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
Saturday, March 19
Friday, March 18
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
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
Thursday, March 17
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
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
Wednesday, March 16
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.
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.
Tuesday, March 15
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
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, March 14
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.
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.
Sunday, March 13
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
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
Saturday, March 12
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
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
Friday, March 11
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
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
Thursday, March 10
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
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
Wednesday, March 9
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.
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.
Tuesday, March 8
Artiste
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
Monday, March 7
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
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
DINNER: 7:30pm, health salad, mushroom risotto, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Sunday, March 6
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
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
Saturday, March 5
Mushroom Fiesta
Good day, with a nice visit from a friend I have not seen since my wedding. Nice evening in with a movie with the wifey. Edie was a bit warm and cried a bit in the late evening, which was stressful, but a bit of baby tylenol seemed to do the trick.
TODAY'S COOKING
Mushroom Duxelle Risotto: With my c-school risotto recipe, I adapted it to make it super-mushroomy. A friend recently gifted me some dried wood-ears and hen-of the woods, which I combined with some dried porcinis and morrels. I reconstituted them in the vegetable stock that I was using in the dish, which retained all the mushroomy goodness. Then I added some fresh shitakes, portobellos and beautiful chanterelles, chopped fine in the processor, sauteed in a little olive oil and salt until no more steam came off of them, then deglazed with a hit of sherry. Made the risotto with the veg-mushroom stock, and mixed in the duxelle at the end along with the other finishing agents (cold butter, marscapone, parmegan, salt, chopped parsley.) Happy with how it came out, super 'shroomy and tasty. Gonna make riceballs with the left overs on Monday.
AM SNACK: 10am, iced green tea
LUNCH: 12:30pm, mushroom risotto with health salad, 1 glass prosecco, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:45pm, good yogurt with honey and almonds, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 7:30pm, multigrain corn chips with school-made salsa, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8:30pm, singapore mei fun, shrimp dumplings, scallion pancake, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Ordered from a new place, a pan-Asian place on 1st and 13th that happens to deliver this far south. I ordered some of the usual stuff I get from my local take out places, and two things: it's easily 2x as expensive and, and it's about 2x better -- fresher, tastier, better ingredients and a lighter hand on the greasiness. I don't think I'll be ordering again locally soon, unless I'm hankering for food memories from back in the day.
EVENING SNACK: midnight, small piece of cinnamon babka
TODAY'S COOKING
Mushroom Duxelle Risotto: With my c-school risotto recipe, I adapted it to make it super-mushroomy. A friend recently gifted me some dried wood-ears and hen-of the woods, which I combined with some dried porcinis and morrels. I reconstituted them in the vegetable stock that I was using in the dish, which retained all the mushroomy goodness. Then I added some fresh shitakes, portobellos and beautiful chanterelles, chopped fine in the processor, sauteed in a little olive oil and salt until no more steam came off of them, then deglazed with a hit of sherry. Made the risotto with the veg-mushroom stock, and mixed in the duxelle at the end along with the other finishing agents (cold butter, marscapone, parmegan, salt, chopped parsley.) Happy with how it came out, super 'shroomy and tasty. Gonna make riceballs with the left overs on Monday.
AM SNACK: 10am, iced green tea
LUNCH: 12:30pm, mushroom risotto with health salad, 1 glass prosecco, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:45pm, good yogurt with honey and almonds, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 7:30pm, multigrain corn chips with school-made salsa, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8:30pm, singapore mei fun, shrimp dumplings, scallion pancake, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Ordered from a new place, a pan-Asian place on 1st and 13th that happens to deliver this far south. I ordered some of the usual stuff I get from my local take out places, and two things: it's easily 2x as expensive and, and it's about 2x better -- fresher, tastier, better ingredients and a lighter hand on the greasiness. I don't think I'll be ordering again locally soon, unless I'm hankering for food memories from back in the day.
EVENING SNACK: midnight, small piece of cinnamon babka
Friday, March 4
Sleepy yoga
Good day of chores all morning and afternoon, cooking, organizing the kitchen, getting little things done around the house while also lovin' on Edie. Went to yoga with the HVS for the first time in a long time, despite being over-tired. Still enjoyed it. Surprisingly, HVS was up for something not 100% healthy so we went to a ramen shop and I got to indulge in a little pork and shrimp! Conked out early, soon after my evening snack.
