Took B & a couple of her friends to the resto in Prospect Heights for a nice meal, though honestly pizza was not on my top things to eat....but the special was really nice, and I never had that one before, and was probably some of the most enjoyable pizza of the week. Tomorrow, I will NOT have pizza. Probably.
BREAKFAST: 7am, organic cheerios with dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 9:45am, 2 donuts, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
The meyer lemon donut at the Donut Plant is amazingly good, best lemon donut I've ever had.
LUNCH: Noon, shrimp curry yakisoba, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3pm, ramekin of dulce de leche ice cream, handful of chocolate chips, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 5pm, pizza with moz, provolone, asparagus, mushroom, & balsamic reduction, focacia, 1 glass wine, small portion of tiramisu and chocolate cake, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Saturday, February 21
Friday, February 20
Pizza all day long, from wake to sleep
In the morning, I spent a few hours prepping all the mise for dinner, including raw sauce, cauliflower puree and roasted cauliflower, dulce de leche ice cream mix, chopped salad, etc. After working up a new version of the Brooklyn Bridge restaurant menu, got there around 11:30 and spend the day with L and various figures involved in getting the business off the ground. It's a real education, unfolding in real time with a real business at stake. Got home a little after 6 and got my mise out, and the pizzas rolled out pretty smoothly.
NOON SNACK: 12pm, half a Manhattan Special, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 2:30pm, 1.5 margerita slices, small bottle sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 6:30pm, spoonful of nutella, spoonful of caramel ice cream
DINNER: 7:45pm, 4 slices of savory pizza, 2 mini slices of sweet pizza, ramekin of dulce de leche ice cream, 2 glasses wine, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Pictures speak louder than words, sooo....
First up, salad pizza. Crust sprinkled with parm, olive oil and salt. Salad is simply romaine, cucumber, grated carrot, dressed in olive oil, balsamic, salt and sprinkled with a little parm.
Classic marg. Raw tomato sauce, pulsed in a blender, though L insists it damages the tomato, and a food mill is the way to go (he may be right.) Seasoned lightly with salt, oregano, black pepper, olive oil, and let a stem of basil sit in it for the day. Fresh moz, basil leafs.
Cauliflower pizza, once was a special at the Prospect Heights resto. Layer of moz, topped by cauliflower puree (steamed cauliflower, heavy cream, butter, garlic, salt) and sliced of roasted cauliflower. Finished with sliced scallion.
Guests requested pepperoni, so here is a simple marg with pepperoni and caramelized onions. Too much oil rendered, making the middle a bit flibbidy flobbidy.
Divided a dough into 2 smaller pies, one with nutella and banana finished with powdered sugar, the other a layer of marshmallows over semisweet chocolate chips and a little olive oil and salt.
And on a final note, if anyone needs to buy me a pre-baby present, do not get me ANYTHING....except this:
NOON SNACK: 12pm, half a Manhattan Special, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 2:30pm, 1.5 margerita slices, small bottle sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 6:30pm, spoonful of nutella, spoonful of caramel ice cream
DINNER: 7:45pm, 4 slices of savory pizza, 2 mini slices of sweet pizza, ramekin of dulce de leche ice cream, 2 glasses wine, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Pictures speak louder than words, sooo....
First up, salad pizza. Crust sprinkled with parm, olive oil and salt. Salad is simply romaine, cucumber, grated carrot, dressed in olive oil, balsamic, salt and sprinkled with a little parm.
Classic marg. Raw tomato sauce, pulsed in a blender, though L insists it damages the tomato, and a food mill is the way to go (he may be right.) Seasoned lightly with salt, oregano, black pepper, olive oil, and let a stem of basil sit in it for the day. Fresh moz, basil leafs.
Cauliflower pizza, once was a special at the Prospect Heights resto. Layer of moz, topped by cauliflower puree (steamed cauliflower, heavy cream, butter, garlic, salt) and sliced of roasted cauliflower. Finished with sliced scallion.
Guests requested pepperoni, so here is a simple marg with pepperoni and caramelized onions. Too much oil rendered, making the middle a bit flibbidy flobbidy.
Divided a dough into 2 smaller pies, one with nutella and banana finished with powdered sugar, the other a layer of marshmallows over semisweet chocolate chips and a little olive oil and salt.And on a final note, if anyone needs to buy me a pre-baby present, do not get me ANYTHING....except this:
Thursday, February 19
Only pizza once today
After school, spent the rest of the day at the Brooklyn Bridge restaurant. Worked on the menu with the owner/chef, kinda odd but cool making a real menu so soon after learning about menu writing in school. So of course, there was more pizza to be eaten, and it was a relief to eat some self-cooked vegetable-based food this evening. Long day, all day food.
BREAKFAST: 7am, good granola with dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:15pm, 10 pork n' chive steamed dumplings, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH 2: 2pm, 1.5 slices margarita pizza, cup of latte de mandorla, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8:30pm, stirfried shrimp and broccoli, handful of baby carrots, pint of apple cider, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Picked up groceries for tomorrow's pizzas and ice cream, picked up some raw shrimp and broccoli for dinner. Cooked in a wok, with my chicken stock, mirin, worchestire sauce, minced garlic, a little soy and hot sauce. Overcooked the broc a little, but was happy with the deep flavor I created.
BREAKFAST: 7am, good granola with dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:15pm, 10 pork n' chive steamed dumplings, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH 2: 2pm, 1.5 slices margarita pizza, cup of latte de mandorla, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8:30pm, stirfried shrimp and broccoli, handful of baby carrots, pint of apple cider, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Picked up groceries for tomorrow's pizzas and ice cream, picked up some raw shrimp and broccoli for dinner. Cooked in a wok, with my chicken stock, mirin, worchestire sauce, minced garlic, a little soy and hot sauce. Overcooked the broc a little, but was happy with the deep flavor I created.
