Today I ate:
2 pieces of toast, one with Marmite and one with peanut butter.
2 nectarines.
3 pieces of sour cream and chives rice cakes with cottage cheese.
Leftover leek, mushroom and barley stew.
More toast but this time with honey.
Scrambled eggs with toast and tomato.
Half a black bean burrito with roasted potato and kumara.
Bit of a dinner planning fail on my behalf tonight. I couldn't make up my mind as to whether I was going out or not tonight, hence two dinners. Both were pretty good though. Kumara goes so well in burritos. They were sort of a copy of the breakfast burritos that they make at Sweet Mother's Kitchen that come with delicious potato hash.
I just realised that I haven't had any chocolate today.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
What I Ate - 23 February 2010
Today I ate:
2 pieces of toast with peanut butter.
2 nectarines.
More toast with Marmite, avocado and tomato.
1 apricot and pear yoghurt.
1 strawberry chocolate marshmallow Easter bunny.
Leek, mushroom and barley stew with more Mexican street salad.
The Mexican street salad is really, really good. I got Jamie's America for Christmas and this recipe is one of the first things I have made from it. It was a lovely fresh coleslaw with lots of chilli and lime.
2 pieces of toast with peanut butter.
2 nectarines.
More toast with Marmite, avocado and tomato.
1 apricot and pear yoghurt.
1 strawberry chocolate marshmallow Easter bunny.
Leek, mushroom and barley stew with more Mexican street salad.
The Mexican street salad is really, really good. I got Jamie's America for Christmas and this recipe is one of the first things I have made from it. It was a lovely fresh coleslaw with lots of chilli and lime.
What I Ate - 22 February 2010
Today I ate:
2 pieces of peanut butter toast.
3 nectarines.
Toast with Marmite, avocado and tomato.
1 apricot yoghurt.
Handful of chilli and lime cashew nuts.
Black bean enchiladas with Mexican street salad.
Whittaker's Dark Ghana chocolate.
2 pieces of peanut butter toast.
3 nectarines.
Toast with Marmite, avocado and tomato.
1 apricot yoghurt.
Handful of chilli and lime cashew nuts.
Black bean enchiladas with Mexican street salad.
Whittaker's Dark Ghana chocolate.
Monday, February 22, 2010
What I Ate - 21 February 2010
Today I ate:
2 pieces of Vogel's toast with peanut butter.
1 trim latte.
Barbeque Bean Supreme roast red onion and parmesan sausages, agria potatoes, red onion, courgette and sweet corn.
2 beers.
1 shot of Jagermeister.
Courgette, cheese and egg tart, green beans with garlic, chickpea and capsicum salad, roasted potatoes, puree garlic broccoli mash.
Homemade banana and nectarine ice-cream.
It's barbeque weather at the moment, which I think poses a bit of a practical challenge to a vegetarian, as barbeques are very much about meat. Hence the vege sausages. We hadn't tried any soy 'meat' replacements before Sunday, and weren't sure what to expect. They were quite tasty, but very different to real sausages. I can't put my finger on what it was that didn't quite work for me - the texture perhaps? They were pleasant enough but just not as tasty as meat. Then again, perhaps I am romanticizing about sausages, because they can be truly awful. In fact, given the choice between Sizzler's and bean sausages I would pick bean sausages any day.
Towards the end of lunch the host suddenly announced that he had poured out a shot of Jager for all of us. I'm not really a fan of shots but peer pressure prevailed and that's why it ended up on the list. Between the liquor and the drum and bass music, it was as if I was 19 again.
After the Phoenix game (they won by the way, bring on the next semi final) we went to Phil's parent's house for dinner. They are both excellent cooks and Sunday night dinner at their house is a regular appointment. They pick us up, feed us lovely food and wine, and then drive us home. We are so spoilt. I felt a bit strange imposing our eating restrictions upon them but they were very understanding and made an incredible vegetarian feast.
2 pieces of Vogel's toast with peanut butter.
1 trim latte.
Barbeque Bean Supreme roast red onion and parmesan sausages, agria potatoes, red onion, courgette and sweet corn.
2 beers.
1 shot of Jagermeister.
