Thursday, October 22, 2009

Food log: Wednesday, October 21

Firefly juice and chocolate roll from Cartet - $10.52
Firefly drink, chocolate roll from Cartet - $10.52 (price includes egg sandwich for lunch)
The price included an egg sandwich I planned to eat for lunch.

Tea from the bistro
tea from the bistro - free


Then I went to the bistro.
Wednesday is Artisan lunch day at Sid Lee
Pineapple square, my fav!
This is where my egg sandwich plan went out the window.


Cream of vegetable, Alex's lasagna, lemonade, pinapple square - $6
Vegetable soupe, Lasagna, lemonade, pineapple mousse square - $6
This is where my egg sandwich plan went out the window. See, it was "Artisan Lunch" day and this lasagna looked just too good to pass up on. The recipe was provided by Alex Bernier, one of our senior copywriters. People raved about it all afternoon. Facebook status were updated and people tweeted about it non-stop. Pictures were taken. Some even promised Alex to name their first child in his honor. It was a lasagna to shame all other lasagnas.

Cookie - free from Lindsay
A cookie -  free fropm Lindsay
LOVE that Tupperware! hey what if I invited a Tupperware lady at my loft for a party? Would you come? Yes you!

Diet Coke - $1.25
Diet Coke $1.25

Crackers and cheese at home
Cheese and a few crackers at home


Rice, fish croquettes, kewpie, pickles, tomatoes
Fish croquette, kewpie, tomato, rice, pickles - at home
I've decided that I hate grape tomatoes. 1 out of 4 tastes horrible. It's the boobie-trap of vegetables.

I also ate a cookie but took no pic because you guys must be starting to get fed up of looking at pictures of my delicious cookies without having one.

Money spent on food today: $17.77

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Food log: Tuesday, October 20

Peanut butter toasts
peanut butter toasts


Leftover tilapia, coriander rice, yogurt, Diet Coke ($1.25)
Tilapia and rice, tomatoes, yogurt from home, Diet Coke from the vending machine - $1.25

A dance of the dead was going on at our table, as people rejected the bitter greens from the bistro salad in a soup bowl. I topped it with a bruised tomato, for a touch of class.

rejected food from the bistro

Chips and Diet Coke ($2.50)
Diet Coke and chips - $2.50

Post-pool crackers and spaghetti with meat sauce
crackers and spaghetti with meat sauce

Cookie
Cookie

Money spent on food today: $3.75

Food log - Monday, October 19

I had a loooong Monday at work, filled with new projects, then a 4-hour board meeting at my bulding, so you'll forgive me for this belated log.

Peanut butter toast 
PB toasts


Spaghetti squash gratin, snow peas, carrots and yogurt from home
Diet Coke from the vending machine #1.25
Spaghetti squash gratin, veggies, yogurt from home, Diet Coke from the vending machine - $1.25
I'm so happy about how my version of this dish. I used feta instead of cottage cheese and baby spinach instead of chard. It's savory and filling.

Pecan fudge from the bistro - free
Pecan fudge from the bistro - free
Decadent! Simply decadent!

Crackers
crackers while cooking


Tilapia with chile-lime butter, rice with coriander, salad
Tilapia with chili and lime butter, salad

This is a recipe I found on Epicurious and it's damn tasty. Julia Child was right about butter. It's the secret of life. (Until it kills you.)

Cookie
Cookie

Post-meeting cheesy toasts with Sheldon
Cheese sandwich at midnight while watching tv after a 4 hours board meeting
4-hour long board meetings make Eve a hungry girl.

Money spent on food today: $1.25

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Food log: Sunday, October 18

First, I'd like to add a few things to yesterday's log. I cracked open my bottle of Sazerac and had a bit on ice. It was warm and spicy. Yummy.
Bit of Sazerac on ice
I also made some pumpkin soup. To make it, first I had to kill the pumpkin, roast it and chop up its body.
Killing the pumpkin
making pumpkin soup

I did not take a picture of the soup, so you'll have to wait for me to eat some before seeing it. I made it with the veggie broth I made previously, some onions, cream and curry powder. I froze half and also froze a big bag of roasted pumpkin cubes.

OK, so about today.

Egg and cheese muffin at home
egg sandwich at home
Toasts and milk at home
toast with jelly and milk at home
Corn fritters and veggie again
Crudité and corn fritters
They reheat well in the oven. Crunchy!

I had an IGA delivery ($140 with tip) and stopped at the market for some limes, cereals and fresh herbs ($10.55)

Pretzels
pretzels at home
Absolut Boston tea party martini
Absolut Boston tea party martini
Spaghetti and The Amazing Race
Spaghetti and the Amazing Race
Homemade cookies
Chocolate and peanut butter chips cookies made from scratch
I made these with chocolate chips AND a little bit of peanut butter chips. I feel like I should have grandchildren to feed them to.

Money spent on food today: $150.50

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Food log: Saturday, October 17

I would like to start with a formal complaint about this can of syrup.
I just wanted to say that I am highly against this new syrup packaging! Where is the traditionnal blue, red and brown forest?
Now what the heck is that pink label? Where is the traditionnal red, blue and brown forest? Why does my syrup look like a kid's storybook? I am not amused. BOOOOO!

Allright, on with the food.

Peanut butter toasts at home
PB toasts

Oysters and pickles at home
Oysters and pickles
I had this with crackers and a curry mayo. I also had a handful of pretzels.

The afternoon was spent cooking. First, I made a delicious spaghetti squash gratin.
Spaghetti squash gratin
This was meant for freezer lunches.
Making freezer lunches
I like to make a few meals from scratch and freeze them. It saves me from Michelina Hell!

I also made a huge pot of vegetable stock. 
making vegetable stock
For this stock, I used zucchinis, carrots, onions, garlic, green onions, and celery. I also added some herbs and salt, and a few kernels of pepper. But my secret is to drop a Parmesan rind in there for extra flavor. Some of this will be turned into pumpkin soup. The rest will go - you guest it - into the freezer.

For dinner, I made the most amazing and delicate corn fritters.
Corn fritters with cucumber slices, tomatoes and sour cream at home
This was my first time making corn fritters. They are super easy to make and  delicious with some fresh veggies, some sour cream and a splash of hot sauce.

Now it is time to go watch Angelina Jolie say "THIS IS NOT MY SON" a thousand time while drinking the other half of yesterday's bottle of wine.

Money spent on food: $0

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