Wednesday, February 18
Guess what? I ate more pizza!
After school, I was planning to get some dumpling for lunch but wasn't very hungry, and realized I might just be eating pizza all day....which was correct.
Stretching training continued along with 4 others, and breaking for assorted pizzas eaten with random people, friends of the owner, characters from the neighborhood, etc. I'm finding eating the same pizza every day fascinating, because it isn't quite the same pizza everyday -- L is experimenting with the length of proofing (rising) the dough, time in the oven, herb and aromatic choices, moving the pie in the oven as it cooks, putting olive wood sawdust in the oven to create a smokey flavor profile, etc.
Last night I designed a menu for the restaurant, based on L's rough notes on what he'd like to see. I've been a graphic designer for a decade or so, but I've only been learning about menu design and menu writing in the past month, so it's an interesting challenge -- and unlike a school exercise, I can't just make sh#t up, the menu has to summerize the whole friggin' restaurant, determine the tone, the scope, not to mention food costs and labor costs. We were too busy today to sit and talk, but hopefully tomorrow I can bounce all the questions I have off of L's noggin'.
The four others left and I remained behind to help L host a birthday dinner for his nephew and a large extended clan from Staten Island. Serious Italian Staten Islander, accents and Sopranos-vibes and everything. Seeing the large raucous family get along and really appreciate L made me think of just how much Jewish and Italian families have in common.
So this was basically the very first service in the restaurant -- 15 member os L's family. I stretched dough beside him, ran around the kitchen fetching him tools and platters, trying to anticipate before he asked -- y'know, the restaurant dance. I met a bunch of L's family, and I also met his daughter, a young woman with long dreadlocks who will be managing the front of house -- the service, waiters, hosts, captains, bussers, bartenders and barbacks. Though I haven't been hired yet, perhaps a similar position for me in back of house? Who knows?
And when I got home after 10pm, I made a batch of pizza dough for the dinner I'm cooking Friday night for B and her friends....
BREAKFAST: 7am, 2 freezer waffles, banana, quart of water, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10am, street donut stick thing, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, slice of white pie with fresh tomato, slice of Sicilian, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7:30pm, 1 slice Sicilian, small sprite, cup of latte de mandorla, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
L got a bottle of almond milk syrup, which was diluted into 6 parts water into a milky white sweet drink, kind of like a liquid almond cookie. Maybe a gratis apertif after a heavy pizza meal?
EVENING SNACK: 10:15pm, large bowl of baby carrots with side of potato chips, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Stretching training continued along with 4 others, and breaking for assorted pizzas eaten with random people, friends of the owner, characters from the neighborhood, etc. I'm finding eating the same pizza every day fascinating, because it isn't quite the same pizza everyday -- L is experimenting with the length of proofing (rising) the dough, time in the oven, herb and aromatic choices, moving the pie in the oven as it cooks, putting olive wood sawdust in the oven to create a smokey flavor profile, etc.
Last night I designed a menu for the restaurant, based on L's rough notes on what he'd like to see. I've been a graphic designer for a decade or so, but I've only been learning about menu design and menu writing in the past month, so it's an interesting challenge -- and unlike a school exercise, I can't just make sh#t up, the menu has to summerize the whole friggin' restaurant, determine the tone, the scope, not to mention food costs and labor costs. We were too busy today to sit and talk, but hopefully tomorrow I can bounce all the questions I have off of L's noggin'.
The four others left and I remained behind to help L host a birthday dinner for his nephew and a large extended clan from Staten Island. Serious Italian Staten Islander, accents and Sopranos-vibes and everything. Seeing the large raucous family get along and really appreciate L made me think of just how much Jewish and Italian families have in common.
So this was basically the very first service in the restaurant -- 15 member os L's family. I stretched dough beside him, ran around the kitchen fetching him tools and platters, trying to anticipate before he asked -- y'know, the restaurant dance. I met a bunch of L's family, and I also met his daughter, a young woman with long dreadlocks who will be managing the front of house -- the service, waiters, hosts, captains, bussers, bartenders and barbacks. Though I haven't been hired yet, perhaps a similar position for me in back of house? Who knows?
And when I got home after 10pm, I made a batch of pizza dough for the dinner I'm cooking Friday night for B and her friends....
BREAKFAST: 7am, 2 freezer waffles, banana, quart of water, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10am, street donut stick thing, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, slice of white pie with fresh tomato, slice of Sicilian, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7:30pm, 1 slice Sicilian, small sprite, cup of latte de mandorla, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
L got a bottle of almond milk syrup, which was diluted into 6 parts water into a milky white sweet drink, kind of like a liquid almond cookie. Maybe a gratis apertif after a heavy pizza meal?
EVENING SNACK: 10:15pm, large bowl of baby carrots with side of potato chips, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Tuesday, February 17
Another Day in Pizzaland
Stepped on the scale this morning for the first time in a while and was pleased to see 224.6. I seem to be maintaining my lower winter weight, despite the lack of serious bike riding and the indulgent restaurant diet. Regardless, for health reasons, I need to curb some of my sugar consumption, replace it was the same amount of calories in veg and complex carbs n' protein.
Spent the day at the restaurant under the Brooklyn Bridge, just hanging with the owner/chef and picking his brains about his plans. He had a meeting of local business owners and served them wonderful mint-infused Sicilian pie, then later a marg to various friends and potential employees. So the whole time was basically eating pizza, talking pizza and thinking pizza theory. Ahhhhhh!
