Tried to eat well today, started right with a good breakfast, hungry for a nice vegan lunch, whole wheat and green salad for dinner, but then I was just....hungry. Finished the cocoa-infused pancakes in the fridge, but they weren't....sweet enough. So rather than main-line chocolate, I sprinkled some chips on top of the good peanut butter, but....I was still hungry. Some cereal put me away. What could I have done better? Probably more snacks during the day.
TODAY'S COOKING:
Wholewheat Mac n'cheese: Made it for C's daughter's 1st birthday, with whole wheat elbow macaroni at her request. I made a bit extra and had a reasonable portion for dinner, surprisingly the whole wheat element was actually really nice. The slightly gritty texture that can work against whole wheat pasta was totally overwhelmed by being baked in tons of cheeses and bechamel!
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, pinhead oatmeal, iced green tea
LUNCH: 12:30pm, various vegetarian dim sum, tea, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 5:30pm, fresh homemade whole wheat mac n' cheese, green salad, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 7pm, 5 buttermilk red velvet banana pancakes, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 9pm, peanut butter and chocolate chips, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 10pm, organic chex with organic dead milk, 75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Saturday, January 15
Norbert Saturday (Nutella Whispers)
Intense Edie day, with getting to the Museum of Natural History in the morning, and a playdate with a bunch of local moms in the afternoon. A nice chill evening with the missus.
BREAKFAST: 8am, toasted pumpernickel bagel with cream cheese and sable, iced green tea, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, large green salad, hot dog, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3:15pm, 1 piece of hazelnut shortbread
Everyone liked it at the playdate, and I hadn't tried it yet. Definitely a step up from pistachio shortbread. With the layer of chocolate, there is a whisper of nutella...
PM SNACK: 5pm, pretzel with a little herbed goat cheese, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Better to snack a little through the day, to prevent a feeding frenzy later. We were walking by Sigmund's on B and they're such great, artisinal, thoughtful pretzels.
PM SNACK: 6:30pm, 6 chocolate truffles, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Betsy sprung these on me when she got home, and they jumped out of the box and down my throat before I could object...
DINNER: 9pm, tofu pad thai, shrimp rolls, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST: 8am, toasted pumpernickel bagel with cream cheese and sable, iced green tea, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, large green salad, hot dog, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3:15pm, 1 piece of hazelnut shortbread
Everyone liked it at the playdate, and I hadn't tried it yet. Definitely a step up from pistachio shortbread. With the layer of chocolate, there is a whisper of nutella...
PM SNACK: 5pm, pretzel with a little herbed goat cheese, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Better to snack a little through the day, to prevent a feeding frenzy later. We were walking by Sigmund's on B and they're such great, artisinal, thoughtful pretzels.
PM SNACK: 6:30pm, 6 chocolate truffles, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Betsy sprung these on me when she got home, and they jumped out of the box and down my throat before I could object...
DINNER: 9pm, tofu pad thai, shrimp rolls, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Friday, January 14
Nutella Whispers
Intense Edie day, with getting to the Museum of Natural History in the morning, and a playdate with a bunch of local moms in the afternoon. A nice chill evening with the missus.
BREAKFAST: 8am, toasted pumpernickel bagel with cream cheese and sable, iced green tea, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, large green salad, hot dog, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3:15pm, 1 piece of hazelnut shortbread
Everyone liked it at the playdate, and I hadn't tried it yet. Definitely a step up from pistachio shortbread. With the layer of chocolate, there is a whisper of nutella...
PM SNACK: 5pm, pretzel with a little herbed goat cheese, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Better to snack a little through the day, to prevent a feeding frenzy later. We were walking by Sigmund's on B and they're such great, artisinal, thoughtful pretzels.
PM SNACK: 6:30pm, 6 chocolate truffles, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Betsy sprung these on me when she got home, and they jumped out of the box and down my throat before I could object...
DINNER: 9pm, tofu pad thai, shrimp rolls, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST: 8am, toasted pumpernickel bagel with cream cheese and sable, iced green tea, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, large green salad, hot dog, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3:15pm, 1 piece of hazelnut shortbread
Everyone liked it at the playdate, and I hadn't tried it yet. Definitely a step up from pistachio shortbread. With the layer of chocolate, there is a whisper of nutella...
PM SNACK: 5pm, pretzel with a little herbed goat cheese, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Better to snack a little through the day, to prevent a feeding frenzy later. We were walking by Sigmund's on B and they're such great, artisinal, thoughtful pretzels.
PM SNACK: 6:30pm, 6 chocolate truffles, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Betsy sprung these on me when she got home, and they jumped out of the box and down my throat before I could object...
