December 31, 2011 - continued and end....
So I should have updated this yesterday, it wasn't just the severe hangover and jetlag that prevented me from doing so, it was also that I approach this with a bit of a heavy heart, as it is my final entry. So lets cut to the food first, shall we?
We head over to Mike & Heather's after I made some foods, where we started nibbling almost immediately. I forgot to take a photo of the asparagus filo rolls, but I did take one in the making:
Heather made a baked brie en croute, with fig jam and blanched almonds, and it was bloody good. There was olive tapenade, goats cheese with fig jam, skewers with tomato, olive, bocconcini & pickled garlic, another guest bought a cheeseball (I didn't try that but it looked good!), and I made two dips - red pepper hummus and a smoked salmon one. We also took Julie (Mike's sister who now lives in Amsterdam who came out for Christmas) a bag of twisties, and cracked into those later on after a few too many! I also think there may have been more snacks, but I have to say, I forget, a few too many caesars, Heather's stunning cocktails & champagne perhaps!
It was a very pleasant, funny, loud and relaxed New Years Eve, and great to ring it in with great folks. So now begins Sober January, which for me is wheat/dairy/sugar/caffeine/alcohol free. But you know what? What I eat this year, its not really anyone's business anymore! Originally I couldn't wait for this to end, but now I feel like I have lost something very dear to me. I guess I will have to find another way to blog something, probably food related. Writing down and telling anyone willing to read what you ate for a whole year was pretty difficult, but I learnt a lot about myself. About my eating patterns, about my energy levels, habits and about writing. I kept trying to reinvent it, keep it fresh & enjoyable but it wasn't always the case. I am still proud of this though, and think of it as somewhat of an achievement. Thank you to my loyal family, friends and followers who kept with me this year, while I didn't get a lot of comments on the blog, I did manage to get some good traffic through here. And mostly, a huge thank you to my husband who heard probably too many times (including right now) "Sorry, just gotta blog..." and holding everything up. So thank you husbandman Lee, I love ya guts.
And so, I sign out. Thanks again, Happy New Year everyone, and most importantly, happy eatings!
xx
We head over to Mike & Heather's after I made some foods, where we started nibbling almost immediately. I forgot to take a photo of the asparagus filo rolls, but I did take one in the making:
Heather made a baked brie en croute, with fig jam and blanched almonds, and it was bloody good. There was olive tapenade, goats cheese with fig jam, skewers with tomato, olive, bocconcini & pickled garlic, another guest bought a cheeseball (I didn't try that but it looked good!), and I made two dips - red pepper hummus and a smoked salmon one. We also took Julie (Mike's sister who now lives in Amsterdam who came out for Christmas) a bag of twisties, and cracked into those later on after a few too many! I also think there may have been more snacks, but I have to say, I forget, a few too many caesars, Heather's stunning cocktails & champagne perhaps!
It was a very pleasant, funny, loud and relaxed New Years Eve, and great to ring it in with great folks. So now begins Sober January, which for me is wheat/dairy/sugar/caffeine/alcohol free. But you know what? What I eat this year, its not really anyone's business anymore! Originally I couldn't wait for this to end, but now I feel like I have lost something very dear to me. I guess I will have to find another way to blog something, probably food related. Writing down and telling anyone willing to read what you ate for a whole year was pretty difficult, but I learnt a lot about myself. About my eating patterns, about my energy levels, habits and about writing. I kept trying to reinvent it, keep it fresh & enjoyable but it wasn't always the case. I am still proud of this though, and think of it as somewhat of an achievement. Thank you to my loyal family, friends and followers who kept with me this year, while I didn't get a lot of comments on the blog, I did manage to get some good traffic through here. And mostly, a huge thank you to my husband who heard probably too many times (including right now) "Sorry, just gotta blog..." and holding everything up. So thank you husbandman Lee, I love ya guts.
And so, I sign out. Thanks again, Happy New Year everyone, and most importantly, happy eatings!
xx
December 31, 2011
This will be a half entry, as we haven't really finished the day, and plus I would rather make my last entry a bit more meaningful. So this is me to this point:
Breakfast - slice of toast with vegemite. Mmmmm.
Lunch - chicken pita. It was huge, couldn't finish it. Might be regretting that later, as we are about to leave for Mike & Heathers for NYE shenanigans . Check it out though, way too big!
Right, gotta run, will update tomorrow, for the last time...
Breakfast - slice of toast with vegemite. Mmmmm.
Lunch - chicken pita. It was huge, couldn't finish it. Might be regretting that later, as we are about to leave for Mike & Heathers for NYE shenanigans . Check it out though, way too big!
Right, gotta run, will update tomorrow, for the last time...
