Edie & I rode the big bike to Greenpoint while Milli & B took a cab, and we met some of B's friends for cawfee and a playground. Ran into a long-lost cousin working in a bookstore, was a very odd experience that lead me to take a slug of whisky after dinner with a friend, that I inherited from my Dad -- before I was born, he was something of a whisky drinker. When I cleared out my parent's apartment, found several books about whisky in his deep collection, all dating from the 50s. I took his last bottle, which also looks like it was from the 50s.
I don't get whisky. It's too "hot" (alcoholic) to enjoy straight, and the "good" stuff tastes like the inside of an old wooden barrel, he he.
TODAY'S COOKING
Knish filling & a few wholewheat knishes: Peeled and boiled 25 lb potatoes, dried them in the oven, split them into two big hotel pans, mixed them with a half gallon of caramelized onions each, 8 eggs each, a fistful of salt and three large blobs of vegetable shortening. Used up the left over wholewheat knish dough from yesterday to rip off a set of six for dinner tonight.
Brownies: Wanted to do something desserty for dinner since we had a guest, used the tried & true fudge brownie recipe as I had all the ingredients in the pantry & fridge.
BREAKFAST: 8:45am, iced green tea, 4 small buttermilk pancakes, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10:30am, large chocolate & caramel cookie, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:30pm, 1 slice streetza, 1 slice square streetza, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 12:45pm, 7oz Dr. Pepper
PM SNACK: 5:30pm, brownie, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:30pm, fillet of sole, roasted brussel sprouts, wholewheat potato knish, brownie, 2 glasses cava, shallow cup of whisky with an ice cube, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Saturday, April 21
Friday, April 20
Sore
Woke up surprisingly sore from yesterday's afternoon ride to Nyack, an all over soreness which can not be achieved by weights. Spent the morning cooking, the afternoon hanging with TM & her bebe. Ordered in a sandwich and had a nice dinner with fam. Did shopping on my own in the evening, peaceful in the dark on the big bike going to the markets in the hood.
TODAY'S COOKING
Knish Dough and a few samples: Boiled up 10 lbs of potatoes for the potato element of the knish dough. TM & her bebe came over to visit, so I did a microbatch of knishes just for lunch. Experimented with swapping out the white flour with whole wheat flour. Less gluten, but the look and taste were pretty good. Slight grittiness not a bad thing. Next round gonna add some vital wheat gluten to get the stretch to match the snap.
AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, handful of chocolate covered espresso beans, whole grain chex with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, 2 wholewheat knishes, pickle, 7oz Sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
AFTERNOON SNACK: 5:30pm, garlic parsley soft pretzel with a little chevre, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:30pm, eggplant hero, small amount of fries, large green salad, 7oz Dr. Pepper, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
TODAY'S COOKING
Knish Dough and a few samples: Boiled up 10 lbs of potatoes for the potato element of the knish dough. TM & her bebe came over to visit, so I did a microbatch of knishes just for lunch. Experimented with swapping out the white flour with whole wheat flour. Less gluten, but the look and taste were pretty good. Slight grittiness not a bad thing. Next round gonna add some vital wheat gluten to get the stretch to match the snap.
AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, handful of chocolate covered espresso beans, whole grain chex with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, 2 wholewheat knishes, pickle, 7oz Sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
AFTERNOON SNACK: 5:30pm, garlic parsley soft pretzel with a little chevre, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:30pm, eggplant hero, small amount of fries, large green salad, 7oz Dr. Pepper, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Thursday, April 19
Race Day
The day felt like a race. Betsy had a rough night, so I took Edie to school on the big bike, then got home and got into hours of chopping onions for some upcoming knishing. Once got through that, made salad, collected laundry, fed myself and when the babysitter arrived, rushed out the door and road the bike to Nyack and back. Once home, got into it with the onions, got the laundry in, ordered in and tried to unwind.
