipe, looks so easy. Congrats on the Africa trip, how exciting!!
Emily says
Like seeleelive said, I too was very happy to see how you knew you’d eat it anyway, so why worry with being mathematical about the pimiento cheese?? That may have taken some enjoyment away from your delightful lunch. I’m halfway through Intuitive Eating and I’m feeling so free right now! I let go of counting WW points today and so far, such a success! While I’d love to lose 20 pounds, after reading this book, I’m realizing that more important than losing those pounds is gaining a happy relationship with food which will result in a happier relationship with my body. Typing it out is just getting me even more excited about this new way of thinking!! Without your awesome review of the book, who knows when if ever I would have checked this book out and applied the principals to my life. Thank you, thank you, thank YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
Nicole (Sweetie Pie) says
I’m so happy to get an unexpected little taste of the Office. Awesome!! I also love pimento cheese, but totally sought it out at the church potlucks of my childhood. This version looks awesome!
Lisa says
At first I thought, “Kath? Pimento cheese? No way!” But that looks a million times better than the orange goop I used to sling when I worked at a deli counter. That stuff was not attractive.
Courtney (The Hungry Yogini) says
Delicious lunch!!
Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food) says
Hi Kath, great salad! I recieved some samples of POM juice and am going to try out your POM dressing on a salad tomorrow! Thanks for the recipe – I love how simple it is!
Kelli says
I am so glad you are headed to Africa, but I’d guess you knew that. 🙂
Any suggestions on how to estimate calorie intake when eating out? I am now food journaling and really enjoying it, but having a tricky time recording things I didn’t cook myself. They are the exception to the rule — btw.
Amanda says
mmm I will definitely have to try some of the POM dressing! sounds deliciouss!
HangryPants says
You’re progress on nutritional stats is wonderful!
Jen says
AWESOME idea for the cheese!!! mmmmm
Your pics are so bright and beautiful!
Enjoy your snow day!
Sarah (lovINmytummy) says
Super southern sammich! Now you just need some shrimp and grits and your set!
The Duo Dishes says
Pi.men.to.CHEESE! Ohhhhhh how we love it. Of course we prefer the full fat version. But it’s all good!
Emily says
Good job on the run today!
Love the pimento open face sandwich, too!
I’m also having a giveaway every week in the month of March in honor of National Nutrition Month. This week’s giveaway is a BPA-free Nalgene bottle!
emmy says
I had pretty much the same experience with pimento cheese, as a kid I would turn up my nose and now I think it’s super tasty. I made some “roasted red pepper cheese” a while back I bet you would like as well – http://eatingchalk.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/snackstress/
Meg says
Oh…that pimento cheese looks amazing! Sometimes I wish I didn’t know about my dairy allergies!
theoddbod says
i like the way that icicles look from directly underneath too
Kath says
Chocolate Covered Katie
Haha – my pleasure!
Chelsea ,
I don’t remember that, but it wouldn’t surprise me. You sure have a good memory.
Emily ,
Awesome!
Kelli ,
Restaurants are the hardest part of food journaling. My advice: when in dough, overestimate.
Kath
Fancy says
Did you mean to write “dough” in the above comment, Kath? If not….LOL! 🙂
Jess says
I’ve been meaning to use my Pom for salad dressing. I was just going to mix it with olive oil–didn’t think about using mustard!
Kelsey Miles says
I’m sooo glad you liked the pimento cheese!!..
Hadley says
Glad to find a healthy pimento cheese recipe — I grew up in the south, so was raised eating it. I’ve never had it melted, though, but will try asap.