Another good day. Baked in the morning, had B's cousin and few folk over, and in the afternoon road out to Brooklyn to test a bike with a friend. After two moderate loops around Prospect Park, my appetite got unexpectedly large -- I think in the end I rode about 20 miles, pretty much the most since the riding season ended in October.
TODAY'S COOKING:
Banana Walnut Muffins: I've made these quite successfully twice, but I miffed it this time -- distracted, I failed to cream the butter and sugar, and instead just through it in with the bananas, eggs and vanilla and just mixed away before adding the dry. Man, it made a difference -- these muffins are dense and kinda greasy.
AM SNACK: 8:15am, iced green tea
AM SNACK: 10:15am, banana walnut muffin
LUNCH: noon, 2 fish sticks and health salad, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3:30pm, 2 cups of hot tea, unsweetened
PM SNACK: 4pm, 1 slice of streetza, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 5:15pm, mixed vegetarian pierogies in butter, piece of dark chocolate, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACKS: 11-midnight, small amount of onion rings, gold fish, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Saturday, February 12
Friday, February 11
Good Friday
Good Friday, got a lot done. Laundry, brought in the commuter bike for tuning up, a nice walk about with Edie, a play date with another dad in the afternoon, cooked a few things.
TODAY'S COOKING
Mock Superhippy Bread: Got to the next step! Got the water ratio right with the added grain cereal. But this loaf is more tender than the strong, chewy superhippy bread. Next loaf will eliminate the milk powder, making it more hippish and vegan, and hopefully chewier. If that doesn't work, I may have to experiment with a mix of flours.
Cheese Cakes: Made some straight up NY-style cheesecakes, one for a baby shower B is attending on Sunday, one to bring to a friend tomorrow who is letting me try out a bike that B might buy me for my birthday. Which means I may not get to try this cheesecake, though the one lick of batter was pretty amazing. Used this recipe, but added a few extra egg yolks, scrapings of 5 vanilla beans, a half teaspoon of salt (NO cake EVER should not have salt), and a teaspoon of lemon extract just for a acidy zing.
AM SNACK: 8:30am, iced green tea
LUNCH: 12:30pm, sardine & avocado on mock superhippy bread, health salad, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Mashed the sardine with the avocado, quite good. Health salad a little less snappy then last time, not sure why. Might just be a moister cabbage, could be a reaction to lessening the sugar by a third.
PM SNACK: 5pm, a few fancy chocolates
B was getting cranky for chocolate, so I pulled out the box of Jaques Torres I was going to give her for Valentines.
PM SNACK: 6:30pm, pistachios
DINNER: 7:30pm, lomein, shrimp toast, wonton soup, water, dark chocolate, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
B out at book club, the baby asleep, I reverted to my singlehood and snarfed Chinese while watching TV. I guess better that than shooting gank and picking up randoms...
TODAY'S COOKING
Mock Superhippy Bread: Got to the next step! Got the water ratio right with the added grain cereal. But this loaf is more tender than the strong, chewy superhippy bread. Next loaf will eliminate the milk powder, making it more hippish and vegan, and hopefully chewier. If that doesn't work, I may have to experiment with a mix of flours.
Cheese Cakes: Made some straight up NY-style cheesecakes, one for a baby shower B is attending on Sunday, one to bring to a friend tomorrow who is letting me try out a bike that B might buy me for my birthday. Which means I may not get to try this cheesecake, though the one lick of batter was pretty amazing. Used this recipe, but added a few extra egg yolks, scrapings of 5 vanilla beans, a half teaspoon of salt (NO cake EVER should not have salt), and a teaspoon of lemon extract just for a acidy zing.
AM SNACK: 8:30am, iced green tea
LUNCH: 12:30pm, sardine & avocado on mock superhippy bread, health salad, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Mashed the sardine with the avocado, quite good. Health salad a little less snappy then last time, not sure why. Might just be a moister cabbage, could be a reaction to lessening the sugar by a third.
PM SNACK: 5pm, a few fancy chocolates
B was getting cranky for chocolate, so I pulled out the box of Jaques Torres I was going to give her for Valentines.
PM SNACK: 6:30pm, pistachios
DINNER: 7:30pm, lomein, shrimp toast, wonton soup, water, dark chocolate, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
B out at book club, the baby asleep, I reverted to my singlehood and snarfed Chinese while watching TV. I guess better that than shooting gank and picking up randoms...
Thursday, February 10
Canadian No
A good busy day. Did grocery shopping in the morning, went out to Red Hook for some successful recruiting for the cooking class which starts in March, then met up with Y for lunch at Mile End. Caught a movie right after, then home to my ever lovin' family.
TODAY'S COOKING
Health Salad: B didn't finish the green salad and it went to waste, so trying something different this week. Really enjoyed this last week, perhaps it can be a go-to vegetable this week. Mainly raw shredded cabbage, dressed in 3 parts white vinegar, 2 parts sugar, salt, white pepper and a little olive oil.