DINNER: 9pm, tofu pad thai, shrimp rolls, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Thursday, January 13
Fneh food
Had dinner out with E at Hecho en Dumbo on the Bowery. Curious about this place, the rare full-throttle Mexican fine-dining place. Unfortunately, the food was surprisingly not that great. Just because the portion size is small and the presentation neat and orderly, doesn't make up for unremarkable plain ceviche, a mini burrito filled with chorizo, potato and oddly dusty flavored paprika and little else, and deserts whose Mexican influence seems to not get along with the French training of their pastry chef. Oh well, still had a great time because I don't see E often enough.
TODAY'S COOKING:
Iced Tea: 10 bags of jasmine green tea, 5 bags of Himalayan green tea, 3/4 cup sugar.
Pinhead Oats: Made it wish a dash of vanilla sugar, salt, scrapings of a few vanilla beans, cinnamon and a tiny bit of cardamom. Skipped the milk because will add it when it's reheated to serve.
Green Salad with Shrimp: Cooked the shrimp unadorned with a little peanut oil in a caste iron skillet. It's been a while since I've eaten properly cooked shrimp.
Hazelnut shortbread: Invited to a playdate tomorrow, wanted to bring something other than booze. Had some hazelnuts left over from my failed nutella experiment, gonna dip in chocolate tomorrow morning.
AM SNACK: 8am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9:45am, brown rice California roll, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 2:45pm, green salad with a little Italian dressing and 6 large shrimp, 2 buttermilk red velvet pancakes, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5pm, multigrain tortilla chips with a little salsa, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:15pm, ceviche, chorizo burrito, acorn squash tart and chocolate mushy thing with icecreams, 1 pint of beer, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
TODAY'S COOKING:
Iced Tea: 10 bags of jasmine green tea, 5 bags of Himalayan green tea, 3/4 cup sugar.
Pinhead Oats: Made it wish a dash of vanilla sugar, salt, scrapings of a few vanilla beans, cinnamon and a tiny bit of cardamom. Skipped the milk because will add it when it's reheated to serve.
Green Salad with Shrimp: Cooked the shrimp unadorned with a little peanut oil in a caste iron skillet. It's been a while since I've eaten properly cooked shrimp.
Hazelnut shortbread: Invited to a playdate tomorrow, wanted to bring something other than booze. Had some hazelnuts left over from my failed nutella experiment, gonna dip in chocolate tomorrow morning.
AM SNACK: 8am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9:45am, brown rice California roll, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 2:45pm, green salad with a little Italian dressing and 6 large shrimp, 2 buttermilk red velvet pancakes, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5pm, multigrain tortilla chips with a little salsa, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:15pm, ceviche, chorizo burrito, acorn squash tart and chocolate mushy thing with icecreams, 1 pint of beer, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Wednesday, January 12
2% evil and destructive
The storm prevented some staff from coming to work, so I served by myself all day, busy enough to keep me busy but not so busy I couldn't handle it comfortably.
TODAY'S COOKING:
Oatmeal: Oat of pinhead oats, had to use rolled. 3/4 cup oats, 1 cup water, 1/2 cup whole milk, 3 pinches of vanilla sugar, 1 pinch of salt, 1 shake of cinnamon, a few drops of vanilla extract, mix and microwave in glass bowl for 4 minutes. Came out pretty perfect.
She who shall be nameless(hint: not Edie) complained that it was indulgent and unhealthy, which is wrong on so many levels. The presence of a small amount of sugars, fats and salt in something otherwise overwhelmingly virtuous does not automatically make it 100% evil and destructive. Making a tasteless, unappetizing bowl of 100% healthy mush into a delicious, appetizing and soulfully satisfying 98% healthy dish should be celebrated and replicated, not shunned with a false sense of heroism. That same someone can eat 2 teaspoons of lunch and feel great about herself, then when she gets home, she's so hungry and scarf a pint of ice cream, the fat equivalent of about 1/2 gallon of whole milk. 2% of decadence upfront sure helps cut the need for 98% decadence on the back end.
BREAKFAST: 8am, oatmeal, iced green tea, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Woke up early and fed the Edie, good time. Nice to have hunger just naturally come up an hour after waking and being able to satisfy it with something healthy.
AM SNACK: 10:30am, 2 small pieces of bread, mise cup of olives, handful of cucumber slices
LUNCH: 12:30pm, 4 slices super-super thin pizza, 8oz sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Experimenting with lightening toppings, thinning crust. Got it to the point where toppings could not spread enough to protect dough and had a few burnt spots. Still delicious, very cracker-like.
PM SNACK: 4pm, green salad, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7:30pm, roasted potato and onion, ice cream cup, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, beef lomein, cheese danish, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
No comment.
