Better than drugs

Woke up naturally at 6:30, got on the bike at 7:15 and made my way out to Little Neck Bay and Whitestone via Flushing Meadow. A little cold, but wonderful to be out in the world. Had a fantastic afternoon out with the gals, culminating in buying new shoes for babies and eating some great food, followed by vegan cashew-based ice cream at Lula's on the way home.

My body was hungry and tired in a way that only a long bike ride can give, much better than any sleeping pill or drug.


BREAKFAST: 7am, iced green tea, brown rice crispies with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


BIKE SNACK: 10:30am, 20oz Gatorade, small bag of corn chips, 3 small chocolate chip cookies, half a "beef stick", .75 bowl, hunger 4/5


LUNCH: 12:30pm, 2 White castle burgers, 2 pickles, health salad, 2 cheese hamantashen, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

LUNCH pt 2: 2:30pm, 2 homemade black bean burritos with a little fresh guacamole, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5 


DINNER: 5pm, bulgogi & rice, kimchi pancake, veg dumplings, water, vegan chocolate ice cream. 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5

Get 'er dun

A lot going on in the house with three men working, a dishwasher delivery, a bed delivery, a guy came to measure for stone, etc etc. But everything got done by the time Edles napped, and being that it was over 70 degrees out, we got the heck out of the house and I fed her lunch in a vest pocket park around the corner.

Once she got it in, we rolled over to our local play park and Edie ran around for an hour before we slowly made it back home. It was nice to hand off to B a bit, and I ordered in.

Next week, I may not be able to cook in my kitchen for a full 7-10 days, hmmmm.

AM SNACK: 8am, iced green tea


BREAKFAST: 9am, smoothie, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Banana, milk, yogurt, grapes, cherries, mango, blueberries, vanilla, ground flax, pinch of salt.

LUNCH: 12:30pm, 2 fish sticks, tatertots, pickles, healthsalad, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5


PM SNACK: 5pm, piece of semisweet chocolate


DINNER: 8pm, pepper steak, salad, spring roll, wonton soup, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5

Mah fsss!

Good day. Went out to the park with Edles while men worked in my apartment. Over to school in the afternoon for a relatively successful teaching session (Cesar salad with grilled chicken and fresh croutons, a bound shrimp salad with fresh mayo, vegetable soup with stock made last week). Rode over to WF after for a few things, and picked up some premade stuff as I didn't want to cook anymore today, and the place is under construction on top of that.

Edie put together her first two words unprompted ("Hi Papa" doesn't count, as she was just mimicking what she heard.) She's been saying "more" a lot, and calls goldfish crackers "fssss". Over breakfast, she held out an empty container that had goldfish and instead of just saying more ("mah!"), she said "mah fsss!" Yeah, I'm proud.


AM SNACK: 8am, ice green tea


BREAKFAST: 9am, brown rice crispies with organic dead milk, half a waffle, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5

LUNCH: noon, 4 white castle burgers, health salad, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


SCHOOL SNACK: 2:45pm, chocolate covered pretzels, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5


SCHOOL TASTINGS: 3:15 - 7pm, bits of 10 cheeses, a few shrimp, many tastes of student mayonnaise, freshly baked croutons, vegetable soup, grilled chicken breast, .25 bowl, hunger ?/5


DINNER: 8:30pm, brown rice California roll, shrimp summer roll, chocolate cake, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

Work Work

Had a hard time falling asleep, little niggly things about family, work and the renovation starting today just bouncing around my head. Woke up a bit early to run out to do some chores to help get ready for the men working in the house today.

Rainy on the way to work, the new bike controls like a charm. Between the Big Dummy's wide tires, long wheel base, non-locking disc brakes and nice heft (along with the front fender I just installed), it rode in the rain like it was made for it.

BREAKFAST: 8:15am, iced green tea, the good yogurt with honey, vanilla and cashews, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

LUNCH: 12:15pm, 4 slices superthin pizza with mushroom and onion, 8 oz sprite, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3pm, meatball
PM SNACK: 5pm, green salad, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 6pm, large arancini, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 8pm, small glass of apple juice


DINNER: 10:30pm, tatertots, cheesefilled coffee cake, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
No comment.