Courgette, cheese and egg tart, green beans with garlic, chickpea and capsicum salad, roasted potatoes, puree garlic broccoli mash.
Homemade banana and nectarine ice-cream.
It's barbeque weather at the moment, which I think poses a bit of a practical challenge to a vegetarian, as barbeques are very much about meat. Hence the vege sausages. We hadn't tried any soy 'meat' replacements before Sunday, and weren't sure what to expect. They were quite tasty, but very different to real sausages. I can't put my finger on what it was that didn't quite work for me - the texture perhaps? They were pleasant enough but just not as tasty as meat. Then again, perhaps I am romanticizing about sausages, because they can be truly awful. In fact, given the choice between Sizzler's and bean sausages I would pick bean sausages any day.
Towards the end of lunch the host suddenly announced that he had poured out a shot of Jager for all of us. I'm not really a fan of shots but peer pressure prevailed and that's why it ended up on the list. Between the liquor and the drum and bass music, it was as if I was 19 again.
After the Phoenix game (they won by the way, bring on the next semi final) we went to Phil's parent's house for dinner. They are both excellent cooks and Sunday night dinner at their house is a regular appointment. They pick us up, feed us lovely food and wine, and then drive us home. We are so spoilt. I felt a bit strange imposing our eating restrictions upon them but they were very understanding and made an incredible vegetarian feast.
What I Ate - 20 February 2010
Today I ate:
Porridge with grated apple and blueberries, served with plain yoghurt.
1 trim latte.
1 apricot.
Baguette with feta cheese.
Rice crackers with rocket and parmesan dip.
Grapes.
Lemon, lime and bitters drink.
Tomato and olive pasta sauce with whole wheat pasta and parmesan.
Saturday was lovely and sunny, perfect weather for a picnic lunch that I had with my friend Jen. She kindly offered to be vegetarian for the meal which I thought was quite nice. I don't mind other people eating meat in front of me at all but it was nce to know that all of the yum food we had was ok for me to eat.
Saturday was lovely and sunny and perfect picnic weather.
Porridge with grated apple and blueberries, served with plain yoghurt.
1 trim latte.
1 apricot.
Baguette with feta cheese.
Rice crackers with rocket and parmesan dip.
Grapes.
Lemon, lime and bitters drink.
Tomato and olive pasta sauce with whole wheat pasta and parmesan.
Saturday was lovely and sunny, perfect weather for a picnic lunch that I had with my friend Jen. She kindly offered to be vegetarian for the meal which I thought was quite nice. I don't mind other people eating meat in front of me at all but it was nce to know that all of the yum food we had was ok for me to eat.
Saturday was lovely and sunny and perfect picnic weather.
Friday, February 19, 2010
What I Ate - 19 February 2010
Today I ate:
2 pieces of toast, one with peanut butter and one with Marmite.
1 trim cappuccino with chocolate.
Slice of lemon loaf.
Feta, pumpkin and spinach wrap from Wishbone.
4 apricots.
1 apricot and pear yoghurt.
2 glasses of white wine.
1 falafel kebab from Phoencian Falafel.
3 marshmallow Easter eggs.
I heart Friday! I also heart marshmallow Easter eggs.
2 pieces of toast, one with peanut butter and one with Marmite.
1 trim cappuccino with chocolate.
Slice of lemon loaf.
Feta, pumpkin and spinach wrap from Wishbone.
4 apricots.
1 apricot and pear yoghurt.
2 glasses of white wine.
1 falafel kebab from Phoencian Falafel.
3 marshmallow Easter eggs.
I heart Friday! I also heart marshmallow Easter eggs.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
What I Ate - 18 February 2010
Today I ate:
2 pieces of Vogel's toast, one with peanut butter, one with Marmite.
Leftover Moroccan stew from yesterday.
Marshmallow Easter eggs.
1 can of Coke.
Potato and chickpea curry with yoghurt raita.
Why does Coke always taste nicest from a can?
2 pieces of Vogel's toast, one with peanut butter, one with Marmite.
Leftover Moroccan stew from yesterday.
Marshmallow Easter eggs.
1 can of Coke.