BREAKFAST: 8:15am, organic cheerios with industrial milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
The one good thing about the dead milk is that it sticks around, and doesn't go bad within 3 or 4 days. Still, it just doesn't taste very....milky.
LUNCH: Noon, mixed gluten, mashed taro treasure boxes, steamed glutinous rice wrapped in lotus leaf, mock-shark fin dumplings, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Swung by Vegetarian Dim Sum before hitting up the Brooklyn Bridge restaurant. I ordered 4 small plates, and it was just too much, left behind a good 1 plate worth of food. Got to remember, never more than 3.
PM SNACK: 1pm, 1 slice of mint Sicilian, .75 bowl, hunger 3/5
L made a large square tray of Sicilian style pizza, but in the sauce he infused it with fresh mint, and laid on a layer of torn up fresh mint leaves between the bottom layer of cheese and top layer of sauce. It tasted surprisingly sweet on the tongue, but not in a cloying way. I associate strong mint flavors with sweet, so maybe it was my brain playing tricks on me? It was surprisingly pleasing.
PM SNACK: 3pm, 1 slice margerita, Manhattan Special soda, .5 bowl, hunger 3/5
While chewing on L's ear in the back kitchen, we forgot the pie was in the oven and caught it just as it was on the edge of beginning of burnt -- you could taste a mild bitterness starting to develop on the bottom crust, but the crisp crunchiness matched against the firm chew of the bread easily made up for it. This is some serious pizza.
The Manhattan Special is a carbonated, sweetened espresso drink, and the caffeine jolt got me buzzing for a solid 4 hours. I usually don't drink stuff like this, but it's going to be served at the restaurant, and if I don't end up working there, who knows when I'd get a freebie.
DINNER: 8:45pm, half a sesame noodle appetizer, spinach salad, hijiki tofu patty, water, 1 bowl, hunger 3/5
Tired after another intense day, nice simple dinner with a friend I haven't seen in way too long.
Spent the day at the restaurant under the Brooklyn Bridge, just hanging with the owner/chef and picking his brains about his plans. He had a meeting of local business owners and served them wonderful mint-infused Sicilian pie, then later a marg to various friends and potential employees. So the whole time was basically eating pizza, talking pizza and thinking pizza theory. Ahhhhhh!
BREAKFAST: 8:15am, organic cheerios with industrial milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
The one good thing about the dead milk is that it sticks around, and doesn't go bad within 3 or 4 days. Still, it just doesn't taste very....milky.
LUNCH: Noon, mixed gluten, mashed taro treasure boxes, steamed glutinous rice wrapped in lotus leaf, mock-shark fin dumplings, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Swung by Vegetarian Dim Sum before hitting up the Brooklyn Bridge restaurant. I ordered 4 small plates, and it was just too much, left behind a good 1 plate worth of food. Got to remember, never more than 3.
PM SNACK: 1pm, 1 slice of mint Sicilian, .75 bowl, hunger 3/5
L made a large square tray of Sicilian style pizza, but in the sauce he infused it with fresh mint, and laid on a layer of torn up fresh mint leaves between the bottom layer of cheese and top layer of sauce. It tasted surprisingly sweet on the tongue, but not in a cloying way. I associate strong mint flavors with sweet, so maybe it was my brain playing tricks on me? It was surprisingly pleasing.
PM SNACK: 3pm, 1 slice margerita, Manhattan Special soda, .5 bowl, hunger 3/5
While chewing on L's ear in the back kitchen, we forgot the pie was in the oven and caught it just as it was on the edge of beginning of burnt -- you could taste a mild bitterness starting to develop on the bottom crust, but the crisp crunchiness matched against the firm chew of the bread easily made up for it. This is some serious pizza.
The Manhattan Special is a carbonated, sweetened espresso drink, and the caffeine jolt got me buzzing for a solid 4 hours. I usually don't drink stuff like this, but it's going to be served at the restaurant, and if I don't end up working there, who knows when I'd get a freebie.
DINNER: 8:45pm, half a sesame noodle appetizer, spinach salad, hijiki tofu patty, water, 1 bowl, hunger 3/5
Tired after another intense day, nice simple dinner with a friend I haven't seen in way too long.
Monday, February 16
Pizza Intensity
Spent a few hours this morning at the new pizza restaurant under the Brooklyn Bridge, it's a good vibe but I get the impression that the chef-owner-proprietor is a bit sensitive about his trade secrets, so I'm not going to repeat here what I'm experiencing and learning there -- suffice to say, it's pretty humbling to be in the presence of someone whose so passionate and committed to elevating the humble pizza into something fantastic.
Had lunch with B with the restaurateur and the embryonic staff, really amazing Italian-American style slices, high quality with a deft touch on the dough and a nice olive-wood aroma from a technique he's experimenting with (my lips are sealed!) We took off and visited the park we married, got a snack at Jacques Torres, walked over to where B used to live and all the landmarks we courted each other.
Spent the evening working the phones and the counter at the Prospect Heights restaurant, very busy for a Monday night. It was pretty intense, and the 5 hours flew by in a second. AND the restaurateur from the Brooklyn Bridge spot came by for dinner, to check out the operation I've been talking up a little to him. A long day of pizza intensity
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, good granola with industrial milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:45pm, 1 slice marg, 1.5 slice white, small amount of chicory salad, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3pm, 3 chocolate covered graham crackers, half a hot chocolate, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 8pm, cheese cake, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9:45pm, small pizza with moz, spicy sausage, fresh bell pepper, black olive, cherry tomato, ginger ale, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING WATERING: 11:30pm, quart
Had lunch with B with the restaurateur and the embryonic staff, really amazing Italian-American style slices, high quality with a deft touch on the dough and a nice olive-wood aroma from a technique he's experimenting with (my lips are sealed!) We took off and visited the park we married, got a snack at Jacques Torres, walked over to where B used to live and all the landmarks we courted each other.
