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Breakfast / Food Journal / Lunch / Snack

Late Dinner

April 21, 2010

Given that I had dinner at 5:30pm last night, it makes perfect sense that I’m not having dinner until 8:30pm tonight, right? No. It makes no sense. But KC isn’t getting home from work until 8:30pm tonight, so I guess I’ll be a good girlfriend and wait to eat until he gets home. (Because is there anything more romantic than sharing time over delicious food? I think not.)

Today it rained again. The only plus to this is my apartment was freezing when I got home, so I got to turn on my radiator again. Yes, I’m easily pleased; what can I say?

Kashi for breakfast:

After breakfast, I started the coffee, put my lunch together, and got ready to head to Bar Method to work the desk for a few hours.

Bar Method has been crazy busy lately. I don’t know if people are just freaking out because swimsuit season is rapidly approaching (though, you would never know this by the weather here…), or if people have realized that Bar Method gives you amazing results. Either way, it’s great for the business (but a little crazy for those of us who work the desk!).

While at Bar Method I had some yogurt:

Organic lowfat plain yogurt with organic wild blueberries, Clover honey, and raw sliced almonds (in my handy travel bowl! Still obsessed).

I also had an orange and an egg (plus the coffee I made this morning)

Yes, that’s the picture from yesterday (no, I don’t bring my special china horse plates to Bar Method). I forgot to take a picture today, so I figured I’d recycle this one. Hope it doesn’t ruin your day.

After finishing my shift at Bar Method, I went on my super secret workout mission.

What in the world am I talking about? And why is there a picture of a locker room on here?

Well, I’ll tell you. That is not just any locker room, it’s the Dailey Method locker room. (Pause for effect.) Gasp! Traitor!

Let me explain. The Bar Method ladies knew I was going to take class at the rival studio; in fact, they fully supported it. Being so similar, we get a lot of clients asking about the difference between Bar Method and Dailey Method.

While the two workouts are fairly similar in some ways, after my class at Dailey, my belief in Bar Method was reaffirmed. Sorry Dailey Methoders, I’m a Bar Method girl all the way. A lot of the issues I have stem from my awesome back which restricts exercise pretty severely. If I wasn’t stuck with this ridiculously injury-prone frame, I would probably give Dailey more of a chance. Oh well.

After the class, it was back on BART and back home to Oakland. I was hungry when I got home; and knowing that KC wouldn’t be home until late, I had some snacks to tide me over until dinner.

I had organic cottage cheese with a little salt and pepper, plus some leftover Guava Kombucha:

The cottage cheese was a little watery — I don’t know why. Maybe I need to strain it before I eat it next time…

A little later I had some of the usual:

Garlic and Herb cow cheese and water crackers. I also added some tomatoes to this. I can tell that tomato season is approaching, the tomatoes have been getting sweeter and sweeter lately. I’m so looking forward to warm evenings with a cold drink and fresh caprese salad! Ahh summer…

That would be me reminiscing on our trip to Hawaii last year. Let’s hope our New York trip (which is coming up!) is just as fabulous. I’m sure it will be.

Ok, well I’ve got big plans for dinner so I’d better start prepping.

Post on that later! Hopefully the dish is delicious (and easy!).

Dessert / Dinner / Food Journal

Give It Up For Junk Food

April 20, 2010

Remember how I ate dinner at the ungodly hour of 5:30pm in an attempt to stay away from ballpark food at the A’s game?

Let’s just say things didn’t go quite as planned.

Oh the glitz and glamour of the ballpark… It always gets to me.

We saw Alexis there:

Her friend was rooting for the Yankees. Blasphemy!

We found our friends and got our seats (I believe it’s called the “nosebleed” section? I call it the fun section).

KC was gung-ho to get Kinder’s, so we went to get sandwiches.

BBQ Beef for me:

Hmmm… Why is it that the food at the park always smells better than it really is?

KC had the Ball Tip sandwich:

I didn’t quite finish my sandwich… KC was nice enough to help me finish it. (Isn’t that what boyfriends are for?)

So even more exciting than the food was the fifth inning when A-Rod hit a home run.

No, I’m not a Yankees fan. The fact that A-Rod scored is not why I’m mentioning this. I’m mentioning this because…

Our friend Sam caught the ball! In fact, watching the replay on the news, you can spot KC in his bright green hoodie.

We’re all pretty much famous now.

No big deal.

Ok, back to the food… I really did it up big tonight.