Potato and chickpea curry with yoghurt raita.
Why does Coke always taste nicest from a can?
What I Ate - 17 February 2010
Today I ate:
2 pieces of Vogels toast with Pic's Real peanut butter.
1 apricot.
1 peach.
1 trim latte.
Leftover tofu and vege satay.
Squash and chickpea Moroccan stew with couscous and yoghurt.
Piece of failed caramel slice.
After dinner I had a craving for caramel slice, so I decided to try a recipe from the Edmonds. Complete fail. It had an oaty base which seemed ok, if a little too moist. The real fail came with the caramel topping, which had large amounts of sugar, a cup each of brown sugar and icing sugar. Once I started to realise that the caramel just wasn't as it should be I then remembered that I had another recipe in my book that I had copied from my Nana's recipe book. So the moral of that story is to always always make your Nana's recipe.
2 pieces of Vogels toast with Pic's Real peanut butter.
1 apricot.
1 peach.
1 trim latte.
Leftover tofu and vege satay.
Squash and chickpea Moroccan stew with couscous and yoghurt.
Piece of failed caramel slice.
After dinner I had a craving for caramel slice, so I decided to try a recipe from the Edmonds. Complete fail. It had an oaty base which seemed ok, if a little too moist. The real fail came with the caramel topping, which had large amounts of sugar, a cup each of brown sugar and icing sugar. Once I started to realise that the caramel just wasn't as it should be I then remembered that I had another recipe in my book that I had copied from my Nana's recipe book. So the moral of that story is to always always make your Nana's recipe.
Monday, February 15, 2010
What I Ate - 16 February 2010
Today I ate:
2 pieces of toast with lovely peanut butter.
1 trim latte.
2 pieces of toast with Marmite, avocado and tomato.
1 Phoenix sparkling apple juice.
1 apricot.
1 peach.
Tofu and vegetable satay with brown rice.
Marshmallow Easter egg.
Sometimes it annoys me when seasonal holiday goods arrive in shops super early, but I am quite excited about Easter eggs. Today I bought some marshmallow eggs and I also saw (but refrained from buying) a Lindt creme egg. Maybe tomorrow?
The tofu and vegetable dish was a recipe from my little sister. As you may have noticed, I really like peanuts. Dinner was delicious, I barely managed to leave enough for tomorrow's lunch even though I made plenty.
2 pieces of toast with lovely peanut butter.
1 trim latte.
2 pieces of toast with Marmite, avocado and tomato.
1 Phoenix sparkling apple juice.
1 apricot.
1 peach.
Tofu and vegetable satay with brown rice.
Marshmallow Easter egg.
Sometimes it annoys me when seasonal holiday goods arrive in shops super early, but I am quite excited about Easter eggs. Today I bought some marshmallow eggs and I also saw (but refrained from buying) a Lindt creme egg. Maybe tomorrow?
The tofu and vegetable dish was a recipe from my little sister. As you may have noticed, I really like peanuts. Dinner was delicious, I barely managed to leave enough for tomorrow's lunch even though I made plenty.
What I Ate - 15 February 2010
Today I ate:
2 pieces of Vogels toast with Pic's Really Good Peanut Butter.
1 trim latte.
Glass of pineapple juice.
Leftover burritos and salad.
Mint slice chocolate biscuit.
Pizza with homemade onion confit, roasted aubergine and courgette, and feta.
I am SICK. Monday morning I felt pretty rotten so I stayed home from work. No point going in when I had a terrible headache and might pass my illness on.
At the moment I am reading 'Under the Tuscan Sun' by Frances Mayes. It's probably better known as a film with Diane Lane. The book is a travel memoir about the author's experiences owning and renovating a villa in Italy. It has quite a few recipes, including one for pizza that had onion confit and pork and fennel sausages. Obviously the sausage was out, but I decided to give the onion a go. What you do is slice three onions, and slowly cook them in two tablespoons of olive oil and three tablespoons of balsamic vinegar. They need to be cooked for a long time, say an hour. Use on pizza, sandwiches, that sort of thing. They are really delicious and I am quite tempted to make up a large batch for onion confit emergencies.