December 30, 2011
After our midnight subway, we woke up and didn't feel like eating at all. So once we got back to Kitchener, we had lunch plans at 2pm, so wanted a snack. What did we snack on you ask? Well, we snacked on some chicken nuggets with mustard sauce around midday. Shame on us again!
We met Mike and Heather for lunch at Ethels (back in the country for less than 14 hours and we are back at Ethels), and had a buffalo chicken wrap, and a side caesar salad.
We did some grocery shopping afterwards, and picked up some soup for dinner, which we didn't eat when we got home as we were not hungry. Well, we did eat some left over ice cream, with the reasoning that as of January 1, I cant have it, so I guess you *could* say that we had ice cream for dinner.
And that was it! Nice to be back :)
We met Mike and Heather for lunch at Ethels (back in the country for less than 14 hours and we are back at Ethels), and had a buffalo chicken wrap, and a side caesar salad.
We did some grocery shopping afterwards, and picked up some soup for dinner, which we didn't eat when we got home as we were not hungry. Well, we did eat some left over ice cream, with the reasoning that as of January 1, I cant have it, so I guess you *could* say that we had ice cream for dinner.
And that was it! Nice to be back :)
December 29, 2011
Departure day, and a very very long one, as on the way over we missed a Wednesday, today we got it back, so had a very long 29th.
Breakfast was a small bowl of muesli. Once we hit the airport, we had maccas (options were slim pickins). Had a spicy chicken burger & chips. It was pretty average.
On the plane I had vegetarian tortellini, which was actually ok. Came with some fruit, a bread roll, a rocket & parmesan salad, and a tiramisu. Oh and a mini toblerone. Shame on me, I ate it all, and then felt really, really ill.
Later on we also ate some mini cookies and pretzels (Qantas 'snacks'), and for breakfast I had a poached egg with a hashbrown and baked beans. Not very nice at all...
In LA we shared a sandwich at starbucks when we arrived, which was chicken & cheese with salad. Not bad, but not great either. We later shared a pizza at Wolfgang Pucks, it was ok really, plain margarita, thats all we needed. Naturally Air Canada didn't feed us, so by the time we arrived back in Canada at midnight we were starving. We picked up some Subway (open 24 hours thankfully), I had a club on honey oat with lettuce, tomato, onion & pickles. It wasn't bad actually, although we did inhale them!
And that was the longest 29th of December we have ever had.
Breakfast was a small bowl of muesli. Once we hit the airport, we had maccas (options were slim pickins). Had a spicy chicken burger & chips. It was pretty average.
On the plane I had vegetarian tortellini, which was actually ok. Came with some fruit, a bread roll, a rocket & parmesan salad, and a tiramisu. Oh and a mini toblerone. Shame on me, I ate it all, and then felt really, really ill.
Later on we also ate some mini cookies and pretzels (Qantas 'snacks'), and for breakfast I had a poached egg with a hashbrown and baked beans. Not very nice at all...
In LA we shared a sandwich at starbucks when we arrived, which was chicken & cheese with salad. Not bad, but not great either. We later shared a pizza at Wolfgang Pucks, it was ok really, plain margarita, thats all we needed. Naturally Air Canada didn't feed us, so by the time we arrived back in Canada at midnight we were starving. We picked up some Subway (open 24 hours thankfully), I had a club on honey oat with lettuce, tomato, onion & pickles. It wasn't bad actually, although we did inhale them!
And that was the longest 29th of December we have ever had.
December 28, 2011
Another picture-less day, sorry guys.
For breakfast I had a small bowl of muesli, followed soon after with a small chicken roll. Head out with mum, Lee & Christopher (my nephew) for lunch, but the place we had in mind had sold out of sandwiches. Instead we roamed around Clifton Gardens and came home for lunch. I had two small wraps, one with beef, tartar, tomato and spinach, one with chicken, salami and red pepper dip. Also had a small scoop of potato salad.
Shortly after I crashed, I felt really rank, so had a lie down. For two hours. When I got up, not only did I realise I ruined everyone's afternoon (we were meant to go down to Balmoral, make the most of a beautiful sunny day), but I also realised I got a small dose of sunburn at the first beach. Argh! Thats going to make the flights back to Canada a real pain in the ass! Never mind. Once I woke up completely we snacked on some CC's and salsa.
For dinner mum put on a lamb roast and it was delicious. Roasted pumpkin & parsnips, some salad, and a few beers. Delicious.
For breakfast I had a small bowl of muesli, followed soon after with a small chicken roll. Head out with mum, Lee & Christopher (my nephew) for lunch, but the place we had in mind had sold out of sandwiches. Instead we roamed around Clifton Gardens and came home for lunch. I had two small wraps, one with beef, tartar, tomato and spinach, one with chicken, salami and red pepper dip. Also had a small scoop of potato salad.
