Crunking

After crunking out at 7pm last night, woke up at 4. By 5 my stomach starting bothering me -- am I full? Am I hungry? After 15 minutes, I determined something needed to go in.

BREAKFAST pt 1: 5am, smoothie, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
What better way to start off a challenge day than a tall glass o' fruit. Best smoothie yet! Overripe banana, enough whole milk, to come half way up the blender blades, 1 heaping tablespoon of the good yogurt, handful of fresh grapes, frozen blueberries, mango & cherries, a tablespoon of fresh ground flax, a pinch of salt, a large pinch of vanilla sugar and one new ingredient: a 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon. The subtle spiciness just set it off, giving a 4th dimension to the flavor profile. I try not to toot my own horn in this space, but if I was served this smoothie in a breakfast joint, I'd make a point of becoming a loyal customer.

BREAKFAST pt 2: 8:15am, 4 homemade cinnamon pancakes, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Did laundry, did the Edie thing, and watched some TV after breakfast pt 1. Watched an episode of "Cooks Country", where they did a recipe for "ultimate" pancakes, involving dry malted milk and a few other things most people, even cooks, don't keep in their cupboards. It did occur to me that I DID have all the staples for pancakes on hand.

So I revisited the c-school recipe, very simple, very good results. Light, fluffy, very ungreasy but tender. Based on what cinnamon did for me with the smoothie, I hit the dry ingredients with a big tablespoon. I forgot to kick it up with vanilla, so I served myself the pancakes with a bit of maple syrup -- it gave a nice vanilla-smoke note to the proceedings. I also added an extra egg to the batter, and this were some of the best pancakes yet. Two for two!

LUNCH: 3pm, extra-large green salad with sauteed shrimp, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5

DINNER: 6:45pm, beef & broccoli with pork fried rice, egg roll, water, small amount of cherry lime ice cream, 2 bowl, hunger 4/5
Well, it had broccoli in it!