Road 60+ miles with E and a friend up to Piermont. We left Greenpoint at 7, after snarfing some donuts I brought from my local, and hit it nice and hard -- both were stronger riders than me, which forced me to focus and push it a little. Drank about 80oz of water roundtrip.
BREAKFAST: 7am, 1.5 donuts, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 10am, 2/3 of a turkey bang-bang wrap, 20oz of gatorade, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Yukky wrap, good idea, poor execution. Wholewheat wrap with nicely cut real turkey, cucumber, lettuce, cilantro, peanut sauce. It was sitting around too long, the sauce got too goopy and soaked the wrap and veg.
LUNCH 2: 1:30pm, fish taco, chicken empanada, chorizo deep fried thingy, fried green plantains, 1 beer, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Pedro's in DUMBO. My two companions got one big dish each -- nachos with a ton of crap on it and a big-ass burrito. I decided to order a bunch of stuff from around the menu, and glad I did. I noticed as I was eating that while there were a lot of overlap in ingredients and spices, the thing that really made each little dish different was the cooking method -- the taco's innards were sauteed, the empanada was steamed, the plantains were pan fried (and pressed), and the deep fried thingy, was, uh, y'know. It really made for a nicely sized, but fully entertaining and filling meal.
PM SNACK: 3:30, watermelon, a little Gatorade, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7:30pm, cesar salad, 2 slices of Earth Mother pizza, orange soda, dulce de leche ice cream, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Ordered in from 2boots, fneh. The salad was a bit overdressed, but the pizza....they sent a wholewheat crust even though I did not ask for it, and in this thicker Sicilian style, the improper texture made by wholewheat flour really came through.
Saturday, July 11
Friday, July 10
She sleeps like a baby
Woke up to B putting Lil' E on my chest so she could shower. There are few more cuter things to wake up to in this life.
BREAKFAST: 10:30am, granola with good milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 2pm, little fried meat perogis with sourcream, a cheese puff, mineral seltzer, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:30, 2 ginger bread cookies, a small amount of dulce de leche ice cream, a little Gatorade, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 6:30pm, 1.5 donuts, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
B had some amazing donuts lying around from her big adventure outside, not able to resist...
PM SNACK: 8pm, watermelon, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Thursday, July 9
A little more salt won't hurt
Went home after a brief grocery shop to chill with B&E. I churned my dulce de leche ice cream, which was weird....because after the super-sweet chocolate explosion I ate for lunch, the last thing I wanted to eat was ice cream. Funny, even though I had no appetite, the taste of caramel ice cream was still pretty rocking. But I think next time, a little more salt won't hurt.
The HVS came over for dinner and a vid, really great to see B enjoying herself and comfortable in the confines of our home and Lil' Edie on her body. Didn't hurt that we shared a big fruity bottle of sweet Lambrusco, bubbly and cold and made for quaffing easily with big greasy flavors. Made a big ol' vegan meal, fun playing and failing in one dish, being a lot better than expected in another.
BREAKFAST: 7:15am, organic cheerios with good milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 11:30pm, "shack attack", "shack-ago dog", 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Me, the teacher and a few fellow students hit up shake shack after the restaurant tour. My hot dog was surprisingly horrible. Vienna-beef hot dog is sickly pink, not much snap. They're going for a Chicago-style hot dog, but fail due to lack of balance: WAY too much salt. Tomato, cucumber, mustard, relish, pickled peppers. Not sure what, but something was just a hunk of salt, nasty. The poppy seed hot dog bun is cool, but doesn't justify the salt lick. The "shack attack" was good, a thick chocolate shake with dark chocolate flakes that give an interesting crunch and cubes of chocolate truffle which add another nice consistency. A bit of a one-note kind of sweetness, childlike, but the textures were very adult. When you order something like that, you can't help but expect one note.
