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WIAW: My Creative Well Has Run Dry Edition

March 12, 2014 by Meghan 40 Comments

My creativity comes in bursts.

Unfortunately, I think I overexerted myself with my frenzied recipe testing because now I’m spent.

Yep, that’s right. I’ve got nada, nothing, zilch, zip, zero…. but wait, that’s not true.

I’ve got pictures; pictures of my Saturday eats when I was all wild and saucy in the kitchen. Well without the sauce part seeing as how I didn’t make any. I did eat a lot of veggies though. That counts for something, I’m sure.

WIAW GOES GREEN

I snapped photos of my Saturday meals, with the intention of sharing them for Jenn’s What I Ate Wednesday party. Of course at the time, I envisioned myself showcasing them while being super witty, maybe even charming with a dash of… dare I say it, sex appeal. I had such high expectations with the naughtiest of intentions.

I figured my words would slowly seduce you, drawing you in, while the pictures of my meals tantalized you from afar. Seeing as how I have no words, all you’re getting today is the latter part of the equation. I guess I’m being tease, although you should know that was never my plan… well unless that’s how you like it. 😉 In that case, this is totally deliberate.

Saturday’s breakfast came in the form of a smoothie with frozen strawberries, two bananas, a handful of blueberries, fistfuls of spinach, a splash of orange juice, and a scoop of flax powder.

Breakfast Smoothie

A short while later, I snacked on some dried fruit at the grocery store. I helped myself to two spoonfuls because no one was looking, and I was hungry.

Tiny Fruits at Nature's Bin

Lunch was Kirsten’s Breakfast Salad (yes, again!) with sautéed shallots and cabbage, three scrambled eggs with Colby Dill Cheese and Almond Milk and some roasted red skinned potatoes. It’s official; I absolutely dig cabbage.

Breakfast Salad with Three EggsLater on in the day, I did some more snacking. This time I enjoyed a mouthful of peanut butter, while making a batch of Energy Bars.

Scoop of Peanut Butter

Dinner was a rare night out for Mexican food. I consumed far too many chips with salsa and even more margaritas. My main course was two veggie burritos, rice and beans, also known as a plate of heaven. I ate it all, save one burrito, which I had for breakfast the next day. Waste not, want not.

Mexican Dinner Collage

There you have it. A full day of eats, sans sassy speech, which actually allowed me to be brief for once. While it might not be the most entertaining of posts, at least I got to work on my New Year’s Resolution to write shorter posts, so there’s that.

What’s your meal look like at a Mexican restaurant? Do you refrain from the chips and salsa or go to town? Do you hold back on the booze? If you’re a blogger, do you still participate in WIAW even if you have nothing to say? Oops.  

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Comments

  1. kirsten@FarmFreshFeasts says

    March 12, 2014 at 8:17 AM

    It’s the cheesy goodness that I love at Mexican restaurants, though it’s been ages . . .
    I think a place in Ft Wayne during a wheelchair basketball tournament, actually.
    I’ve discovered the trick to semi-recreation at home: I buy a bottle of margarita mix complete with tequila, toss it in the Vitamix with ice and frozen fruits that I’d put up last summer and blend away. After a pitcher of those it doesn’t really matter what I fix, as long as there’s some chips, salsa, and cheese. Yesterday, made hopeful by the brief sunny 60s weather, I took it one step further. I picked up a can of limeade concentrate for the kids, made them strawberry limeade smoothies, then dumped in the margarita stuff and we had strawberry lime margaritas with our ‘use up the white bean and pepper dip–that is good but no one wants to eat–by spreading it on a tortilla, topping it with copious amounts of cheese, and making quesadillas. I also discovered avocado verde, which is delicious and I’ll probably officially mash the next avocado into a cup of my put up salsa verde on purpose.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 15, 2014 at 10:24 AM

      I like how you think.

      Reply
  2. Davida @ The Healthy Maven says

    March 12, 2014 at 8:40 AM

    WHERE DO I FIND THIS DILL CHEESE YOU NAUGHTY FOODIE TEASE?!?!

    Never done a WIAW. My eats are nowhere near as tantalizing. I prefer to reel people in with my sexy talk…

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 15, 2014 at 10:26 AM

      I get a lot of my cheese from the Cheese Man at the Farmer’s Market, and he always has really different and creative flavors. His brand is Meadow Maid; maybe you can order it online.

      And reel them in, you do.

      Reply
  3. Kate says

    March 12, 2014 at 8:58 AM

    I always eat the chips and salsa. And, if they have good margaritas (not the sugary drink mix stuff), then I booze up too. I love a fresh marg.