Spent the evening working the phones and the counter at the Prospect Heights restaurant, very busy for a Monday night. It was pretty intense, and the 5 hours flew by in a second. AND the restaurateur from the Brooklyn Bridge spot came by for dinner, to check out the operation I've been talking up a little to him. A long day of pizza intensity
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, good granola with industrial milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:45pm, 1 slice marg, 1.5 slice white, small amount of chicory salad, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3pm, 3 chocolate covered graham crackers, half a hot chocolate, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 8pm, cheese cake, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9:45pm, small pizza with moz, spicy sausage, fresh bell pepper, black olive, cherry tomato, ginger ale, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING WATERING: 11:30pm, quart
Sunday, February 15
I still hate tequila
When a burly back kitchen cook offers you a shot of tequila at the end of the night, and you don't have a good grasp of Spanish and he doesn't have a good grasp of English, and you both are dependent on each other through the night to keep your work moving smoothly without errors, well, you accept it and thank him, muchacho. I HATE tequila.
I was at the restaurant from 11 to 11, first as a combo phone/bus/pizza helper, then after 4, strictly pizza. Around 8:30, during an extended 2 hour rush, I started to feel a bit unfocused on my feet and ran to the back and sucked down a tiramisu, which made me feel a lot better. I would have chosen something healthier, but I needed something on hand that took no time to prep.
BREAKFAST: 7:30am, good granola with industrial milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 11am, slice with onion and prosciutto, chocolate hazelnut cake, 2 sodas, 2 bowl, hunger 4/5
MEAL 3: 4pm, french toast, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 8:30pm, tiramisu, water, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNORT: 9:30pm, shot of tequila
DINNER: 10pm, kid's size rigatoni with mushroom, pine nut tart, water, half glass of wine, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
I was at the restaurant from 11 to 11, first as a combo phone/bus/pizza helper, then after 4, strictly pizza. Around 8:30, during an extended 2 hour rush, I started to feel a bit unfocused on my feet and ran to the back and sucked down a tiramisu, which made me feel a lot better. I would have chosen something healthier, but I needed something on hand that took no time to prep.
BREAKFAST: 7:30am, good granola with industrial milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 11am, slice with onion and prosciutto, chocolate hazelnut cake, 2 sodas, 2 bowl, hunger 4/5
MEAL 3: 4pm, french toast, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 8:30pm, tiramisu, water, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNORT: 9:30pm, shot of tequila
DINNER: 10pm, kid's size rigatoni with mushroom, pine nut tart, water, half glass of wine, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Saturday, February 14
Bubbly Wine & Chocolate is Devine
Spent the day with B at the movies, literally. We made an early before-noon showing of one movie, then took advantage of the multiplex and sat for another right after. I've only done this sporadically over the years (who has the time?) and always by myself, so it was wonderful to have, as they are fond of saying on many profiles on dating websites, a 'partner in crime'. Perhaps the cheapest Valentines date ever?
We found a small neighborhood Korean joint right after that was great but the portions were too large. But there was no crazy v-day menu, and was uncrowded and no-stress.
BREAKFAST: 9:30am, good yogurt with honey, vanilla, cashews, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 11:30am, slice of streetza, 3 cider donuts, 3 small whole wheat pretzels, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
We walked to Union Square, or more precisely because of B's condition, we mosied. I saw a "99 Cent Pizza" place off Washington Square, and was curious. The crust was surprisingly good, crisp bottom and a nice chew, though you could see the marks of the screen they used. Strong yeast flavor, which you have to like, which I do. The toppings were a disaster, flavorless tomato sauce and orange, greasy cheese that tasted overwhelmingly of salt. Still, for a buck, it's definitely pizza.
The pretzels and donuts were purchased in the Union Square farmer's market, and got me through the movies.
DINNER: 4:45pm, kimchi pancake, bulgogi japchae, kimchi, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 8pm, left over kimchi pancake and bulgogi, chocolate bon-bons, half a glass of prosecco, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
We swung by Trader Joe's on the walk home, just because neither of us have been there in a year or so. I always tease B that she's a spoiled wife, that she just sits around all day eating bon-bons. So I couldn't resist when I saw bon-bons for sale (hor deurve sized balls of chocolate ice cream on a small chocolate cookie, covered in a thin chocolate shell) When we got home, I served a plate of them with a bottle of prosecco, which B had a few sips. I was really surprised to find that the chocolate and prosecco flavors went together f'ing fantastically. Wow! I think I want sparkling white wine with chocolate at all times now. And with my wife!
We found a small neighborhood Korean joint right after that was great but the portions were too large. But there was no crazy v-day menu, and was uncrowded and no-stress.
BREAKFAST: 9:30am, good yogurt with honey, vanilla, cashews, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 11:30am, slice of streetza, 3 cider donuts, 3 small whole wheat pretzels, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
We walked to Union Square, or more precisely because of B's condition, we mosied. I saw a "99 Cent Pizza" place off Washington Square, and was curious. The crust was surprisingly good, crisp bottom and a nice chew, though you could see the marks of the screen they used. Strong yeast flavor, which you have to like, which I do. The toppings were a disaster, flavorless tomato sauce and orange, greasy cheese that tasted overwhelmingly of salt. Still, for a buck, it's definitely pizza.
The pretzels and donuts were purchased in the Union Square farmer's market, and got me through the movies.