AM SNACK: 8:45am, iced green tea
I cut the sugar by 1/3, and I could really taste the difference. Barely sweet, but sweet enough to tamp down bitter notes. Hmmm. Not sure if I like it more or less yet.
BREAKFAST: 10:30am, sable with cream cheese on pumpernickel bagel, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Ate this right after I got home from purchasing it, bagel fresh and not toasted. Wow, damn good.
PM SNACK: 12noon, a few squares of homemade brownie
LUNCH: 2:15pm, smoked meat on rye, fries, matzoh ball soup, pickles, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Went to Mile End in Brooklyn with a friend for lunch, it's been getting a lot of hype as a Canadian-styled deli right here in NYC. Very unimpressed. I guess it's "authentic", but in the end the 2nd Ave Deli is what I grew up on and love.
DINNER: 9pm, shrimp parm hero, green salad, chocolate chips and cashews, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
TODAY'S COOKING
Health Salad: B didn't finish the green salad and it went to waste, so trying something different this week. Really enjoyed this last week, perhaps it can be a go-to vegetable this week. Mainly raw shredded cabbage, dressed in 3 parts white vinegar, 2 parts sugar, salt, white pepper and a little olive oil.
AM SNACK: 8:45am, iced green tea
I cut the sugar by 1/3, and I could really taste the difference. Barely sweet, but sweet enough to tamp down bitter notes. Hmmm. Not sure if I like it more or less yet.
BREAKFAST: 10:30am, sable with cream cheese on pumpernickel bagel, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Ate this right after I got home from purchasing it, bagel fresh and not toasted. Wow, damn good.
PM SNACK: 12noon, a few squares of homemade brownie
LUNCH: 2:15pm, smoked meat on rye, fries, matzoh ball soup, pickles, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Went to Mile End in Brooklyn with a friend for lunch, it's been getting a lot of hype as a Canadian-styled deli right here in NYC. Very unimpressed. I guess it's "authentic", but in the end the 2nd Ave Deli is what I grew up on and love.
DINNER: 9pm, shrimp parm hero, green salad, chocolate chips and cashews, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Wednesday, February 9
Noahzona Ice Tea
Another slow day at work. Bleah.
TODAY'S COOKING:
Iced Green Tea: I now have a gallon pitcher to measure water. So it's: 1 gallon water and now 1/2 cup white sugar (down from 3/4) brought to a boil, 10 jasmine green and 5 Himalayan green tea bags set in the water, heat turned off, covered, for 10 minutes. Take bags out, let cool, then refrigerate.
Now my 1 pint (16 oz serving) has 3 teaspoons of sugar in it -- according to the interweb tubes, a 16 oz can of Arizona Iced Tea has.... 15 teaspoons of sugar (corn syrup). Hmmm. So I now have 1/5 the sugar in Noahzona Iced Tea than our leading competitor...
BREAKFAST: 9am, iced green tea, wholegrain organic cheerios with organic dead milk, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: noon, half a calzone, 8oz sprite, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Brought in the extra pierogie cheese filling and used it in a calzone, along with spinach and other vegetables. Farmer's cheese is amazingly good, why is it so much tastier than ricotta?
PM SNACK: 5pm, green salad, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 8:30pm, 3 slices superthin pizza, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10:30pm, sack o' cookies, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
No comment.
TODAY'S COOKING:
Iced Green Tea: I now have a gallon pitcher to measure water. So it's: 1 gallon water and now 1/2 cup white sugar (down from 3/4) brought to a boil, 10 jasmine green and 5 Himalayan green tea bags set in the water, heat turned off, covered, for 10 minutes. Take bags out, let cool, then refrigerate.
Now my 1 pint (16 oz serving) has 3 teaspoons of sugar in it -- according to the interweb tubes, a 16 oz can of Arizona Iced Tea has.... 15 teaspoons of sugar (corn syrup). Hmmm. So I now have 1/5 the sugar in Noahzona Iced Tea than our leading competitor...
BREAKFAST: 9am, iced green tea, wholegrain organic cheerios with organic dead milk, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: noon, half a calzone, 8oz sprite, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Brought in the extra pierogie cheese filling and used it in a calzone, along with spinach and other vegetables. Farmer's cheese is amazingly good, why is it so much tastier than ricotta?
PM SNACK: 5pm, green salad, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 8:30pm, 3 slices superthin pizza, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10:30pm, sack o' cookies, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
No comment.
Tuesday, February 8
Work work
Work is so slooooow...
AM SNACK: 9am, iced green tea
AM SNACK: 10:45am, a few spoonfuls of oatmeal
I tried to have this for breakfast at work, but it tasted a little sour so I threw it out. Wah!
LUNCH: noon, 4 slices superthin pizza, 8oz Sprite, 1 bowl,hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:15pm, green salad, water, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:45pm, Sicilian pizza, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10pm, shrimp fried rice, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 9am, iced green tea
AM SNACK: 10:45am, a few spoonfuls of oatmeal
I tried to have this for breakfast at work, but it tasted a little sour so I threw it out. Wah!
