So we celebrated my friend Jason Toy's birthday yesterday night, which was a great time with amazing friends and great food. Casey made this amazing teriyaki chicken and sticky rice, I made sauteed squash, mushrooms, and onions, and then there was Funfetti (what what!) cake and sorbet floats, courtesy of Safeway brand Apple and Pomegranate Apple Sparkling Cider. I wish I got paid for that little product placement.
The highlight of the evening was most certainly Ms. Julia Austen St. Germain, all two weeks of her. She slept almost the entire time, only got fussy once (and when I picked her up SHE CALMED DOWN. Alert the presses.) and generally spent the night looking as cute as possible and stealing my wife's heart. I've got some competition now, and I don't mind one bit.
On to the food...my memory isn't so hot right now since I'm exhausted, but this will be as accurate as I can make it.
Breakfast--Fage Peach with honey. It was another slow starting morning.
Snack--Fiber One bar.
Lunch--Spicy Thai chile tuna with spinach salad, crackers, and barbecue Zapps. Still funny.
Snack--Fage Cherry with honey. I went to the store to get stuff for dessert and reloaded on Fage while I was there. The Chobani was cheaper, but they only had pineapple 2%, and frankly, its gross.
Dinner--As I said above, I had a teriyaki chicken breast, about 3/4 cup white sticky rice, and a heaping pile of sauteed veggies. The vegetables had some Montreal Steak seasoning and a splash of Riesling white wine at the end, and I have admit--they were really good. Usually I don't cook with wine, or even have it in my possession, but I read an article the other day that really stuck in my imagination: "Home cooks season with salt and pepper. Great chefs season with salt and acid." So that's my new venture...how can I incorporate some acid into each dish, not for the sake of doing it, but to enhance flavors.
Dessert--Here's where the wheels fall off. They had a bowl of jellybeans out (so you know I'm screwed) that I nibbled on all night while cooking, and then I had TWO pieces of cake. C'est la vie...it was delicious, and I had a salad for lunch. I think I can deal.
All in all, not a terrible day, but not perfect. I still need to workout some, and hopefully Wednesday will provide an opportunity for that.
How about you, dear reader--do you use any special forms of acid (vinegars, wines, juices, etc.) in cooking that I should know about?
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Day 76--Butler!
I'm not even sure its fair to call Butler a cinderella anymore. I mean, they appear capable of doing what everyone THOUGHT Gonzaga was capable of doing in the early 00's--winning a national title for the mid-majors. Unfortunately for them, they have to (probably) knock off the best team remaining in the tournament, and the only one seed left: Kansas. Good thing Kansas collapses more easily than the Metrodome roof (too soon?). Go Bulldogs!
In less eventful news, Abby had a softball tournament today. Her team was the defending champion, and, well...they don't have to worry about that anymore. She played very well though, and has a screwed up ankle and a scratched up leg to show for it. Chicks dig scars.
I neither went to the Farmers Market nor worked out today because I was lazy, the softball tourney happened, and then both basketball games were amazing, AND we had dinner with the Toys. It was busy, just not healthy.
Breakfast--Peach Fage with honey and a bowl of Chocolate Cheerios. I'm really a big fan of Chocolate Cheerios...they're good and (relatively) good for you, as chocolate cereals go.
Lunch--Half of a leftover chicken breast from the other night, some brown rice, and black beans, all topped with sweet chili sauce. It was delicious...I shall certainly concoct it again.
Snack--Really, throughout the day I ate about 4 handfuls of jellybeans. I finally did the responsible thing and threw the bag away after picking out the cherry ones. I love cherries.
Dinner--Brenner, two nights in a row. Booyah! We had eggs and pancakes at the Toys, as well as really good conversation. I also had two cokes. Oops. In my defense, I needed caffeine to help me stay awake...long day, and I'm not used to being in the sun. Took the strength out of me.
Church tomorrow, life group tomorrow night, then back to school for the Testing Week of Wackiness, or TWW from here on out. Sorry for the short post, but the brain is fried. I'll try to make up for it tomorrow.
