Mary will be leaving for a couple of months of travel soon. Like next week. It won’t be nearly as much fun in the kitchen without her preparing the veggies.
OK… where did we leave off? Oh, yeah… with Saturday’s meals.
Here we go with Sunday’s meals followed by Monday:
Sunday Breakfast: I had the rest of the tofu scrambler… none the worse on the second day. I did indulge with the ol’ double toast including Welches Jelly all around. Yummy. Lots of coffee. Probably more than I need. I’ll deal with that in the next century.
Lunch: PB&J. Not even an apple this time around. Mary and I did some shopping in the afternoon attempting to solve the picture frame problem [re: why don’t picture frame sizes match pictures?]. At least one store has frames on 50% off sale, but they were closed. Others had their sale last week. One store had two specific frames on sale but not the others. It was more than I could take. We left with no frames but continue to search for the economical solution. On that note, I thought I’d check on line… and found an excellent source! You can get a 20 x 30 mat (inside) for only like eight bucks! So, why do we go through all this trouble to find a local source? Because the total with the shipping – yes, this is absolutely true – was $96 and change! Geeze! They charge something extra for OVERSIZE. Sure. I’ll get a dozen of those!
Dinner: Spaghetti. A fairly normal recipe by all standards. Well, not quite. Here is the HOT TIP: Don’t use honey as a sweetener! We (OK, I did) made a few other errors during preparation, but it came out all right in the long run. I added a whole bunch of TVP that was probably unnecessary with the thought it might add a chewy texture, which it did. The initial flavour impact was quite noticable. However, I noticed the initial “brewery” aroma and taste seemed to dissapate as it continued to cook. Even the honey flavour seemed to disappear with time. Upon further reflection, next time around I’ll probably go with a more traditional sauce.
Breakfast Today: Back in the office. Had a handful of nuts – ok, maybe two. Avoided the doughnuts in the kitchen. They looked like leftovers anyway. Many had coconut. I didn’t have too much trouble! Oh. And I had a few Brach Orange Slices also. I checked for gelatin. None.
Lunch: I went to Whole Foods for lunch today because it is right next to the bookstore and only about three blocks from work. Had the grilled tofu with some kind of reduced citrus sauce. Very good and filling. Had black beans and whole grain rice on the side. No beverage. Watched people come and go as I ate. Interesting group of shoppers to be sure.
Dinner Today: Left over lentil stew. Mary did all the cooking this evening while I continued to be obsessed with Photoshop and all its wonders. She did excellent in preparing a broccholi & mushroom dish with roasted pine nuts to go with the left over lentil stew. We nearly consumed the whole thing. WW bread with Earth Balance spread.
So, readers. There you have it. All up to date on the same day! Can you beat that?
Casey: Thanks for the comment on my last!
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