    My boyfriend pilfers the samples at the grocery stores too. Especially the potato chip samples. Costco is his smorgasbord.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 15, 2014 at 10:27 AM

      Costco is like free food heaven, although I tend to stay away because I never know what’s in that stuff. My grocery store is a different story. Then I dive right into the free samples.

      Reply
  4. Kathy @ Olives & Garlic says

    March 12, 2014 at 10:01 AM

    One of my most favorite cheeses is Havarti Dill, but I am yet to find the Colby Dill. I better get searching. We just got back from Mexico, I can still taste all the cheesy goodness.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 15, 2014 at 10:29 AM

      Oh yes, Havarti Dill is delicious too. I’m a big fan.
      Welcome home! I bet it feels great to back, yet you probably miss vacation life all at the same time.

      Reply
  5. Fran@BCDC says

    March 12, 2014 at 10:32 AM

    Oh, yummy to everything!! Need to get my real blender for smoothies. Of course with my freezer issues, nothing really freezes so it’s not quite the same. Guess I’ll stick with the Magic Bullet until I can have frozen fruit to make the smoothie worth the bigger appliance! Have a great day!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 20, 2014 at 7:25 PM

      I hear great things about the Magic Bullet so I bet you do just fine with it. Enjoy your smoothies.

      Reply
  6. Eating 4 Balance says

    March 12, 2014 at 10:42 AM

    Bookmarking that breakfast salad again. We’ve got tons of potatoes.

    Is that white-colored dried fruit mango? At first I thought it might be those little yogurt bits that I’ve seen in dried fruit mixes before. Looks like a great snack.

    Well, my meal at a Mexican restaurant used to be hamburgers. Baha. I know, the waiter almost keeled over when I ordered one. Lol. But I like most mexican food. Crunchy tacos, taquitos especially. Nothing can beat the nachos and white queso dip at the beginning of the meal though.

    Hearing that you have nothing to say makes me feel better about my lackluster posts sometimes… So go you 🙂

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 15, 2014 at 10:31 AM

      The breakfast salad is so delicious and really easy. Since I’ve been roasting pans of veggies ahead of time lately, I’ve just been plucking out a few potatoes and adding them, making it even easier to make.

      Hamburgers at a Mexican restaurant?! Oh Madison. At least you were loving on the queso dip.

      What can I say? Sometimes the cat has my tongue…not literally because that’d be weird.

      Reply
  7. Marnie @ SuperSmartMama says

    March 12, 2014 at 5:56 PM

    Mexican food is also my downfall. So many things at a Mexican restaurant that I have recently chosen to stop eating. We were on vacation two weeks ago and I had steak (bisteca mexicana), refried beans, the rice, and lots of avocado. I LOVE avocado. I was supposed to split one of those monster margaritas with my husband but the waiter got our order mixed up and brought us two, and when we insisted we had only ordered one, he said the second one was on the house. Oh well. It was just one night of indulgence and then back to clean eating the next day.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 15, 2014 at 10:33 AM

      Such a bummer you’re no longer eating those foods. I usually try to limit my intake of the less than healthy stuff, but I do like to dabble from time to time.

      Reply
  8. Jen@HealthyFoodandFamily says

    March 12, 2014 at 7:33 PM

    Holy Mexican goodness, that plate has my stomach making all sorts of weird noises! If we’re going out to eat, I’m going to make it worth my while. Go big or go home.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 15, 2014 at 10:33 AM

      Truth.

      Reply
  9. Amanda @ .running with spoons. says

    March 12, 2014 at 9:43 PM

    It is my humble opinion that there’s no such thing as too many chips or too much salsa… I’m not a happy camper unless I have an abundance of both. Cheese helps too. As does guac. And that breakfast salad is calling me name… I’ve been craving eggs and potatoes like a crazy woman lately, so I have a feeling that tomorrow is going to end up being a multiple breakfast kind of day.

    Also… I don’t think you could NOT be witty if you tried…

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 15, 2014 at 10:34 AM

      You’ve been crazy eggs and potatoes? What? Who are you and what have you done with Amanda? Ha! Eggs and potatoes are a good staple weekend breakfast for me or a good weeknight dinner.

      Thanks! Sometimes I seem to be wittier when I say I’ve lost my witty. I lost steam after that opening paragraph though. Oh well, such is life.

      Reply
  10. Sarah Pie says

    March 12, 2014 at 9:52 PM

    There is no such thing as too many margaritas 😉

    I have no doubts you were getting sacuy in the kitchen, even if no actual sauce was made. And if you can’t seduce us with wit… well at least you have cheese. This looks like a delicious day eats from the double banana smoothie to the energy bars, but I’m mostly loving the sound of that dill cheese.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 15, 2014 at 10:36 AM

      There will always be cheese.