And welcome back to the newlyweds, the Kings! Hope Mexico was fun!
In less eventful news, Abby had a softball tournament today. Her team was the defending champion, and, well...they don't have to worry about that anymore. She played very well though, and has a screwed up ankle and a scratched up leg to show for it. Chicks dig scars.
I neither went to the Farmers Market nor worked out today because I was lazy, the softball tourney happened, and then both basketball games were amazing, AND we had dinner with the Toys. It was busy, just not healthy.
Breakfast--Peach Fage with honey and a bowl of Chocolate Cheerios. I'm really a big fan of Chocolate Cheerios...they're good and (relatively) good for you, as chocolate cereals go.
Lunch--Half of a leftover chicken breast from the other night, some brown rice, and black beans, all topped with sweet chili sauce. It was delicious...I shall certainly concoct it again.
Snack--Really, throughout the day I ate about 4 handfuls of jellybeans. I finally did the responsible thing and threw the bag away after picking out the cherry ones. I love cherries.
Dinner--Brenner, two nights in a row. Booyah! We had eggs and pancakes at the Toys, as well as really good conversation. I also had two cokes. Oops. In my defense, I needed caffeine to help me stay awake...long day, and I'm not used to being in the sun. Took the strength out of me.
Church tomorrow, life group tomorrow night, then back to school for the Testing Week of Wackiness, or TWW from here on out. Sorry for the short post, but the brain is fried. I'll try to make up for it tomorrow.
And welcome back to the newlyweds, the Kings! Hope Mexico was fun!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Day 75--Generic Rebecca Black/Friday Joke
Would you like the good news, the great news, or the amazing news first? Good news? Okay...we'll let the excitement build.
Good news (non-Gospel edition): There's a new Epicurean Epiphany post! I went with Byron Dawson's suggestion of balsamic vinegar. It's not as in-depth as the salt post was, but I still think its fun to explore all these ingredients that I use almost every day and learn more about them. Maybe you'll learn something too...click on the link and find out!
Great news: IT'S FRIDAY. All hail the weekend. I still haven't successfully recovered from the wedding, and getting up early for school certainly didn't help. Going to bed and sleeping for a while should remedy that particular situation. Also, heard a good word from Rob Bell today that was completely unrelated to hell and got to fiddle around with the Proverbs for a while, so it was an edifying day as well!
Amazing news: So my good friend Jordan Swim, who is at least partially responsible for every single thing about me (why I'm a Christian, why I cook, why I'm in ministry, etc.), has this incredible catering service, Vestals Foods, runs the Culinary Arts program at Allen High School, and also does these monthly gatherings called Food Creates Community. And yes, I'm link happy today. Deal with it. Anyways, his next FCC event is April 2nd in Dallas, and I get to help him put it together! I'm pumped about all of it, from shopping with the local vendors to actually running service in a kitchen. I'm also blessed to have a friend who is willing to let a moron like me in his kitchen. I'll be sure to report back with how it goes, and hopefully I can convince him to write an EE post sometime. The man has forgotten more about food than I know.
On to what I do remember: what I ate today. It isn't pretty.
Breakfast--Two pieces of whole wheat toast with chocolate peanut butter, courtesy of Justin's once again. I probably overdid it on the CPB, but I also knew that lunch was going to be shady at best, so I tried to plan accordingly.
Snack--Fiber One bar. Because there's a box of them by my desk.
Lunch--A piece of bread with even more CPB on it, a banana, and a bowl of lentil soup. I scavenged.
Snack--Handful of jellybeans. I forgot about them for so long, and then the bright yellow bag attracted my attention once again. Freaking Starburst marketing department...why you gotta be so good at your jobs?
Dinner--We had two choices: go out and eat something not that healthy that also took up some money, or go with breakfast foods we had in the fridge. Frugality won out, surprisingly, so we went with bacon, eggs, and roasted potatoes/peppers. I had a good portion of potatoes, about 2.5 eggs, and 2.5 strips of bacon. A delicious meal, if I do say so myself.
