Monday, December 21, 2009

Food log: Sunday, December 20

Toast with cream cheese, tomato juice
Toast with cream cheese and tomato juice
Tuna sandwich, pickles, Smiles, Diet Coke
Tuna sandwich, smiles, pickles, tomato juice
Popcorn, Diet Coke
popcorn and Diet Coke


That's pretty much it.

Money spent on food today: $0

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Food log: Saturday, December 19

English muffin with cream cheese, tomato juice
English muffin with cream cheese, tomato juice
Miso soup, sushi, Diet Coke - $10
Miso soup, sushi, Diet Coke - $10
Mini pastries from Céline - free
Pastry - gift from Céline
pastry - gift from Céline
Céline brought me these goodies to thank me for lending her my turntable so she could turn her 45's into MP3's. Thanks Céline!

Tuna sandwiche, pickles, tomato juice
Tuna sandwich, pickles, tomato juice


Money spent on food today: $10

Friday, December 18, 2009

Food log: Friday, December 18

Cereal
Cereal at home
Tea and a banana form the bistro - free
Tea and banana


With all of the previous night's festivities, we were very happy to get a hearthy lunch. STEAK!
Veggies and rice soupe, steak, fries, peas, blueberry mousse, lemonade from the bistro - $6
Veggie and rice soup, steak-frites with peas, blueberry mousse, lemonade - $6 from the bistro
For some reason, James got a steak 3 times as big as the others.
James got the thickest steak
We named it "The Thickness".
"The Thickness"
I think it would make a great wrestler name.
ALL HAIL THE THICKNESS! TIME TO COOK... YOUR ASS!

I had some random chinese food for dinner, in a sad food court. I was killing time waiting for a massage appointment at Spa Diva.
Chinese dinner - $11
I think it cost around 10 bucks. I didn't remember much after that massage.

Money spent on food today: $16 (I think)

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Food log: Wednesday, December 16

English muffin with cream cheese, orange water
English muffin with cream cheese and orange water
Diet Coke - $1.25
Diet Coke $1.25
Granny-Style Lunch of Awesomness from the bistro - $10
granny-style lunch christmas lunch for charity at the bistro - $10
cake detail
Every year, we have a charity lunch at work to help children in need. They bump up the price for the occasion, we get crustless sandwiches and novelty cake and kids get to have toys for Christmas. 
Win-Win!

Chicken wings and broccoli
Chicken wings, broccoli, yogourt dipping sauce
To go with the chicken, I made a dipping sauce with the plain Asana yogourt Yoplait gave me and a bit of BBQ sauce from my Laurie Raphaël kit.
making a dipping sauce for the wings
Yogourt + fancy BBQ sauce from Laurie Raphaël = dipping sauce for chicken wings
Orangina and popcorn while watching the last episodes of The Tudors season 3
Orangina and popcorn
Henry the VIII was really a hardcore sonafabitch.


Money spent on food today: $11.25

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Food log: Tuesday, December 15

Cheese toast and orange water
Cheese toast and orange water
Shish taouk, garlic potatoes, Orange Crush - $12
Shish taouk sandwich, garlic potato, Orange Crush - $12 including tip
Fancy Geneviève Grandbois chocolate, a gift from Elena at work (thanks!)
Chic chocolate - gift from Elena at work
Spaghetti with meat sauce
Spaghetti with meat sauce
Olives and cheese
Olives
cheese


Money spent on food today: $12

Food log: Monday, December 14

Cereal at home
Cereal at home
Diet Coke from the vending machine - $1.25
Diet Coke - $1.25
Linguini with lamb bolognese, salad, clementine, lemonade - $6, from the bistro
Pasta with lamb bolognese, salad, lemonade, clementine - $6 from the bistro
Tea and an apple from the bistro - free
Tea and an apple from the bistro - free
I also took a few sugar cubes from the bistro to try my absinthe this weekend
Stolen sugar cubes from the bistro
Tomato juice and crackers
tomato juice with crackers
Gnocchi with sage brown butter
Gnocchi in sage brown butter

Money spent on food today: $7.25

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Food log: Sunday, December 13

Eggs, English muffin, banana
eggs, banana, English muffin
Hot-dogs, fries and a Fanta at Montreal Pool Room - $7 with tip
2 hot-dogs, frieds, Fanta - $7 including tip
Order counter at Montreal Pool Room

Back room at Montreal Pool Room

At Montreal Pool Room

As much as I believe historic places like Montreal Pool Room deserve to be preserved, it needs a really good scrubbing. Josianne was starting to freak out. Or maybe it was just the spooky picture of the founder, floating above the city.
Josianne is flabbergasted by the décor

The founder of Montreal Pool Room

Canada Dry at the food court, after a bit of Christmas shopping - $3
Canada Dry Ginger Ale at the food court - $3
Highway robbery!!

Raviolis and a Club Soda while watching Ace of Cakes
Ravioli and a club soda at home
Note to self: don't try to make a "fantasy cake" without a plan ever again

Piece of cake
piece of cake
Money spent on food today: $10