Today was:
b - mexicn hot chocolate and the head of a gingerbread man
l - half a sub
d - pizza (the boy bought it) and rootbeer floats.
Happy New Year!!!!!!!!
Monday, December 31, 2007
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Uggh...I've been very not detailed
haven't I? Alright, I'm sure there were lots of restaurants this past week... BUT I'm back on track. I should flog myself by extending this adventure another 2 weeks, and well, I will.
So...without further adiu:
b- toast and orange juice
l - leftover Chinese food
d - ham and scalloped potatoes and what ever veggies i can find in the fridge and freezer.
So...without further adiu:
b- toast and orange juice
l - leftover Chinese food
d - ham and scalloped potatoes and what ever veggies i can find in the fridge and freezer.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Sunday
b - sourdough toast with grandma's apricot jam
l - stuffed pork chops (if I can figure out how to make them)
d - steak, mashed potatoes, green salad
l - stuffed pork chops (if I can figure out how to make them)
d - steak, mashed potatoes, green salad
Oops! Didn't post yesterday....
b - chocolate chip muffins (don't you love baking?)
l - pizza at a party and I bought a cup of noodle soup (I was freezing my ass off at the skating rink)
d - leftover pasta
A rather unhealthy day. I'm ashamed!
l - pizza at a party and I bought a cup of noodle soup (I was freezing my ass off at the skating rink)
d - leftover pasta
A rather unhealthy day. I'm ashamed!
Friday, December 14, 2007
Friday
b - egg and toast
l - black bean burger and salsa, fruit
d - meatballs and parmsean pasta with fresh herbs
1/2 a cup of the Egg Nog. And life is good.
l - black bean burger and salsa, fruit
d - meatballs and parmsean pasta with fresh herbs
1/2 a cup of the Egg Nog. And life is good.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Thursday
Breakfast - a freshly baked pretzel, a baby pickle and a slice of cheese and chocolate milk. (I know, I know - not really a meal and disgusting sounding to boot).
Lunch - spicy black bean patty and a tortilla and salsa, fresh fruit.
Dinner - flank steak, broccoli and a baked potato
Last night was so much fun - instead of rice, the girl and I sauteed up onions and pepper and I threw some marinated beef on the grill. I've never been able to light up my charcoal Weber grill and so this summer I bought a portable table top gas grill - it is the easiest thing to use and I may get the big propane tank attachment (this uses little bottles) for home use.
Lunch - spicy black bean patty and a tortilla and salsa, fresh fruit.
Dinner - flank steak, broccoli and a baked potato
Last night was so much fun - instead of rice, the girl and I sauteed up onions and pepper and I threw some marinated beef on the grill. I've never been able to light up my charcoal Weber grill and so this summer I bought a portable table top gas grill - it is the easiest thing to use and I may get the big propane tank attachment (this uses little bottles) for home use.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Wednesday
b - finished the girl's oatmeal, half a pear
l - turkey and Gouda on a tortilla
d - Mexican leftovers - beef, tomatoes, onions, peppers and Mexican rice.
Last night was a treat - the boy made dinner. I gave simple instructions, and he made it. He is quite self sufficient.
l - turkey and Gouda on a tortilla
d - Mexican leftovers - beef, tomatoes, onions, peppers and Mexican rice.
Last night was a treat - the boy made dinner. I gave simple instructions, and he made it. He is quite self sufficient.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Tuesday
I almost skipped bringing lunch. I was thinking I would just grab something at the mall since I have errands to run anyway. At the last second I threw a tortilla roll up (just a tortilla, longhorn cheddar and mesquite turkey) together with a couple tangerines, yogurt and crackers. The girl's lunch is salami and turkey rolled on little plastic cocktail things that normally hold martini's and olives. She also got fruit, juice, and crackers. For her snack she has a yogurt.
b-two bites of the girl's tortilla with salsa and an egg and 1/2 cup of chocolate milk. Oh Nestle rabbit, how I love you for making milk drinkable.
l - see above
d - fish taco's - these were insanely popular last week. Hopefully I'll avoid a burn this time. I have a nasty burn about 2 inches long and almost an inch wide from last week. How I suffer in the name of a homemade dinner.
In case you're wondering about the little cocktail things, I'm out of bread. I have to throw a batch together tonight and bake it before work.
b-two bites of the girl's tortilla with salsa and an egg and 1/2 cup of chocolate milk. Oh Nestle rabbit, how I love you for making milk drinkable.
l - see above
d - fish taco's - these were insanely popular last week. Hopefully I'll avoid a burn this time. I have a nasty burn about 2 inches long and almost an inch wide from last week. How I suffer in the name of a homemade dinner.