Shortly after I crashed, I felt really rank, so had a lie down. For two hours. When I got up, not only did I realise I ruined everyone's afternoon (we were meant to go down to Balmoral, make the most of a beautiful sunny day), but I also realised I got a small dose of sunburn at the first beach. Argh! Thats going to make the flights back to Canada a real pain in the ass! Never mind. Once I woke up completely we snacked on some CC's and salsa.
For dinner mum put on a lamb roast and it was delicious. Roasted pumpkin & parsnips, some salad, and a few beers. Delicious.
December 27, 2011
Started the day with some muesli. Big bowl, too big actually, but tasty stuff.
Head out to see Alli & Gerard, which was awesome. G cooked up a lovely bbq lunch, where naturally I over ate - had a sausage in a roll with coleslaw, followed by a steak sandwich with onion, and coleslaw, followed by a sausage in another roll, with yep, onion and coleslaw. I managed a small amount of salad, but for me it was all about the meat. Thanks guys!
Lee and I thought we had missed a ferry when getting back to Circular Quay, so we went for a quick pizza and when heading back to the wharf, realised there were no ferries. Never mind, taxi back to mum & dads and we were sorted.
Head out to see Alli & Gerard, which was awesome. G cooked up a lovely bbq lunch, where naturally I over ate - had a sausage in a roll with coleslaw, followed by a steak sandwich with onion, and coleslaw, followed by a sausage in another roll, with yep, onion and coleslaw. I managed a small amount of salad, but for me it was all about the meat. Thanks guys!
Lee and I thought we had missed a ferry when getting back to Circular Quay, so we went for a quick pizza and when heading back to the wharf, realised there were no ferries. Never mind, taxi back to mum & dads and we were sorted.
December 26, 2011
Boxing Day...
So it was an early start after a pretty average sleep, for breakfast I had a gingerbread man (well, it is Christmas...) and a couple of left over asparagus.
We hit the road at about midday, heading for Holbrook where the plan was to get a pie from the local bakery. WELL, that was closed, so we continued to Gundagai, where the cafes were also closed. What?! So we kept going, snacked on some pizza shapes, and hoped we would cross some form of food shortly. We ended up at Barney's of Bookham, and Lee somehow managed not to wet himself when he read 'Fresh homemade pies' on the OPEN sign. Pie disappointment averted! I had a steak and gravy pie, with sauce, and it was bloody delicious. I miss savory pies when in Canada. Thankfully mum gave me pie tins for Christmas, a pie-makin' we will go.
When we got to Sydney, I snacked on some crackers with pesto dip (god its good), and mum made some tortellini & salad for dinner. It was an early night for all.
As this Aus trip comes to an end, so looms the end of this blog. I am not sure what I am going to do once my 365 days are up....
So it was an early start after a pretty average sleep, for breakfast I had a gingerbread man (well, it is Christmas...) and a couple of left over asparagus.
We hit the road at about midday, heading for Holbrook where the plan was to get a pie from the local bakery. WELL, that was closed, so we continued to Gundagai, where the cafes were also closed. What?! So we kept going, snacked on some pizza shapes, and hoped we would cross some form of food shortly. We ended up at Barney's of Bookham, and Lee somehow managed not to wet himself when he read 'Fresh homemade pies' on the OPEN sign. Pie disappointment averted! I had a steak and gravy pie, with sauce, and it was bloody delicious. I miss savory pies when in Canada. Thankfully mum gave me pie tins for Christmas, a pie-makin' we will go.
When we got to Sydney, I snacked on some crackers with pesto dip (god its good), and mum made some tortellini & salad for dinner. It was an early night for all.
As this Aus trip comes to an end, so looms the end of this blog. I am not sure what I am going to do once my 365 days are up....
December 25, 2011
Christmas day...
So ok, I woke up pretty stuffed from the feeding frenzy the night before. I had a banana for breakfast and tried to convince myself thats all I needed... until I saw mum having a left over beef sandwich and I had to get on board with that immediately! Smothered in spicy bbq caramelized onion, it was divine.
Lee and I head over to Nic and Mel's early to 'help' put together the lunch. Mel had everything under control though so our help was minimal. Was nice to be back in the kitchen though, and hang out with Nic, Mel, Nina & Muz.
Lunch started with appetizers - stuffed bell peppers, olives, mushrooms and a massive cheese platter. Also some little pastry cases - some with ricotta, chive & gruyere, some with pumpkin pesto & garlic mozzarella, some with red pepper pesto & mozzarella, and some with ricotta, olives & sundried tomatoes with fresh basil.
Then came lunch! Beef, ham & lamb, more condiments, a bean & asparagus salad with poppy seed dressing & crispy prosciutto which was TO DIE FOR, a rocket & almond salad, roasted pumpkin in sesame seeds, roasted potatoes, roasted tomatoes...and... forgive me Mel, I forget! It was absolutely lovely, thank you Mel.
