Munchy

Set out to Coney Island with D, and we tested some 'special' shortbread I made a few days ago. By the time we got to Sheepshead Bay for lunch, we were munchy and happy. Then we road the Cyclone roller coaster, rode back to Prospect Park and lazed about the lake for  while, then I went home. I showered, ate some ice cream, then fell asleep around 4pm...woke up at 1:30am for a snack, back down around 3 and up at 8....about 16 hours of sleep. Never quite caught up after the early week restaurant...

BREAKFAST: 8am, iced green tea, multigrain tortilla chips with salsa, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5


AM SNACK: 10am, special shortbread


LUNCH: 11:30am, oysters, shrimp over pasta, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5

PM SNACK: 3pm, half a pint of ice cream

Family Friends

A couple, friends of my parents, came over. My mom met them when I was going to preschool with their sons, and they were characters in their lives for pretty much the rest of their lives, from me and their sons going to each others birthdays and playdates, summering together, up until my dad retired and visiting them where they moved in Michigan. They were in town visiting their son, who moved to Brooklyn.

It was nice seeing them, having Betsy here some stories about my parents and me as a kid. It wasn't depressing at all, it was like my parents were going to arrive any minute, they were walking from their apartment a few blocks away, and I just had to entertain until they got there.


AM SNACK: 8am, iced green tea


BREAKFAST: 10:30am, ricotta pancakes with banana, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5

PM SNACK: 12:45pm, bottle of gatorade


PM SNACK: 3:30pm, ear of grilled corn


DINNER: 5:45pm, assorted slices of homemade pizza, a little fruit salad, scoop of homemade mint chocolate ganache ice cream, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5

Healthy-ish

A nice day with the Edles. We road the bike to Madison Square Park to hand with some parental friends at a music event, then met El for lunch in the hood. We did some chores via bike then home. Got laundry done, B came home and I went out food shopping. I was hungry, and it's bad to do food shopping hungry, so I indulged in some healthy-ish fast food at Subway.


BREAKFAST: 8am, iced green tea, multigrain tortilla chips with salsa, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


LUNCH: 12:30pm, grilled octopus, chickpea fritters, pasta with lemon pistachio pesto, chocolate gelato, bread, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5

DINNER: 7pm, foot long veggie burger sub, potato chips, soda, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5

Special short bread

Mellow day of unwinding after two 13 hour shifts. Took Edie out to swim class in the morning, then T came over and we made summer rolls together. We also made special shortbread, with green food dye to mark it as special, though I'll be waiting for the right occasion to indulge.

B was out late at her book club, and I was lazy and ordered an old vegetarian standby from my less-meaty days. Edie was happy and hungry, and pretty much conked out after burning brightly for a few hours.

BREAKFAST: 7am, iced green tea, organic wholegrain chex with dead milk, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


LUNCH 1: 11am, sardine & avocado on wholewheat bread, 2 pickles, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


LUNCH 2: 4pm, shrimp summer rolls with lime-nam pla dipping sauce, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5


LUNCH 3: 6pm, more shrimp summer rolls, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


DINNER: 8:30pm, large salad, eggplant parm hero, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5

Workworkworkwork pt 2

The 'rant was deadly slow today, which is much harder to deal with than a fast restaurant. A little bit like a counselor at summer camp on a rainy day, I had to work to find stuff to keep the staff occupied, mostly cleaning, sidework, extended lunch breaks and a little bit of looking the other way, but keeping conscious of no lines being crossed.

Started having the guys make off-menu stuff for me, not the healthiest (yet) but it's evolving.

BREAKFAST: 7am, iced green tea, toasted bagel with cream cheese, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5


PM SNACK: noon, potatoes, sausage & vegetables, Manhattan Special.75 bowl, hunger 4/5

LUNCH: 4pm, shrimp & clam cheeseless pizza, 1.5 meatballs, sprite, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5


PM SNACK: 7pm, chocolate ice cream, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5


EVENING SNACK: 11:30pm, watermelon, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5

Workworkworkwork

We've extended the hours at the 'rant, so now it's 13 hour shifts. Quite busy for a Monday, fell pretty easily into the haze -- key to making the time fly. I made a point of drinking three pints of water toward the end, which I credit to curbing my desire for Chinese food in the evening.


BREAKFAST: 7:30am, iced green tea, fistful of almonds, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


RESTAURANT HAZE: 12-11:30pm, meatballs, slices of pizza, small glass of beer, a couple of sodas, a few pints of water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5


EVENING SNACK: 12:30am, whole grain tortilla chips and salsa, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5

EVENING SNACK: 2am, watermelon, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5

Poppa's Day

A mellow father's day. Woke up after a refreshing 9 hours, ran out and did a food shop. C & T and baby Autumn came over for lunch and hanging out. B & Edles & I did a mini bike ride in the hood ending in swings with neighborhood friends. Food delivery and TV before sleep. Tomorrow we start fresh.

BREAKFAST: 8am, iced green tea, organic chex with good milk, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


LUNCH: 2pm, vegetable sticks with a little hummus, homemade pizza, a little ice cream, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


DINNER: 7pm, sushi & shashimi, tempura, shumai, green salad, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5