2 pieces of Vogels toast with Pic's Really Good Peanut Butter.
1 trim latte.
Glass of pineapple juice.
Leftover burritos and salad.
Mint slice chocolate biscuit.
Pizza with homemade onion confit, roasted aubergine and courgette, and feta.
I am SICK. Monday morning I felt pretty rotten so I stayed home from work. No point going in when I had a terrible headache and might pass my illness on.
At the moment I am reading 'Under the Tuscan Sun' by Frances Mayes. It's probably better known as a film with Diane Lane. The book is a travel memoir about the author's experiences owning and renovating a villa in Italy. It has quite a few recipes, including one for pizza that had onion confit and pork and fennel sausages. Obviously the sausage was out, but I decided to give the onion a go. What you do is slice three onions, and slowly cook them in two tablespoons of olive oil and three tablespoons of balsamic vinegar. They need to be cooked for a long time, say an hour. Use on pizza, sandwiches, that sort of thing. They are really delicious and I am quite tempted to make up a large batch for onion confit emergencies.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
What I Ate - 14 February 2010
Today I ate:
1 piece of Vogels toast with peanut butter.
1 trim latte.
Breakfast burrito made with scrambled eggs, black beans and potato hash and served with guacamole and salsa from Sweet Mother's Kitchen.
Half an apricot.
Mint slice chocolate biscuits.
Pineapple juice.
Black bean enchiladas.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Unfortunately I have a cold and am feeling a bit miserable. Still, it's better than last year, when I was sick with food poisoning.
I'm a bit mixed about Valentine's Day. On one hand it is a commercial holiday etc, but on the other hand, why not have a bit of fun with it? We decided to go out to brunch at Sweet Mother's Kitchen. They have lots of vegetarian breakfast options, and we didn't want to go to a place where the vegetarian meal was something of an afterthought.
We also went to the vege markets briefly and bought, among other things, some good tasting peanut butter. As you may have noticed, I really like peanut butter. I would probably lose 3 kilos if I stopped eating it but that is a trade-off I am simply not willing to make. This stuff was recommended to me by my friend Reuben and I am so excited about breakfast tomorrow morning.
1 piece of Vogels toast with peanut butter.
1 trim latte.
Breakfast burrito made with scrambled eggs, black beans and potato hash and served with guacamole and salsa from Sweet Mother's Kitchen.
Half an apricot.
Mint slice chocolate biscuits.
Pineapple juice.
Black bean enchiladas.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Unfortunately I have a cold and am feeling a bit miserable. Still, it's better than last year, when I was sick with food poisoning.
I'm a bit mixed about Valentine's Day. On one hand it is a commercial holiday etc, but on the other hand, why not have a bit of fun with it? We decided to go out to brunch at Sweet Mother's Kitchen. They have lots of vegetarian breakfast options, and we didn't want to go to a place where the vegetarian meal was something of an afterthought.
We also went to the vege markets briefly and bought, among other things, some good tasting peanut butter. As you may have noticed, I really like peanut butter. I would probably lose 3 kilos if I stopped eating it but that is a trade-off I am simply not willing to make. This stuff was recommended to me by my friend Reuben and I am so excited about breakfast tomorrow morning.
What I Ate - 13 February 2010
Today I ate:
2 pieces of Vogels with peanut butter.
1 trim latte.
Halloumi with cucumber, mint and lemon salsa at Capitol.
Homemade pizza with olives, mushrooms, red onion, courgette and mozzarella, and homemade wedges.
3 Mac's green apple drink.
Tomato and basil bruschetta made by Tonya.
Yesterday I caught up with my friend Traci who was in Wellington for the weekend. Her friend Tonya is a vegetarian and has been so for seven years. Tonya told us about how she decided to be vegetarian one day when she was a teenager. She was eating a pasta dish that had been made with mince when it occurred to her that the meal would be that much nicer if it wasn't for the meat. That got me thinking...Why do we eat such terrible meat? By 'terrible meat' I mean mince with lots of fat in it, and sausages that are probably 40% flour. I know that a lot of families can't afford to buy really good quality meat and produce, but why would they choose pre-cooked sausages over say a curry made with chickpeas? I suppose a lot of people don't really know how to cook with pulses, but gosh, it is worth looking into.
