A Bad Knish

Walked over to Wholefoods with Baby Mil to pick up some ingredients -- who the hell buys a Xmas tree the day after Thanksgiving? Won't it be dead in a month's time? B's fam came over in the afternoon, and I made them the BEST grilled cheese sandwiches in the world, and made a sheet cake (specifically requested) for B's mom's birthday.

TODAY'S COOKING
Vanilla sheet cake w/buttercream icing: Used this recipe, but in a 9 x13 glass pan, and upped the vanilla substantially. Teaspoon of quadruple strength extract, scrapings of 3 beans AND 2 cups of vanilla sugar. Made it for B's momma, whose birthday was recently

Grilled Cheese: B's family was over, and I'm just tired of ALWAYS ordering in when they're here. Grill pan and press, nice 7 grain bread, raclette and sharp cheddar, maple bacon, freshly sliced tomato, some caramelized onion from my stash, lubricated with brown butter. Real grilled cheese, not for the faint of heart.

BREAKFAST: 8:30am, iced green tea, onion bagel with cream cheese, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5

AM SNACK: 11am, potato knish, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
This is the first time I've eaten a Yonah Shimmel knish since starting to cook and sell my own. Can't really write about this on my business blog, or I'd sound like a snivelling lil' bitch. The good: It's impressively large for $3.50. A nice hint of black pepper. And, ummm, thats about it. The bad: Underseasoned, practically no onion flavor, a limp and unsubstantial crust overwhelmed by the filling, a big mouthful of uninspired mashed potatoes. Fneh.


AM SNACK: 11:30am, chocolate cupcake, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Despite knowing I was going home to make cake, the journey to Wholefoods with Milli Mil strapped to me deserved a stop at Sunshine bakery. I got an all-chocolate one, which is substantially different than the all vanilla cake I was making later!

LUNCH: 3pm, grilled cheese with bacon & tomato, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


DINNER: 7pm, pasta a la Noah, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Boiled up some rotini, the last 3 minutes threw in some diced raw shrimp to give everything a shrimpy flavor. Once drained, sauteed fresh garlic, chopped tomato, oregano and a dash of cayenne. Mixed together, topped with a large grating of parm.