Then followed dessert! Mel made baked cheesecakes and served them with fresh berries, cream and icecream. We also had fresh coffees made for us from Nic's coffee machine. Bloody delightful way to finish off another amazing meal.
We were all too full to think about food for a while, so after we left Nic &Mel's place, we vegged on the couch for a bit before heading to Marshall & Amanda's. Hung out with them for a bit, didn't say no to a couple of beers, and we found ourselves feeling sleepy & relaxed. Amanda had some left over chocolate tart that she makes every year for Christmas so she let me try it before releasing the recipe to me. Looking forward to making that, I think I will make it for NYE, as sober detox January looms closer. Which I think we will definitely welcome with open arms.
When we got back home, it was about 8pm, so I wouldnt say the hunger was up, but we definitely had our snack on. I had a beef roll & a mound of left over cous cous salad, and some potato salad. Another beer, and I called it a night.
Special thanks to Mel, Amanda, Heidi and Joan for putting together some truly fantastic meals. Merry Christmas guys! xx
So ok, I woke up pretty stuffed from the feeding frenzy the night before. I had a banana for breakfast and tried to convince myself thats all I needed... until I saw mum having a left over beef sandwich and I had to get on board with that immediately! Smothered in spicy bbq caramelized onion, it was divine.
Lee and I head over to Nic and Mel's early to 'help' put together the lunch. Mel had everything under control though so our help was minimal. Was nice to be back in the kitchen though, and hang out with Nic, Mel, Nina & Muz.
Lunch started with appetizers - stuffed bell peppers, olives, mushrooms and a massive cheese platter. Also some little pastry cases - some with ricotta, chive & gruyere, some with pumpkin pesto & garlic mozzarella, some with red pepper pesto & mozzarella, and some with ricotta, olives & sundried tomatoes with fresh basil.
Then came lunch! Beef, ham & lamb, more condiments, a bean & asparagus salad with poppy seed dressing & crispy prosciutto which was TO DIE FOR, a rocket & almond salad, roasted pumpkin in sesame seeds, roasted potatoes, roasted tomatoes...and... forgive me Mel, I forget! It was absolutely lovely, thank you Mel.
Then followed dessert! Mel made baked cheesecakes and served them with fresh berries, cream and icecream. We also had fresh coffees made for us from Nic's coffee machine. Bloody delightful way to finish off another amazing meal.
We were all too full to think about food for a while, so after we left Nic &Mel's place, we vegged on the couch for a bit before heading to Marshall & Amanda's. Hung out with them for a bit, didn't say no to a couple of beers, and we found ourselves feeling sleepy & relaxed. Amanda had some left over chocolate tart that she makes every year for Christmas so she let me try it before releasing the recipe to me. Looking forward to making that, I think I will make it for NYE, as sober detox January looms closer. Which I think we will definitely welcome with open arms.
When we got back home, it was about 8pm, so I wouldnt say the hunger was up, but we definitely had our snack on. I had a beef roll & a mound of left over cous cous salad, and some potato salad. Another beer, and I called it a night.
Special thanks to Mel, Amanda, Heidi and Joan for putting together some truly fantastic meals. Merry Christmas guys! xx
December 24, 2011
Christmas Eve! You have to forgive me, some of this is a little bit of a blur, there was so much delicious food that I definitely cannot recall everything, I am sure you know how it is....
Will start with breakfast. Started the day with skipping it entirely, I think I over did it on the sausages. Joan bought a massive 7.5kg ham for Christmas dinner, so we had ham for lunch. I had mine on its own with some tomatoes, I have definitely been a bread-oholic while in Aus!
The family Christmas eve festivities kicked off around 6pm, Amanda made the starters which were absolutely delicious - little pastry cases with beef & pesto, or prawn & mango. Had a couple of each, couldn't help it, too yummy! Dinner was a fabulous affair, there was ham, turkey, beef, salads, & veg. This was my plate:
I have to say the asparagus & cous cous salad with nectarine were my personal fav. And the condiments, we had just about every condiment you could imagine, including three types of mustard. I love my condiments!
For dessert Joan had bought mounds of fresh berries and was served with vanilla bean ice cream. Oh my god, lush! Then naturally when we were all too stuffed to think about it, we went ahead with some GBM's.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Will start with breakfast. Started the day with skipping it entirely, I think I over did it on the sausages. Joan bought a massive 7.5kg ham for Christmas dinner, so we had ham for lunch. I had mine on its own with some tomatoes, I have definitely been a bread-oholic while in Aus!
