“Another girls night? How many of those do you need?!” -Taylor
Well, the answer is, a lot.
But I’ll get to that in a minute.
Since it’s Wednesday, let me give you a little recap of all the other things that I’ve been sipping/munching/chewing on!
1/4 cup granola, 1/2 sliced banana, almond milk, 1 tbsp almond butter. Way more filling than a bowl of cereal!
Lunch
Leftovers from dinner with Lindsay the night before. I know, it’s ugly. That’s what happens when you have to take iphone pictures at your desk. But it was really tasty.
I love Trader Joe’s high fiber pasta! Those were my leftovers from a late Sunday dinner. I’ve also been enjoying kale with a little tahini, lemon juice, and Parmesan cheese.
Now, about that Girl’s night.
Those nights aren’t always so good for the, uh “clean eating” goals. (Wine… chocolate… you know how it is.)
So I was super excited when I went over to my friend Abby’s house, and she had a deliciously healthy dinner prepared for us! We were watching a “Girls” marathon, which is awesome by the way, and we had these vegetable frittatas. They were so good. I’m pretty sure I’d eat these for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a snack.
Mini Vegetable Frittatas
-Serves 6 – (or 3… if you’re eating these for dinner)
- 8 eggs
- 1 cup skim milk (you could use almond or soy)
- 2 oz gouda cheese, chopped
- 1 cup onions, chopped
- 1 cup bell pepper, chopped
Scramble your eggs and milk with a fork until well combined. Fold in your cheese, peppers, and onions. Spray a muffin tin with non-stick spray, and fill the 12 cups evenly. Bake at 350 degrees for about 8-10 minutes, or until the eggs are set.
These were so tasty, and the have just 160 calories each! Abby, these are going to be a staple at my next brunch!! (And they will also be served on the dinner table very soon!)
Workouts
Despite the warmer-than-I’d-prefer weather, I’ve actually been running more than normal. Sometimes I need completely mindless exercise, to relax, and I love running around the fan. I think I’m going to start using my Daily Mile account again (Come friend me!) and hopefully stay motivated.
Does anyone have any healthy suggestions for the next girls night?
Aren’t girls nights the best?? They are seriously a necessity sometimes
My girls night always ends with frozen yogurt or chocolate…or both 
I love cereal, but I almost never eat it for breakfast because it never fills me up! Your breakfast combo sounds delicious…I will have to try it next time a cereal craving strikes!
Baking frittatas in muffin pans is a great idea! And being gluten-free, I’m a big fan of frittatas!
I like the new WIAW logo – and I love frittatas, those ones look fab.
I think unhealthy girls’ nights definitely have a place – but what about meeting up for a zumba or a power hoop class? They’re both really good fun, then you’d have earned a couple of drinks afterwards
Ohhh I love the idea of taking a workout class together!
Your frittatas look so good! Girls nights are so much fun and should always include wine and lots of chocolate, so not so healthy
Frittatas look good! Girls night…aqua aerobics? A run? Baking night?
Hahaha maybe a run followed by a baking night??
Holy man your frittatas look awesome. Thanks for posting the recipe!
haha i love the comment about girls’ night. the more the better – especially when served alongside these great frittatas. i like this because i don’t ever have the appropriate pan for a real one – but i have a muffin tin!
I sadly have no healthy ideas for girls nights. We generally are not good about that when we all get together… whoops. :p
The fritatta’s look awesome! I guess you could make fruit kebabs to be healthy on girls night, maybe with some cake on there too?
Ohh I like that idea!!! That would be so cute!
your breakfast sounds so good! i am definitely going to try to make those fritattas..yum!
OMG your breakfast!!!
but seriously..why have I never had pb with granola before.
Imagine what you would get if you combined a rainbow and a unicorn. And that’s the amazingness that you get in one bowl.
Try chocolate granola accidentally spilled in a PB jar that you have to fish out. So so good.
I absolutely heart girls nights! I bet you had an amazing time doing what we girls do best – chatting up a storm, eating, watching tv while making a comment about something..anything..everything..
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Seems like those frittatas found a perfect home
I always like taking some sort of dip..hummus (try adding sweet potatoes!!), guacamole, salsa…I don’t know about you girls, but me and my friends LOVE to just munch, munch, munch!
loooove girls night!! Im actually having one friday night with my bestie, and we are going to this little greek cafe across the street from my house, then coming home to watch a chick flick
Those look delish. I wonder if you could use other cheese (goat?). I just friended you on daily mile, so now we can keep each other accountable with running
These frittatas look amazing! And so simple too! And I’m right there with you on girls nights – there is never such as thing as too many!