In case you're wondering about the little cocktail things, I'm out of bread. I have to throw a batch together tonight and bake it before work.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Back to Basics
B - oatmeal with pecans
l - half a turkey and gouda sandwich, tangerine, apple, berry cirtus Fresca, crackers and cheese
d - mexican meat. I have no idea but it's beef... there's a little ethnic grocery store that sells fresh marinated meat. I'm going to cook it in a hot skillet with onions, peppers, and tomatoes and serve it with some Mexican rice (my grandmother's recipe).
If anyone has ideas on what to do with a skirt steak and a flank steak...please share. They were impulse purchases.
l - half a turkey and gouda sandwich, tangerine, apple, berry cirtus Fresca, crackers and cheese
d - mexican meat. I have no idea but it's beef... there's a little ethnic grocery store that sells fresh marinated meat. I'm going to cook it in a hot skillet with onions, peppers, and tomatoes and serve it with some Mexican rice (my grandmother's recipe).
If anyone has ideas on what to do with a skirt steak and a flank steak...please share. They were impulse purchases.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Failure Saturday and Sunday
Friday night there was rain and the girl was in a leo so I gave up and did drive through - Hello Wendy's.
Saturday we left the house before 9 and didn't get home until late so the girl and I went to El Pollo and the three of us went to Tacone for dinner.
Sunday
B - I baked a batch of blueberry muffins
L - my friend treated the girl and I to pizza (yes out. at a restaurant. See the post is titled FAILURE.
d - leftovers
But tomorrow I'm back on track.
As "punishment", I am turning in $35.00 of my fun money toward charity.
Saturday we left the house before 9 and didn't get home until late so the girl and I went to El Pollo and the three of us went to Tacone for dinner.
Sunday
B - I baked a batch of blueberry muffins
L - my friend treated the girl and I to pizza (yes out. at a restaurant. See the post is titled FAILURE.
d - leftovers
But tomorrow I'm back on track.
As "punishment", I am turning in $35.00 of my fun money toward charity.
Friday, December 7, 2007
today...
First, Happy Friday!
b- hard boiled egg. I was going to have toast, however, homemade bread doesn't do well in the toaster and I charred it. I had grapefruit juice and spilled. :(
l - have to make a grocerystore run after the gym(probably will grab a salad but I need a granola bar for the girl)
d- I still have no idea. If the event is cancelled we will eat at home. If not, does getting a sandwich at the grocery store count as eating out????
b- hard boiled egg. I was going to have toast, however, homemade bread doesn't do well in the toaster and I charred it. I had grapefruit juice and spilled. :(
l - have to make a grocerystore run after the gym(probably will grab a salad but I need a granola bar for the girl)
d- I still have no idea. If the event is cancelled we will eat at home. If not, does getting a sandwich at the grocery store count as eating out????
Thursday, December 6, 2007
NYE plans
New Year's Eve just happens to be the the first day I'll be done with my 30 day restaurant fast. In the past, NYE has always involved eating at home with the kids and boxes and boxes of poppers and streamers. And after a decade of F&B, I do know that staying home is the best bet. So I think on New Year's Day, I'll take the kids to the best Chinese restaurant in the OC and we will have lots and lots of noodles and check out the duck and pig heads in the window. I feel better having a plan.
Dinner Dilema
b - half a pb & j
l - beef noodle soup, orange, apple
d - left over stew for me and I'm making a pizza for the kids. There's a drawer full of carrots and celery for them to snack on as dinner cooks.
So help me with tomorrow's dinner please?
It either needs to be consumed in the car or carried 3/4 of a mile along with 2 folding chairs (remember it's just me and the girl - the boy is "busy").
Last year, we grabbed a take out dinner at a restaurant and bought hot chocolate from people on the street.
Of course, if it rains we are staying home, and dinner is easy.
l - beef noodle soup, orange, apple
d - left over stew for me and I'm making a pizza for the kids. There's a drawer full of carrots and celery for them to snack on as dinner cooks.
So help me with tomorrow's dinner please?
It either needs to be consumed in the car or carried 3/4 of a mile along with 2 folding chairs (remember it's just me and the girl - the boy is "busy").
Last year, we grabbed a take out dinner at a restaurant and bought hot chocolate from people on the street.
Of course, if it rains we are staying home, and dinner is easy.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
December 5th
Breakfast - A tangerine, panettone, milk
Lunch - Chinese
Dinner - the famous stew - I have a loaf of freshly baked French bread to go with it.
This was my first sit down restaurant in weeks! I have to say, it was fun, but restaurant food is much saltier than home food and I've been drinking tons of water and I still don't feel right. Is restaurant food not as good as I thought it was?
Lunch - Chinese
Dinner - the famous stew - I have a loaf of freshly baked French bread to go with it.
