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12.15.2015 | TI8

TUESDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Oatmeal with raspberries and coca nibs
Morning Snack: A single See’s candy
Lunch: Chicken sandwich with hummus
Afternoon snack: Two cookies from Market Chef! So excited for the best chocolate chip cookies ever. Also a chocolate croissant that someone brought to seminar. Coke zero
Dinner: Some experimental pork chops with spaghetti and green salad. Not very good, won’t be repeated.
Dessert: Trader Joe’s mint patties

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12.14.2015 | TI8

MONDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Granola, cranberry juice
Lunch: Chicken sandwich with hummus and salami. Kettle chips
Afternoon snack: Candy, Coke zero
Dinner: Renee’s. The beef with basil was especially good.
Dessert: See’s candf

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12.13.2015 | TI8

SUNDAY I ATE

Lunch: Leftover sausage-noodle soup and arugula pasta
Afternoon snack: Lebkuckens, sampling as grandma taught the girls how to make them. Diet Pepsi
Dinner: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, green salad
Dessert: Haagen-Dazs ice cream bar. Some chocolate covered almonds

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12.12.2015 | TI8

SATURDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Chocolate-chocolate chip pancakes
Lunch: Chicken burrito from Cactus. Diet coke
Afternoon snack: Peppermint mocha frapuccino
Dinner: Classic stuffed pizza at Little Star
Dessert: A few tastes of cookies & cream gelato

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12.11.2015 | TI8

FRIDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Granola, cranberry juice
Morning Snack: Sourdough cheese bread
Lunch: Leftover lemon arugula pasta
Afternoon snack: Leftover cake, chocolate covered peppermint Jo-Jo’s. Coke zero
Dinner: Leftover tortilla soup
Dessert: Christmas cookies and some of the mini M&M’s for decorating them

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12.10.2015 | TI8

THURSDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Oatmeal with cocoa nibs
Morning snack: A mini cupcake
Lunch: Burger with bacon jam and french fries at the Berkeley Freehouse. Diet coke
Afternoon snack: Cake, coke zero, more cake
Dinner: Tortilla soup
Dessert: Ice cream from iScream. Vanilla and Mexican chocolate

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12.9.2015 | TI8

WEDNESDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Oatmeal with frozen raspberries and cocoa nibs
Morning Snack: Breakfast burrito, salsa, sausage, fruit, salad, gingerbread, orange juice, hot tea. Seriously. There was a staff appreciation event at work. All the portions were very small.
Lunch: Not so much.
Afternoon snack: Coke zero, a few potato chips and the end of a sandwich that looked lonely on a banquet table
Dinner: An amazing sausage noodle soup from Sarah Foster’s Casual Cooking
Dessert: Chocolate covered peppermint jo-jo’s

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12.8.2015 | TI8

TUESDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Oatmeal with frozen raspberries and cocoa nibs
Lunch: Cuban sandwich from the hospital cafe. Coke zero
Afternoon snack: Iced tea
Dinner: Arugula pasta, chopped salad with brussel sprouts. Cornmeal muffins
Dessert: Christmas cookies

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Pork and Snow Peas Ramen

Got this recipe from Eating Well (September/October 2015) but it was a little fussy on the ingredients. Simplified it to just use stuff in the house

 

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Pork and Snow Peas Ramen

A simple (45 minutes start to finish) weeknight meal. Tender pork, crunchy snow peas, and filling noodles.
Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: quick pork
Cuisine: asian
Servings: 4 -6
Author: Moose

Ingredients

  • Soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sherry or rice wine
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 Tbls toasted sesame oil
  • 1 lb pork loin
  • 1/4 cu chicken brth
  • 1 Tbls Sambol hot chili sauce optional
  • 1 tsp molasses
  • 1/4 tsp sugar
  • ground pepper to taste
  • 8 oz snow peas
  • 4 packages ramen noodles
  • peanut or canola oil for sauteing
  • 3 Tbls chopped unsalted roasted peanuts
  • 3 Tbls toasted sesame seeds
  • 3 scallions diced

Instructions

  • Prep marinade by combining 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 Tbls dry sherry, cornstarch, 1/2 tsp sesame oil in medium bowl. Cut pork at an angle into slices 1/4" thick, then cross-cut those into strips about 1/2" wide. Toss pork with marinade and set aside for at least 30 min.
  • While marinading, whisk together broth, 3 Tbls soy sauce, molasses, sugar, pepper, 2 tsp sesame oil. Also add the Sambol chili sauce if using.Set aside.
  • Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add snow peas and cook 30 seconds to 1 minute, until the peas are bright green, but still crisp. Remove peas quickly, leaving water to boil. Immediately rinse peas with cold water.
  • Add noodles to boiling water and cook for 3 minutes. Drain noodles and rinse.
  • Heat skillet (or wok if you have one). Add peanut or canola oil and heat until smoking. Add pork to pan and cook, stirring for 3-4 minutes.
  • Add noodles, snow peas, and sauce to the pan with the pork. Toss to combine.
  • Serve topped with peanuts, scallions, and sesame seeds.

 

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12.7.2015 | TI8

MONDAY I ATE

Breakfast: Oatmeal with frozen raspberries and cocoa nibs
Lunch: Turkey avocado sandwich, cookies, lemonade
Afternoon snack: Office holiday party. Salami, cheese, crackers, cake, diet coke
Dinner: Ramen with Pork and Snow peas (from Eating Well Sept/Oct 2015, though they called it Dan Dan)
Dessert: Gingerbread-ice cream house
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