DINNER: 4:45pm, kimchi pancake, bulgogi japchae, kimchi, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 8pm, left over kimchi pancake and bulgogi, chocolate bon-bons, half a glass of prosecco, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
We swung by Trader Joe's on the walk home, just because neither of us have been there in a year or so. I always tease B that she's a spoiled wife, that she just sits around all day eating bon-bons. So I couldn't resist when I saw bon-bons for sale (hor deurve sized balls of chocolate ice cream on a small chocolate cookie, covered in a thin chocolate shell) When we got home, I served a plate of them with a bottle of prosecco, which B had a few sips. I was really surprised to find that the chocolate and prosecco flavors went together f'ing fantastically. Wow! I think I want sparkling white wine with chocolate at all times now. And with my wife!
Friday, February 13
Bacon Bourbon
BREAKFAST: 7:30am, banana, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1pm, a steak, pork and shrimp taco, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Tried three tacos at a new taqueria in Soho, was pretty good, but not as good (or cheap) (or authentic) as the stuff deep in Brooklyn.
PM SNACK: 1:30pm, pistachio ice cream, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM MEAL: 4pm, cheese tortellini in chicken stock, 1 bowl, hunger 3/5
PM DRINK SAMPLING: 6:30-8:30pm, shot of bacon-infused bourbon, prosecco, gin, various tinctures, bread and cheese, water, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Volunteered at the Astor Center for an Infused Alcohol class, was fun though spirits really isn't my thing. Still, came home with a nice bottle of bubbly and the remnants of the bacon bourbon.
DINNER: 10:30pm. frozen pizza, pistachio ice cream, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Had a California Pizza Kitchen frozen individual pie in the back of the freezer. Nice fresh tomato flavor, but inferior cheese, too much basil and an oddly textured crust.
LUNCH: 1pm, a steak, pork and shrimp taco, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Tried three tacos at a new taqueria in Soho, was pretty good, but not as good (or cheap) (or authentic) as the stuff deep in Brooklyn.
PM SNACK: 1:30pm, pistachio ice cream, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM MEAL: 4pm, cheese tortellini in chicken stock, 1 bowl, hunger 3/5
PM DRINK SAMPLING: 6:30-8:30pm, shot of bacon-infused bourbon, prosecco, gin, various tinctures, bread and cheese, water, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Volunteered at the Astor Center for an Infused Alcohol class, was fun though spirits really isn't my thing. Still, came home with a nice bottle of bubbly and the remnants of the bacon bourbon.
DINNER: 10:30pm. frozen pizza, pistachio ice cream, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Had a California Pizza Kitchen frozen individual pie in the back of the freezer. Nice fresh tomato flavor, but inferior cheese, too much basil and an oddly textured crust.
Thursday, February 12
My Good Friend, Soup
I took a tour of the facilities at Daniel, a four-star French Restaurant on the Upper East Side, then swung by an old lunch spot I ate at twice a week when I was a designer at a law firm in midtown for half a decade. It's called "Oriental Noodle Shop", and is basically a very-quick service American-Chinese restaurant with a full-service backroom, a long-ass lunch counter and a pick-up counter in the front. Their speciality is roast pork and their noodle soups, and in the winter I'd always get a bowl of roast pork noodle soup (duh!).
$7 including tax gets a HUGE bowl of soup, filled generously with fresh noodles and a lot of meat. Back when I worked near there, it was not enough -- I'd usually order an egg roll or shrimp toast to start with. Today, looking at another person's bowl of soup size, knew there would be no way I'd need something else, and wondered if I'd finish the soup, despite being really hungry. The soup itself -- beef/pork stock -- was remarkably tasty, and now that I've made stock of all sorts myself, I appreciate the subtle hand they use to get that flavor. One thing I would NEVER eat was the small pile of Chinese broccoli and kale that would give a little color to the dish. It's bitter, and, uh, healthy. Today, I ate it right up -- it's bitterness was an AMAZING compliment to the subtle sweetness of the glaze of the roast pork....and it's healthy.
I tried to finish the soup, and despite it still tasting really good, could not get the whole bowl down. I think I definitely miss this soup much more than I miss my old desk job. Thank goodness I'm still friendly with the soup!
I went straight to the restaurant after to start prep. The night was unusually busy, and looking back, used sugary stuff as a crutch to keep going -- I was expending a lot of energy, almost athletically stretching dough, getting pizzas out of the oven and into boxes and on plates. Forced to eat late, I limited myself to a kid's pizza stretched super thing --about the same width of an adult 12" pie, but much thinner.
BREAKFAST: 7am, good yogurt with honey, raw cashews, vanilla, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10am, street donut, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:15pm, roast pork udon noodle soup, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2pm, tiramisu, .5 bowl. hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4pm, small portion of chocolate pudding, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 6pm, black cherry soda, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 9pm, ginger ale, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 10:30pm, kid's size pizza with moz, onion, sauce, parm, sausage, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
$7 including tax gets a HUGE bowl of soup, filled generously with fresh noodles and a lot of meat. Back when I worked near there, it was not enough -- I'd usually order an egg roll or shrimp toast to start with. Today, looking at another person's bowl of soup size, knew there would be no way I'd need something else, and wondered if I'd finish the soup, despite being really hungry. The soup itself -- beef/pork stock -- was remarkably tasty, and now that I've made stock of all sorts myself, I appreciate the subtle hand they use to get that flavor. One thing I would NEVER eat was the small pile of Chinese broccoli and kale that would give a little color to the dish. It's bitter, and, uh, healthy. Today, I ate it right up -- it's bitterness was an AMAZING compliment to the subtle sweetness of the glaze of the roast pork....and it's healthy.
