Food Journal Jun 30, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch (picnic @ Woodland w/ takeout from Fresh Market)

• shrimp tempura sushi roll (inedible! cold, mushy, tasteless, made with wild rice (?!)
• olives
• chicken wings (eh)
• plum

dinner

• grilled Italian sausage
• grilled corn
• grilled squash (bitter after sitting in the fridge so long)
• caprese salad
• grilled shrimp (in lime, cilantro & tequila - not marinated long enough & too small)
• Jarritos

snacks

• peanuts
• cherries

Food Journal Jun 29, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch

• ?

dinner @ Suggin's

• cajun fried catfish
• cheese grits (a little dry)
• Burgundy mushrooms (tiny & tender)

snacks

• Terra chips
• peanuts
• butter pecan ice cream

Food Journal Jun 28, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch @ Panda Cuisine

• crab legs
• misc buffet (should remember NOT to go on Sundays as their unimpressive dim sum detracts from their other selections)

dinner @ Drake's

• chicken wings (some of the best I've had, crisp & savory)

snacks

• butter pecan ice cream

Food Journal Jun 27, 2009

breakfast

• toast

lunch

• leftovers
• sauteed mustard greens (so bitter! needs to be pickled or stewed)

dinner @ Orchid Flower w/ Tom & Lynnette (good service but overall unimpressive)

• roti (thin & w/out the typical curry dip)
• martabak (thin beef empanadas)
• yamien (noodles w/ fried onions & chicken. The accompanying wonton & beef ball soup was simple & delicious)
• lodeh soup (w/ coconut)
• sayur asam soup (w/ tamarind & veggies, pretty good)
• chicken satay in peanut sauce
• house marinated pork satay
• rice cooked in coconut (interesting but bland)
• rujak (fruit marinated in spicy tamarind sauce, interesting)

snacks

• toasted corn

Food Journal Jun 26, 2009

breakfast

• toast

lunch w/ Tom & Lynnette

• summer succotash
• roast beef sandwiches (lousy beef, bad cooking method, not enough resting time, cheap bread contributed to its failure. Sue's leftover brisket made for a decent last minute sub)

dinner w/ Ilona

• poached pears wrapped in black forest ham (need to find better ham that stands up to the pears)
• fennel & orange salad (solid)
• tagliatelle w/ mushrooms (needs more mushrooms & cooked longer)

Food Journal Jun 25, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch

• leftovers from Panda, mom's & Sue's

dinner w/ Michael & Stephanie

• radishes w/ mayo
• cold cucumber salad (not my favorite, maybe puree next time?)
• summer succotash (garlic scapes, green beans, lima beans, corn, squash, potatoes, grape tomatoes - quite good)
• ham & cheddar sandwich w/ poached pears (needed stronger cheese & thinner slices of bread but still tasty)

snacks

• Terra Sweets & Beets chips
• olives

Food Journal Jun 24, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch

• leftovers from mom's & Sue's

dinner @ Panda Cuisine w/ Tom, Lynnette, Sue & Ilona

• ginger green beans
• stir fried potato
• mala beef tendon
• pork & mustard greens (a new favorite)
• fish & tofu
• salt & pepper calamari (didn't stay crisp very long, a little bland)

snacks

• cherries
• fruit empanada

Food Journal Jun 23, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch @ Masala w/ Maria

• various buffet items (thoroughly mediocre)

dinner @ mom's

• pork ribs
• wonton soup (wontons a little overcooked & bland)
• pork & potato

snacks

• ice pop
• vanilla soft serve

Food Journal Jun 22, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch

• leftover chicken & brisket from Sue's
• leftover fish, fennel salad & snap peas
• olives

dinner @ Suggin's

• fried catfish (nicely done)
• sugar snap peas (boiled not sauteed, ick!)
• cheese grits

snacks

• cheese empanada
• fruit empanada

Food Journal Jun 21, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch @ Sophia's birthday party

• pizza (oh how I loathe thee)
• brownie

dinner @ Sue's

• beef brisket
• grilled chicken (nicely brined)
• corn pudding
• coleslaw (my 2nd attempt, still needs more zing)
• spiced pecans (an easy soon-to-be standby snack for me)
• cake

Food Journal Jun 20, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch

• ?

dinner @ Masala w/ Ilona

• garlic naan, peshwari naan
• lamb bhuna
• vegetable karahi
• rice

Food Journal Jun 19, 2009

breakfast

• ?

lunch

• ?

dinner @ Black Tulip w/ Tom & Lynnette (overall very solid, well paced meal though not very creative or seasonal)

• mussels (very classic)
• lamb shank (nicely done)
• beignets w/ local honey (a great finish)

Food Journal Jun 18, 2009

breakfast

• toast

lunch

• 5-ingredient ramen (gotta stop adding seaweed knots as they make things WAY too salty)
• fried eggs & chive

dinner

• fennel & orange salad (Elmwood fennel & corporate oranges)
• roasted pink snapper w/ lemon, olives & capers (I keep forgetting I don't really like whole fish)
• olives & caprese

snacks

• cherries
• chips (the last for a while?)