The family Christmas eve festivities kicked off around 6pm, Amanda made the starters which were absolutely delicious - little pastry cases with beef & pesto, or prawn & mango. Had a couple of each, couldn't help it, too yummy! Dinner was a fabulous affair, there was ham, turkey, beef, salads, & veg. This was my plate:
I have to say the asparagus & cous cous salad with nectarine were my personal fav. And the condiments, we had just about every condiment you could imagine, including three types of mustard. I love my condiments!
For dessert Joan had bought mounds of fresh berries and was served with vanilla bean ice cream. Oh my god, lush! Then naturally when we were all too stuffed to think about it, we went ahead with some GBM's.
Merry Christmas everyone!
December 23, 2011
Logged in to work early from mums place, had a massive bowl of muesli with yogurt for breakfast.
Hit the road to Albury before lunch, stopped on the way and had maccas. Haven't had maccas in ages, went the quarter pounder meal. Demolished the quarter pounder, didn't quite finish the fries. I have to say, we all rather enjoyed it.
Had a sausage sizzle when we got to Albury, sausages in bread with mustard and ketchup. Nice, simple, and yummy. Everyone was pretty tired so it was an early night. Sorry, no pictures....
Hit the road to Albury before lunch, stopped on the way and had maccas. Haven't had maccas in ages, went the quarter pounder meal. Demolished the quarter pounder, didn't quite finish the fries. I have to say, we all rather enjoyed it.
Had a sausage sizzle when we got to Albury, sausages in bread with mustard and ketchup. Nice, simple, and yummy. Everyone was pretty tired so it was an early night. Sorry, no pictures....
December 22, 2011
Had half a grapefruit for breakfast, and a handful of nut & seed mix. That stuff is awesome.
Head in to the office for the last time, unfortunately for no reason, my meetings were cancelled! Never mind. Got to leave early and meet mum for lunch. Finished off the tortillas with salami & cheese & veg to make more mini pizzas, which of course were delish.
Snacked on some beef & sao crackers in the afternoon, then when dad got home we had some crumbed chicken for dinner with salad & potatoes. Sorry, no photos!
After dinner we had some lindt dark mint chocolate. Mmmm, that stuff is the shizzle! And that wraps up the day nicely.
Head in to the office for the last time, unfortunately for no reason, my meetings were cancelled! Never mind. Got to leave early and meet mum for lunch. Finished off the tortillas with salami & cheese & veg to make more mini pizzas, which of course were delish.
Snacked on some beef & sao crackers in the afternoon, then when dad got home we had some crumbed chicken for dinner with salad & potatoes. Sorry, no photos!
After dinner we had some lindt dark mint chocolate. Mmmm, that stuff is the shizzle! And that wraps up the day nicely.
December 21, 2011
Another head start with half a grapefruit & a banana a few hours later.
There was pizza in the office for lunch, but I opted for this instead. How funny that the coke says 'mate' on it, Aussie much?!
My salad was pumpkin, sweet potato, rocket, roast capsicum, and feta. They asked what dressing I wanted, I opted for none... look at it! Does it look like I needed dressing? It was pretty yummy as is, and while I probably shouldn't have gone the coke (my calorie intake at the moment is on the increase) I felt like a perk up before heading out to Chatswood to do some training. Everything went well, by the time I was on the bus and heading back to mums I was starving. I still had a few hours of work to do, so worked an hour, then made some more easy tortilla pizzas, which were lush. One again with pear, prosciutto & blue cheese, the other with salami, sun dried tomatoes, olives, & goats cheese. After dinner mum and I snacked on a cheeky violet crumble we stole from Lee's and my stash to take back to Canada. Note to self - replace the violet crumble!
And that was it for Wednesday.
There was pizza in the office for lunch, but I opted for this instead. How funny that the coke says 'mate' on it, Aussie much?!
And that was it for Wednesday.
December 20, 2011
Half a grapefruit for breakfast this morning, then ate a banana when I got into the office. Turned out to be a bit of a piggy day...
Took Wendy out for lunch, Wendy is the HR Manager here and my director told me I must take her out. So I did, and we both had huge delicious steak sangas which came with a ridiculous amount of chips. Wendy got through half of hers, I got through most of it, but not even half of my chips. HUGE amount of food, but tres delicious!
Snacked when I got home, dad was working late so mum and I had tortilla pizzas. We shared one salami and one pear, blue cheese and proscuitto half half. Delicious!
Then when dad came home we couldn't help ourselves and had a small portion of his spaghetti dinner. Niiiice.
It may have been a piggy day, but damn, it was tasty.
Took Wendy out for lunch, Wendy is the HR Manager here and my director told me I must take her out. So I did, and we both had huge delicious steak sangas which came with a ridiculous amount of chips. Wendy got through half of hers, I got through most of it, but not even half of my chips. HUGE amount of food, but tres delicious!
Snacked when I got home, dad was working late so mum and I had tortilla pizzas. We shared one salami and one pear, blue cheese and proscuitto half half. Delicious!