I tried to finish the soup, and despite it still tasting really good, could not get the whole bowl down. I think I definitely miss this soup much more than I miss my old desk job. Thank goodness I'm still friendly with the soup!
I went straight to the restaurant after to start prep. The night was unusually busy, and looking back, used sugary stuff as a crutch to keep going -- I was expending a lot of energy, almost athletically stretching dough, getting pizzas out of the oven and into boxes and on plates. Forced to eat late, I limited myself to a kid's pizza stretched super thing --about the same width of an adult 12" pie, but much thinner.
BREAKFAST: 7am, good yogurt with honey, raw cashews, vanilla, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10am, street donut, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:15pm, roast pork udon noodle soup, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2pm, tiramisu, .5 bowl. hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4pm, small portion of chocolate pudding, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 6pm, black cherry soda, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 9pm, ginger ale, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 10:30pm, kid's size pizza with moz, onion, sauce, parm, sausage, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Wednesday, February 11
Pizza training
After class, shot over to a yet-to-open pizza restaurant underneath the Brooklyn Bridge on the Brooklyn side and spent the afternoon hanging out and training with a very raw team. The try-out/training period is for another week or two until the joint can actually open, but I think I do want to go back as much as possible, if only to train -- I think I have a lot to learn from the owner/chef. He whipped out an old school Sicilian pie in the Italian oven that pretty much rocked my world.
Met B for our first child-birthing class thang after, had a salad before hand to try to get my diet into some semblance of a balance, guffaw!
BREAKFAST: 8pm, marble pound cake, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:30pm, 10 pork n' chive dumplings, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
$2.50 at the tiny joint with no English speakers near the base of the Manhattan Bridge.
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, 2 small slices of Sicilian pizza, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Really good.
DINNER: 5:30pm, Cesar salad, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 8:45pm, ramekin of pistachio ice cream, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Bought this flavor because I knew B wouldn't eat it. Not particularly great, the ice cream tasted more almondy than anything else, and the bits of pistachio were not so much crunchy as soft.
EVENING SNACK: 9:30, potato chips, cider, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Mini binge! I didn't eat enough today.
Met B for our first child-birthing class thang after, had a salad before hand to try to get my diet into some semblance of a balance, guffaw!
BREAKFAST: 8pm, marble pound cake, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:30pm, 10 pork n' chive dumplings, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
$2.50 at the tiny joint with no English speakers near the base of the Manhattan Bridge.
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, 2 small slices of Sicilian pizza, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Really good.
DINNER: 5:30pm, Cesar salad, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 8:45pm, ramekin of pistachio ice cream, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Bought this flavor because I knew B wouldn't eat it. Not particularly great, the ice cream tasted more almondy than anything else, and the bits of pistachio were not so much crunchy as soft.
EVENING SNACK: 9:30, potato chips, cider, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Mini binge! I didn't eat enough today.
Tuesday, February 10
Come back, guru!
Between finding time to reassemble the house between classes, recovering from my sick days last week, shifts and the restaurant, and the try-out I'm having at a new pizza restaurant tomorrow, my yoga practice has fallen by the way side for 2 weeks. I hope to have time to get a class in on Friday, but I need my guru HVS to come back to the city and motivate me!
BREAKFAST: 9:30am, glass of cider, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 11am, 2 donuts, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1pm, slice of pizza with prosciutto, root beer, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
The prosciutto became a little crisp and deeper/saltier in flavor, like an interesting bacon. Could be something. At the resto, the prosciutto is usually put on after baking, allowing the fat to melt into the pie. This is much more of a hammer throw, in a good way.
PM SNACK: 3pm, chocolate pudding, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Made the pudding at the restaurant. After cooling it and getting it into a sealable container, I got to scrape out the bowl into mah mouf. Problem with that is unlike home, I made a full gallon of pudding, which allows for a lot of scraping.
DINNER: 7:15pm, 'child's size' spaghetti and meat ball, seltzer, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, swig of cider
BREAKFAST: 9:30am, glass of cider, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 11am, 2 donuts, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1pm, slice of pizza with prosciutto, root beer, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
The prosciutto became a little crisp and deeper/saltier in flavor, like an interesting bacon. Could be something. At the resto, the prosciutto is usually put on after baking, allowing the fat to melt into the pie. This is much more of a hammer throw, in a good way.
PM SNACK: 3pm, chocolate pudding, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Made the pudding at the restaurant. After cooling it and getting it into a sealable container, I got to scrape out the bowl into mah mouf. Problem with that is unlike home, I made a full gallon of pudding, which allows for a lot of scraping.
DINNER: 7:15pm, 'child's size' spaghetti and meat ball, seltzer, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, swig of cider
Monday, February 9
Taxi food
On the way back from school to home, I swung by an Indian punjabi grocery on Houston and A that primarily serves taxi drivers. I discovered this place back in the mid-90s when I worked around the corner, and I must say it hasn't changed a bit. I got a HUGE plate fresh potato and pea samosas smothered in chickpea curry, a couple hearty fresh rotis, sprinkled with onion and yogurt on the side, all for $6.50. It would definitely be more expensive for me to try to make this at home, and wouldn't been nearly as good.
Spent the evening at the restaurant on phone/bus duty. First time I've worked this position, was interesting getting a different perspective on the workings the machine that is the restaurant.
Spent the evening at the restaurant on phone/bus duty. First time I've worked this position, was interesting getting a different perspective on the workings the machine that is the restaurant.