Dessert--And here's the problem. We had a movie night at school, showing Toy Story (a classic), and we also sold concessions. Cheap concessions. I had some sour belts, a sweet and salty peanut bar, and part of a Coca Cola. I'm a failure.
I think the lack of calories at lunch probably evened out the disaster this evening, but with no exercise to speak of, it still wasn't good. Hopefully the Farmers Market and an afternoon in the gym will help get everything back on track.
Enjoy your weekend!
Good news (non-Gospel edition): There's a new Epicurean Epiphany post! I went with Byron Dawson's suggestion of balsamic vinegar. It's not as in-depth as the salt post was, but I still think its fun to explore all these ingredients that I use almost every day and learn more about them. Maybe you'll learn something too...click on the link and find out!
Great news: IT'S FRIDAY. All hail the weekend. I still haven't successfully recovered from the wedding, and getting up early for school certainly didn't help. Going to bed and sleeping for a while should remedy that particular situation. Also, heard a good word from Rob Bell today that was completely unrelated to hell and got to fiddle around with the Proverbs for a while, so it was an edifying day as well!
Amazing news: So my good friend Jordan Swim, who is at least partially responsible for every single thing about me (why I'm a Christian, why I cook, why I'm in ministry, etc.), has this incredible catering service, Vestals Foods, runs the Culinary Arts program at Allen High School, and also does these monthly gatherings called Food Creates Community. And yes, I'm link happy today. Deal with it. Anyways, his next FCC event is April 2nd in Dallas, and I get to help him put it together! I'm pumped about all of it, from shopping with the local vendors to actually running service in a kitchen. I'm also blessed to have a friend who is willing to let a moron like me in his kitchen. I'll be sure to report back with how it goes, and hopefully I can convince him to write an EE post sometime. The man has forgotten more about food than I know.
On to what I do remember: what I ate today. It isn't pretty.
Breakfast--Two pieces of whole wheat toast with chocolate peanut butter, courtesy of Justin's once again. I probably overdid it on the CPB, but I also knew that lunch was going to be shady at best, so I tried to plan accordingly.
Snack--Fiber One bar. Because there's a box of them by my desk.
Lunch--A piece of bread with even more CPB on it, a banana, and a bowl of lentil soup. I scavenged.
Snack--Handful of jellybeans. I forgot about them for so long, and then the bright yellow bag attracted my attention once again. Freaking Starburst marketing department...why you gotta be so good at your jobs?
Dinner--We had two choices: go out and eat something not that healthy that also took up some money, or go with breakfast foods we had in the fridge. Frugality won out, surprisingly, so we went with bacon, eggs, and roasted potatoes/peppers. I had a good portion of potatoes, about 2.5 eggs, and 2.5 strips of bacon. A delicious meal, if I do say so myself.
Dessert--And here's the problem. We had a movie night at school, showing Toy Story (a classic), and we also sold concessions. Cheap concessions. I had some sour belts, a sweet and salty peanut bar, and part of a Coca Cola. I'm a failure.
I think the lack of calories at lunch probably evened out the disaster this evening, but with no exercise to speak of, it still wasn't good. Hopefully the Farmers Market and an afternoon in the gym will help get everything back on track.
Enjoy your weekend!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Day 72--Back to School. Yay.
Le sigh. Spring Break is over, and its back to work. The good news is that I left minimal work to be done when I got back. The bad news is that it could have been zero work and I was too lazy. Oh well...tests will be graded, paperwork filled out, and the world will keep spinning. Presumably.
Today also began our little shopping experiment where I'm attempting to buy all of our weekly groceries up front. This will hopefully serve three purposes: 1) Save me trips to the grocery store and cut down on impulse buys when I'm in there every single day 2) We can plan our meals and have healthy options ready 3) Should be cheaper and healthier in the long run. I spent around 70 bucks today for tons of meals...some canned beans, some rice mixes, chicken, vegetables, sausage, ground pork (for this amazing asparagus and pork recipe I found) and then some condiments (sesame oil, soy sauce [it exploded in the parking lot...sad face], mirin, etc.), more yogurt...it was quite the haul. I'm interested to see how this all plays out!
