THURSDAY I ATE
Breakfast: Grapenuts, cranberry juice, 4 strawberries!
Lunch: Leftover tomato tart
Afternoon snack: York peppermint patties. Coke zero
Dinner: Mac and cheese
Dessert: Experimental s’mores tart
9.8.2014 | TI8
MONDAY I ATE
Breakfast: Grapenuts, cranberry juice, 4 strawberries! A plethora this morning
Lunch: Leftover bread and tomato salad. I think this has a fancy-ass name, but I just called it delicious.
Afternoon snack: Chocolate chip cookie from Aroma Cafe. Really the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve found, and only $1.
Dinner: Nibby waffles. Eliza’s recipe, plus nibs. With syrup and whipped cream and extra nibs.
Dessert: Did I mention I had waffles for dinner? So I just had a piece of nibby shortbread.
9.7.2014 | TI8
SUNDAY I ATE
Breakfast: Grapenuts, cranberry juice, 3 or 4 strawberries… lots of them these days!
Lunch: Pork burrito from Rubio’s
Dinner: The ham & cheese stuffed chicken… along with tomato bread salad that was amazing with fresh tomatoes and fresh bread
Dessert: More nibby shortbread.
9.6.2014 | TI8
SATURDAY I ATE
Breakfast: Eliza’s great nibby waffles
Lunch: Sandwiches (with leftover chicken)
Afternoon snack: Chocolate bark from Costco
Dinner: Pork tenderloin (the Backyard BBQ recipe from Sarah Foster)
Dessert: More of the nibby shortbread… this time dipped in ganache
9.5.2014 | TI8
FRIDAY I ATE
Breakfast: Grapenuts, cranberry juice, strawberries
Lunch: Sandwich from leftover chicken
Afternoon snack: Hummus and pitas from The Hummus Guy
Dinner: Something with fresh tomatoes
Dessert: The first round of experimental nibby shortbread
9.1.2014 | TI8
MONDAY I ATE
Breakfast: Grapenuts, cranberry juice, 2 strawberries
Lunch: Turkey sandwich… while tree climbing!
Afternoon snack: Chocolate bark. Worked up an appetite climbing trees
Dinner: Stuffed pork chops. Also Yuki’s applesauce that we’ve been hoarding in the freezer, and some experimental corn cakes
Dessert: The photo version of the grape tart.
8.28.2014 | TI8
THURSDAY I ATE
Breakfast: Grapenuts, cranberry juice, 2 strawberries
Lunch: Leftover rice and tomatoes. See, this is where Dishdigest earns its keep. Me: “how old is this tuperware full of leftover rice?” Suzanne: “I dunno. pretty old, why don’t you look it up on dishdigest?” Me: “Says it was last Thursday, that’s probably OK, right?” Suzanne: “Eliza, have you brushed your teeth?”
Afternoon snack: Maybe a couple of snickers. Coke zero
Dinner: Pasta with fresh tomatoes and basil
Dessert: Experimental grape tart with marscarpone whipped cream. Freakin’ awesome. This time, she roasted the grapes and then reduced the juice with a little balsalmic vinegar to make a sauce…
8.25.2014 | TI8
MONDAY I ATE
Breakfast: Grapenuts, cranberry juice, 1 strawberry. Getting thin out in the berry patch
Lunch: Leftover risotto
Afternoon snack: Some candy. Coke zero.
Dinner: Ramen with some garden veggies.
Dessert: More of the peppermint patty tart. Life is good.
8.24.2014 | TI8
SUNDAY I ATE
Breakfast: Custard filled chocolate doughnut from All Star Donuts
Morning Snack: A rib from T-rex BBQ in Berkleley. I happened to walk into a landscape supply store at just the right time.
Lunch: Hot dog from Costco
Afternoon snack: – safe to say, at this point in the day, I didn’t really need one
Dinner: Corn-tomato-basil risotto. This is one of my favorite dishes of all time, and when the tomatoes are fresh and homegrown, it’s hard to pass up. The original recipe is from Joy of Cooking, but I’ve changed it over the years.
Dessert: Experimental Peppermint Patty Tart. Plus some York Peppermint Patties and Junior Mints while shooting photos.
8.22.2014 | TI8
FRIDAY I ATE
Breakfast: Grapenuts, Cranberry juice, fresh strawberries
Lunch: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Afternoon snack: Ho ho ho! I brought in the experimental peppermint patty tart. Through a heroic effort, I kept secret until 1:30. And there was much rejoicing. There was also a bunch of dark chocolate that other people had busted out to make up for their disappointment.
Dinner: Pasta with fresh tomatoes and basil
Dessert: None. Can you believe that shit?