TODAY'S COOKING:
Oatmeal: Oat of pinhead oats, had to use rolled. 3/4 cup oats, 1 cup water, 1/2 cup whole milk, 3 pinches of vanilla sugar, 1 pinch of salt, 1 shake of cinnamon, a few drops of vanilla extract, mix and microwave in glass bowl for 4 minutes. Came out pretty perfect.
She who shall be nameless(hint: not Edie) complained that it was indulgent and unhealthy, which is wrong on so many levels. The presence of a small amount of sugars, fats and salt in something otherwise overwhelmingly virtuous does not automatically make it 100% evil and destructive. Making a tasteless, unappetizing bowl of 100% healthy mush into a delicious, appetizing and soulfully satisfying 98% healthy dish should be celebrated and replicated, not shunned with a false sense of heroism. That same someone can eat 2 teaspoons of lunch and feel great about herself, then when she gets home, she's so hungry and scarf a pint of ice cream, the fat equivalent of about 1/2 gallon of whole milk. 2% of decadence upfront sure helps cut the need for 98% decadence on the back end.
BREAKFAST: 8am, oatmeal, iced green tea, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Woke up early and fed the Edie, good time. Nice to have hunger just naturally come up an hour after waking and being able to satisfy it with something healthy.
AM SNACK: 10:30am, 2 small pieces of bread, mise cup of olives, handful of cucumber slices
LUNCH: 12:30pm, 4 slices super-super thin pizza, 8oz sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Experimenting with lightening toppings, thinning crust. Got it to the point where toppings could not spread enough to protect dough and had a few burnt spots. Still delicious, very cracker-like.
PM SNACK: 4pm, green salad, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7:30pm, roasted potato and onion, ice cream cup, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, beef lomein, cheese danish, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
No comment.
Tuesday, January 11
The Appetite Returns
Back at work, my appetite is returning mostly to normal. Was it a bug? Usually that means my guts are tied into a not and I have an intimate relationship with the toilet, but that did not happen, this was of a different order. Well, I ate less and didn't really NOT do anything due to sickness, so I'll take it.
BREAKFAST: 9:30am, organic cheerios with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
I was planning to eat pinhead oats, but my wife seems to have decided she liked them too and made them disappear.
AM SNACK: 11am, pint of apple juice
Meeting someone for lunch, so drank this to keep my appetite in check.
PM SNACK: 12:15pm, snippet of fresh bread, olives
LUNCH: 2:45pm, 2 slices super thin pizza, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:15pm, green salad, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:45pm, 3 slices Sicilian, 8 oz sprite, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 9:45pm, small ice cream cup
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, small cup of chocolate chips
BREAKFAST: 9:30am, organic cheerios with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
I was planning to eat pinhead oats, but my wife seems to have decided she liked them too and made them disappear.
AM SNACK: 11am, pint of apple juice
Meeting someone for lunch, so drank this to keep my appetite in check.
PM SNACK: 12:15pm, snippet of fresh bread, olives
LUNCH: 2:45pm, 2 slices super thin pizza, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:15pm, green salad, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:45pm, 3 slices Sicilian, 8 oz sprite, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 9:45pm, small ice cream cup
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, small cup of chocolate chips
Monday, January 10
Appetite returning
Spent the morning with Edie at the community center drop in and then some food shopping. Too cold so we stayed in in the afternoon. Betsy came home and we three ate pretty much the same dinner at the same time, it was really nice, can't remember the last time that happened during the week.
AM SNACK: 8:30am, iced green tea
LUNCH: 2pm, baby carrots, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:15pm, 2 buttermilk red velvet pancakes
DINNER: 6:15pm, shrimp saag & basmanti rice, pakora, naan, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 7:30pm, small cup of caramel ice cream, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 8:30am, iced green tea
LUNCH: 2pm, baby carrots, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:15pm, 2 buttermilk red velvet pancakes
DINNER: 6:15pm, shrimp saag & basmanti rice, pakora, naan, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 7:30pm, small cup of caramel ice cream, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Sunday, January 9
Cheeky monkey!
A bit of a rough day, with me & the fam taking a train up to Albany in the morning, spending the afternoon with my brother and his family of 6 and a half, and a train down in the evening. Edie managed to be wide awake and in need of entertainment for the trips, and asleep for most of the time in Albany. Cheeky monkey!
AM SNACK: 8am, iced green tea
AM SNACK: 9am, 2 donuts, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 11:30am, weird "vegan burger", potato chips, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, half a onion bagel with cream cheese, water, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7:30pm, cheeseless eggplant hero with green salad, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 8am, iced green tea
AM SNACK: 9am, 2 donuts, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 11:30am, weird "vegan burger", potato chips, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, half a onion bagel with cream cheese, water, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7:30pm, cheeseless eggplant hero with green salad, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
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