I also really need to get back in the gym. The physical and emotional toll of the week has slowly dissipated, and now I feel almost normal. Unfortunately, for me almost normal is still fat. That needs to be corrected.
Abby had a terrible day today, and that sucks because she deserves to have some good days and because she hasn't had a break in about three months. First she had to get up with me (read: early) and study, then she had a test exactly a week after boards started, then she discovered she left her car keys (and, by proxy, her apt key, locker key, EVERYTHING) in Plano, so that was some unnecessary stress. If you could lift her up in prayer, she and I would definitely appreciate it...she's too good of a person to continually get stepped on by life like this.
Breakfast--Cinnamon Swirl High Fiber oatmeal with dried cherries, and cherry Fage w/honey. I ate a big breakfast because I knew lunch today was going to be a salad at best. It was actually worse than that. Side note: When I say "big breakfast" some of you may scoff, because lets face it: oatmeal and yogurt isn't big by normal standards. However, the best thing you can do to fill yo belly is eat a lot of fiber and protein, and high fiber oatmeal (duh) and greek yogurt give healthy doses of both, making it fairly large. At least by the standards of my stomach, which is all that counts in this space. Back to our regularly scheduled programming.
Lunch--A Fiber One bar and a bag of barbecue Zapps chips. There's an incredibly awkward story from high school involving Zapps chips, and anyone involved may be laughing uncontrollably right now. As they should. Moral of the meal time is that lunch sucked.
Dinner--Whole wheat penne pasta with some asparagus, yellow sweet onion, yellow bell peppers, garlic, red pepper flakes, and andouille sausage. It was really really good, although after my scant lunch I ate waaaay too much of it, and probably reduced any nutritional value that was in the pasta primavera concept. Whoops.
Dessert--A single chocolate cupcake from my lovely sister's wedding and a strawberry (variety! holla!) Fage with honey. NOW I'm full.
I know I need to do better eating, and assuming our lunch compatriots hold up their end of the bargain, I should have something healthy to eat every day the rest of this week. If they don't, well...I have another bag of Zapps in my desk.
For those that haven't scoped it out yet, my newest writing endeavor at epicureanepiphany.blogspot.com is gearing up for round two this Friday. If you have any suggestions for what I should tackle, let me know in the comments section. And please, tell your friends! I'll soon be featuring a guest post from Nathan MacDonald, and I hope to get more people involved. If you know someone passionate about food, specifically the beauty of individual ingredients at their best, then let them know about it!
Shout out to my European and Asian readers...the stats section of this thing continues to amaze me.
Psalm 34:8--Taste and see that the Lord is good!
Today also began our little shopping experiment where I'm attempting to buy all of our weekly groceries up front. This will hopefully serve three purposes: 1) Save me trips to the grocery store and cut down on impulse buys when I'm in there every single day 2) We can plan our meals and have healthy options ready 3) Should be cheaper and healthier in the long run. I spent around 70 bucks today for tons of meals...some canned beans, some rice mixes, chicken, vegetables, sausage, ground pork (for this amazing asparagus and pork recipe I found) and then some condiments (sesame oil, soy sauce [it exploded in the parking lot...sad face], mirin, etc.), more yogurt...it was quite the haul. I'm interested to see how this all plays out!
I also really need to get back in the gym. The physical and emotional toll of the week has slowly dissipated, and now I feel almost normal. Unfortunately, for me almost normal is still fat. That needs to be corrected.
Abby had a terrible day today, and that sucks because she deserves to have some good days and because she hasn't had a break in about three months. First she had to get up with me (read: early) and study, then she had a test exactly a week after boards started, then she discovered she left her car keys (and, by proxy, her apt key, locker key, EVERYTHING) in Plano, so that was some unnecessary stress. If you could lift her up in prayer, she and I would definitely appreciate it...she's too good of a person to continually get stepped on by life like this.