TODAY'S COOKING
Mock Super Hippy Bread: Made 100% whole wheat bread with the cracked 7 grain cereal mixed in, only this time I eliminated the dried milk powder, making the bread vegan and more in the spirit of a super-hippy. It's another step closer to the original, it's less supple, more rough, less luscious, more in your face, but it's still not there. I think there may be some sort of sour-dough starter in the original, and I suspect there may be whole grain flours other than white in the original, so next version I may have to take a more radical step.
Health Salad: One small cabbage still made a huge bowl of this simple slaw.
AM SNACK: 7am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 8:15am, 5 small buttermilk pancakes, water, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:30pm, sardines and avocado on freshly baked super hippy bread, health salad, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:30pm, school made fresh salsa with multigrain corn chips, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
SNICKLEDINNER: 8:15pm, shio ramen, shrimp shumai, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10pm, small ramekin of chocolate chips, peanuts and pretzels
We had a few little packets of peanuts and pretzels from the flight. Mixing them with the chips was surprisingly delicious, and baseline it cut down the caloric density if I just ate chips.
TODAY'S COOKING
Mock Super Hippy Bread: Made 100% whole wheat bread with the cracked 7 grain cereal mixed in, only this time I eliminated the dried milk powder, making the bread vegan and more in the spirit of a super-hippy. It's another step closer to the original, it's less supple, more rough, less luscious, more in your face, but it's still not there. I think there may be some sort of sour-dough starter in the original, and I suspect there may be whole grain flours other than white in the original, so next version I may have to take a more radical step.
Health Salad: One small cabbage still made a huge bowl of this simple slaw.
AM SNACK: 7am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 8:15am, 5 small buttermilk pancakes, water, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:30pm, sardines and avocado on freshly baked super hippy bread, health salad, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:30pm, school made fresh salsa with multigrain corn chips, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
SNICKLEDINNER: 8:15pm, shio ramen, shrimp shumai, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10pm, small ramekin of chocolate chips, peanuts and pretzels
We had a few little packets of peanuts and pretzels from the flight. Mixing them with the chips was surprisingly delicious, and baseline it cut down the caloric density if I just ate chips.
Thursday, March 3
First day of class
Good busy day. Woke up late, finally normalizing after the LA trip and upset system. B went out to a playdate group with Edles while I lifted weights, then picked up a new bike from the shop, a wonderful early birthday present from B & her family.
Today was the first day of teaching this semester, 7 kids, a very quiet and focused group, very easily the best first class I've had. Feedback at the end was very positive, too, which hopefully means the pleasure was mutual. Swung by Wholefoods on the way home. Had a hard time falling asleep.
Tomorrow is home chores, followed by snickleyoga, hopefully that will get my sleep back on track once and for all!
AM SNACK: 9:30am, iced green tea
LUNCH: 1pm, frozen fish sticks, onion rings, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
SCHOOL SNACKIES: 6-7pm, cup of fruit smoothie, fresh salsa and corn chips, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8:30pm, brown rice sushi & nori rolls, shrimp summer roll, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10pm, cashews & chocolate chips
EVENING SNACK: midnight, Jamaican beef pattie, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Today was the first day of teaching this semester, 7 kids, a very quiet and focused group, very easily the best first class I've had. Feedback at the end was very positive, too, which hopefully means the pleasure was mutual. Swung by Wholefoods on the way home. Had a hard time falling asleep.
Tomorrow is home chores, followed by snickleyoga, hopefully that will get my sleep back on track once and for all!
AM SNACK: 9:30am, iced green tea
LUNCH: 1pm, frozen fish sticks, onion rings, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
SCHOOL SNACKIES: 6-7pm, cup of fruit smoothie, fresh salsa and corn chips, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8:30pm, brown rice sushi & nori rolls, shrimp summer roll, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10pm, cashews & chocolate chips
EVENING SNACK: midnight, Jamaican beef pattie, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Wednesday, March 2
Bad eating day
Resto is tiny bit busier, but I now have a server and busser on the floor, so I now go back to my more sedentary look-and-comment role. Yeah, I'm still up and hustling a tiny bit, but that part of the job (looking-commenting-while-helping-and-assisting-everybody) wont kick in until it's much busier.
