My, What A Satisfied Belly
Posted: July 6, 2011 at 8:00 amWednesday morning has arrived again! Funny how quickly it comes up with a short week. Note = not a complaint by any means.
I devoured some pretty tasty eats yesterday. I could even say my meals yesterday rivaled the ice cream, cheesecake bars, and healthified /proteinified twice baked potatoes from this weekend. I know I had quite the full, satisfied belly all day long. Also not a complaint by any means. Time to share the delectable feasting with you all for another edition of What I Ate Wednesday!
I warned you that my meals this week would inevitably include two things – berries and watermelon. So it should come as no surprise that my breakfast looked the exact same. And that I don’t feel the need to take a picture of said exact same breakfast two days in a row…so behold the recycled photo!
I have no shame in recycling blog photos when necessary. Besides…it’s so pretty. Plus, I can only have so much creative energy when it comes to food. And I had creative juices going for lunch.
A plate chock full of color! We have quite the load of produce to work through this week so I piled up the watermelon, grapes, carrots, and cucumber, then got to work on the star of the show. English muffin pizza!
We had some fire roasted diced tomatoes for another recipe that I needed to use. What better way than to make pizza sauce for English muffin pizzas, right? Maybe not super original, but definitely super delicious!
I blended up about 1/4 cup of the fire roasted diced tomatoes with an immersion blender while my English muffins got started toasting in a toaster oven. I then topped both muffin halves with the sauce, oregano, red pepper flakes, and shredded cheese. I toasted them a few minutes more until the cheese got nice and melted. Pizza for lunch = win!
When snack time rolled around I wasn’t as hungry as normal and only wanted more fruit. I shall seriously miss the plethora of fruit when summer comes to pass. But let’s just pretend that will never happen, mmmkay?
I crafted together a yogurt bowl to reflect my love of summer. Pineapple Chobani yogurt. Fresh mango chunks. Bites of banana. A splash of light coconut milk. A sprinkling of Cheerios.
The tropics in a bowl with such a perfect blend of textures and flavors.
After so much delicious food I probably could have stopped there for the day, had dry toast for dinner, and still gone to bed with a happy belly. But where’s the fun in that?
Instead, I went big with one of the best recipes I have stumbled across in blog land recently. “Best” namely because its so easy. And Mama Pea only has her own cookbook and all. I kind of adore her. Big hugs, Sarah! The peanut noodle bowl was a huge hit!
I adapted it only the slightest bit – zucchini instead of bell pepper, no cilantro, udon instead of rice noodles – so please give her recipe a look and get in on the tasty action!
And that’s where we end – with me fully intending to eat the exact same things all day today. Delicious, filling, nutritious, and fun? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
- How often do you use blogs for recipe inspiration?
- What is a food combo that never fails to leave your belly super satisfied?
Tags: breakfast, dinner, lunch, snacks, what i ate wednesday
‘a sprinkling of Cherrios’ – nothing like mommy gourmet- I love it! 🙂
Your eats look perfect today! I am loving fruit right now too. I think it’s all the hot weather. It’s definitely helping with the hydration! I hope you have a great day Tina!
Watermelon for me too! I swear, I’ve probably eaten my body weight in the stuff this week! 🙂
it’s funny, i blog a ton of recipes and definitely eat them all, but when it comes to our every day meals i am completely inspired by other bloggers all the time! mama pea is high up on that list too…i love making things i can feel good about!
I loved English muffin pizzas as a kid, I could make them myself and definitely made them almost everyday when I was left alone during those latchkey kid summers. 🙂 Great looking day of eats! I’ve been eying Mama Pea’s peanut noodle bowl since she posted it!
Oh my word your pictures are so delicious looking!! Love it! 🙂
Yum- all of those look great! I’ve definitely taken inspiration from blog recipes a lot because they seem to be easier for me than a recipe I find in a cookbook. I have no idea why this is haha 🙂
I find the same thing and don’t know why. Maybe the step by step instructions and extra photos?
What beautiful photos today! Looks like yesterday was delicious.
Mmmm English muffin pizza – one of my favorite quick & easy eats 🙂
I am always satisfied when my meal includes a big baked sweet potato – they are so delicious and very filling.
I love to get inspiration from blogs when it comes to food.
I use blogs for recipe inspiration a LOT, and I think yours is about to inspire some recipes! 🙂
English muffin pizzas are pretty much my fave quick and easy meal of all time…and they remind me of childhood. win-win.
Your photos are awesome, and all your eats look delicious!
Your lunch looks so delicious. I wish I had the stuff to make it – I’d be eating pizza muffins for breakfast! 🙂
I get recipe inspiration from blogs all the time. It never ceases to amaze me how creative people are.
I hope you know you are one super duper creative gal yourself!
I seriously could subsist on summer fruits all day every day!! I love your combinations and that yogurt bowl looks SO GOOD! I may need to do a variation of that today, with blueberries, watermelon and chobani and a sprinkling of Kashi Heart to Heart (LOVE that cereal, ever had it?). Something that always satisfies me? SKINNY COW! 😉
I use blogs for inspiration sometimes, mainly when I need to find a healthy treat to make (something other than cakes or cookies). I LOVE quinoa with blackbeans and salsa with a little bit of greens or zucchini squash thrown in. So simple, so yum and so filling. 🙂
Blogs are pretty much my sole source of recipes if I’m not creating my own. Mama Pea is a frequent reference 🙂
Yogurt and granola is so satisfying! ….as long as I don’t then start dipping my hand in the bag of granola for the next hour..hehe
So glad you and your family enjoyed the noodle bowl! You are a huge source of inspiration to me on matters much more significant than food and I just love you for it!!!