Breakfast--Cinnamon Swirl High Fiber oatmeal with dried cherries, and cherry Fage w/honey. I ate a big breakfast because I knew lunch today was going to be a salad at best. It was actually worse than that. Side note: When I say "big breakfast" some of you may scoff, because lets face it: oatmeal and yogurt isn't big by normal standards. However, the best thing you can do to fill yo belly is eat a lot of fiber and protein, and high fiber oatmeal (duh) and greek yogurt give healthy doses of both, making it fairly large. At least by the standards of my stomach, which is all that counts in this space. Back to our regularly scheduled programming.
Lunch--A Fiber One bar and a bag of barbecue Zapps chips. There's an incredibly awkward story from high school involving Zapps chips, and anyone involved may be laughing uncontrollably right now. As they should. Moral of the meal time is that lunch sucked.
Dinner--Whole wheat penne pasta with some asparagus, yellow sweet onion, yellow bell peppers, garlic, red pepper flakes, and andouille sausage. It was really really good, although after my scant lunch I ate waaaay too much of it, and probably reduced any nutritional value that was in the pasta primavera concept. Whoops.
Dessert--A single chocolate cupcake from my lovely sister's wedding and a strawberry (variety! holla!) Fage with honey. NOW I'm full.
I know I need to do better eating, and assuming our lunch compatriots hold up their end of the bargain, I should have something healthy to eat every day the rest of this week. If they don't, well...I have another bag of Zapps in my desk.
For those that haven't scoped it out yet, my newest writing endeavor at epicureanepiphany.blogspot.com is gearing up for round two this Friday. If you have any suggestions for what I should tackle, let me know in the comments section. And please, tell your friends! I'll soon be featuring a guest post from Nathan MacDonald, and I hope to get more people involved. If you know someone passionate about food, specifically the beauty of individual ingredients at their best, then let them know about it!
Shout out to my European and Asian readers...the stats section of this thing continues to amaze me.
Psalm 34:8--Taste and see that the Lord is good!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Day 71--Houston Bound
About three months ago I made the incredibly intelligent decision to take today off from work. I assumed that after the emotional stress of turning my sister from a Henderson into a King with a flick of my pen came piling down upon me that I would need a day to catch up. Man, was I right. Sorta. I really needed another week off, but they frown upon that at WCS. C'est la vie.
Jenna and Seth are currently living la vida loca in Mexico right now, hopefully enjoying a wonderful first night of their honeymoon along with some great food, beaches, and most importantly time together. Abby and I got back right in the nick of time for my eye appointment follow up, and everything checked out magnificently. In fact, I currently see 20/15 in my left eye. Booyah. Unfortunately, that means that I saw things all too clearly when I hopped on the scale after this week's festivities, which shall henceforth be referred to as CupcakeFest2011. It was a great week for my belly, but it wasn't a great week for my waistline. Ugh.
Breakfast--Cupcakes. Yep. My mom, bless her soul, didn't want to make breakfast after giving her only daughter away in marriage, and I don't blame her. That did leave us in kind of a bind though, and rather than persevere and grab some Chobani and whole wheat toast like an intelligent person, I went with a chocolate and strawberry cupcake. Oh yeah, and a plum. Because that makes it better. I suck.
Lunch--Here's where the uptick begins. We stopped somewhere in the middle of nowhere on 45 and got us some Subway. I had a footlong turkey with bacon on wheat, complete with lettuce, cucumber, green pepper, jalapenos (including one that tried to kill me...), black pepper, barbecue baked lays, and a wildly unnecessary, un-Lenten, but (in my mind) deserved Dr. Pepper. They say a Dr. Pepper a day keeps the apple..wait, that's not right. They say it rots your teeth. And they're right.