Work Work

Busy in the resto, didn't eat too bad considering. The season has begun.

BREAKFAST: 9am, iced green tea, pumpernickel bagel with cream cheese and sable, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

LUNCH: 12:45pm, 2 slices superthin pizza, 8oz sprite, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5pm, Manhattan Special
Very busy in the shop, needed it once the lunch crowd ended.

PM SNACK: 6:30pm, green salad, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5

PM SNACK: 7:30, 1 slice salad pizza, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5

DINNER: 10pm, house special fried rice, 3 cheese hamantashen, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

Monday Monday

My last Monday at home for a while, next week starts three days a week at the resto. Took Edie to the Dads-only play group, ran around and completed a few chores, then home for her nap. Edie was a bit cranky after lunch, so we hopped on the bike together for the first time this season and went down to the fancy playground by South Street Seaport. Only one other parent and kid there, but Edie had a fantastic time running around and going up and down a set of steps. When I got home, B was there to take over the E while I banged out a bunch of hamantashen. Went to bed early.

TODAY'S COOKING
Hamantashen:  Had left over prune and cheese fillings, had to use them or toss them. I forgot that the cheese filling loosened the cookies, and I went heavier to use it up, so they all came undone. Still delicious, but not transportable or servable -- I'll just have to eat them over the next few days. Considered making a yeast cookie instead of the creamed-butter version, but the directions called for a chill over-night, which would make it more delicious, but I just wanted to knock 'em out quick.

AM SNACK: 8:45am, iced green tea

LUNCH: 12:30pm, black beans & cheddar, health salad & 2 pickles, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Health salad and 3/4 sour pickles are a fantastic combo. The beans and cheese left over from my burrito session yesterday went in my mouf today -- I should of let the beans simmer without a cover for a bit to tighten them up, a little bit loose and watery, but good flavor regardless.

PM SNACK: 6:30pm, handful of cheese hamantashen


DINNER: 7:45pm, pad thai, mixed dumplings, tiny spring roll, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Ordered from the new place uptown. The Pad Thai was HORRIBLE, underdressed, noodles too stiff, and about twice the quantity it should be. The Chinese stuff, though, was still a class above the local take out. They have Japanese stuff on their menu too, but I guess I'll just stick to the Chinese stuff.

Waffles & Burritos & Sauternes OH MY!

Went to Home Depot looking for various things needed for the upcoming fixes to the apartment, but everything was just straight-up wrong there. Found exactly the right stuff on Amazon, and paid a whole lot extra to have everything delivered early in the week. Worth it, if I'm going to be staring at this stuff for potentially many years to come.

Banged out some good cooking, took Edie for along walk and play in the park behind the building, and met up with a friend and old colleague from the resto to talk about the future. Over all a good but tiring day, and it doesn't help that we lost an hour!

TODAY'S COOKING
Buttermilk waffles: Had some left over buttermilk from the cheddar chive biscuits, so rather than do pancakes, broke out ye olde caste iron waffle iron and pumped out a double batch. Edie love 'em.


Burritos: Long cooked black beans yesterday with sofrito, onion, bell pepper and assorted seasonings and salt. And I banged out a big batch of guacamole (mushed together avocado, minced cilantro, raw grated onion, lemon juice, salt) Today, cooked a cup of long grain brown rice, gathered a bunch of whole wheat tortillas, and grated a block of mild cheddar and assembled away. One broke open and ended up in my mouth, pretty good, a definite improvement over the last batch.

AM SNACK: 9am, iced green tea

LUNCH: 2pm, 2 waffles, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

PM SNACK: 5pm, 1 small burrito, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5


DINNER:7:30pm, chicken soup, pasta with pork ragu, broccolini, a little gnocchi, 1 glass wine, a little ice cream, a little carrot cake, half glass of sauternes, fizzy water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5