Then when dad came home we couldn't help ourselves and had a small portion of his spaghetti dinner. Niiiice.
It may have been a piggy day, but damn, it was tasty.
December 19, 2011
Had half a grapefruit for breakfast, followed promptly by a banana, before heading off to 80 Pacific Hwy for my first day of Sydney office work. I was lucky enough to be treated lunch, I ordered a pear & prosciutto salad:
Was pretty good actually, included avocado, walnuts and some parmesan. Needed some oompf, but still quite enjoyable.
Got home, devoured three crackers with pesto dip before dinner, then dinner which was boerwurst sausage with onion & salad. Lovely!
Followed up by a gingerbread man and three cookies, I think I am well and truly over for the day. Ready for bed :)
Was pretty good actually, included avocado, walnuts and some parmesan. Needed some oompf, but still quite enjoyable.
Got home, devoured three crackers with pesto dip before dinner, then dinner which was boerwurst sausage with onion & salad. Lovely!
Followed up by a gingerbread man and three cookies, I think I am well and truly over for the day. Ready for bed :)
December 18, 2011
Breakfast was a gingerbread man (of course) and a vegemite roll. It's good to be back!
For lunch we had beef & salami on a crusty baguette with mustard & brie, and some olives & sundried tomatoes. Talk about a lush lunch.
For dinner I made some goats cheese stuffed chicken breasts wrapped in prosciutto, and was served with tomatoes & a lettuce salad. I believe it went down a treat, glad I could make my ma & pa happy with a de Souza regular! Had a piece of lindt dark peppermint chocolate after dinner, and voila, day done.
For lunch we had beef & salami on a crusty baguette with mustard & brie, and some olives & sundried tomatoes. Talk about a lush lunch.
For dinner I made some goats cheese stuffed chicken breasts wrapped in prosciutto, and was served with tomatoes & a lettuce salad. I believe it went down a treat, glad I could make my ma & pa happy with a de Souza regular! Had a piece of lindt dark peppermint chocolate after dinner, and voila, day done.
December 17, 2011
Breakfast was two small rolls, one with vegemite and one with jam. Nice to have some vegemite again, will have to take some back to Canada.
For lunch I made pizza for mum, Lee and myself, including the base. And I have to say, it turned out a treat! Super thin crust, tomato base, fresh tomato, basil, bocconcini, parma ham and some ground chilli. Mmmmm!
In the afternoon I made some GBM's, mum had some writing icing thingies, so I painted stupid faces on them, kept me well entertained! It's actually harder to eat them when they have their own personalities, even though they are just cookies. Also snacked on a... hrm... not sure what to call it, its crossed between a salada and a water cracker... anyone? Anyway, one of those with some pesto on it, god I love pesto. Cheers mum.
For dinner, mum made rissoles & we had them with tomato, beetroot, salad and roasted potato wedges. Lovely. And that ties up Saturday!
For lunch I made pizza for mum, Lee and myself, including the base. And I have to say, it turned out a treat! Super thin crust, tomato base, fresh tomato, basil, bocconcini, parma ham and some ground chilli. Mmmmm!
In the afternoon I made some GBM's, mum had some writing icing thingies, so I painted stupid faces on them, kept me well entertained! It's actually harder to eat them when they have their own personalities, even though they are just cookies. Also snacked on a... hrm... not sure what to call it, its crossed between a salada and a water cracker... anyone? Anyway, one of those with some pesto on it, god I love pesto. Cheers mum.
For dinner, mum made rissoles & we had them with tomato, beetroot, salad and roasted potato wedges. Lovely. And that ties up Saturday!
December 12 to December 16, 2011
And what a big week its been....
Monday morning I had berries for breakfast with pecans and a dash of maple syrup. Ingrid bought in some Lindt chocolates, so I had three before lunch, whoops!
Lunch was delicious, went to Sakura Island for sushi, I branched out and had the Alaska roll, which was prawn, salmon, avocado and cucumber. Naturally it came with the miso soup, the 'sparkly' noodles, and a small salad.
Managed another Lindt ball in the afternoon, then hit the road to Toronto after work. Lee took me to Milestones for dinner, where we shared some risotto goats cheese balls to start, and I had a chicken Californian salad. Risotto balls were amazing, chicken salad a a bit too loaded with dressing but was still good.
Tuesday morning we had hotel breakfast, which consisted of a bagel with cream cheese, an 'instant' croissant with jam, and a whole lotta free juice.
My stomach was a little upset (always happens before flying) so I ate at the airport too about four hours later, I had a roast beef roll thing, which was plain, ordinary, and exactly what I needed. We bought some sushi to eat on the plane which was actually pretty good, and I ate a packet of mesquite BBQ flavoured chips, which I really liked, but you can tell I started my holiday, already eating differently.