Dinner--Stir-fry. We got a bag of broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots, and I threw in half a red onion and 2/3 of an orange pepper, along with a cup of brown rice and some soy sauce/rice wine vinegar/spicy ginger sauce. It was delicious. I think I'm starting to get this saucing thing down, which is impressive since I usually don't even like sauces.
Dessert--A Fiber One bar. Thus begins the purge of the system.
Tomorrow we start school again, and it'll be harder and harder to stay on track. Tonight we're going to plan out all of our meals to save money and increase health value/decrease the ability to stray and be tempted. I hope it works!
Thanks again to everyone who reads this. I get discouraged sometimes because I feel like I'm fighting an unwinnable battle (even though I totally rocked my tuxedo this weekend...) but I know that all of you are thinking about me and lifting me up, even if its silently or from afar. As the Fotographing Fat Kid (But Not For Long!) says, you keep us going, and you really help motivate. I clicked on the stats button on this blog earlier and was blown away by how many people care about my health (or are amused by how badly I fail...) and keep coming back to check on me. Silent prayers, simple thoughts, and comments are all the fuel I need to get the next pound off!
Jenna and Seth are currently living la vida loca in Mexico right now, hopefully enjoying a wonderful first night of their honeymoon along with some great food, beaches, and most importantly time together. Abby and I got back right in the nick of time for my eye appointment follow up, and everything checked out magnificently. In fact, I currently see 20/15 in my left eye. Booyah. Unfortunately, that means that I saw things all too clearly when I hopped on the scale after this week's festivities, which shall henceforth be referred to as CupcakeFest2011. It was a great week for my belly, but it wasn't a great week for my waistline. Ugh.
Breakfast--Cupcakes. Yep. My mom, bless her soul, didn't want to make breakfast after giving her only daughter away in marriage, and I don't blame her. That did leave us in kind of a bind though, and rather than persevere and grab some Chobani and whole wheat toast like an intelligent person, I went with a chocolate and strawberry cupcake. Oh yeah, and a plum. Because that makes it better. I suck.
Lunch--Here's where the uptick begins. We stopped somewhere in the middle of nowhere on 45 and got us some Subway. I had a footlong turkey with bacon on wheat, complete with lettuce, cucumber, green pepper, jalapenos (including one that tried to kill me...), black pepper, barbecue baked lays, and a wildly unnecessary, un-Lenten, but (in my mind) deserved Dr. Pepper. They say a Dr. Pepper a day keeps the apple..wait, that's not right. They say it rots your teeth. And they're right.
Dinner--Stir-fry. We got a bag of broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots, and I threw in half a red onion and 2/3 of an orange pepper, along with a cup of brown rice and some soy sauce/rice wine vinegar/spicy ginger sauce. It was delicious. I think I'm starting to get this saucing thing down, which is impressive since I usually don't even like sauces.
Dessert--A Fiber One bar. Thus begins the purge of the system.
Tomorrow we start school again, and it'll be harder and harder to stay on track. Tonight we're going to plan out all of our meals to save money and increase health value/decrease the ability to stray and be tempted. I hope it works!
Thanks again to everyone who reads this. I get discouraged sometimes because I feel like I'm fighting an unwinnable battle (even though I totally rocked my tuxedo this weekend...) but I know that all of you are thinking about me and lifting me up, even if its silently or from afar. As the Fotographing Fat Kid (But Not For Long!) says, you keep us going, and you really help motivate. I clicked on the stats button on this blog earlier and was blown away by how many people care about my health (or are amused by how badly I fail...) and keep coming back to check on me. Silent prayers, simple thoughts, and comments are all the fuel I need to get the next pound off!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Day 70--Wow.
So the Henderson family is down a member, which seems only fair. Started with four, we should end with four. However, I'm pleased that our loss is the King's gain! My sister is now officially Jenna King, complete with signatures on marriage licenses and dozens and dozens of cupcakes (more on that later). The ceremony was beautiful, we had our fair share of screw ups and mishaps, but at the end of the day, Jenna and Seth are on their way to Mexico to have a glorious time as a new couple! Mazel Tov!