I have quite a sad story to share, which I have probably told a few of you already. I have a friend from childhood who is in her early twenties and has two small children, the youngest of whom is a newborn baby. A few weeks before the birth of the baby, she put a status update on Facebook saying 'Jill [not her real name] has $18 to spend on groceries this week. How am I going to feed a family of three on that?' I wanted to tell her to go and buy a packet of lentils. She wrote later that she had bought meat, rice, and a packet of frozen veges to make stir fry with, and then had somehow found some extra cash to buy bread for breakfast. Between that and a few meals at her mum's house, she was ok. As my mum would say, we don't know we are alive.
Even though I intend to go back to eating meat in March, I think I will eat it much less often than I have in the past. I don't want meat to be the default any more, because there is no need for it to be. Also, I think that when I eat meat, I will make an effort to eat meat that is (a) all right quality, and (b) was raised in a way that I don't think is cruel.
2 pieces of Vogels with peanut butter.
1 trim latte.
Halloumi with cucumber, mint and lemon salsa at Capitol.
Homemade pizza with olives, mushrooms, red onion, courgette and mozzarella, and homemade wedges.
3 Mac's green apple drink.
Tomato and basil bruschetta made by Tonya.
Yesterday I caught up with my friend Traci who was in Wellington for the weekend. Her friend Tonya is a vegetarian and has been so for seven years. Tonya told us about how she decided to be vegetarian one day when she was a teenager. She was eating a pasta dish that had been made with mince when it occurred to her that the meal would be that much nicer if it wasn't for the meat. That got me thinking...Why do we eat such terrible meat? By 'terrible meat' I mean mince with lots of fat in it, and sausages that are probably 40% flour. I know that a lot of families can't afford to buy really good quality meat and produce, but why would they choose pre-cooked sausages over say a curry made with chickpeas? I suppose a lot of people don't really know how to cook with pulses, but gosh, it is worth looking into.
I have quite a sad story to share, which I have probably told a few of you already. I have a friend from childhood who is in her early twenties and has two small children, the youngest of whom is a newborn baby. A few weeks before the birth of the baby, she put a status update on Facebook saying 'Jill [not her real name] has $18 to spend on groceries this week. How am I going to feed a family of three on that?' I wanted to tell her to go and buy a packet of lentils. She wrote later that she had bought meat, rice, and a packet of frozen veges to make stir fry with, and then had somehow found some extra cash to buy bread for breakfast. Between that and a few meals at her mum's house, she was ok. As my mum would say, we don't know we are alive.
Even though I intend to go back to eating meat in March, I think I will eat it much less often than I have in the past. I don't want meat to be the default any more, because there is no need for it to be. Also, I think that when I eat meat, I will make an effort to eat meat that is (a) all right quality, and (b) was raised in a way that I don't think is cruel.
Friday, February 12, 2010
What I Ate - 12 February 2010
Today I ate:
2 pieces of Vogels toast with peanut butter, another piece with Marmite.
1 trim latte.
Small handful of chilli and lime cashews.
1 Gala apple.
1 baked potato with black bean chilli, leftover from yesterday.
1 peach.
1 yoghurt.
2 glasses of sauvignon blanc.
Potato chips.
Spinach and ricotta cannelloni and salad.
Mango.
I am coming down with a cold too! I haven't had one in two years but I woke up with a headache and a sore throat. How annoying.
Phil and I had dinner at the flat of our friends Dan and Emily. They kindly made an excellent vegetarian meal of cannelloni, which I love. It got me thinking about the social side to being a vegetarian...Is it reasonable to expect my friends to accommodate my preferences? I would say yes, as long as I'm quite clear about what I will and won't eat, and offer to bring food that I can eat if it's going to be difficult. For example, if someone invited me to their house for a roast lamb, I would bring a dish of something that I could eat, say a roast vegetable salad or even a vegetable tart.
2 pieces of Vogels toast with peanut butter, another piece with Marmite.
1 trim latte.
Small handful of chilli and lime cashews.
