June 2012
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satiated and not overly full
i have this problem where i sometimes engulf food. portion control goes out the window. it is a side effect of stress, probably, and the propensity stems, i think, from a mixture of two things:
having had an older brother who was much faster than me in, well, everything. if i did not eat it first, he would for sure eat it before i could save it for later
in college, one of my close friends was...
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DC eats: Restaurant Nora
the first certified organic restaurant in America, and a favorite of the Obamas… thanks to my cousins getting married two years ago [wedding gift card!], and the opportune moment of their anniversary date and my graduation colliding, we celebrated! together! at Nora’s!
to start:
mustard braised Amish pork belly with grilled cabbage, caramelized apples, red cress, pickled ramps
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May 2012
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DC eats: Bandolero
Mike Isabella has a new restaurant, and it is modern Mexican — the BEST kind
this is what I sampled:
Guacamole (salsa roja, masa crisps, chicharrones)
Sikil pak (pumpkin seed, jalapeno, orange)
Totopos (tortilla chips, ranchera, crema)
Blue crab taquitos (coconut, red chili, purple potato)
Octopus tacos (adobo, cucumber relish)
Mahi Mahi tacos (chipotle, avocado, lime)
Skirt Steak...
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words for the imagination
sometimes i am too caught up in the savoring of the food to take a photo of it. sometimes i just think it is inappropriate to take photos of my food. in any case, i think sometimes i’m just going to give you words describing my food and you’re going to have to just imagine it in your head
do not worry. i still have photos of food that i have eaten the past month or so that i have not...
April 2012
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grocery list
i have one more thing to note. J and i went to Whole Foods yesterday, where i stocked up on my last “major” purchases for the school year (i have enough meat in the freezer to last me until the end, so all i’ll need to stock up on are vegetables and fruits). i love Whole Foods because they have dispensers for pantry items, which gives me control: i am only one, petite person. i...
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[not] a liquid diet
sorry, guys. i have tons of photos of food for you to drool or ponder over, but they’re currently just hanging out in my camera and iPhoto gallery. when i am not going to events (which are sort of relevant to my academic experience and future career), i am staring at a blank screen being sad i am not chatting up my friends
i will definitely post about my experience at Chicago’s 4th...
March 2012
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project: no dairy [3 instances]
so, this no dairy for Lent thing is HARD.
it is not even that i have bad intentions, and i fall off the wagon. it is that there is dairy in SO MANY THINGS
i have eaten dairy three times (that i know of), and these are they:
after skipping lunch to see a genghis khan exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago, i wolfed down the bread from the bread basket at our dinner destination with a smear of...
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project: no dairy [message to self]
dear self:
you thought you were doing well. you even may have gone so far as thinking, hey, i got this in the bag. apparently, your subconscious disagrees
you had a dream last night, and in that dream you were binge-eating CHEESE. not just binge-eating — closet binge-eating a big plate of dairy. ho, what is up with your latent urges!
anyway, besides that, you’re doing great. keep...
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how many ways can i use this: merguez
yummmmmm. love merguez and missed eating merguez since leaving nyc. then Local saved my life (in every meat-related way possible), and here it is!
a salad, an omelet, and two sandwiches from two [almost brat-sized] sausage links
February 2012
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project: no dairy [an update]
sorry, no pics, a bunch of words — BORING
at the end of today, it will have been a week since i’ve given up dairy. on the side, i am typing up (why do we ‘type up’ when we ‘write down’?) everything that i put in my mouth with the intention of digesting, so i can analyze my food trends
in the first five days, i stated to people that i did not think i was...
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instant cravings: fish taco
sometimes i just browse tastespotting.com to see what people are making and eating. this recipe for mini fish tacos caught my eye a few days ago and remains an open tab in my web browser currently
additionally, yesterday a fave of mine told me she and her beau were going to have taco night on thursday in celebration of her paper completion
fish tacos on the brain, and sam’s club cod in...
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brown bag lunch: saag dahl
this week, for lunch, i will be eating saag dahl: an Indian-inspired curry with lots of spinach, lentils, some tomato, a spice blend, and creamy coconut milk
for starters, i ate lentils with toast and half an avocado. satisfying enough and wonderfully filling!
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brown bag lunch: thai chicken soup
one of my favorite things to eat is tom kha gai, a delightful aromatic soup. when i go to the only authentically awesome place in town (which happens to be a thai restaurant), i do not bother ordering a main course — i just get a large tom kha soup and sometimes a crunchy appetizer. the soup comes in a giant bowl, steaming a complex aroma of lemongrass, coconut milk, and peppery spices in...