Mmm…I can’t get enough kale right now!
Those look delicious! I love egg dishes – they’re so filling, healthy, and tasty
It’s been way too long since I’ve had a girls night. I need to fix that. Breakfast looks delicious. I would enjoy that more than cereal!
Those frittatas look fantastic!
Your frittatas are adorable! Mine always come out looking like barf. Not appetizing.
Love girls night! And your frittata looks great, perfect for a little get together! Other ideas might be a quiche or a ‘healthy’ pizza or socca
But wine and chocolate are still a must haha
We always end up drinking way too much wine and eating way too many cheese and crackers on girls’ nights. I think protein is always good on those nights or big salads because those nights always seem to be so carb-heavy.
nothing better than a girls night
those little fritatas look amazing!! i always love having a big grilled pizza on whole wheat crust with grilled chicken and veggies and a side salad. it goes perfectly with a giant glass of wine!!
Those are the cutest fritatas! And I’m only giving this girls’ night suggestion because I used it for a girls’ night of my own–fajitas! If you make them yourself, it’s just pepper, onion, spices and your meat of choice, topped with salsa and with the option to use a tortilla or not. Super healthy, easy and quick to cook, but it never tastes or seems it! Plus it’s a great excuse for a margarita. Oh wait, that might unbalance the plans to have a healthier night…
That is SUCH A good idea!!! Next girls dinner, fajitas shall be on the menu!!
I totally made a frittata this week and it was bleh.
Aw that’s a bummer!!! Sometimes it’s as simple as adding a little salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper!
Haha I love that you take photos at work! I have been meaning to try frittatas because I love eggs but always have them the same way but want to try something new! I will have to try them soon!
Haha I try to do it when my co-workers aren’t paying attention, but most of the know about my blog anyway
Yum those look so cute! I’m planning my own girls’ night and am going to pin this to add to the menu!
Awww thanks for the pin! (And the tweet!)
YAY for a fun girls night! Next time, make grilled pizza! And then you can choose what goes on yours.
Yay for girl’s nights, and treats are part of being healthy! I don’t believe in clean eating, because I don’t believe that any foods are dirty or bad. It’s all about the balance. That banana-fied breakfast so looks like my kind of bowl of cereal
I’d just probably sub the milk for yogurt…. For next girl’s night, maybe make pizza from scratch, trying to use local stuff – you could even head to the farmer’s market together earlier, for cheeses and veggies, and make a whole afternoon of it!
I TOTALLY agree! I met someone while I was eating dinner tonight, and I gave her my card, which says “almost-health food blogger” and she was laughing, because I was eating french fries while we were talking
It’s all about balance!
I love the granola and bananas for breakfast. I had to pin this idea. I am always looking for something healthy to eat that also tastes good.
*Erin
I love eggs – and frittatas are one of the best ways to eat them.
Enjoy your week!
SO many things to say. First of all, I discovered the joy of just mushing a banana, peanut butter, and granola together in a bowl a few months ago, and I had forgotten just how delicious it is until you showed me the light (re-showed me the light?)
I’ve been running a bunch more lately…it’s been awesome. I think I’ve FINALLY been bitten by the running ‘bug.’
OK. I want to watch Girls SO badly. I need HBO. But that would require cable. Which we don’t have.
We don’t have HBO either… but luckily for me, Abby is not only an awesome firttata cook… she ALSO has HBO. That’s a win-win.
You should come run with Brittany and I tomorrow in Richmond
Your banana-fied breakfast is awesome. Pure awesome.
Girls’ nights are so great! Glad you guys had healthy food at yours! Way to go!
those frittatas sound great! frittatas are one of my favorite easy go to dinners to make! I love how many different flavor options/veggies you can put in them too. I’d make the mini ones more often but they always leave my muffin tin such a mess….even if I use a ton of cooking spray! maybe foil liners would work….
I think I may try frittatas for dinner
They sound amazing!
Hi Liz! It’s Tess. I met you last night at SMCRVA. Your blog is great! I actually just had a breakfast frittata very similar to the ones in this post for breakfast today. Got ‘em frozen in the fridge from the big batch I made on Monday morning. Also, I’ve been using Nike+ Running to track my runs, and I can highly recommend it. You should give it a whirl. Great meeting you!
It was so awesome meeting you!! Thanks for dropping by my blog
we should meet up soon!!