I made this spinach dip. It’s totally delicious and good for you. The title is kind of self-explanatory. Which is why I wanna talk about other things for a minute.
I had a completely terrible horrible no good very bad day.
It all started with my morning coffee.
I got to bed too late and got up too early; that’s pretty par for me. I don’t require much sleep. But I do need my coffee.
The thermostat in our house is sort of crazy so it’s either 11 degrees below zero in here or it’s like living on the surface of the sun. I “woke” up (not so sure I ever reeeally fell asleep) and the bedroom felt like a sauna. So I stumbled into the kitchen to start the coffee. Packing lunches, smearing peanut butter on whole wheat bread, and the morning news consumed me for a few minutes, so I didn’t notice right away, but something was off… I just couldn’t quite put my finger on it.
Then I realized the coffee wasn’t perking (is that word appropriate or what?). The light was on but nobody was home.
So I did what I do with everything that’s not working: #1 – unplug. plug. unplug. plug. #2 – bang on it and push all the buttons repeatedly. #3 -find Chad and whine about it.
Except the problem with #3 (the most important of these steps) is that Chad IS NOT a morning person. In my coffee-less panic I turned on all the lights in the bedroom [sauna] and was completely annoying.
He mumbled some stuff incoherently without opening his eyes. So I nudged him. Several times. Because I really couldn’t understand why he wasn’t worried about the coffee? Oh, right. He was sleeping.
I might not have been so worried if I’d actually gotten some sleep. He got up after a little bit, surveyed my coffee pot situation, declared Mr. Coffee as D.O.A. and then went to work all nonchalantly.
Rude.
So anyway, I have suffered through this day all crabby and uncaffeinated.
I finally snagged a large nonfat latte from a drive-thru this evening while I took my cranky self to Target to replace old Mister Coffee. But it didn’t help. I am sooooo sleepy. I do have a brand new coffee pot to show for my troubles, though. So I s’pose it’s not all bad.
Anyway— let’s talk spinach dip before I pass out and drop my laptop into the floor.
I spied a Lightened Up Spinach Dip awhile ago on How Sweet It Is and it was taking up space in my brain. This is my version of what I remembered it to be. Plain Greek yogurt replaces the sour cream, mayonnaise, and cream cheese of a traditional spinach dip. There’s a healthy dose of fresh kale, fresh spinach, and shaved carrots mixed in plus like 4 cloves of garlic. Oh!!! And let’s not forget the feta cheese. This would be really good with some finely chopped marinated artichokes mixed in, too.
File this away as yet another of my clueless football game contributions. Next time I make it I’m skipping the chips and stuffing this dip into a round loaf of dark rye bread.
- 2 cups plain Greek yogurt
- ½ cup raw spinach, very finely chopped
- ½ cup raw kale, very finely chopped
- ¼ cup shredded carrots, very finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, very finely minced
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Mix all the ingredients together.
- Serve with chips, veggies, crackers, or bread.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator, sealed tightly.
P.S. No more mornings without coffee.
Mmmm. This sounds soooo good! I don’t like cheese, but usually in a dip like this, I really don’t know it is there. I am wondering if this will post, because lately, my comments don’t seem to show up. That cake yesterday, oh it looked fabulous!
Break down the cheese barrier. You could make this without cheese, and add some mayonnaise (just a few tablespoons) but whyyy? The feta is really mild and lends a sort of salty creaminess. It’s good.
The whiskey cake was sooo great; I’ll have to make you one! I checked my spam box for your comments; not sure where they’re going cause they weren’t there!
MMM! This sounds great, defo going to try this one, although i cannot find kale anywhere and not sure what i could sub it with.. more spinach or maybe white cabbage or brocoli?
More spinach would work just fine; broccoli might mess with the texture. Hope you enjoy!
P.S. If you make this over the weekend, you may wanna save a little for a recipe going up early next week
OH NO!! Once I ran out of milk and had to drink black, another time I ran out of coffee altogether and had to wait until I got to work (that was one GRUMPY morning!) but to have the machine break and be completely coffeeless – I can’t even think about it, mornings are not my strong point either! I’m glad you found yourself a new one!
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I’m a morning person, but after several days with less than satisfying amounts of sleep AND no coffee… I was basically the meanest person ehvuuuurrr.
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In response to your reply to Peggy…could you slow down to ’bout
and drop off a piece of Peggy’s cake at my house. How much cake had you eaten before the run?
About the spinach dip, I’ll tackle it on my own…it sound so good and so eas y.
Hi, Pat! Let me know if you make this dip! I love it. It will be my lunch today. I didn’t eat before my run. Just ran long enough to afford a slice of cake in my daily calories! I’d love to bring you a piece!
You poor thing! Hope you are sufficiently caffeinated now…I can’t imagine you crabby!!!
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Ohhh you’re such a doll; I have a very short temper and a serious caffeine dependency. Crabby happens lol.
I do not like mornings without coffee. Period. But I do like this dip! Looks like great Super Bowl food! And I love anything that works in some kale!
Add this to your football spread! It’s pretty guiltless.
A too hot room, lack of sleep and a busted coffee maker make for a Class A crapola start to any day.. thank goodness for coffee drive thru’s right?
love spinach dip and I could eat this for a meal..
Seriously bad start to that day. Amen to drive-thru lattes with an extra shot. I think I could basically eat spinach dip for any meal; good news is I have a meal using this dip coming up this week!
I’m sorry you had such a bad day girl!!! Stupid coffee maker…but at least you have a new one yay!!!! You dropped the laptop again??? I think a new computer should be next on your list lol The dip looks amazeballs!!!!
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Ha— I didn’t drop it. But I was dangerously close to falling asleep and having it spill into the floor, probably to shatter once again into a million pieces, this time at my own hand. The new coffee pot is super awesome. It makes me productive.
So the coffee thing I can’t relate to because I am not a fan of caffeine…but the sauna/bedroom? Always a problem for me…I don’t get why it doesn’t bother Ali!
Hope things have been resolved Heather!
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Chad is totally unaffected by the sauna affect. I need to be warm under the covers in a cold room to sleep. None of this thick rainforest air happening. You are a caffeine-less superstar!
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