Bike Season has begun

First ride of the season yo!! Woke up early-ish, caffeinated then got the hell out, rode out to Coney Island on this windy, brisk day. Ran into a few parent friends on the way out, ran into a school friend in Bay Ridge, just a wonderful early start to Spring. Did chores via bike in the afternoon, then out to a nice Korean dinner and a movie with E, who I haven't had one-on-one "girl time" with in way too long. Good day.

BREAKFAST: 8:45am, iced green tea, handful of chocolate covered coffee beans


BIKE SNACK: 11am, bag of corn chips, water, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5


LUNCH: 12:45am, health salad, pickles, water .75 bowl, hunger 4/5


PM SNACK: 3:15pm, pretzels, peanuts and chocolate chips, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

DINNER: 6:45pm, bulgogi, pa jeon, bibimbop, kimchi and various little starters, large bottle of beer, 1.75 bowl, hunger 4/5


EVENING SNACK: 8pm, sprite, chocolate thingies, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5

Runnin' About

Went out in the morning with the Edles to go food shopping, bought a dish washer while out, bleah. Baby sitter in the eve, me and B went out with another couple to dinner at a really annoying restaurant, then to a Robyn Hitchcock show. Despite the hickups, it was a brilliant evening.

BREAKFAST: 8am, organic wholegrain chex with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


AM SNACK: 11am, pumpernickel bagel with cream cheese and sabel, 1  bowl, hunger 4/5

DINNER: 6:30pm, couscous with assorted meats, a few bites of tomato salad, water, 2 glasses of wine, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

Not a good eating day

Busy day, school teaching, then a few meetings after. Did not eat well.

BRUNCH: 11am, cheddar chive biscuit with sausage gravy, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5

PM SCHOOL SNACK: 3pm, a few twix candy bars, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


SCHOOL MEAL: 6:30pm, chicken, mashed potato, chard, sprite, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


EVENING SNACK: 9pm, 1 small slice pizza, half a beer, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


EVENING SNACK: 10pm, 2 small burgers, a small bowl of chocolate chips, peanuts and pretzels, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

Unpowered

Slow day at the resto, felt weirdly lethargic. I wonder if it was causal or unrelated. Looking forward to Edie time tomorrow.

BREAKFAST: 8:30am, good oatmeal, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12 noon, 4 slices superthin pizza with shrimp, 8 oz sprite, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 1pm, Manhattan SpecialFeeling groggy and unenergetic. THis didn't help much.

PM SNACK: 5pm, green salad
DINNER: 7:45pm, vegetarian meatballs with thai black rice, 8oz sprite, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5


EVENING SNACK: 10:30pm, burgers, ice cream, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
No comment.

Artiste

I was distracted by Edie's massive art installation this morning, a piece that covered the walls of her bedroom and hallway, as well as very pieces of random furniture, that I forgot to pack a healthy breakfast.

AM SNACK: 9am, iced green tea
LUNCH: 12:30pm, 4 slices superthin pizza with mushroom, & onion, 8oz sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

PM SNACK: 4:45pm,green salad, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:45pm, 2 small slices pizza, .5 bowl hunger 4/5

DINNER: 10:30pm, cheddar chive biscuit with sausage gravy, water, assorted sweets from Milk Bar, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

I feel Spring.

Woke up late, had to get out with Edie to playgroup and sort out her preschool arrangements for next Fall. Got home and lifted weights, then V came over and we cooked up lunch and a bunch of cookies. Edie & I enjoyed the park for an hour before B got home, it was so nice to feel Spring kinda peeking around the corner and knocking on the door. Left overs and TV took me into the night.

TODAY'S COOKING:
Cheddar Chive Biscuits with Sausage Gravy: I eliminated the bacon from this old standby, and they still came out pretty perfect -- didn't hurt that I used full-fat cream-based buttermilk from the farmer's market. I just winged the gravy, as it's one of those things you know what it is -- it's just beschamel with crumbled cooked sausage thrown in, and kicked up a notch with pepper and cayenne. Crumbled and browned a lb of breakfast sausage, then cooked the pork fat with flour to a dark blonde roux. Slowly added a few cups of hot milk until it was the right consistency, tossed the sausage back in, salted, peppered and cayenned to taste, and it was good, dammit!

Prune & Cheese hamantashen: A goof. It's Purim in a few weeks, so what the hey. Got the recipes from the Encyclopedia of Jewish Food. Two fillings, prunes (soaked, ground with walnuts, honey, citrus zest) and cheese (blended farmer's cheese, cream cheese, egg yolks, sugar, vanilla bean, salt), and a simple creamed-style cookie dough set off with a bit of sour cream. Came out pretty good.


BREAKFAST: 9am, good yogurt with honey, peanuts and vanilla, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


AFTERNOON SNACK: 12:15pm, iced green tea

LUNCH: 2:30pm, cheddar chive biscuit with sausage gravy, a handful of prune & cheese hamantashen, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


DINNER: 7:30pm, health salad, mushroom risotto, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

Mast Brothers is BS

Spent most of the day at a friend's new apartment, helping paint the ceilings. Dinner plans got cancelled, so did a food shop and hung out with my ladies.

TODAY'S COOKING:
Shrimp n' Spinach: Did a shop at WF this evening to prep for cooking with a friend tomorrow. Picked up some big whole shrimp and a bag of frozen chopped spinach, and made it quick n' dirty. While large pan was heating, cleaned, deveined and butterflied the shrimp, placed in olive oil with onion powder and salt. Olive oil in the hot pan, dumped the bag of spinach, stirred. Added freshly crushed garlic, a shake of smoked paprika, a shake of cayenne, salt, cooked until it stopped steaming. Hit it with a splash of rice wine to deglaze, put in a bowl, wacked the shrimp in the pan until done, ate it all up yum!

AM SNACK: 9am, iced green tea

BREAKFAST: 11am, 2 donuts, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5


LUNCH: 1pm, 3 tiny pizza slices, water, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


PM SNACK: 4:45pm, health salad, pistachios, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


DINNER: 7pm, sauteed shrimp with spinach, bad chocolate, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Indulged in a Mast Brothers bar, makes a big deal of being a local producer, but it was totally ass. Chalky, sour tasting, unbalanced, and generally shitty.

EVENING SNACK: 11pm, hotdog, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5