1 Gala apple.
1 baked potato with black bean chilli, leftover from yesterday.
1 peach.
1 yoghurt.
2 glasses of sauvignon blanc.
Potato chips.
Spinach and ricotta cannelloni and salad.
Mango.
I am coming down with a cold too! I haven't had one in two years but I woke up with a headache and a sore throat. How annoying.
Phil and I had dinner at the flat of our friends Dan and Emily. They kindly made an excellent vegetarian meal of cannelloni, which I love. It got me thinking about the social side to being a vegetarian...Is it reasonable to expect my friends to accommodate my preferences? I would say yes, as long as I'm quite clear about what I will and won't eat, and offer to bring food that I can eat if it's going to be difficult. For example, if someone invited me to their house for a roast lamb, I would bring a dish of something that I could eat, say a roast vegetable salad or even a vegetable tart.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
What I Ate - 11 February 2010
Today I ate:
2 pieces of toast with peanut butter, another 1 with Marmite.
1 trim latte.
Small handful of chilli and lime cashew nuts.
2 pieces of Vogels toast with Marmite, avocado and tomato.
1 fruit yoghurt.
1 Gala apple.
1 mini Moro bar.
Baked potato with black bean chilli, cheese, carrot, capsicum, spring onions, coriander and sour cream.
Bowl of vanilla ice-cream.
So today's food is a bit repetitive. All I have to say about that is...I really like peanut butter. And the baked potatoes are that good.
Energy wise, I am feeling really, really good. Full of beans.
Tomorrow we are going to our friends' house for dinner and then off to the Phoenix game. I'm told that they have a spot in the semi-finals and if they win tomorrow's game there might be a semi-final here in Wellington, exciting!
2 pieces of toast with peanut butter, another 1 with Marmite.
1 trim latte.
Small handful of chilli and lime cashew nuts.
2 pieces of Vogels toast with Marmite, avocado and tomato.
1 fruit yoghurt.
1 Gala apple.
1 mini Moro bar.
Baked potato with black bean chilli, cheese, carrot, capsicum, spring onions, coriander and sour cream.
Bowl of vanilla ice-cream.
So today's food is a bit repetitive. All I have to say about that is...I really like peanut butter. And the baked potatoes are that good.
Energy wise, I am feeling really, really good. Full of beans.
Tomorrow we are going to our friends' house for dinner and then off to the Phoenix game. I'm told that they have a spot in the semi-finals and if they win tomorrow's game there might be a semi-final here in Wellington, exciting!
What I Ate - 10 February 2010
Today I ate:
2 pieces of Vogels toast, 1 with Marmite.
1 trim latte.
Small handful of chilli and lime cashew nuts.
Leftover barley risotto from the previous day.
1 fruit yoghurt.
Afternoon tea - assortment of pink lamington, potato chips, melon, rice crackers and feta dip, scone with cream and jam.
2 pieces of Vogels toast with Marmite, avocado and tomato.
Watermelon.
Yesterday there was an afternoon tea at work for a colleague who is getting married next weekend. I was a little bit worried because I knew there would be sausage rolls. I really love sausage rolls and it was rough having to see other people eat them, and smell them too. So I consoled myself with lamingtons and scones.
Last night was quite busy. I have started a drawing course that goes for two hours on Wednesday nights, and I only had about 45 minutes by the time I arrived home to get changed, have something to eat and then head off to the lesson. Hence avocado toast.
2 pieces of Vogels toast, 1 with Marmite.
1 trim latte.
Small handful of chilli and lime cashew nuts.
Leftover barley risotto from the previous day.
1 fruit yoghurt.
Afternoon tea - assortment of pink lamington, potato chips, melon, rice crackers and feta dip, scone with cream and jam.
2 pieces of Vogels toast with Marmite, avocado and tomato.
Watermelon.
Yesterday there was an afternoon tea at work for a colleague who is getting married next weekend. I was a little bit worried because I knew there would be sausage rolls. I really love sausage rolls and it was rough having to see other people eat them, and smell them too. So I consoled myself with lamingtons and scones.