TODAY'S COOKING:
Caramelized onions: Spent the morning, 3.5 hours, dicing 40lbs of onions. A little smaller than the large dice previously, want to make this large batch spread out over the next few rounds of knishes -- and the more surface area there is, the bigger flavor there will be, due to more opportunity to hit the tongue, not just get mashed up by teeth before swallowing... Into the fridge int he morning. The minute I got home from biking, put them in the oven and cranked it to 400. Let that go on until I had to go to bed around midnight, stirring every hour or so. 3 large pans became 1 -- 40 lbs of onions after processing became about 15 lbs of caramelized onions, good for maybe 200 knishes...
BREAKFAST: 7:45am, iced green tea, brown rice crispies with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10:30am, Ben & Jerry's ice cream, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:45pm, whole grain chicken nuggets, whole wheat spag & homemade sauce, pickle, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
BIKE SNACK: 5pm, 20oz gatorade, bag of fritos, hostess cupcakes, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9:30pm, large green salad, beef & broccoli, pork fried rice, wonton soup, egg roll, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
TODAY'S COOKING:
Caramelized onions: Spent the morning, 3.5 hours, dicing 40lbs of onions. A little smaller than the large dice previously, want to make this large batch spread out over the next few rounds of knishes -- and the more surface area there is, the bigger flavor there will be, due to more opportunity to hit the tongue, not just get mashed up by teeth before swallowing... Into the fridge int he morning. The minute I got home from biking, put them in the oven and cranked it to 400. Let that go on until I had to go to bed around midnight, stirring every hour or so. 3 large pans became 1 -- 40 lbs of onions after processing became about 15 lbs of caramelized onions, good for maybe 200 knishes...
BREAKFAST: 7:45am, iced green tea, brown rice crispies with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10:30am, Ben & Jerry's ice cream, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:45pm, whole grain chicken nuggets, whole wheat spag & homemade sauce, pickle, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
BIKE SNACK: 5pm, 20oz gatorade, bag of fritos, hostess cupcakes, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9:30pm, large green salad, beef & broccoli, pork fried rice, wonton soup, egg roll, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Wednesday, April 18
My Parents, My Tubbiness
Woke up groggy, still a little sore from Monday's weights & ride. Had a good morning with Milli, got some chores done. School flew by, really enjoyed teaching some recipes for the first time, did food shopping after school -- gearing up for some knish making, picked up 40 lbs of onions that need to be caramelized before anything else...
AM SNACK: 7:45am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9am, smoothie, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Almost time for a new mix of frozen fruit. Made a double batch, to fill up Edie's mini popsicles...
LUNCH: 12:45pm, sardine & avocado on whole wheat toast, baby carrots, pickle, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
SCHOOL DINNER: 6:15pm, baked fillet of sole, risotto 3 ways, sprite, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Bacon Leek Risotto, Mushroom Risotto, Garlic Risotto. Not a light meal -- I had one small ladle of each, but it adds up. The kids were impressed with how good the fish was -- they were used to fried fish sandwiches of questionable quality. This was simple, fresh fillet, laid out with nothing but a little butter and salt, and broiled at a high temp for 3 minutes. It was nice to hear how surprised they were at liking it, thinking because it wasn't breaded it probably would be bleah.
EVENING SNACK: 8:45pm, Ben & Jerry's ice cream, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
As I'm eating this ice cream, just put away groceries, legs still buzzing from the ride, family groggy and falling to sleep, my mind wanders, wondering -- why am I so enjoying this not-that-great ice cream? My homemade stuff is, by my standards, better tasting and more decadent and does not have an after taste of gums and stabilizers. So what is it? It's the same feeling I had when I would sneak in snacks under my parent's radar, when I was a kid and they were concerned about my tubbiness. I'm enjoying this ice cream because my parents can't stop me from eating it. How messed up is that? Being my parents haven't had much say in my diet in 30+ years, and they've been dead for nearly 7 years now. Something to share with a therapist, I think.
AM SNACK: 7:45am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9am, smoothie, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Almost time for a new mix of frozen fruit. Made a double batch, to fill up Edie's mini popsicles...