SNICKLEDINNER: 7pm, green salad, deep fried tofu cubes with mung bean noodle stirfry, vanilla coconut vegan ice cream on vegan chocolate chip cookies, several glasses of Lambrusco, 1.4 bowl, hunger 4/5
Made a simple stirfry, but I need to review my method -- it tasted way too timid. However, I experimented with vegan deepfrying and it came out pretty good. First thing: instead of some nothing oil, I used vegetable shortening, hydrogenated palm oil. Not so healthy, but it does a deep fried item good. Batter, used wholewheat flour, double the recommended salt, double the recommended sugar, double the recommended baking powder, added a dash of cayenne, a dash of cumin. Cubed firm tofu, dredged in flour, dipped in chilled batter, into 350 degree oil for about 5 minutes. Crisp, ungreasy, flavorful, crunchy, airy, just right. Next time, heavier on the salt, heavier on some herbs and spices, maybe slightly smaller tofu cubes.
The HVS came over for dinner and a vid, really great to see B enjoying herself and comfortable in the confines of our home and Lil' Edie on her body. Didn't hurt that we shared a big fruity bottle of sweet Lambrusco, bubbly and cold and made for quaffing easily with big greasy flavors. Made a big ol' vegan meal, fun playing and failing in one dish, being a lot better than expected in another.
BREAKFAST: 7:15am, organic cheerios with good milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 11:30pm, "shack attack", "shack-ago dog", 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Me, the teacher and a few fellow students hit up shake shack after the restaurant tour. My hot dog was surprisingly horrible. Vienna-beef hot dog is sickly pink, not much snap. They're going for a Chicago-style hot dog, but fail due to lack of balance: WAY too much salt. Tomato, cucumber, mustard, relish, pickled peppers. Not sure what, but something was just a hunk of salt, nasty. The poppy seed hot dog bun is cool, but doesn't justify the salt lick. The "shack attack" was good, a thick chocolate shake with dark chocolate flakes that give an interesting crunch and cubes of chocolate truffle which add another nice consistency. A bit of a one-note kind of sweetness, childlike, but the textures were very adult. When you order something like that, you can't help but expect one note.
SNICKLEDINNER: 7pm, green salad, deep fried tofu cubes with mung bean noodle stirfry, vanilla coconut vegan ice cream on vegan chocolate chip cookies, several glasses of Lambrusco, 1.4 bowl, hunger 4/5
Made a simple stirfry, but I need to review my method -- it tasted way too timid. However, I experimented with vegan deepfrying and it came out pretty good. First thing: instead of some nothing oil, I used vegetable shortening, hydrogenated palm oil. Not so healthy, but it does a deep fried item good. Batter, used wholewheat flour, double the recommended salt, double the recommended sugar, double the recommended baking powder, added a dash of cayenne, a dash of cumin. Cubed firm tofu, dredged in flour, dipped in chilled batter, into 350 degree oil for about 5 minutes. Crisp, ungreasy, flavorful, crunchy, airy, just right. Next time, heavier on the salt, heavier on some herbs and spices, maybe slightly smaller tofu cubes.
Wednesday, July 8
Wine Tasting in the Morning, Wine Tasting in the Afternoon
Yesterday I boiled a 14 oz can of condensed sweetened milk for about 4 hours. Today, I opened the can and put the dark brown caramel it produced into a couple of cups of whole milk and dissolved it with a pinch of salt and some vanilla bean scrapings. Tomorrow, dulce de leche ice cream!
Had a weird 5 hours at the restaurant today. Striving for clarity, still not sure if my future is there yet.
BREAKFAST: 7am, smoothie, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM WINE TASTING: 11-12am, some bread and Gruyere, sips of 8 wines, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Went heavy on the bread and cheese.
PM SNACK: 1:45pm, half a Manhattan Special, cookie, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, sweet and spicy couscous with a few morsels of hangar steak, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Pizza chef brought in some home cooking, I sampled it. Reminds me of my farro and sausage. Candied walnuts were a nice touch, though jalapeno heat was a little unbalanced. Makes me think I should put raisins plumped in wine in my next grain-based stewwy dish.
PM SNACKS: 3:30-5:30, a wine tasting, slice of round, slice of Sicilian, half a meatball on bread, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
This is what happens when you hang out in a slow restaurant! Weird to deal with two wine tastings in one day, this time from a salesman trying to get us to carry his vineyard's line. And I'm not even a big wine fan, oof!