This was my first sit down restaurant in weeks! I have to say, it was fun, but restaurant food is much saltier than home food and I've been drinking tons of water and I still don't feel right. Is restaurant food not as good as I thought it was?
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Believe it or Not...
I finally made the stew. It is done. Complete. Fin!
But it won't be served until manana.
*sigh*
I'm tired all the way through.
But it won't be served until manana.
*sigh*
I'm tired all the way through.
Next week...
I know I limited myself to one lunch out per week, but next week I have a lunch function almost daily.
I will go, but I won't like it!
Okay, I probably will like it. Especially considering I got to choose one of the restaurants.
Feeling like a restaurant lunch ho.
I will go, but I won't like it!
Okay, I probably will like it. Especially considering I got to choose one of the restaurants.
Feeling like a restaurant lunch ho.
Monday, December 3, 2007
Early Post for December 4
B - egg and toast. Did I mention the wheat bread I made is fantastic? The other loaves were okay, but this one is amazing. I think I am going to use the bread machine for just making dough and then baking it in the oven. It just seems to work better.
L - yesterday's lunch was so pleasant, I think I will make it again. Half a roast beef sandwich, a cheese, strawberries, tangerines, and half an apple for a snack.
D - soup
I promise to make the stew tomorrow. I'm getting ready for bed - I have not been sleeping for the past two nights. I lay down and my heart starts to feel like I swallowed a baby bird - all fluttery. I'm trying to see if it goes away. Part of me thinks it's panic attacks again. The only way I could fight them in the past was to just let them take over. It's a strange sensation. I really thought I was over them. The holidays bring my mind closer to missing my mom, and it triggers fear in my heart.
Update- skipped the toast and opted for a little corn tortilla with fab salsa.
L - yesterday's lunch was so pleasant, I think I will make it again. Half a roast beef sandwich, a cheese, strawberries, tangerines, and half an apple for a snack.
D - soup
I promise to make the stew tomorrow. I'm getting ready for bed - I have not been sleeping for the past two nights. I lay down and my heart starts to feel like I swallowed a baby bird - all fluttery. I'm trying to see if it goes away. Part of me thinks it's panic attacks again. The only way I could fight them in the past was to just let them take over. It's a strange sensation. I really thought I was over them. The holidays bring my mind closer to missing my mom, and it triggers fear in my heart.
Update- skipped the toast and opted for a little corn tortilla with fab salsa.
December 3
b - panettone lightly toasted, milk (I didn't have time to make tea)
l - half a roast beef sandwich, 2 tangerines, 2 strawberries (can you believe they are from a farm here in Cali? This winter has been unseasonably warm), cheese (wow a red brick!). I rarely buy fruit from outside of the state.
d - fish taco's
You may be thinking...I thought she was making stew! I didn't. I'm having a mental block. I always think of my mom when I make it, and I'm avoiding the unavoidable sadness of making this dish once again without her. One year, about 10 years ago, my mom and I went to the store and got the supplies and make a HUGE pot of stew. We laughed and talked while it simmered and she spent the night. It was just so much fun cooking with her. I regret I didn't do it more often growing up. I miss her so much. It hurts my heart to know my son also hurts for her and that my daughter will never remember her voice or the soft way about her.
On another note, I thought I'd write about some foods I really do not like and the first one that came to mind is the persimmon. I really wanted to like this fruit. I've tried it several times and each time I think "It tastes like licking a powdered and perfumed old woman's neck". The scent is just overpowering.
l - half a roast beef sandwich, 2 tangerines, 2 strawberries (can you believe they are from a farm here in Cali? This winter has been unseasonably warm), cheese (wow a red brick!). I rarely buy fruit from outside of the state.
d - fish taco's
You may be thinking...I thought she was making stew! I didn't. I'm having a mental block. I always think of my mom when I make it, and I'm avoiding the unavoidable sadness of making this dish once again without her. One year, about 10 years ago, my mom and I went to the store and got the supplies and make a HUGE pot of stew. We laughed and talked while it simmered and she spent the night. It was just so much fun cooking with her. I regret I didn't do it more often growing up. I miss her so much. It hurts my heart to know my son also hurts for her and that my daughter will never remember her voice or the soft way about her.
On another note, I thought I'd write about some foods I really do not like and the first one that came to mind is the persimmon. I really wanted to like this fruit. I've tried it several times and each time I think "It tastes like licking a powdered and perfumed old woman's neck". The scent is just overpowering.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Saturday
b - half an apple
s - ginger chews
l - sandwich
d ???
Ginger chews are my favorite candy and we were shopping for a card and panettone (breakfast tomorrow), so I picked up a tiny box and the girl and I snacked before lunch. These are fun - they make your mouth warm and there is something perfect about the spicy and sweetness.
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