      Reply
  11. Brittany says

    March 12, 2014 at 10:20 PM

    I don’t drink the boozy goodness, but I run TRAIN on some chips and salsa at Mexican restaurants. It’s quite dangerous actually.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 15, 2014 at 10:37 AM

      Danger is your middle name!

      Reply
  12. Megan @ The Skinny-Life says

    March 12, 2014 at 10:33 PM

    I think you had plenty to say! You need to give yourself more credit. Mexican food is glorious although I don’t do cheese so it limits my options. Thankfully, I love fajitas and no cheese means more chips and salsa.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 15, 2014 at 10:38 AM

      No worries. I give myself lots of credit; some times too much since my ego is fairly huge. 😉

      Chips and salsa are beautiful things.

      Reply
  13. Laura@fitfreshnfunny says

    March 13, 2014 at 10:12 AM

    We had a meet up with the girls at a mexican restaurant last Thursday, and I was super proud of my restraint at the chips & salsa, though I did have some. Most Mexican places around here are just way too heavy of food for me, which is probably for the best. I even discovered that though I don’t really like beer, a super cold corona light hit the spot!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 15, 2014 at 10:41 AM

      I think having some chips and salsa, without going overboard is super impressive. Kudos to you. I’ve found if I save one burrito for later, I can enjoy my food without feeling like I need to be rolled out of the restaurant when I’m done.

      Reply
  14. Nancy/SpicieFoodie says

    March 13, 2014 at 11:28 PM

    It happens to us all, I’m sure you’ll be back to normal very soon. All of your food looks amazing — my mouth is watering right now. Have a great weekend:)

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 15, 2014 at 10:42 AM

      I’ve started to get quite adjusted to the ebbs and flows of blogging. Sometimes you’ve got it, and sometimes you’re just trying to stick with a consistent schedule.
      You have a great weekend too. Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
  15. Arman @ thebigmansworld says

    March 14, 2014 at 11:10 PM

    Never come to Australia for Mexican.

    a) You want chips and salsa? Get ready for fork out minimum $10
    b) the cheese is mozerella. If I can tell, you most certainly would be able to too
    c) Rice and beans are extra.
    d) Margaritas are so watered down, you’d be more likely to be hammered drinking the hot sauce
    e) no hot sauce bottles on tables. You need to pay for that too.

    Please still visit.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 15, 2014 at 10:44 AM

      You are making me more than a little sad for Australia. It sounds like everything is super expensive and your cheese options are severely limited. Maybe I can sneak bricks of the good stuff in my suitcase if I ever come.

      Reply
  16. lindsay says

    March 15, 2014 at 9:17 PM

    you belong in texas. endless chips, salsa, guac, and burritos… daily.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 16, 2014 at 4:59 PM

      That sounds like heaven.

      Reply
  17. Linda @ Fit Fed and Happy says

    March 15, 2014 at 10:03 PM

    Ever tried avocado in a smoothie? The thought of having avocado in a drink sort of grosses me out but lots of smoothie drinkers do it, and I wonder if you the tried it yourself?

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 16, 2014 at 5:00 PM

      I have not tried avocado in smoothies, but I have seen it done before. Avocado is pretty flavorless so I bet you wouldn’t taste it, but it would add a creamy consistency.
      Smoothies aside, I have eaten avocado in chocolate pudding before, and it was delicious.

      Reply
  18. Liz says

    March 19, 2014 at 1:18 PM

    My Mexican plate looks almost exactly like yours, except I always ask for a side of guac. And of course it is the time to indulge in some chips and drinks!! Ole!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 20, 2014 at 7:26 PM

      I should ask for a side of guac. What a great idea. Next time you’re here, we should go out for Mexican. 🙂

      Reply
  19. Heather @ Kiss My Broccoli says

    March 25, 2014 at 4:42 AM

    Haha! Oh baby, you’re no tease…sometimes you just gotta lay it all out, get to business, no time for foreplay….er, I mean witty blog talk! Because we’re talking about writing posts here…yeah, that’s totally what I meant. 😉

    When it comes to Mexicans, I’ll take whatever I can get….oh hell, I mean when it comes to MEXICAN FOOD, I’ll take whatever’s covered in CHEESE! And gimme all the booze…much easier on the conscience if you have an excuse for the momentary loss of scruples! You can keep your beans and rice though…those are a hard limit, I mean DEAL BREAKER for me! Ha!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 29, 2014 at 9:17 AM

      How about I just eat your beans and rice for you? After all, I’m still working on getting some back!

      Reply
      • Heather @ Kiss My Broccoli says

        April 3, 2014 at 3:27 AM

        Bahahaha! Love it!

        Reply

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