DINNER: 8pm, large green salad, Singapore chow mei fun, watermelon 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Mmmm, cold Chinese leftovers.
Had a weird 5 hours at the restaurant today. Striving for clarity, still not sure if my future is there yet.
BREAKFAST: 7am, smoothie, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM WINE TASTING: 11-12am, some bread and Gruyere, sips of 8 wines, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Went heavy on the bread and cheese.
PM SNACK: 1:45pm, half a Manhattan Special, cookie, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, sweet and spicy couscous with a few morsels of hangar steak, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Pizza chef brought in some home cooking, I sampled it. Reminds me of my farro and sausage. Candied walnuts were a nice touch, though jalapeno heat was a little unbalanced. Makes me think I should put raisins plumped in wine in my next grain-based stewwy dish.
PM SNACKS: 3:30-5:30, a wine tasting, slice of round, slice of Sicilian, half a meatball on bread, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
This is what happens when you hang out in a slow restaurant! Weird to deal with two wine tastings in one day, this time from a salesman trying to get us to carry his vineyard's line. And I'm not even a big wine fan, oof!
DINNER: 8pm, large green salad, Singapore chow mei fun, watermelon 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Mmmm, cold Chinese leftovers.
Tuesday, July 7
Sweet Battery Acid
Another day just chillin', with a nice trip by foot to the food market with B & Lil' E. Tomorrow, back to school and a meeting at the resto.
BREAKFAST: 10am, good yogurt with honey and cashews, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 12pm, slice of streetza, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
On the walk to the supermarket with B&E, saw a slice joint around Stanton and Rivington I've never tried before. Open since 1963, worth a nibble. Strictly mediocre.
PM SNACK: 1pm, Diet Steaz Black Cherry, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
On the walk back from the market, drank this beverage. Even though it's marketed as "diet", it's sweetened with cane sugar, carbonated, and green tea several ingredients behind 'natural flavorings'. Very odd. Not bad, not particularly good, wonder what kind of logic went into it's marketing design.
LUNCH: 2:30pm, fresh potato knish, large green salad, chocoyogurt bar, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Picked up some Yona Shimmel knishes on the walk home. Shockingly bland, tasted like they used no salt in making the thing.
DINNER: 6:45pm, Singapore chow mei fun, shrimp toast, a few veg dumplings, a little sesame noodles, a sip of coke, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Snickledinner got cancelled, hopefully later this week. Ordered in comfort food with B and momma-in-law. Because we ordered enough, they sent a few complimentary cans of coca cola. As I had nothing else in reach, I opened pone up and sipped it. Wow, people like this? Sweet batter acid. Blecch!
EVENING SNACK: 9:30pm, watermelon, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST: 10am, good yogurt with honey and cashews, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 12pm, slice of streetza, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
On the walk to the supermarket with B&E, saw a slice joint around Stanton and Rivington I've never tried before. Open since 1963, worth a nibble. Strictly mediocre.
PM SNACK: 1pm, Diet Steaz Black Cherry, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
On the walk back from the market, drank this beverage. Even though it's marketed as "diet", it's sweetened with cane sugar, carbonated, and green tea several ingredients behind 'natural flavorings'. Very odd. Not bad, not particularly good, wonder what kind of logic went into it's marketing design.
LUNCH: 2:30pm, fresh potato knish, large green salad, chocoyogurt bar, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Picked up some Yona Shimmel knishes on the walk home. Shockingly bland, tasted like they used no salt in making the thing.
DINNER: 6:45pm, Singapore chow mei fun, shrimp toast, a few veg dumplings, a little sesame noodles, a sip of coke, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Snickledinner got cancelled, hopefully later this week. Ordered in comfort food with B and momma-in-law. Because we ordered enough, they sent a few complimentary cans of coca cola. As I had nothing else in reach, I opened pone up and sipped it. Wow, people like this? Sweet batter acid. Blecch!
EVENING SNACK: 9:30pm, watermelon, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Monday, July 6
Homed
Didn't get to sleep until after 5. Since I had to be up at 6 for school, skipped it. Felt blech, spent the day indoors on the couch and helping with Lil' E. Hope to be up ad about tomorrow. Gotta focus on school and the work sitch.
