9.6.2014 | TI8

SATURDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Eliza’s great nibby waffles

LunchSandwiches (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

LunchSandwich 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

9.4.2014 | TI8

THURSDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Grapenuts, cranberry juice, 2 strawberries. The patch is still holding on, but seem to be getting more bug holes as they take longer to ripen

LunchLeftover rice with tomatoes

Afternoon snack:  A really cool dulche de leche chocolate thing that my coworker brought from Argentina

Dinner:  Chicken stuffed with ham and swiss cheese (from Cooks Illustrated)

Dessert: A couple of Junior Mints

9.2.2014 | TI8

TUESDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Grapenuts, cranberry juice, 2 1/2 strawberries. The bugs are starting to get to them fast

Morning Snack: Chocolate cake with ice cream and caramel sauce. Thanks Becky for remembering Elizabeth’s birthday.

LunchThe world’s most boring turkey sandwich. I had to go buy a bag of chips to liven it up.

Afternoon snack: Coke zero

Dinner:  Fusilli with tomatoes, mint, and feta.

Dessert: Leftover grape tart. It was surprisingly good the next day.

9.1.2014 | TI8

MONDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Grapenuts, cranberry juice, 2 strawberries

LunchTurkey sandwich… while tree climbing!

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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

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Dessert: The photo version of the grape tart.

8.31.2014 | TI8

SUNDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Grapenuts, cranberry juice, 2 strawberries

LunchPork tacos from the cafe at The Exploratorium. They are quite good… not spicy, by any means, so could be better, but I was quite happy to eat them.

Afternoon snack:  Ice cream. From the place at Ghiradelli Square. This was a nice streetcar ride from The Exploratorium, but then a bit farther a walk than I remembered. I actually love weaving through crowds on Fisherman’s Wharf, but it’s a bit trying with little ones who alternate between wanting to buy everything at every tourist shop, and wanting to just be there already. The ice cream is from Dreyers, which I would call great, but not special. Trying to get into the soda fountain I remember as a kid would have required a 45 minute wait, so we opted to hit the to-go spot… they have all the same stuff in plastic cups and it only took a minute.

Dinner:  Ceasar salad and Pyramid burger from Pyramid Alehouse. This is a great burger with bacon, bbq sauce, and onion rings. Thank god we split it.

8.30.2014 | TI8

SATURDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Homemade granola, cranberry juice, 3 strawberries. A couple of warm days and we’re getting quite a few.

Morning Snack: Red cheese

LunchLeftover pizza

Afternoon snack:  Dutch chocolate chip ice cream from Fenton’s

Dinner:  Filet tips, green beens, potatoes, salad.

Dessert: Dense chocolate cake with ganache.

8.29.2014 | TI8

FRIDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Grapenuts, cranberry juice, 2 strawberries. The patch is still holding strong, but for how much longer?

Morning snack: Cookies. Specifically some gooey chocolate awesome things Eve brought in. I would have preferred them for my afternoon snack, but had to move fast: they were gone by lunch.

LunchWent to Bissap Baobab, 381 15th St, Oakland, CA, for a co-worker’s farewell party. I had a chicken wrap thing, which was good, but everything everyone else had looked better. I also had fried plantains,which I didn’t need but were too good to stop eating. This place is worth a lunch wpid-wp-1409341458089.jpgwpid-wp-1409341058554.jpg

Afternoon snack:  There was a certain amount of leftover candy from leaving-co-worker’s drawer. 2 coke zeros. 

Dinner:  Pizza. With fresh tomatoes.

8.27.2014 | TI8

WEDNESDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Cliff bar (early morning meeting)

LunchBurrito from Vallejos in Sacramento. One of those meals that just does an injury! This was the closest place to our meeting, and we got a recommendation from someone whose cousin owned it or something. Anyway, I ordered a carnitas burrito, and it shows up about the same size as a chinchila. I kid you not, this fucking thing would not have fit through a piece of 4″ PVC. I didn’t finish it, thank god, but it was still like a bomb went off. Sadly, except for the size, it was disappointing. The meat was beautifully cooked, but the flavor was bland.

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Afternoon snack:  Frappucino. Not because I was hungry (like hell!) but because I was tired and had a long drive.

Dinner:  Leftover chicken

Dessert:  See’s candy

8.26.2014 | TI8

TUESDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Grapenuts, cranberry juice, 1 strawberry

Morning Snack: There was this cake in the office…

LunchChicken & Hummus sandwich

Afternoon snack:  Little snickers bars. Coke zero

Dinner:  Chicken biryani

Dessert: See’s candy. First day of school, so we went and got a treat.