Eating today was a little bit, um, unique too. We woke up, rolled downstairs and my mom had breakfast fixed, then lunch was kind of on our own, and dinner was post wedding, and there were SO MANY FREAKING CUPCAKES.
Breakfast--Breakfast casserole. My mom has this ridiculous concoction of eggs, breakfast sausage, and crescent rolls that she bakes into a pyrex dish (it can also contain cheese, if you so desire) and its pretty much delicious from beginning to end.
Lunch--My mom, sister, and wife were at the wedding place getting ready for the day's festivities so dad and I were left to fend for ourselves for lunch. We went with Baker's Bros. deli, and I had a tuna salad sandwich with lettuce, roasted red onions, chipotle salsa, all on a fresh baked toasted bun. Along with barbecue chips and a Dr. Pepper (holla!) it made for quite the nice meal.
Snack--Cupcakes. I also had some fruit and asparagus, but seriously, the star of the show is the cupcakes. I had one strawberry and one chocolate, and they were both fantastic.
Dinner--Some more breakfast casserole! Woo! I also had a peach Fage 2% with honey, which is probably how I should have started the day, but oh well.
Dessert--Guess. Two of them.
Wonderful day, fantastic celebration, and now I'm exhausted...apparently when your emotional and physical limits are stretched all at once, it can take it out of you! I want to roll over and sleep...and so I shall.
Eating today was a little bit, um, unique too. We woke up, rolled downstairs and my mom had breakfast fixed, then lunch was kind of on our own, and dinner was post wedding, and there were SO MANY FREAKING CUPCAKES.
Breakfast--Breakfast casserole. My mom has this ridiculous concoction of eggs, breakfast sausage, and crescent rolls that she bakes into a pyrex dish (it can also contain cheese, if you so desire) and its pretty much delicious from beginning to end.
Lunch--My mom, sister, and wife were at the wedding place getting ready for the day's festivities so dad and I were left to fend for ourselves for lunch. We went with Baker's Bros. deli, and I had a tuna salad sandwich with lettuce, roasted red onions, chipotle salsa, all on a fresh baked toasted bun. Along with barbecue chips and a Dr. Pepper (holla!) it made for quite the nice meal.
Snack--Cupcakes. I also had some fruit and asparagus, but seriously, the star of the show is the cupcakes. I had one strawberry and one chocolate, and they were both fantastic.
Dinner--Some more breakfast casserole! Woo! I also had a peach Fage 2% with honey, which is probably how I should have started the day, but oh well.
Dessert--Guess. Two of them.
Wonderful day, fantastic celebration, and now I'm exhausted...apparently when your emotional and physical limits are stretched all at once, it can take it out of you! I want to roll over and sleep...and so I shall.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Day 69--Oh Snap, My Sister's Getting Married
Today was rehearsal day, or as I move we rename it, everyone goes crazy day. We got up, got dressed, drove to McKinney, and paraded around in our Sunday best (on Saturday) so that we can do everything right (on Sunday) and not make the bride have an aneurysm. There was minimal yelling, minimal temper flare ups, and I'm still not 100% sure I know what I'm doing, although if Jenna reads this before 3:00 pm on Sunday, don't worry...everything's fine!
It probably wasn't my finest culinary day either, because I have a tendency to get into this mindset of "it's a celebration, its worth it to splurge!" even when it's just Thursday and I'm happy I hit all green lights on the way home. Because a majority (read: all) of our entertainment budget goes to food, I see celebrations as an excuse to relax and enjoy what I consider to be the finer things in life. That being said, I tried relatively hard to behave today, although all of my celebrating added up in the end, as you will soon see.
Like, now.
Breakfast--Two homemade cinnamon rolls. The same rule for the blueberry muffins applies to the cinnamon rolls: you try to resist, then judge me.