LUNCH: 12:30pm, small amount of farro and sausage, pickled daikon, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3pm, frozen beef patty, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Kinda gross, but was taking up freezer space.
PM SNACK: 5pm, chocolate cheesecake brownie, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
A treat from B&E's walk outside.
DINNER: 9:15pm, 2 hotdogs, a pickle, a chocoyogurt bar, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
More freezer fishing. B got these gross yogurt bars from our local kosher place, what an error. I need to make some real fresh ice cream up in here.
LUNCH: 12:30pm, small amount of farro and sausage, pickled daikon, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3pm, frozen beef patty, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Kinda gross, but was taking up freezer space.
PM SNACK: 5pm, chocolate cheesecake brownie, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
A treat from B&E's walk outside.
DINNER: 9:15pm, 2 hotdogs, a pickle, a chocoyogurt bar, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
More freezer fishing. B got these gross yogurt bars from our local kosher place, what an error. I need to make some real fresh ice cream up in here.
Sunday, July 5
Consistently Horrible
BREAKFAST: 10am, leftover pasta, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST 2: 11:45pm, a pickle, a slice of pizza, a chocolate-banana donut, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Out doing chores, collecting some brunch items, ate around the 'hood. A pickle from the pickle guys, another mediocre slice from Vic's, then an interesting donut from the Donut Plant. Most of there donuts are uni-flavored. Vanilla glaze on the vanilla donut, chocolate glaze on the chocodonut, blueberry glaze on the blueberry donut, etc. They had a banana donut with a banana-pecan glaze, but they also had a chocolate-glazed banana donut. I had to try, and it's one of those things when the first bite makes your mind shout, "YES". It just works, the banana flavor singing harmony to the chocolate. Well done, Donut Plant!
BRUNCH: 1:15pm, half a bagel and cream cheese, small piece of potato nik, a pickle, a glass of white wine, too much chocolate ruggalah, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8pm, shrimp parm, a small amount of spag, green salad, water, Gatorade, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Ordered from a local pizza place I haven't eaten from in many years because the quality was crap. I ordered again for me and B on a whim, hoping they had changed....relatively low priced, HUGE portions and B couldn't eat even half her salad because she didn't like it. My pasta was a bit overcooked, and came with the equivalent of 2/3 of a loaf of Italian bread....stale Italian bread. One bite of B's pizza from them and...well, I won't be ordering from them again for another 6 or 7 years.
I do have to give them credit, they may have horrible food, but they make money because they are consistently horrible. There is something to be said for that...
BREAKFAST 2: 11:45pm, a pickle, a slice of pizza, a chocolate-banana donut, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Out doing chores, collecting some brunch items, ate around the 'hood. A pickle from the pickle guys, another mediocre slice from Vic's, then an interesting donut from the Donut Plant. Most of there donuts are uni-flavored. Vanilla glaze on the vanilla donut, chocolate glaze on the chocodonut, blueberry glaze on the blueberry donut, etc. They had a banana donut with a banana-pecan glaze, but they also had a chocolate-glazed banana donut. I had to try, and it's one of those things when the first bite makes your mind shout, "YES". It just works, the banana flavor singing harmony to the chocolate. Well done, Donut Plant!
BRUNCH: 1:15pm, half a bagel and cream cheese, small piece of potato nik, a pickle, a glass of white wine, too much chocolate ruggalah, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8pm, shrimp parm, a small amount of spag, green salad, water, Gatorade, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Ordered from a local pizza place I haven't eaten from in many years because the quality was crap. I ordered again for me and B on a whim, hoping they had changed....relatively low priced, HUGE portions and B couldn't eat even half her salad because she didn't like it. My pasta was a bit overcooked, and came with the equivalent of 2/3 of a loaf of Italian bread....stale Italian bread. One bite of B's pizza from them and...well, I won't be ordering from them again for another 6 or 7 years.
I do have to give them credit, they may have horrible food, but they make money because they are consistently horrible. There is something to be said for that...
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