Asian dinner with a facelift

It’s hard for me to believe it, but those two 1/4 serving of muffins I had for breakfast, along with the apple juice/water mixture held me over until almost 2 p.m. today. Even after a 3 mile run—with, ahem, a sub-7:00 mile involved.

I’m amazed. I really thought I’d be starving around noon.

Instead, I worked on redesigning the blog (more on that later) until my hunger struck.

Lunch

I made a promise to Susan, earlier this week, that when my 9-pound box of oatmeal arrived at my apartment I’d give savory oats the chance they deserved.

I used my rice cooker to make a batch of oatmeal (the lazy way to make oats) and added the following in:

• 1/2 cup Quaker rolled oatmeal
• 1.5 cups water
• 1 egg
• salt & pepper
• spinach
• green onion
• a slice of cheese
• some salsa

Susan’s an advocate for savory oats. Maria is not.

Oats are meant to be sweet, I’ve decided.

I ate about half the bowl before giving up and tossing the rest. The flavor just wasn’t what I expected or wanted. With every bite I kept hoping for some sweetness that never appeared (obviously).

Instead I had the other half of yesterday’s Einstein Bros. Raisin and Cinnamon Swirl bagel with some peanut butter and a banana.

Followed by some chocolate. Add in four squares of Hershey’s Bliss dark chocolate while you’re at it.

Hey. I’m a woman. And I’m cramping. And I just personified every female stereotype.

Great.

Dinner

No afternoon snack necessary today, with such a late lunch and all.

J and I wrapped up No Staples Week with some Asian flare. Inspired by this stir-fry pork and vegetables recipe from Cooking Light, I put my own spin on Pork and Soba noodles.

I thought they were pretty good. J thought the pork was good. I’ll take it.

A pack of 100-Calorie Chips Ahoy! and some apple juice for dessert.

I think I’ve had too much sugar today. My stomach is feeling a bit heavy and gross.

A new look

Chasing the Now got a facelift today. I’ve been procrastinating making a new banner and finding a theme I really like for a few weeks now.

But, with nothing pressing on the agenda today, there really was no reason to continue putting it off.

New banner. New theme. And pages will be getting an editing soon.

What do you think? Leave me a comment and let me know.

It’s been a funky kind of day. Got to love being a woman, right? The husband and I are settling down for a few episodes of The Office tonight for a weekend pick me up.