Last second resolution

I'm laying on the couch around noon, writing up what I ate so far and about to go down to take the laundry out of a very quiet laundry room. I just ate way too much for breakfast -- the bag that the cornflakes came in was torn, and what I thought would be a light pour was a big gush.

This big bowl of cornflake brought back a memory from my childhood, when I poured myself a bowl of cereal that was too large, and it was one of the rare times my dad yelled at my. He yelled at my that my bowl of cereal was gluttonous and wasteful, and it was disgusting. I sat there eating the bowl, not hungry anymore, just fantastically guilty. I don't remember if I finished the bowl, but I do remember that feeling.

I just read the last two year's entries for New Years Eve, sounded so upbeat but not full of resolutions. I hate resolutions, real change doesn't stick when prompted by something so arbitrary as a time-keeping holiday. BUT poking around this blog, it occurred to me it was at it's most useful when I was color-coding my entries, forcing me to budget healthy food vs. junky food, based on a sensible diet from Alton Brown's show. This has been niggling in the back of my head for a while, so starting Monday, I'm going to start again and see where it takes me.

The last couple of New Year's Days we had old friends over but with D in Oregon, it kinda took the heart out of it and it never came together this year. Yesterday I made burrito ingredients, and this morning rolled them. I tried to make a set of ice cream sandwiches, but the ice cream was too soft and I cut the shortbread cookies too small, so I think I need to bake a new round of cookies.


AM SNACK: 9:45am, iced green tea


BREAKFAST: 11:15am, 2 mini burritos, large bowl of cornflakes with dead organic milk, 1 melty ice cream sandwich, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5

PM SNACKS: 3:30-5pm, Pepperidge Farm cookies, a few whole wheat tea sandwiches, .25 bowl, hunger 3/5


DINNER: 7pm, Eggplant hero, green salad, short bread, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5

NYE fneh

E&T came over to hang out and see Edles, served some fresh whole wheat bread out of the bread machine (1 step closer to super hippy), zapped the last of the burritos (while I ate some mac n cheese from the back of the freezer), and served some freshly made ice cream sandwiches -- dulce de leche ice cream on short bread cookies.

We took a walk in the hood in the afternoon, but took it easy and ordered in in the evening, in bed before midnight.

BREAKFAST: 9am, iced green tea

AM SNACK: 11am, shortbread cookies, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5

LUNCH: 2:30pm, fresh wholewheat bread, mac n' cheese, ice cream sandwich, 1 glass wine, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


DINNER: 6pm, sushi, gyoza, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


EVENING SNACK: 9pm, cheesy poofs, hot dog, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

Plotz

After barely 4 hours sleep, I was thankful B had the day off to look after Edie. I spent the morning food shopping, then road my bike over to the pediatrician to join B & E for E's regular check up. Edie is in perfect health! When I left there, I realized I had forgotten to eat and between being tired and unusually hungry, thought I might actually plotz. Went around the corner to a slightly upscaleish Chinese joint and really enjoyed a meal, though even with my hunger the servings seemed way too large.

Watched some TV then passed out by 9. Cooking planned for the last day of 2010 tomorrow!


BREAKFAST: 10:30am, pint of iced green tea, pumpernickel bagel & butter, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


LINNER: 5pm, shrimp dumplings, fried rice with Chinese sausage, water, 1.75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Chinese sausage is dry and firm, and slightly sweet with a nice soy flavor. I don't know why more Chinese restaurants offer it.

Unplowed

So the trudge to work was quite intense. Riding through narrow slushy streets was slow but fine, but the bike path over the Manhattan Bridge was unplowed, making me walk my junky commuter bike over a bumpy tundra. Despite wind and frigid temps, I started sweating like crazy and pulled off my hats and opened my jacket, sweating like nuts.

This holiday season is a real disaster for restaurants. First, Xmas eve and Xmas day falls on a Friday and Saturday, so instead of giving a boost to a slow mid-week day, it slows a busy weekend. Same for New Years, the eve on a Friday, day on a Saturday. Usually the week between the holidays is pretty busy, with people off work, tourists in town, but BLAM the blizzard of 2010 hits Sunday evening, leaving much of the city on lock down for half the week!