BREAKFAST: 7am, organic chex with good milk, swig apple cider, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:45pm, potato samosas and chickpea curry, 2 roti, pint cider, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM WATERING: 3pm, quart
PM SNACK: 5pm, tiramisu, cheesecake, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 8pm, slice banana nutella pizza, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9:30pm, square slice with onion and sausage, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM WATERING: 3pm, quart
PM SNACK: 5pm, tiramisu, cheesecake, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 8pm, slice banana nutella pizza, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9:30pm, square slice with onion and sausage, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Sunday, February 8
Weekend Report
Weekend flew by in a blur. Out to NJ on a social call, Saturday night at Ikea getting pieces for the baby room. Sunday spent at school on a food-product class, then finished painting the bedrooms and started to reassemble the house now that the floors are redone. Took the wifey out to dinner Sunday evening, looking forward to this upcoming week, working 3 days at the resto, a try out at a new place, etc etc.
SATURDAY:
BREAKFAST: 8am, organic cheerios with good milk, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM LUNCHING: noon-4pm, carrots, crackers, hummus, 0lives, pickled garlic, 2 pieces of spinach pie, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Out to deep dark NJ to visit a friend and her family. Awesome hanging out with her kids, a 3 yr old and a new born. Man, I can't wait to have my own bebe.
PM SNACK: 4:45pm, 1 McDonalds hamburger, half a medium fries, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
B was craving a McD's hot-fudge sundae, so I randomly ordered a burger. Exactly as I remember it from when I was a little kid.
DINNER: 10pm, pasta with homemade mushroom tomato sauce, water. 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
SUNDAY:
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, organic cheerios with good milk, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1pm, a few spoonfuls of tortellini salad, grape soda, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7:30pm, spaghetti a lemone, half a margarita pizza, tiramisu, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Out to Lil' Frankies, crap service, dishes came out haphazardly, and a few olives mysteriously were on our pizza. And the pizza was undercooked.
SATURDAY:
BREAKFAST: 8am, organic cheerios with good milk, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM LUNCHING: noon-4pm, carrots, crackers, hummus, 0lives, pickled garlic, 2 pieces of spinach pie, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Out to deep dark NJ to visit a friend and her family. Awesome hanging out with her kids, a 3 yr old and a new born. Man, I can't wait to have my own bebe.
PM SNACK: 4:45pm, 1 McDonalds hamburger, half a medium fries, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
B was craving a McD's hot-fudge sundae, so I randomly ordered a burger. Exactly as I remember it from when I was a little kid.
DINNER: 10pm, pasta with homemade mushroom tomato sauce, water. 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
SUNDAY:
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, organic cheerios with good milk, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1pm, a few spoonfuls of tortellini salad, grape soda, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7:30pm, spaghetti a lemone, half a margarita pizza, tiramisu, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Out to Lil' Frankies, crap service, dishes came out haphazardly, and a few olives mysteriously were on our pizza. And the pizza was undercooked.
Friday, February 6
Thursday, February 5
Breakfats
After class, made my way into Brooklyn for lunch with a friend. After, I popped by Jaques Torres in DUMBO to pick up some sweet valentine treats for B, and swung by a new upscale pizza place to drop off an application. As it turns out, the owner was in and got to sit for an informal interview. We hit it off and I'm going back next week for a try out. Who knows what pizza adventures lay ahead?
Spent the evening making 2 cauldrons of high quality chicken stock -- a week of chicken soup really appeals right now. My appetite never quite returned after eating 2/3 of a way-too-large sundae.
BREAKFATS (typo but I'm keepin' it): 7am, BLT on a bagel with half an order of homefries, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
At my diner around the corner from my house. Just hungry and nothing in the house. I used to be a bit of a regular here, and they remembered me -- after I ordered, the man asked, "Diet coke?" Oy. This was the only breakfast from this place I could stomach now -- their pancakes are gummy chemical messes. The 'side' of homefries just looked monstrous to me, and was easy to eat only half.
LUNCH: 2:30pm, mulligatawny soup, shrimp curry with rice and roti, water, brownie sundae, 2 bowl, hunger 4/5
Lunch in Brooklyn with a friend I don't get to see nearly enough. With Y, we ALWAYS over eat. She just loves the act of eating, and when we get together we just create a self-reinforcing whirlwind of gluttony. After some decent Indian, we went to a patisserie for ice cream sundaes on one of the bitter coldest days of the year. Because that's how we roll.
PM WATERING: 7pm, quart
Spent the evening making 2 cauldrons of high quality chicken stock -- a week of chicken soup really appeals right now. My appetite never quite returned after eating 2/3 of a way-too-large sundae.
BREAKFATS (typo but I'm keepin' it): 7am, BLT on a bagel with half an order of homefries, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
At my diner around the corner from my house. Just hungry and nothing in the house. I used to be a bit of a regular here, and they remembered me -- after I ordered, the man asked, "Diet coke?" Oy. This was the only breakfast from this place I could stomach now -- their pancakes are gummy chemical messes. The 'side' of homefries just looked monstrous to me, and was easy to eat only half.
LUNCH: 2:30pm, mulligatawny soup, shrimp curry with rice and roti, water, brownie sundae, 2 bowl, hunger 4/5
Lunch in Brooklyn with a friend I don't get to see nearly enough. With Y, we ALWAYS over eat. She just loves the act of eating, and when we get together we just create a self-reinforcing whirlwind of gluttony. After some decent Indian, we went to a patisserie for ice cream sundaes on one of the bitter coldest days of the year. Because that's how we roll.
PM WATERING: 7pm, quart
Wednesday, February 4
MMMmmm fishballs!
Feeling better, almost back to 100%. Had to manage the floor refinishing project a bit after class, but got away for lunch. Went to a random restaurant on the edge of Chinatown, a dumpling house in a tiny storefront where noone spoke English and I got a monstrous amount of food for $7. I love NY. The big bowl of fishball soup was kinda gross - little balls of gefilte fish with a dark-colored fish paste in the middle. Fish balls, indeed. Very weak flavor.