There may have been beer and a Drumstick shared with KC…:

And on top of that, I scored a few nachos from April and Dan…

Ahhhh jeez. Junk food overload!

Oh well. It’s not like I’m running off to baseball games every week. I guess I’ll have to keep it under control the rest of the week and make sure I get my workouts in.

Speaking of which, I may or may not be going on a super-secret workout mission tomorrow…

You’ll have to come back tomorrow to find out exactly what it is and how it went.

Ok, time to watch “Glee” with KC! Night!

Breakfast / Dinner / Food Journal / Lunch / Snack

Let’s Go A’s!

I got up early this morning. Like, super early (for me). 7:20am was when I opened my eyes and rolled out of bed. Why? Because even though I’m unemployed, I feel I should adapt myself to a somewhat normal schedule and stop living like I’m in college. Maybe an employer will take note of my initiative and think, “I really need to hire that girl.”

Please. Please hire me.

Anyway, I woke up to a rainy morning and this adorable view:

Oh Seuss, you’re so cute I can’t even stay mad at you when you puke on the bathroom floor.

That’s true love right there.

I thought I’d have a wintery breakfast this morning since it seemed to coincide with the weather:

Irish oats with almond butter, raspberry Bonne Maman, raisins, and flaxseed.

I put on a pot of coffee, turned on the radiator in the living room and got to work job hunting. I love when I get to turn on the radiator here. Our apartment gets direct sunlight all day, so it’s rare that it gets cold enough to turn on the heat. We pay a fixed fee for PG&E with our rent, so I always think it’s a little victory when I actually get to take advantage of that.

The heat was on for probably 20 minutes before the apartment got too hot and I had to turn it off. Such is life.

I had a very productive morning. I consolidated my loans finally, which is complicated and terrifying. By the way law school, so far you’ve turned out to be a bang-up investment. So glad I shelled out thousands to be unemployed almost a year after graduating. (Yes, I’m aware the economy isn’t your fault. But I still blame you. A little.)

Enough about that though, let’s talk about happy things. Like lunch:

Leftover fish taco with cabbage, apple-cucumber salsa, and Sriracha + coffee + cranberry water.

I don’t know what it is, but it’s almost like these tacos are getting better as they sit in the fridge. Today’s was downright drool-worthy.

After lunch I put on my Lulus and headed out to the city on BART. Alexis and I met at Peet’s for (more) coffee:

More important conversation:

I wish people would stop asking me how my job search is going.

It makes me want to roll my eyes and then fake a seizure to get out of answering the question.

I consolidated my loans.

What are your monthly payments?

Let’s hope $0.

And so on.

After coffee I took a private Bar Method class with Danielle. (This is the benefit of being friends with instructors and working at the studio — private classes!) We had a pretty good hour with the barre, and discussed many important boy-related topics.

After heading back to Oakland on BART, I realized it was sunny out. Anytime you want to make up your mind on the weather, California, you just let me know.

Had a snack:

Orange and an egg. Shocking, I know.

Talked to a recruiter who “can’t help” me. Awesome day on the job front. Awesome.

If you’re unemployed and looking for work — I feel your pain.

Had dinner at 5:34pm because I’ve turned into a 65 year old apparently.

Yet another leftover taco… Not to worry, they’re finally gone now so I can get off this taco kick and y’all will see a new recipe on here soon.

The reason for the early-bird special (and my repetitive dinner) is because KC and I are headed to the A’s – Yankees game tonight (GO A’s!). I’m making a pre-emptive strike against all ballpark snacks with my early dinner. (We’ll see how this really pans out in a little bit, won’t we…)

Ok, off to put on my ballpark outfit! I don’t think spandex Lulu pants and a hot pink workout top are really baseball appropriate…

Let’s go A’s!

Dessert / Dinner / Food Journal

Tacolicious

April 19, 2010

Yes, it’s true, I made tacos. Again. Something about the sun being out and the weather getting warmer makes me crave Mexican food. Is this so wrong? I say no.

It’s supposedly going to rain tomorrow. What kind of crack is the California atmosphere on?

Back to the more important kind of crack: Mexican food. Not authentic, mind you, but healthy and delicious.

So tonight was Vegan Chickpea Tacos courtesy of Happy Herbivore. I made these for the first time a few weeks ago; and let me tell you, I didn’t even miss the meat for a second.

Both times I made this I used the taco seasoning recipe mentioned in the post. The chickpea recipe calls for tamari; but I didn’t have any on hand, so I just used soy sauce. If you’re intolerant to gluten, you can find wheat-free tamari, which makes the whole dish gluten-free.