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mpls w nyc friends
or how to properly spend a Friday
greet friend with brunch (eggs scrambled with mushrooms and sage) and sides of cocktail & coffee
walk around the lake and admire the ice sculptures made out of construction tubing
attend a local beer tasting, in which the beer guy states “you’re weird” and “you can stay” in the same breath. (in all fairness, i did say...
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cut [out] the cheese!
for Lent, i am giving up any and all dairy products. this means that i must freeze the cheese i have in my fridge (because i eat that much cheese that i have at least 20 oz of cheese always), and devour the remainder of this month’s pint of sour cream (no lies)
even explaining to my friend how much dairy i eat, i am astounded at the amount
me: i don’t drink milk but i purchase...
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mission: lasagna complete
i spoke to J* about lasagna eating on thursday, i think it was. i must have looked up more than a dozen lasagna recipes via Tastespotting to figure out how i wanted to make it, and J* and i probably discussed around four or five variations
i really wanted to do a mushroom lasagna, and J* got spinach stuck in my head, and i could not, forthelifeofme, decide whether i wanted tomato sauce in it or...
January 2012
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food-related things i look fwd to
everyone who knows me knows how [ridiculously] much i miss nyc
these are things i look forward to upon my return (and job securing):
coffee shops with wi-fi other than starbucks, barnes & noble cafe (which is starbucks), or panera (although, i thank all of you for having free wi-fi)
bars with happy hour and wi-fi (oh, how i miss you, nyc’s hyper-productivity façade)
delicious food...
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a mish chicken
i got a miller amish chicken from the grocery store. i told my friend j* and she said “i thought you said a mish chicken” and “mish” is the nickname of a friend of ours. ha
how many ways can i eat this chicken?
1. pressure cook the whole damn chicken
2. cut up the chicken breast for current dinner and remainder for later use
3. i put the rest of the chicken meat...
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johnny on the spot
i made these turkey veal meatballs out of the ground turkey from the amish farm and the strauss brands group-raised veal. i made a lot. well, too much for one person to eat; it was semi-intentional, but just too much for someone who dislikes leftovers, even though meatballs are my favorite and i can eat those frequently
as you can see, relative to spoon, it was a little bigger than a golf...
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a new and wonderful year!
i have decided not to resolve to do things on a yearly basis, but to resolve to do them when i think of them. today, i have decided to eat as sustainably as possible. last term, i proved to myself that i could eat vegetarian for most meals and still survive; therefore, it does not seem so difficult to only purchase good meat to eat at home! …we will see, we will see…
at the farmers...
December 2011
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end-of-year purge
it is that time of year, where i must figure out how to consume all my perishables, wash my linens, clean house, AND study for finals
as you can see. i have very little left, anyway — i am quite proud. a couple of english muffins, half an onion, some pomegranate, leftover quiche, tortillas & 3 containers of ambiguous things from fall that i probably should throw away anyway
just now,...
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the season of strawberry pies
it was strawberry season. i cannot remember what year, but my best guess is either senior year of high school or at some point when i was home for an extended period of time
my brother was working for marie callendar’s, the office — so perkins? i am not actually sure, BUT, my brother got FREE PIES, and because of my brother, i ate rhubarb for the first time. further, i love pie...
November 2011
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dependable, cost-friendly quiche
i bought a lot of groceries which included many hearty greens, so that i may feed myself economically until the end of the semester, which is approaching so quickly now!
there was no kale (!) at the supermarket. no kale! this quiche has many other greens in it instead, and one brown. in this quiche is spinach, rapini (a.k.a. broccoli rabe), green onion and mushrooms
i like to use marie...
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October 2011
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craving animal fat
in the term thus far, i have not had the problem of craving animals. partially because i try to eat some sort of animal every few days when eating consistently at home (or i get sick), and partially because i have been traveling often enough that i eat out and eat meat
i am certain that when my body craves bloody rare meat and animal fat, it means it is time i indulge my dear body. i am also...
vegetarian-friendly
i have had meals that i love that i did not document, and it is unfortunate
but i have some that i have documented, that i have yet to share, but here they are!
this is a simple bean soup (pinto, veg bouillon, cumin, cayenne, taco seasoning and bay leaf), topped with yogurt, dill and sliced onion. i ate it with some pita
this is breakfast. omelet filled with zucchini, onion, garlic, cheese....
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