Food Journal Jun 17, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch @ Tanya's

• chips & onion dip
• coleslaw (decently homemade w/ cabbages & onions from Fister Farm)
• caprese sandwiches
• raspberries

dinner @ Mi Pequena Hacienda w/ Tom & Lynnette

• chicken wings (lukewarm & slathered in boring sauce)
• seafood burrito (imitation crab ruins it)
• rice & vegetables

snacks

• cherries

Food Journal Jun 15, 2009

breakfast

• toast

lunch

• chow mein w/ snap peas, spinach, garlic shoots & shrimp (all local) veggies
• kimchee

dinner

• salad (tennis ball lettucs & arugula)
• sausage & 3-cheese agnolotti in sage butter sauce
• olives

Food Journal Jun 14, 2009

brunch w/ Alycia, Tom & Lynnette

• French toast casserole
• shrimp scramble w/ chives & goat cheese (all local but the shrimp)
• bacon (nicely crisped local bacon + some too-salty hog-jowl)
• salad (romaine not too well suited to the boring vingarette)
• lemonade

dinner

• leftover casserole & scramble
• salad (first use of the spinner Alycia gave me)

snacks

• chips
• strawberries (local but a bit smooshy & tart)

Food Journal Jun 13, 2009

breakfast

• toast

lunch w/ Kimberly & Johnny (at our yard sale)

• cheese brat
• grilled squash & asparagus
• salad

dinner @ Magdilia w/ Alycia

• stuffed mushrooms (a bit too tart & ginery)
• pesto shrimp pasta (half-portion was plenty and good too)
• tiramisu (sort of deconstructed, was fair)

Food Journal Jun 12, 2009

breakfast

• toast

lunch

• shrimp & sugar snap peas in basil sauce (leftover from last night)
• cous cous

dinner @ Malone's w/ T&L

• fried calamari
• fried zucchini & artichoke hearts
• salad (probably my favorite in town, gotta be the bacon)
• fried pork chop (split w/ Tom, a bit dry & bland)
• green beans
• giant cookie w/ ice cream

Food Journal Jun 11, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch w/ Tanya

• grilled sausages (from Whole foods. Were they bland or am I used to the super-salty corporate sausage?)
• grilled squash
• salad

dinner (takeout from Bangkok House)

• spring roll
• egg roll
• basil beef
• rice

Food Journal Jun 10, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch

• ?

dinner

• leftover spoonbread & spinach
• fried eggs

Food Journal Jun 9, 2009

breakfast

• toast

lunch

• coldcut sandwich (Mexican roll, misc meats from tapas night)
• leftover roasted peppers, cucumbers

dinner w/ Kimberly & Johnny

• fried catfish (a consistent hit, it's the whole-grain mustard in the marinade that makes it)
• spoonbread (turned out very nicely)
• collards & spinach w/ raisins & pine nuts (surprisingly, I liked the raisins in this)
• Jarritos

Food Journal Jun 8, 2009

breakfast

• toast

lunch takeout from Sahara

• spicy chicken (could be more tender & spicy)
• rice, hummus, salad (didn't touch the dry-as-cardboard pita)

dinner @ Restaurante Aguascalientes (we're never going to a Mexican place full of honkies again)

• pork stomach taco (fried bits like cracklins, awesome!)
• beef tongue taco (nice texture but needed more flavor)
• mystery pork gordita (waitress couldn't explain it but I love it. Minced, a lil spity & kinds fried)
• tres leche cake (not the best I've ever had)
• ice tea

Food Journal Jun 6, 2009

breafast

• toast

lunch @ Masala

• buffet (getting a bit bored w/ their lunch buffet)

dinner @ Seki

• assorted sushi
• gyoza

snacks

• chips
• red bean croissant

Food Journal Jun 5, 2009

breakfast

• toast

lunch

• leftovers from tapas night

dinner @ Cleveland's

• shrimp remoulade
• fried catfish
• hush puppies
• green beans
• corn pudding
• corn muffin

snacks

• cherries
• vanilla ice cream w/ hot fudge

Food Journal Jun 4, 2009

breakfast

• toast

lunch @ Fusion Cafe

• pho combo
• chicken skewer
• goi cuon (summer roll)

dinner w/ Maria, Francesc & Ilona (Tapas Night!)

• antipasto platters (chorizo , salami, roasted red peppers, home-grilled crostinis, prosciutto, drunken goat cheese, blue cheese, emmentaler, soppresseta)
• poached shrimp
• brussel sprouts w/ hog jowl bacon
• sauteed sugar snap peas (fresh from Elmwood, sweet!)
• fried alligator w/ remoulade (too tough for frying, it waylaid me as I was searching for tilapia)
• baked brie w/ rum sauce (melted its shape away but SO good. Cheese, liquor & sugar? Can’t lose)
• sauteed mushrooms (crimini, ceps/porcinis, lobster)
• spiced pecans (too heavy on the salt but addictive)
• salad (a touch of honey gave the basic lemon juice/olive oil dressing new life. Lettuces from Elmwood)

Food Journal Jun 2, 2009

breakfast

• toast

lunch @ Gingko Tree Cafe w/ Ilona

• ham & cheese sandwich
• gazpacho
• lemonade

dinner @ AP Roots

• sauteed spinach
• corned beef reuben sandwich (pretty good & filling)
• snacks
• chips
• cherries
• Jarritos

Food Journal Jun 1, 2009

breakfast

• Japanese toast w/ butter & sugar

lunch

• leftover rice, saag paneer & vegetable karahi

dinner w/ Ilona

• salad (radishes, farmer's market cucumbers, Elmwood lettuce)
• pasta "flowers" w/ wild mushroom sauce
• tiramisu (from Fresh Market)

snacks

• cherries
• chips