I served the tacos with some diced tomatoes, spinach, salsa, and hot sauce.

I had two tacos. For the second one I added some Greek yogurt:

Obviously, once you add the yogurt these aren’t vegan anymore. But I’m not vegan. Clearly. I mean, I’m slightly obsessed with half & half… Anyway, Greek yogurt is a great substitute for sour cream. Less fat, more probiotics. Yum.

I knew these tacos were good when KC, king of all red meat, said he liked them. Victory!

The recipe says to cook the chickpeas until they’re crunchy. I think this is delicious if you’re going to eat them by themselves as a snack; otherwise, I like to pull them out when they’re a little soft still, because they have sort of the same consistency as ground beef.

After dinner, Seuss had a photo shoot (courtesy of KC):

So regal. Seuss Mackey the model.

After the shoot, we sat down to watch House (which I love). And yes, I may have given in to this:

Stupid Fentons leftovers mocking me from the freezer. Hate you. (No I don’t.)

After ice cream, KC and I shared a small bag of popcorn:

Hello night of junk food…

And what am I doing right now? Eating chocolate.

What is going on here? Why can I not stop snacking??? Ugh, it’s one of those nights where I want to walk around with Pop-Tarts in my pockets…

Good thing these pants don’t have pockets.

And I don’t have any Pop-Tarts.

Mmm… Pop-Tarts…

Enough. I’m going to bed.

Breakfast / Food Journal / Lunch / Snack

Oh, Monday…

Why is Monday always so depressing? I don’t even have a job to go to and Mondays depress me. Perhaps because I begin the week by sitting on the couch looking for jobs? Yes, I think that may be it…

Anyway, I tried to sleep through this Monday.

It didn’t work.

Cheerios for breakfast:

After breakfast there was some intense craigslisting. It’s much more fun to look at things like this on craigslist, rather than this. Oh well, such is life (and such is the economy).

After fully exhausting the day’s job search, I jumped in the shower, got dressed and waited for Alexis to come over for coffee. A perk to being unemployed? When your sister’s unemployed too, you get to hang out in the middle of the day on Mondays. (As well as other days of the week.)

Alexis didn’t come over until 2pm, so I had some lunch while waiting up for her.

Leftover fish taco:

Plus an orange:

A. If you want to make fun of my old-fashioned china horse plates, whatever. I love them. They were 50¢ at TJ Maxx (one of my most favorite stores) and I stand by my purchase.

B. Making those fish tacos last night made the entire apartment smell like cooked Steelhead. Delicious tasting, yes, but not so much the home fragrance I was going for…

This was my attempt at an at-home remedy (found on the internet. Seriously, what did people do before the internet? Sit around and stare at each other?):

Yes, that would be a bowl of apple cider vinegar sitting in my kitchen. I read online that a bowl of white vinegar will get rid of the smell of fish after a few hours. I didn’t have any white vinegar on hand, but (surprise!) I did have some apple cider vinegar. I dare say it may be working. Although, it could just be that I’m used to the smell now… Jury’s out until KC gets home (he has the nose of a pregnant woman. No joke).

Alexis came over and we had coffee (it’s a tradition. Coffee pretty much equals love in our family):

We hung out for awhile. Discussed all things important:

I hate being unemployed.

When you work you don’t get summer vacation.

Maybe we should be teachers.

Start a business. Mom can run it.

Leave the country and never come back. Italy?

I need a job.

Such is the life of a law school grad.

I had an egg with my coffee:

Alexis and I hung out for awhile longer, then she headed home to get started on the chickpea tagine she was making for dinner.

I decided a Bar Method workout was in order. I had a snack first:

I love crackers and cow cheese. I think this is a great snack when you’re craving something crunchy and salty because one wedge of cheese + 4 crackers is only 95 calories and 3 grams of fat.

This gave my the boost I needed, before spending an hour with my Bar Method DVD. I always think doing the workout at home will be a waste because the DVDs won’t be as difficult and I won’t try as hard; but it was a pretty decent workout, all in all. I’m glad I at least did something active today, since I didn’t make it to the gym or the real Bar Method class.

Dinner’s in the oven and I’m starving! I hope KC gets home soon, otherwise I may need to start eating without him… Ahh vegan tacos, why do you need to smell so delicious when I’m hungry???

Yesss, he’ll be here in ten. Better get everything ready to go so I can chow down the second he walks in the door!

Post later on the tacos (they’re delish!)