We got slammed at work, but the owner decided to understaff, so I was alone on the floor for the lunch crowd -- it was a lot of fun and made a few duckets, but by the end I was dizzy on my feet, legs aching and ready for the proper wait staff and busboys to take over (who I had to call in, but due to schedules and weather could not get there before the rush was over.) It was a bit like playing a video game, and kept me tightly wound until I finally fell asleep around 6 in the morning.









AM SNACK: 9am, iced green tea
LUNCH: 12:30pm, 4 slices super thin pizza, 8oz sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
RESTAURANT DAZE: 1-8pm, 2 sprites, a black cherry soda, a cranberry lime, an almond ice cream, 2 little slices of white pizza, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


DINNER: 10pm, burgers and fries, water, ice cream sandwich, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5

Post Blizzard

Due to NYC still digging out of the Blizzard of 2010, the restaurant stayed closed. We had child care today, so B & I had a date-day, going for breakfast at a local cafe, then a movie, then lunch out, a little shopping, a little walking, sitting in a salon while she had her hair did.


AM SNACK: 9am, iced green tea

BREAKFAST: 10:30am, two small sausage links, 2 slices hearty multigrain bread, water, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


LUNCH: 2pm, Pad Thai, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


PM SNACK: 3:30pm, chocolate dipped coconut macaroons, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5


DINNER: 7pm, chana saag and rice, potato samosa, garlic naan, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
In honor of the HVS in India!

Pizza dreams

Got to bed 1amish, and when I woke up around 9, I recalled a very strange, vivid dream, one of those dreams that are new and unprecedented. The beginning starts with a boy child, maybe 6 or 7, me but not me, as the dream is from 3rd person perspective. The child has slipped away from home, and has made his way to a forest bordering a large lake. He brought a fishing pole, broken down and in his back pocket, and a pizza in a box. When he gets to the shore, he realizes his destination is across the lake, but can not swim and all the boats are occupied and far out on the lake.

The next segment of the dream is later, at the child's home. A friend's family is supposed to make pizza for the school, but it is revealed before the pizza is served, that the pepperoni is poisoned. Only a small scandal ensues, and the family's father goes on the run. This puzzles the boy, as why would anyone want to poison the school? He sets out to make pizza with his own father for school, but one of his dad's friend's who are helping make the pizza ends up putting sheets of lead foil into the pizza, making it poisonous. The boy goes to Grand Central to search for pizza that is not poisoned, but does not find any. Back home, he attempts to make pizza, but everyone who knows how is either too scared or on the run for poisoning it. The boy is sad, an a world-weary way, the end.

Spent the day zoned out. Bundled Edie up and took her outside. She was in a great mood  getting dressed, great mood in the hallway walking out, but once out, she started wimpering and clinging to my legs, then took a few steps, wimpered louder and clung to my legs harder -- the wind was whipping frosty air, sending little sheets of powdered ice in our faces. After 30 seconds of that, I put her back in the warm vestibule and -poof- she was happy and giddy again. So much for play in the snow.

BREAKFAST: 9:30am, iced green tea

BREAKFAST pt2: 10:30am, 3 small buttermilk pancakes, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5 


LUNCH: 12:30pm, Stouffer's French Bread pizzas, ice cream sandwich, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5


PM SNACK: 5:30pm, cheesy poofs, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

DINNER: 9pm, hot dog, ice cream sandwich, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5

My new toy

Woke up half asleep, went to the local diner by my lonesome for some sense memory of an early morning with my parents. Spent the morning with Edie and playing with a new attachment for the mixer, a pasta extruder -- made fresh buccatini. We three barreled out into the snow to a friend's 2 year old's birthday playdate at a local playroom. Scarfed cold pizza and Edie had a blast, nice to get together with neighborhood folks in the middle of a blizzard.

Made my pasta after hours, needs some adjustment but look forward to making elbow mac, rigatoni, round spaghetti and fussili!

BREAKFAST: 10am, BLT on rye, homefries, diet coke, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


LUNCH: 3:45pm, 3 slices of lame pizza, handful of Hershey, a little diet coke, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


DINNER: 8:30pm, homemade buccatini with sauce, ice cream sandwich, quart of water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5