Category: Weekday Meals

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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…

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8.27.2014 | TI8

WEDNESDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Cliff bar (early morning meeting)

Lunch: Burrito 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

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8.26.2014 | TI8

TUESDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Grapenuts, cranberry juice, 1 strawberry

Morning Snack: There was this cake in the office…

Lunch: Chicken & 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.

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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.

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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.

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Dinner:  Pasta with fresh tomatoes and basil

Dessert: None. Can you believe that shit?

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8.21.2014 | TI8

THURSDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Grapenuts, cranberry juice, fresh strawberries. Bumper crop this morning

Lunch: Turkey cranberry sandwich from Fat Cat Cafe

Afternoon snack: Coke zero

Dinner:  RiceAndBeansAndZucchiniAndCheeseAndFreshTomatoesFromTheGarden. All run together like that. Yummy. I mean, way, way better than it looks. Homegrown tomatoes cover a multitude of sins. Hell, if I called it “risotto” it’d look fancy.

rice and beans mess with homegrown tomatoes

Dessert: Dear, sweet, god this will be the day, forever known as “The Day The York Tart Was Invented.” This started from a conversation at work. We wanted Junior Mints. Someone suggested I get my wife to make a Junior Mint cake. Twitter hilarity ensued. Tonight, she did it. Next week, she’ll write about it. For the moment, we have cake.

peppermint patty cake

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8.20.2014 | TI8

WEDNESDAY I ATE

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

Lunch: Leftover 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

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8.19.2014 | TI8

TUESDAY I ATE

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

Lunch: Roast 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

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8.18.2014 | TI8

MONDAY I ATE

Location: Salem, OR

Breakfast: Cliff bar (found in my computer bag)

Morning Snack: Fruit at the meeting

Lunch: Ham 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

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8.12.2014 | TI8

TUESDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Homemade granola with fresh strawberries

Lunch: Chicken 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