Landed in LA five hours later, it was a toasty 14 degrees which was screaming a beer, so we head to a bar and had a couple and a cheeseburger. The burgers came with parmesan garlic fries. Oh... my... god... brilliant! Except it made the next flight a bit disgusting, stinking of garlic cheese. 15 hours of garlic bliss, haha.
I skipped my meal on the plane, but ate Lee's edamame salad (basically edamame beans & tinned corn) and then got a ridiculous amount of sleep, which is so unlike me. It pays not to drink on long hauls eh.
They served us breakfast 11 hours later, which was Thursday (we totally missed out on Wednesday), I had the 'hot' version, which was asparagus omelet with mushrooms and fatty bacon. I looked pretty stupid picking the fat off my bacon, but overall it wasn't a bad breakfast. I also ate some pineapple, and forfeited my yogurt. In case anyone was wondering.
Reunited with mum & dad, and for lunch we had cold meats & fresh small rolls. I had two, both loaded with beef, ham, pickles and cheese, and of course... mustard. It's just not a Wilke reunion without mustard! In the afternoon I snacked on some seed & nut mix, which mum picked up for me. (See? She is looking after me already!) The mix was loaded with cashews, and made a very welcomed snack.
For dinner we had kranskies, rock on! Its been too long, mum got them because I told her Lee missed them. Also had some of mums famous potato salad, and a spinach salad with almonds & bacon. Deeeeelish.
Friday for breakfast I had half a grapefruit and snacked more on the seed & nut mix. We were all hungry by 11am so I made Lee and I sandwiches with ham, cheese, mustard & pickles. But of course!
For lunch we met with Joan and her friend Sam, and went down to the beach for a wrap. Lee, mum & I all had a beetroot & falafel wrap, which had pumpkin & rocket in it. We had them toasted, which turned out to be a mistake, as the rocket went really bitter. Still, not a bad lunch and the view was stunning.
Cant complain with that eh?
For dinner, mum whipped up something amazing - lamb cutlets, steamed beans, mash and a bocconcini, tomato & basil salad. Oh, can you say spoiled much?!
And that brings us up to date. Here we are in Australia again, lapping up the views, the birds chirping and the little bit of sunshine we have, and taking some time to relax. Jet lag hasn't been bad, we are feeling pretty good considering. Will try to post when I can, 15 days left until I am done. Wow, where does the time go?
Monday morning I had berries for breakfast with pecans and a dash of maple syrup. Ingrid bought in some Lindt chocolates, so I had three before lunch, whoops!
Lunch was delicious, went to Sakura Island for sushi, I branched out and had the Alaska roll, which was prawn, salmon, avocado and cucumber. Naturally it came with the miso soup, the 'sparkly' noodles, and a small salad.
Managed another Lindt ball in the afternoon, then hit the road to Toronto after work. Lee took me to Milestones for dinner, where we shared some risotto goats cheese balls to start, and I had a chicken Californian salad. Risotto balls were amazing, chicken salad a a bit too loaded with dressing but was still good.
Tuesday morning we had hotel breakfast, which consisted of a bagel with cream cheese, an 'instant' croissant with jam, and a whole lotta free juice.
My stomach was a little upset (always happens before flying) so I ate at the airport too about four hours later, I had a roast beef roll thing, which was plain, ordinary, and exactly what I needed. We bought some sushi to eat on the plane which was actually pretty good, and I ate a packet of mesquite BBQ flavoured chips, which I really liked, but you can tell I started my holiday, already eating differently.
Landed in LA five hours later, it was a toasty 14 degrees which was screaming a beer, so we head to a bar and had a couple and a cheeseburger. The burgers came with parmesan garlic fries. Oh... my... god... brilliant! Except it made the next flight a bit disgusting, stinking of garlic cheese. 15 hours of garlic bliss, haha.
I skipped my meal on the plane, but ate Lee's edamame salad (basically edamame beans & tinned corn) and then got a ridiculous amount of sleep, which is so unlike me. It pays not to drink on long hauls eh.
They served us breakfast 11 hours later, which was Thursday (we totally missed out on Wednesday), I had the 'hot' version, which was asparagus omelet with mushrooms and fatty bacon. I looked pretty stupid picking the fat off my bacon, but overall it wasn't a bad breakfast. I also ate some pineapple, and forfeited my yogurt. In case anyone was wondering.
Reunited with mum & dad, and for lunch we had cold meats & fresh small rolls. I had two, both loaded with beef, ham, pickles and cheese, and of course... mustard. It's just not a Wilke reunion without mustard! In the afternoon I snacked on some seed & nut mix, which mum picked up for me. (See? She is looking after me already!) The mix was loaded with cashews, and made a very welcomed snack.