Nothing in the house for breakfast, so instead of getting a crappy cart pastry, stopped by my local donut shop for some world class delights. Need to do some temp shopping for groceries.
AM WATERING: 6:30am, quart of water
BREAKFAST: 7:30am, 2 donuts, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, 15 pork dumplings, couple of fishballs, 1.25 bowl
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, creme brulee donut, quart of water, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:15pm, bread, lentil soup, string beans, a little gnocchi, chocolate tart, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
A lighter dinner with B at a local eatery. Won't be able to do this too spontaneously once Noah/Noahetta Jr. is on the scene.
Nothing in the house for breakfast, so instead of getting a crappy cart pastry, stopped by my local donut shop for some world class delights. Need to do some temp shopping for groceries.
AM WATERING: 6:30am, quart of water
BREAKFAST: 7:30am, 2 donuts, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, 15 pork dumplings, couple of fishballs, 1.25 bowl
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, creme brulee donut, quart of water, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:15pm, bread, lentil soup, string beans, a little gnocchi, chocolate tart, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
A lighter dinner with B at a local eatery. Won't be able to do this too spontaneously once Noah/Noahetta Jr. is on the scene.
Tuesday, February 3
Back At It
Feeling better, but not 100%. Having a friend refinish floors in the home, so me and B and a whole lotta stuff are living in the living room and the pantry is pretty bare, and will probably remain so till next week. Need vegetables.
Spent most of the day at the restaurant, lots of fun with the peeps. My appetite still hasn't returned yet, and was relieved when it was really slow and sent home early.
Had the house-made tiramisu for the first time, which I've made more times than I count. I'm not a coffee drinker, and the espresso in the recipe turned me off. However, upon eating, found it very mild and a delicious counter to the thick cream. Hrumph.
BREAKFAST: 9am, quart of water, street cart pound cake, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:15pm, slice of resto pizza with mushrooms, root beer, tiramisu, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2-8pm, 2 sodas, nibbles off the pizza topping station, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING WATERING: 10pm, quart
Spent most of the day at the restaurant, lots of fun with the peeps. My appetite still hasn't returned yet, and was relieved when it was really slow and sent home early.
Had the house-made tiramisu for the first time, which I've made more times than I count. I'm not a coffee drinker, and the espresso in the recipe turned me off. However, upon eating, found it very mild and a delicious counter to the thick cream. Hrumph.
BREAKFAST: 9am, quart of water, street cart pound cake, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:15pm, slice of resto pizza with mushrooms, root beer, tiramisu, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2-8pm, 2 sodas, nibbles off the pizza topping station, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING WATERING: 10pm, quart
Monday, February 2
House Work
I resisted taking any meds last night, as I know I'm closer to the end of this episode and gotta get my sleep back in order. So I finally dozed at 6am, only to wake to B's alarm at 7. The next step in the nursery, floor scraping, is happening tomorrow so I spent the day finishing the painting and moving all the furniture out of the bedrooms into the living room. It was a bit of an exertion, which felt good, but when I went outside for the first time since Thursday to the diner around the corner, felt a bit weak and woozy.
Hopefully, tomorrow I'll be back at 100%.
BREAKFAST: 9:30am, banana, water, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 12:30pm, grape soda, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, BLT on rye, onion rings, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM WATERING: 3-7pm, 3 quarts
DINNER: 7pm, vegetarian udon with satay, crispy seitan, veg wonton soup, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Ordered in from a vegan restaurant I haven't eaten from in a while. Pleasantly surprised by the reasonably moderate serving sizes.
Hopefully, tomorrow I'll be back at 100%.
BREAKFAST: 9:30am, banana, water, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 12:30pm, grape soda, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, BLT on rye, onion rings, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM WATERING: 3-7pm, 3 quarts
DINNER: 7pm, vegetarian udon with satay, crispy seitan, veg wonton soup, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Ordered in from a vegan restaurant I haven't eaten from in a while. Pleasantly surprised by the reasonably moderate serving sizes.
Sunday, February 1
Lil' Less Illin'
Felt crappy but better, enjoyed staying and helping B do the laundry, read a little, watch a lot of bad TV. Postponed some housework for a day later, so I can spend the day painting and prepping tomorrow. Watched the superbowl ads -- the 2 Subway ads aimed at being diet-conscious and dirt cheap, a good place to be in this economy, I suppose.
BRUNCH: 1pm, tofu pad thai, green salad with peanut sauce, shrimp wrapped in wonton, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5pm, 2 dietetic ice cream sandwiches, ramekin of homemade vanilla ice cream, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
B did some food shopping without me, and ended up getting some stink bomb for the bathroom. Even more offensive than turning our john into a French whorehouse, she bought a pack of 6 'Skinny Cow' low-fat vanilla ice cream sandwiches on chocolate biscuits. These reminded me of the Carvel flying saucers my parents indulged us with a few times growing up, straight from the parlor, not a supermarket. These were similar, but ridiculously flavorless, with a chemically thin feel in the mouth, and the cookie part was crumbly and chewy at the same time.
BUT the marketing and the name is to chicks, to make women feel better about indulging. And indulge B did, eating 4 of the damn things. I have no problem with B eating a whole lot of ice cream, but it should be REAL ice cream, with full fat, full flavor, no fillers and no chemicals. And the FACT is that for all the fat but half the calories, B would have been much more satiated.
I had to cleanse my palate with some of my homemade vanilla in the freezer, and let's just say, the two tasted like two different food groups all together.
DINNER: 8pm, 5 carrots, water, .25 bowl, hunger 3/5
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