8.20.2014 | TI8

WEDNESDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Granola with cranberry juice and fresh strawberry. Only one ripe one today

LunchLeftover lemon arugula pasta

Afternoon snack:  Cookies leftover from someone else’s workshop. Plus some candy. And a Coke Zero

Dinner: Omelet with cheddar, prosciutto, leeks, and fresh tomato 

Dessert: Chocolate soda with mint chip ice cream

8.19.2014 | TI8

TUESDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Granola and cranberry juice. Only one strawberry ripe on the vine today

LunchRoast beef sandwich with hummus on Flourarrangements.org bread

Afternoon snack:  Candy. And a Coke Zero. I swear, I had nothing to do with bringing it into work

Dinner:  Lemon arugula pasta

Dessert: Experimental grape tart with marscarpone whipped cream

8.18.2014 | TI8

MONDAY I ATE

Location: Salem, OR

Breakfast: Cliff bar (found in my computer bag)

Morning Snack: Fruit at the meeting

LunchHam and brie sandwich from Wild Pear Catering in Salem, OR. This was a great sandwich. The ham was just salty enough and very flavorful. The focaccia was just soft enough to bite without ruining the sandwich.

Afternoon snack:  Frappucino

Dinner:  Root beer float

8.17.2014 | TI8

SUNDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Still feeling the cheeseburger, actually.

Morning Snack: Hummus

LunchPicnic sandwich at Kordness Park. Street slide awesomeness.

Afternoon snack: Gelato from Lush. First time going here, and it was pretty amazing. The flavors were interesting and the gelato was intensely creamy, with no iciness at all. The mint stracciatella was a little earthy (from real mint instead of extract) but some love it that way. The chocolate was amazing.

Dinner:  Rice and beans

8.16.2014 | TI8

SATURDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Pancakes. Eliza was at a sleepover, so Tessa got to chose.

LunchPork chile verde burrito from Cactus

Dinner:  Quite possibly the best burger I’ve ever had in my life. I have no idea what made this particular burger so good… I didn’t even have a hand in making it. I suspect, though, that it was just a confluence of good things. First of all, I think Ginny just buys really good meat from a real butcher. Lee Iacocca wrote in his biography about trying to get the secret to the world’s best burger out of Henry Ford’s personal chef. Eventually the guy showed him: he started by grinding up a USDA prime New York steak. I don’t think this was that good, but nice meat helps. Then there was the tomato. And boy howdy, but was it a tomato. Homegrown, ripe, juicy, 1/2 an inch thick and as big as the burger. Come to think of it, the meat may have been superfluous in this meal. Anyway, it was a damn good cheeseburger.

best cheeseburger ever

Dessert: Chocolate whiskey cake. The final version for flourarrangements.

8.15.2014 | TI8

FRIDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Homemade granola with cranberry juice and fresh strawberries

Morning Snack: Currant scone from Awaken

Lunch: Roast beef sandwich with hummus

Afternoon snack: There was a tiny piece of plum cake that someone brought in. Also a little leftover chocolate whiskey bundt cake

Dinner:  Experimental herb tart. Tessa had noodles.

Dessert: Leftover skillet cookie

8.14.2014 | TI8

THURSDAY I ATE

Breakfast:  Grapenuts with cranberry juice and fresh strawberries

LunchChicken sandwich with hummus

Afternoon snack:  Probably some candy or something?

Dinner:  Pasta with garden tomatoes

Dessert: Skillet cookie with vanilla ice cream

8.13.2014 | TI8

WEDNESDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Homemade maple granola with cranberry juice and fresh strawberries

Morning Snack: Gingerbread shark cookies. Hey, it’s shark week.

LunchChicken guacamole sandwich

Afternoon snack: Chocolate chip cookie from Aroma

Dinner:  Grilled chicken with pepper jack cheese and guacamole. Also corn on the cob.

Dessert: A cupcake from a food truck at the food event in El Cerrito.

8.12.2014 | TI8

TUESDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Homemade granola with fresh strawberries

LunchChicken guacamole sandwich. It was looking a little bland, so I actually bought some of the buffalo bleu kettle chips

Afternoon snack: Some peanut-butter chocolate chip cookies from Trader Joe’s. By the time I got to them, the bottom of the bag was all crumbs, so I poured them into a cup and ate them with a spoon

Dinner:  Spaghetti with fresh tomatoes and basil

Dessert: Chocolate soda with mint-chip ice cream

8.11.2014 | TI8

MONDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Grapenuts with cranberry juice and fresh strawberries

LunchChicken-guacamole sandwich

Afternoon snack: Chocolate chip cookie from Bittersweet.

Dinner:  Rice and beans and guacamole

Dessert: Ice cream with home made granola