Daily Dining
Food on the brain today as the planning of the 2008 garden swings into high gear. Compost is cooking away, the plots are laid out (we’re using Square Foot) this time, and the long list of crops is in hand. We have also reorganized the frozen food storage over the last few days and [...]
Daily Dining
Daily Dining
Daily Dining
The old saying goes “Breakfast like a King, lunch like a Prince, dinner like a Pauper”. While I am not there yet exactly, I can feel myself moving in that direction, beginning with my refound love of breakfast foods and my rekindled habit of rising early.
breakfast ▼
Sumatra Mandheling coffee
Scrambled Eggs
Sausage Patties
Biscuits
lunch ▼
12 oz Dr. [...]
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Daily Dining
Okay, so I skipped breakfast today, which is never a good idea. The remainder of todays foods were down-home favorites - simple foods I grew up with and have always had an affinity for.
breakfast ▼
3 cups of Sumatra Mandheling coffee
2 tsp sugar
lunch ▼
1 cup leftover Brunswick Stew
dinner ▼
1 slice Meatloaf
1 cup Boiled Potatoes
1 cup [...]
Daily Dining
Daily Dining
After a week of this food blogging experiment, I am convinced that simply paying attention to what I eat makes me eat less. I am also becoming convinced that putting it out here for all the world to see (theoretically at least) is pushing me towards eating better foods in general.
breakfast ▼
3 cups Sulawesi [...]
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Daily Dining
Today’s eating was dominated by Sunday Dinner, done on a German theme this week, and quite delicious, if I do say so myself.
breakfast ▼
Coffee: 3 cups
Sugar cube: 2
dinner ▼
Schweinepfeffer (Paprika Pork Stew): 1.5 serving
Onion Rye Bread: 2 slices
Westphalischer Kirschkuchen (Westphalian Cherry Cake): 2 pieces
supper ▼
Westphalischer Kirschkuchen (Westphalian Cherry Cake): 1 piece
Today’s Weight: 202 lb
Daily Dining
Daily Dining
Okay, so I have been corrected as to the proper Southern usage of Dinner and Supper. Dinner is the largest meal of the day regardless of when it is served, and supper is the small meal after (and only after) dinner.
So you can have Lunch and then Dinner or Dinner and then Supper, but [...]
Daily Dining
Daily Dining
I think I might just enjoy this whole food diary thing, so I have been playing around a bit with how to make it a more enjoyable topic for postings, starting with a snazzy layout. Let me know what you think.
breakfast ▼
Coffee: 3 cups
Sugar cube: 2
Fried Bologna Sandwich
Fried Bologna slice: 2
Cheese: 1
Over-medium egg: 1
Bread:2 [...]
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Todays Food:
coffee: x3
sugar cube: x3
beef & cabbage stew: 1 serving
banana: x1
candy Corn: 1 serving
pasta w/ Pesto: 1 serving
kielbasa: 1 serving
steamed Broccoli: 1 serving
olive bread: 2 slices w/ margarine
Todays Weight:
209 lb
Daily Dining
Jenn and I are on a quest to trim the old waist-lines, and are beginning with a modest food diary in order to get a handle on what we actually eat. I’ll be posting a daily list of my consumption along with my weight for the day. So, here goes.
Today’s Food:
coffee: x3
sugar cube: x5
half & [...]
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