Sleep schedule is just returning, and the final dregs of my upset system is exiting, that and low & out of stock of the healthier things at work lead to a very bad eating day.
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, oatmeal, water, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 11:15am, freshly baked bread, Manhattan Special, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Haven't had this espresso soda in a while, as it's too sweet, but between the remnants of jet lag and a lack of ready tea this morning, it hit the spot.
LUNCH: 2pm, 3 small slices salad pizza, 8 oz sprite, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7pm, meatballs with bread and sauce, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10:30pm, half a coffee cake, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
No comment.
Sleep schedule is just returning, and the final dregs of my upset system is exiting, that and low & out of stock of the healthier things at work lead to a very bad eating day.
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, oatmeal, water, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 11:15am, freshly baked bread, Manhattan Special, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Haven't had this espresso soda in a while, as it's too sweet, but between the remnants of jet lag and a lack of ready tea this morning, it hit the spot.
LUNCH: 2pm, 3 small slices salad pizza, 8 oz sprite, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7pm, meatballs with bread and sauce, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10:30pm, half a coffee cake, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
No comment.
Tuesday, March 1
Weighty thoughts
I wouldn't give too much credit to this fluctuation. On one hand, yes, I've stepped up the weight lifting seriously this month and am starting to actually feel the difference in my tone and strength. On the other hand, I extremely foolishly ate a cheeseburger on Saturday that put my guts in a knot on Sunday and Monday, limiting my intake and overdriving my output.
I'm back to fine now, but it definitely suggests a false read on my current weight.
Los Angeles was nice. Came in on a rainy Friday night, Saturday my friend M spent the day taking me around in the morning, then me and Edie in the afternoon, while B stayed in and got over her travel shock. We hit up the Farmer's Market (not an actual farmer's market, but a lot of outdoor food stalls -- AMAZING beef taco), over to Fairfax to an incredibly lame "NY style" pizza slice, by U of C for an In & Out Cheeseburger -- surprisingly good, surprisingly little meat, really didn't think it would hurt me (boy was I wrong!)
My over all impression of what I saw was, coast is beautiful (the pier was nice), West Hollywood is full of douche bags with too much money and too little taste, there seems to be a movie theater for every 3 people, and the food culture has potential to rival NY (though I'd really need a week to really get a read on all the different levels.) Weather was fantastic, but felt a bit fakey, if weather can actually do that...
AM SNACK: 8:45am, iced green tea, handful of chocolate covered espresso beans
LUNCH: 12:45pm, 2 superthin slices, 8oz sprite
DINNER: 5:45pm, order of meatballs with bread and sauce, dry ginger ale, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 7pm, 8oz apple juice
EVENING SNACK: 10pm, house special lomein, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Thursday, February 24
Off to LA
Woke up a bit blown-out from yesterday's unexpected harried day and my highly-caloric wind-down, but Edie was in a fantastic mood, running riot around the house and being generally a beautiful pain-in-da-butt.
Me & the fam are going to L.A. tomorrow and I'll be away until Monday eve, so this blog will go dark until Tuesday. My friend M will be showing me around a bit, full expect to eat some good Mexican cart food and eat out of restaurants who are shaped like the food they serve.
TODAY'S COOKING:
Tomato Sauce: Cooked it with extra onion, a bit of sherry, a few drops of balsamic, and simmered a Parmesan rind in it.
AM SNACK: 9am, iced green tea
LUNCH: 1:15pm, homemade angelhair pasta with sauce, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8pm, shrimp saag with basmanti rice, garlic naan, samosa, water, chocolate chips and cashews, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Me & the fam are going to L.A. tomorrow and I'll be away until Monday eve, so this blog will go dark until Tuesday. My friend M will be showing me around a bit, full expect to eat some good Mexican cart food and eat out of restaurants who are shaped like the food they serve.
TODAY'S COOKING:
Tomato Sauce: Cooked it with extra onion, a bit of sherry, a few drops of balsamic, and simmered a Parmesan rind in it.
AM SNACK: 9am, iced green tea
LUNCH: 1:15pm, homemade angelhair pasta with sauce, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8pm, shrimp saag with basmanti rice, garlic naan, samosa, water, chocolate chips and cashews, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
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