LUNCH: 12:45pm, sardine & avocado on whole wheat toast, baby carrots, pickle, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
SCHOOL DINNER: 6:15pm, baked fillet of sole, risotto 3 ways, sprite, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Bacon Leek Risotto, Mushroom Risotto, Garlic Risotto. Not a light meal -- I had one small ladle of each, but it adds up. The kids were impressed with how good the fish was -- they were used to fried fish sandwiches of questionable quality. This was simple, fresh fillet, laid out with nothing but a little butter and salt, and broiled at a high temp for 3 minutes. It was nice to hear how surprised they were at liking it, thinking because it wasn't breaded it probably would be bleah.
EVENING SNACK: 8:45pm, Ben & Jerry's ice cream, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
As I'm eating this ice cream, just put away groceries, legs still buzzing from the ride, family groggy and falling to sleep, my mind wanders, wondering -- why am I so enjoying this not-that-great ice cream? My homemade stuff is, by my standards, better tasting and more decadent and does not have an after taste of gums and stabilizers. So what is it? It's the same feeling I had when I would sneak in snacks under my parent's radar, when I was a kid and they were concerned about my tubbiness. I'm enjoying this ice cream because my parents can't stop me from eating it. How messed up is that? Being my parents haven't had much say in my diet in 30+ years, and they've been dead for nearly 7 years now. Something to share with a therapist, I think.
Tuesday, April 17
All kinds of sore
Had a weirdly restless sleep -- B says I was talking in my sleep and even said, "I feel weird" when I got up to go to the bathroom, which I don't remember any of. Woke up all kinds of sore, in a good way, from the newly elongated weight lifting routine in the morning and the 30 mile ride in the evening.
Ate well the first half of the day but.... did not eat enough. By the time I picked up Edie from school, was uncomfortably hungry. I guess calorie deficit from yesterday's ride snuck up on me. Dinner never quite came together, either, as we had guests to entertain in the evening.
AM SNACK: 7:45am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 8:15am, good yogurt with honey, vanilla, almonds, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: noon, whole wheat pasta with sauce & sauteed spinach, baby carrots, a pickle, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3pm, seafood empanada, mini chicken empanada, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4pm, 7oz sprite
DINNER: 6pm, a few tiny slices of pizza, 3 cupcakes, some multigrain chips, glass of prosecco, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10pm, multigrain chips, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Ate well the first half of the day but.... did not eat enough. By the time I picked up Edie from school, was uncomfortably hungry. I guess calorie deficit from yesterday's ride snuck up on me. Dinner never quite came together, either, as we had guests to entertain in the evening.
AM SNACK: 7:45am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 8:15am, good yogurt with honey, vanilla, almonds, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: noon, whole wheat pasta with sauce & sauteed spinach, baby carrots, a pickle, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3pm, seafood empanada, mini chicken empanada, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4pm, 7oz sprite
DINNER: 6pm, a few tiny slices of pizza, 3 cupcakes, some multigrain chips, glass of prosecco, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10pm, multigrain chips, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Monday, April 16
Dark & Peaceful
Got a good work out in the morning. I remember months ago when I raised the number of pounds I was lifting, I couldn't do more than 5 reps -- now I'm doing 10. Once I stop feeling sore from this, I'll raise the weight again and go back to 5 reps....
Spent the day in Brooklyn with Mil, walking around Cobble Hill and Downtown. Got bad sushi from Trader Joe's. Picked up Edie from school at 3 and we spent a few hours in the playground behind the house. After B got home, I took off on bike and did a round trip to Coney. This is my first night ride in years, felt great and the beach was so dark and peaceful.
AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 10:30am, hardcore oatmeal, water, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1pm, brown rice California roll, shrimp summer roll, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, homemade granola bar, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER 1: 6pm, meat tortellini in tomato sauce, baby carrots, pickle, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER 2: 10:15pm, fried rice, shrimp toast, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Spent the day in Brooklyn with Mil, walking around Cobble Hill and Downtown. Got bad sushi from Trader Joe's. Picked up Edie from school at 3 and we spent a few hours in the playground behind the house. After B got home, I took off on bike and did a round trip to Coney. This is my first night ride in years, felt great and the beach was so dark and peaceful.
AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 10:30am, hardcore oatmeal, water, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1pm, brown rice California roll, shrimp summer roll, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, homemade granola bar, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER 1: 6pm, meat tortellini in tomato sauce, baby carrots, pickle, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER 2: 10:15pm, fried rice, shrimp toast, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Sunday, April 15
Poor eating
Woke up at 5 to give myself some time to have some fun cooking, do a small food shop and get the family out the door at 9:30, so we could make train to Tarrytown for the 2nd birthday of a friend's kid. Took off after we got home in the afternoon to help cook at E's Easter dinner. Definitely not a good eating day.
TODAY'S COOKING:
Tuiles: E was supposed to make ice cream, so rather than bring the 15th uber-heavy dish to the Easter dinner, I thought making these thin, delicate, oh-so-French cookies would be a nice decoration to it. When I got there, E revealed she had not made the ice cream, so they were not served. Oh well.
Too lazy to go dig up the c-school recipe, used the "milk tuile" from this page. Had no stencils, so just spread the batter in a rough circle, then cut it into 8 pie-slices when it came out of the oven. Placed them on a rolling pin as they set to get a nice curve. Definitely not ideal, as the browning remained on the outer edge. Did 4 or 5 rounds, at different temps and times. The last round looked good, but under baked, so after cutting and setting I put them back in the oven for another 3 minutes. They got soft again, but I reshaped them and they came out much crisper than the previous batches.
AM SNACK: 5:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 6:45am, a whole lot of tuiles, underbaked, overbaked, misshapen, broken, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 9:15am, 2 whole wheat waffles, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10:45am, sesame bagel with scallion cream cheese, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, pigs in blankets, sprite, small hero sandwich, i cup lite beer, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Pretty much nothing healthy at this 2 year old's party, all the soda & meat gave me a weird stomach feeling that I haven't had in quite a while, reminding me how much better it feels to eat in a better style.
DINNER: 8pm, leg of lamb, ham, brussel sprout salad, broccoli casserole, bacon wrapped shrimp, marinated moz and bread, chocolate pie, banana pudding, mildly sweet lemonade, 1 glass cava, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
There was plenty of opportunity to over eat at this Easter dinner, but between the heavy lunch and not wanting to feel sick, I found myself eating a normal portion AND eating less than pretty much everyone at the table. So much food...
TODAY'S COOKING:
Tuiles: E was supposed to make ice cream, so rather than bring the 15th uber-heavy dish to the Easter dinner, I thought making these thin, delicate, oh-so-French cookies would be a nice decoration to it. When I got there, E revealed she had not made the ice cream, so they were not served. Oh well.
Too lazy to go dig up the c-school recipe, used the "milk tuile" from this page. Had no stencils, so just spread the batter in a rough circle, then cut it into 8 pie-slices when it came out of the oven. Placed them on a rolling pin as they set to get a nice curve. Definitely not ideal, as the browning remained on the outer edge. Did 4 or 5 rounds, at different temps and times. The last round looked good, but under baked, so after cutting and setting I put them back in the oven for another 3 minutes. They got soft again, but I reshaped them and they came out much crisper than the previous batches.
AM SNACK: 5:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 6:45am, a whole lot of tuiles, underbaked, overbaked, misshapen, broken, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 9:15am, 2 whole wheat waffles, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10:45am, sesame bagel with scallion cream cheese, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, pigs in blankets, sprite, small hero sandwich, i cup lite beer, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Pretty much nothing healthy at this 2 year old's party, all the soda & meat gave me a weird stomach feeling that I haven't had in quite a while, reminding me how much better it feels to eat in a better style.
DINNER: 8pm, leg of lamb, ham, brussel sprout salad, broccoli casserole, bacon wrapped shrimp, marinated moz and bread, chocolate pie, banana pudding, mildly sweet lemonade, 1 glass cava, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
There was plenty of opportunity to over eat at this Easter dinner, but between the heavy lunch and not wanting to feel sick, I found myself eating a normal portion AND eating less than pretty much everyone at the table. So much food...
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