Aw, shucks! 🙂
Your post made me drool! I love English muffin pizzas and that pasta looked absolutely delicious! 😀
Happy Wednesday!
Picture repeats or not all that food looks great! 🙂
I use blogs all the time for recipe inspiration! Normally I tweak it here or there but its always my go to when I am in a rut!
English muffin pizzas are a childhood favorite of mine! And blogs are a constant source of inspriation for me – they always help target something in my head!
That noodle bowl looks soooo good… I make a similar dish with peanut sauce (only I use egg noodles and shrimp) and it’s one of my all time favourites. Actually, pretty much anything with peanut butter is a favourite… I always bookmark recipes I want to try on blogs but don’t always get around to making them.
ohhhhhh…I haven’t had english muffin pizza in so long…I know what I’m having for lunch, now! Thanks!
I use blogs for recipe inspiration all the time! That’s what I love about the blogging world! It opens my eyes to many new & amazing foods!
That English muffin pizza looks divine! I’ll definitely have to remember to make something like that soon!
Since I get a CSA box, I have to work with what I have. So, during CSA season, I seek out recipes that call for the produce that I have, or I make something up with what I have. I do like looking at, and sometimes trying, the recipes I find on blogs. I enjoy recipes almost as much as I enjoy reading a good book. Hmm… Maybe more. That’s a tough call.
Oatmeal is a very satisfying food for me.
I think oatmeal tops my list for satisfaction!
Banana + PB never fails to leave me satisfied. I like it on toast, with waffles, on oatmeal…. you name it!
I can never go wrong with an open faced sandwich with melted cheese. Always satisfied with gooey cheese! I’ll be sad when summer fruit season is over too.
I always look to blogs for cooking inspiration but sadly I don’t make as many recipes as I would like. I have tons of recipes bookmarked too! Your yogurt bowl would be the perfect breakfast sitting beachside near the ocean.. A girl can dream…
That noodle bowl looks great. I love all the food inspiration I get from other bloggers. It’s never-ending.
I use blogs as inspiration for dinner ALL the time! It’s amazing how creative people are!
I use blogs for recipes all the time! I had to have my husband install a holder for the iPad in the kitchen since I was using it so much and he was cringing every time I had it on the counter in the middle of my baking/cooking mess. 🙂
Oh man, I can’t decide what I want more – the english muffin pizza or that yogurt bowl! I am DROOLING for real at my desk right now. Love your eats, girl!
Look at all of your colorful foods! i love it! I always use blogs for recipe inspiration. There is just so much variety and I can always find something new and fun to try out.
What a fantastic day of eats! You’re right, stopping at lunch would have been an upset. 🙂
I love your yogurt bowl! It looks so summery and delicious! I love making english muffin pizzas too 🙂 We haven’t had any lately so I substituted for a tortilla!
I use blogs for recipe inspiration all the time. Gotta support the blogging community! 🙂
What a delicious looking day of eats! I love English Muffin pizzas!
Their is no shame in recycling photos .. especially is the food is as gorgeous as yours!! 🙂
Great eats!
I’ve considered buying a toaster oven simply for English muffin pizzas – or as TJs calls them, British muffin pizzas. Yum
I always always look to blogs for recipes! The best food combo for ma belly is definitely nut butter and whole grain bread-so satisfying!!
English muffin pizzas make me almost as happy as pita pizzas 🙂 I loved my lunch today which was spiralized zucchini, spinach, heirloom tomato salad topped with quinoa and homemade green goddess salad dressing and a side of cherries. My belly is quite happy!
We have berries and watermelon in abundance at our house as well! We love summer fruits 🙂
I’m totally with you on the fruit. I have been eating massive amounts of berries and melon and will be sad when they are no longer in season! I’m loving your simple english muffin pizza. Quick and easy meals like that are my fave; especially in the summer when there are so many fun things waiting for us to do.
Now, I have to have English Muffin pizza’s in my near future! They are so good and I haven’t had them in forever!
You were right…your yogurt bowl looks delish! I’m obsessed with mangoes these days, and I have 3 in my fridge now. And some pineapple Chobani, too. Stealing…
I definitely look to blogs for inspiration. It’s really hard right now for me, because I’m on a health kick while my hubby’s a meat and potatoes and gravy guy. My girls, luckily, have really acquired my taste for healthy food. 🙂
I made Mama Pea’s noodle bowl last night too! Great minds think alike!
They sure do! And for the record – I miss seeing you!
We need to get together soon!
I love looking at blog for recipe inspiration! I am looking forward to having my own kitchen in about a month so I can try out the recipes I have bookmarked the last several months 🙂
One of my favorite go-to meals is a stir fry of sorts. I always kept rice in the freezer for a quick base and then I would throw onions, peppers, mushrooms, garlic and any other veggie I had on hand on the stove for a little bit. I would often add an over-easy egg on top to round things out. Quick and satisfying and great when I am low on groceries 😉
Love stir fries! Never thought of the egg addition though. Sure its yum. I love eggs.
Oh gosh, that is the yogurt bowl of champions right there! I’m so trying this next time I can score some pineapple cho! hooray for super fun english muffin pizzas too!
Happy What I Ate Wednesday Tina!!! xoXOxo
How often do I use blogs for recipe inspiration? When don’t I use blogs for recipe inspiration is more like it. So many of my ideas come from my favorite foodie blogs. Best place to find what I’m looking for!
We were definitely twinners on our WIAW posts! That noodle bowl looks delicious – I wish I had noodles at home righ tnow!
Oh man, I get recipe ideas and inspiration ALL the time from blogs. I actually have put on a couple pounds because of it. Um.. not good. ha!
Anything with a little peanut butter does the trick for me. Mmmm………… 🙂