Thursday, November 29, 2012

Back to Serious, Seriously

In 2010, with a pre diabetes scare hanging over me I used this daily food journal to plan and (hopefully} execute my daily menu. With an eye to portion control I did quite well, dropping a few pounds and feeling a lot healthier. Let's move back in that direction.

  • Fried Rice
  • Peking Ribs
  • Asian Salad

  • Tuna Sliders
  • V-8

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Hunkered Down in the Rain


  • Bread and butter
  • pound cake
  • V8 juice
  • coffee

  • Cheddar Potato Bake


  • dinner at Pearl House: hot and sour soup, crab and cream cheese won ton, garlic beef, peking ribs, lemon chicken, fried rice

Sunday, November 25, 2012

End or Beginning of the Week


  • decadent almond danish
  • coffee
  • leftover Turkey-Rice stove top casserole



Saturday, November 24, 2012

Black Friday


  • dinner rolls and butter
  • leftovers from yesterday
  • coffee

  • creamy smoked gouda with chicken and veggies

  • green salad
  • stuffing and sweet potato

Post Thanksgiving Feasting


  • Turkey Sliders
  • Coffee
  • Apple Fennel Juice

  • Soup


  • Leftover Tamale Pie

Monday, November 12, 2012

Dinner and Football


  • Peanut Butter Toast
  • Smoked Pork Sirloin 

  • Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms - Baked

  • Hamburger 
  • Pico de Gallo
  • Pickle
  • Cottage Cheese

Saturday, November 10, 2012

The Plan


  • Buttered Toast
  • coffee

  • sourdough slices with chili gravy

  • Mushroom Onion Egg Foo Yung

Friday, November 9, 2012

Versatility


  • Peanut Butter Toast
  • Coffee

  • Portabella Cheese Burger
  • Sourdough Bread
  • red onion

  • Beef Tamales
  • Vegetarian Chili

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Fishing for Healthy Eats


  • Canadian Bacon
  • 2 Eggs
  • Hash Browns

  • Fish = Crab Cakes
  • Sauteed Green Cabbage with red onion

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Continue the Celebration

So happy the election went the way it needed to go. Now let's see what the government can do for the country instead of themselves.


  • Apricot Mango Yogurt as a starter

  • Smoked pork and buttered sourdough toast

  • Split Pea Soup with Ham (Healthy Choice)

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Election Returns

I'm wanting tamales today. Will it be XLNT from the grocery freezer or should I make a crockpot Tamale Pie for dinner?


  • Apricot Mango Yogurt

  • Angus Deluxe with Fries and Sprite 

  • Tamale with Chili
  • Tri Tip Roast
  • Rice Pilaf

Monday, November 5, 2012

Enough to Eat without Overdoing It


  • Steakhouse white cheddar with onion on multi grain crackers with dill pickle
  • Greek Honey Yogurt

  • Greek Salad


  • Lamb Pot Pie

Sunday, November 4, 2012

No Appetite Sunday


  • Italian Sausage Burger on Ciabatta with Parmesan

  • Steakhouse Cheddar with Onion on Multi Grain crackers

  • Cream of Potato Soup

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Fish for Dinner


  • Halloween Chocolate Treats (I'm not counting)
  • Coffee
  • Cottage Cheese

  • sweet and sour pork with cabbage - if it works

  • shrimp chow mein
  • Wor Won Ton Soup