For the love of Spinach & Cheese

Well, it's been a while.  I thought I needed to write a little bit.  This blogging thing can clear my head faster than running can.  Almost anyway. 

I actually ran a 5K this morning.  Yeah, a 5K on Thanksgiving morning.  It definately made me feel better about eating my weight in spinach & cheese pinwheels.  Forget the turkey.  Have you ever had one of those?  They are extremely delicious.  I'll post my super secret recipe that I got off the Pepperidge Farm Pastry Box.

So my wonderful husband and I set out on a chilly, windy morning to run this Great Gobbler Gallop.  Now, I've actually run in colder, less hospitable weather.  One race I ran this past January it was 10 degrees and bonus! It was at night!  Anyway, we weren't the only crazies this morning.  There were about 200 other nut jobs ready to run this too.  I don't know what time I finished.  I walked some of it with my honey.  And they had timing chips and no digital clock at the finish and I had forgone using my RunKeeper on my phone.  I wanted to be able to chat with the man while we ran.  I didn't want to be distracted by the lady that tells me my distance and pace every 5 minutes.

While we didn't finish the race together, we still had a good time.  I got a bad case of the "It's freaking cold out here jimmy legs" and wanted to sprint the last mile.  Just so I could get out of the cold.  So I left the fella behind.  I already started the race with a sore throat and didn't want it to get much worse.  I wanted to get into the warmth as fast as I could. 

It was fun running with the man.  He's funny and he's freaking taking me back to Mexico!  So I can't wait to run with him on the beach.  Running in sand is not as easy as it looks.  Talk about a calf killer.  I still haven't decided if it's more or less beneficial to run with or without shoes on.  It hurts like a son of a beach either way if you don't stretch.

So I will be sure to fill you (my faithful readers, Hi Mom.) on our Mexican adventures.  And now as promised here is the spinach & cheese pinwheel recipe.  Enjoy!

1 10oz box frozen spinach, thawed
1/2 Cup shredded monterrey jack cheese
1/4 Cup  grated parmesean (I use the real mccoy Parmeseano Reggiano.  I don't screw around when it comes to cheese.  It's a wonderul luxury.)
2-3 Green Onions, chopped and I use both white & green parts
1/8 Tsp Garlic Powder
1 Egg plus 1 Tsp water, whipped together for egg wash
1 Puff Pastry Sheet, thawed

Mix the cheeses, onion, garlic powder together in a small bowl.
Place the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface.  Top the sheet with the cheese mixture, leaving a small border.  Top the cheese with the spinach.
Roll the puff pastry up, jelly roll style.  Brush the top of the roll with the egg wash.  I like to refrigerate this for a while, it makes it easier to cut.  Cut into 1/4 slices and place them on a lightly greased cookie sheet.  Brush them again in the egg wash.
Bake these little wonders at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Enjoy and have a Wonderful Thanksgiving!