For dinner we had kranskies, rock on! Its been too long, mum got them because I told her Lee missed them. Also had some of mums famous potato salad, and a spinach salad with almonds & bacon. Deeeeelish.
Friday for breakfast I had half a grapefruit and snacked more on the seed & nut mix. We were all hungry by 11am so I made Lee and I sandwiches with ham, cheese, mustard & pickles. But of course!
For lunch we met with Joan and her friend Sam, and went down to the beach for a wrap. Lee, mum & I all had a beetroot & falafel wrap, which had pumpkin & rocket in it. We had them toasted, which turned out to be a mistake, as the rocket went really bitter. Still, not a bad lunch and the view was stunning.
For dinner, mum whipped up something amazing - lamb cutlets, steamed beans, mash and a bocconcini, tomato & basil salad. Oh, can you say spoiled much?!
And that brings us up to date. Here we are in Australia again, lapping up the views, the birds chirping and the little bit of sunshine we have, and taking some time to relax. Jet lag hasn't been bad, we are feeling pretty good considering. Will try to post when I can, 15 days left until I am done. Wow, where does the time go?
December 11, 2011
Busy day today. Didn't help that I woke up at 1:30am and couldn't get back to sleep. Maybe I am already preparing for the long flight? Anyway....
Breakfast was a bit makeshift, we didn't have any bread so I had poached eggs on tomatoes, with some spring onion, salt, pepper, and some shaved parmigiano reggiano:
It turned out pretty good, albeit a bit soggy & messy on my plate.
Lee was able to drop off some lunch, which was good, saved me having to goout in the cold and I had shitloads of housework to do! We had steak pitas, which were pretty good, but I dunno, feeling a bit over it I think. Although I say that all the time...
Dinner was a bit of a mishmash of leftovers. Roasted chicken breast with some capsicum, and a chopped salad:
And I am not going to lie to you, blog. I also had some ridiculously good icecream afterwards! I love Coldstones!
Breakfast was a bit makeshift, we didn't have any bread so I had poached eggs on tomatoes, with some spring onion, salt, pepper, and some shaved parmigiano reggiano:
It turned out pretty good, albeit a bit soggy & messy on my plate.
Lee was able to drop off some lunch, which was good, saved me having to goout in the cold and I had shitloads of housework to do! We had steak pitas, which were pretty good, but I dunno, feeling a bit over it I think. Although I say that all the time...
Dinner was a bit of a mishmash of leftovers. Roasted chicken breast with some capsicum, and a chopped salad:
And I am not going to lie to you, blog. I also had some ridiculously good icecream afterwards! I love Coldstones!
December 10, 2011
I cheated and had a muesli bar for breakfast before my haircut. It was a bloody cold day yesterday, was -9C, and the wind was fierce. I don't really put photos of myself here, but I figured its time. I took this as Lee wanted to see my hair as soon as I stepped out the salon, so I sent him this:
I walked up to Ethels and met my friend Carly, who I worked with at Sun Life. Another friend met us there (Mike the pilot) and well, the beer drinking was on... I had a chicken enchilada for lunch, which was pretty good but not the best thing on Ethel's menu. At least I branched out from my usual porkadilla eh?! The lady at the bar even came to congratulate me on trying something new. Shame! Anyway, many pitchers of beer later, it was suddenly 5pm which is when Wing Fest started, so Mike and I shared some hot wings. Uh oh.
Lee picked me up around 7pm, I was rolling.... he was starving so we picked up some Harveys on the way home, we both went with chicken fillet burgers. They are meant to have less than 10g of fat, but when you add in the fries & condiments, it boosts it up considerably. Oh well, it was delicious, and I was pretty trollied!
I have to say it was a good day. I got new hair, I also bought new boots (finally!), it snowed, I watched people ice skating at the town square, and got to catch up with some friends and have a good belly laugh which was definitely needed!
I walked up to Ethels and met my friend Carly, who I worked with at Sun Life. Another friend met us there (Mike the pilot) and well, the beer drinking was on... I had a chicken enchilada for lunch, which was pretty good but not the best thing on Ethel's menu. At least I branched out from my usual porkadilla eh?! The lady at the bar even came to congratulate me on trying something new. Shame! Anyway, many pitchers of beer later, it was suddenly 5pm which is when Wing Fest started, so Mike and I shared some hot wings. Uh oh.
Lee picked me up around 7pm, I was rolling.... he was starving so we picked up some Harveys on the way home, we both went with chicken fillet burgers. They are meant to have less than 10g of fat, but when you add in the fries & condiments, it boosts it up considerably. Oh well, it was delicious, and I was pretty trollied!
I have to say it was a good day. I got new hair, I also bought new boots (finally!), it snowed, I watched people ice skating at the town square, and got to catch up with some friends and have a good belly laugh which was definitely needed!
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