Lunch--Spring Creek Barbecue for the rehearsal lunch. We had a small problem at my wedding. We couldn't have the rehearsal at the scriptural time because there was a wedding the day before ours. Therefore, in order to get the rehearsal in, we had to do it in the morning. Well, having a rehearsal, then sending everyone home, then having dinner seemed...stupid. So we did rehearsal lunch. Best. Idea. EVER. Therefore, Jenna took the idea, and it once again worked to perfection (for really the same reason...there was a wedding at the Cotton Mill tonight. Go figure.) leading to our barbecue meal. I had barbecue turkey breast with beans and green beans. I resisted fried okra (I love fried okra!) and bread, dessert, and beverages other than water. Healthy meal, right?
Snack--Cherry Fage 2%. Delicious as always.
Dinner--Here's where the wheels fall off. We had Chipotle for dinner, and you know what? I wanted a tortilla. I LIKE the tortillas. I don't eat bowls instead because I like the flavor, I do it for my health, and so I decided to "celebrate." Now, had I known that the freaking tortilla was 300 calories (Actually, its 290, but who cares) I might have thought differently. My burrito, by itself, with no sour cream (don't like it) or cheese (don't like it) or guacamole (don't like it) was around 850 calories. Yikes.
Dessert--Two pieces of whole wheat toast, two tablespoons of Nutella, and banana slices. It was a splurge, it was amazing, I'd do it again.
I kind of wonder what the scale will say when I get home. I've eaten kind of well (haven't I?) and exercised some and I still feel like I've gained weight. It'll be like a fun, horrible, nerve-wracking game!
Here's to the last night of my sister being a Henderson. I'm glad she's happy, I'm glad she's in love, and I look forward to many years of her being a King!
It probably wasn't my finest culinary day either, because I have a tendency to get into this mindset of "it's a celebration, its worth it to splurge!" even when it's just Thursday and I'm happy I hit all green lights on the way home. Because a majority (read: all) of our entertainment budget goes to food, I see celebrations as an excuse to relax and enjoy what I consider to be the finer things in life. That being said, I tried relatively hard to behave today, although all of my celebrating added up in the end, as you will soon see.
Like, now.
Breakfast--Two homemade cinnamon rolls. The same rule for the blueberry muffins applies to the cinnamon rolls: you try to resist, then judge me.
Lunch--Spring Creek Barbecue for the rehearsal lunch. We had a small problem at my wedding. We couldn't have the rehearsal at the scriptural time because there was a wedding the day before ours. Therefore, in order to get the rehearsal in, we had to do it in the morning. Well, having a rehearsal, then sending everyone home, then having dinner seemed...stupid. So we did rehearsal lunch. Best. Idea. EVER. Therefore, Jenna took the idea, and it once again worked to perfection (for really the same reason...there was a wedding at the Cotton Mill tonight. Go figure.) leading to our barbecue meal. I had barbecue turkey breast with beans and green beans. I resisted fried okra (I love fried okra!) and bread, dessert, and beverages other than water. Healthy meal, right?
Snack--Cherry Fage 2%. Delicious as always.
Dinner--Here's where the wheels fall off. We had Chipotle for dinner, and you know what? I wanted a tortilla. I LIKE the tortillas. I don't eat bowls instead because I like the flavor, I do it for my health, and so I decided to "celebrate." Now, had I known that the freaking tortilla was 300 calories (Actually, its 290, but who cares) I might have thought differently. My burrito, by itself, with no sour cream (don't like it) or cheese (don't like it) or guacamole (don't like it) was around 850 calories. Yikes.
Dessert--Two pieces of whole wheat toast, two tablespoons of Nutella, and banana slices. It was a splurge, it was amazing, I'd do it again.
I kind of wonder what the scale will say when I get home. I've eaten kind of well (haven't I?) and exercised some and I still feel like I've gained weight. It'll be like a fun, horrible, nerve-wracking game!
Here's to the last night of my sister being a Henderson. I'm glad she's happy, I'm glad she's in love, and I look forward to many years of her being a King!
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