LUNCH: noon, 4 slices superthin pizza, 8oz Sprite, 1 bowl,hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:15pm, green salad, water, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:45pm, Sicilian pizza, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10pm, shrimp fried rice, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Monday, February 7
Dinner in Red & Green
Good Monday. Playgroup in the morning, then nap and lunch. Playdate with C and her baby in Brooklyn in the afternoon. Dinner with my wifey in the eve!
TODAY'S COOKING:
Smoothie: banana, blueberries, grapes, cherries, mango, milk, good yogurt, ground flax, salt, vanilla extract. Went a bit heavy on the blueberries by accident and came out really sweet, very drinkable though. Vanilla and banana are such complimentary flavors.
Pasta with spinach: Hmmmm. Pasta is a "once a week" red-zone food, but by throwing some chopped spinach in it (from freezer to micro to pot with hot pasta) it actually tasted really good and nudged it into the green zone a little. Maybe whole wheat pasta heavier on the spinach next time. Added a little bit of homemade tomato sauce, a shot of good olive oil and a handful of grated parm really zinged up these wagon wheels.
BREAKFAST: 9am, smoothie, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:30pm, breaded fish fillets, large green salad, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:30pm, green chai tea, graham crackers, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Technically, "graham" flour is whole wheat flour, but these industrial cookies mix it with more than 50% refined flour than sweeten it up with corn syrup, so no way they can get a green rating. Tempting to make my own with 100% whole grain and lightly sweetened with real sugar.
DINNER: 6:15pm, pasta with spinach, cashews & chocolate chips, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 1am, pistachios, 2 buttermilk pancakes, 4 little bags of chocolate geltAnd it was such a good eating day until this point! If I was just asleep, this wouldn't of happened, but restlessness combined with hunger combined with stress, well, fneh.
TODAY'S COOKING:
Smoothie: banana, blueberries, grapes, cherries, mango, milk, good yogurt, ground flax, salt, vanilla extract. Went a bit heavy on the blueberries by accident and came out really sweet, very drinkable though. Vanilla and banana are such complimentary flavors.
Pasta with spinach: Hmmmm. Pasta is a "once a week" red-zone food, but by throwing some chopped spinach in it (from freezer to micro to pot with hot pasta) it actually tasted really good and nudged it into the green zone a little. Maybe whole wheat pasta heavier on the spinach next time. Added a little bit of homemade tomato sauce, a shot of good olive oil and a handful of grated parm really zinged up these wagon wheels.
BREAKFAST: 9am, smoothie, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:30pm, breaded fish fillets, large green salad, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:30pm, green chai tea, graham crackers, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Technically, "graham" flour is whole wheat flour, but these industrial cookies mix it with more than 50% refined flour than sweeten it up with corn syrup, so no way they can get a green rating. Tempting to make my own with 100% whole grain and lightly sweetened with real sugar.
DINNER: 6:15pm, pasta with spinach, cashews & chocolate chips, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 1am, pistachios, 2 buttermilk pancakes, 4 little bags of chocolate geltAnd it was such a good eating day until this point! If I was just asleep, this wouldn't of happened, but restlessness combined with hunger combined with stress, well, fneh.
Sunday, February 6
Stuporbowl
If I had known they were playing, I would have made a black-eyed pea dish just to make people groan. For the first time in a long time, I was pretty happy with how everything I made came out. The pierogies boiled up from frozen perfectly, and tossed them with melted butter and chopped caramelized onion. The health salad was a nice counterpoint to the heavy meats served, and I got a few compliments of the ice cream.
Woke up with a stiff stomach. I wonder if it has something to do with my weight regime. I've been focusing on core strength for the bike, and though I enjoy waking up sore, maybe it's interfering with appetite? That can't be a bad thing...
TODAY'S COOKING:
Onion rings & battered cheese curds: I cooked at T's house when I got there, the stuff I brought was labor & time intensive stuff that would have taken all day, and longer because I was in a strange kitchen. Deep frying has to be done a-la-minute. Deep frying, as they taught in c-school, can be done by a bunch of trained monkeys and still be delicious, hence the preponderance of deep fried foods in fast food establishments. We made a simple beer batter fluffed up by egg whites, and fried in half peanut oil and half lard. Pretty damn good.
Mac n' Cheese: I've made this so many times, I don't even use a recipe anymore. Just grab and go, and it comes out good.
AM SNACK: 10am, iced green tea
Stuporbowl eats: 2-8pm, tortilla chips & queso, pierogies, beer boiled bratwurt, pulled pork, a bite of mac n' cheese, a bit of health salad, a homemade soft pretzel, 1 beer, 2 cups diet coke, 2 cups seltzer, 1 slice chocolate cake, one scoop ice cream, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
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