Last night was quite busy. I have started a drawing course that goes for two hours on Wednesday nights, and I only had about 45 minutes by the time I arrived home to get changed, have something to eat and then head off to the lesson. Hence avocado toast.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
What I Ate - 9 February 2010
Phil has a cold! I'm worried that this could be because we are a bit run down? It's hard to tell. He isn't too unwell, but it's definitely not fun being sick.
Yesterday I ate:
3 pieces of Vogel toast, 2 with peanut butter, one with Marmite.
1 trim latte.
Chocolate brownie.
1 Gala apple.
Baked potato leftover from the previous night.
1 mango and passionfruit yoghurt.
2 glasses of riesling.
Barley and haricot bean risotto with a rocket, avocado and sunflower seed salad.
Crepes with blueberries, raspberries and vanilla bean ice-cream.
What with Phil being sick and me feeling quite tired I have been getting a bit paranoid about our iron intake. So I decided to soak some haricot beans, as according to the internet they are high in iron.
My friend Reuben came over for dinner to discuss plans for a possible vegetarian feast. Reuben is vegetarian himself and a very good cook. More on the feast to come.
Yesterday I ate:
3 pieces of Vogel toast, 2 with peanut butter, one with Marmite.
1 trim latte.
Chocolate brownie.
1 Gala apple.
Baked potato leftover from the previous night.
1 mango and passionfruit yoghurt.
2 glasses of riesling.
Barley and haricot bean risotto with a rocket, avocado and sunflower seed salad.
Crepes with blueberries, raspberries and vanilla bean ice-cream.
What with Phil being sick and me feeling quite tired I have been getting a bit paranoid about our iron intake. So I decided to soak some haricot beans, as according to the internet they are high in iron.
My friend Reuben came over for dinner to discuss plans for a possible vegetarian feast. Reuben is vegetarian himself and a very good cook. More on the feast to come.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
What I Ate - 8 February 2010
Today I ate:
2 pieces of toast with peanut butter.
1 trim latte.
Chocolate brownie.
2 apples.
Leftover chana masala from yesterday with brown rice.
2 fruit yoghurts.
Small handful of cashew nuts.
Baked potato with black beans, cheese, avocado, spring onions and capsicum.
Whittaker's Dark Ghana.
So far I have been feeling quite good, better even than usual. Today however, my energy really tanked. It happened late this afternoon and I suddenly felt very tired. I'm starting to wonder if I am running a bit low on iron.
2 pieces of toast with peanut butter.
1 trim latte.
Chocolate brownie.
2 apples.
Leftover chana masala from yesterday with brown rice.
2 fruit yoghurts.
Small handful of cashew nuts.
Baked potato with black beans, cheese, avocado, spring onions and capsicum.
Whittaker's Dark Ghana.
So far I have been feeling quite good, better even than usual. Today however, my energy really tanked. It happened late this afternoon and I suddenly felt very tired. I'm starting to wonder if I am running a bit low on iron.
What I Ate - 7 February 2010
Today I ate:
1 piece of toast with peanut butter.
Quite a lot of chocolate brownie.
1 trim latte.
1 glass of orange juice.
Homemade potato wedges with sour cream.
Bread topped with balsamic onions and parmesan cheese.
Channa masala curry with Indian spiced potatoes and cauliflower.
2 glasses of pinot gris.
Oat fruit crumble made with nectarines, cherries, apple and rhubarb.
Phil makes really, really good home made potato wedges. In fact, I think I might write a post about them. One secret that I will give away is that Agria potatoes make the best wedges, crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle.
We had some friends around for dinner and I made a curry that was quite good but probably a bit on the spicy side. Still, it was pretty good and there was enough left over for us both to have little containers to take for our lunches tomorrow.
The Phoenix are currently 1 up against Gold Coast! Got to go.
1 piece of toast with peanut butter.
Quite a lot of chocolate brownie.
1 trim latte.
1 glass of orange juice.
Homemade potato wedges with sour cream.
Bread topped with balsamic onions and parmesan cheese.
Channa masala curry with Indian spiced potatoes and cauliflower.
2 glasses of pinot gris.
Oat fruit crumble made with nectarines, cherries, apple and rhubarb.
Phil makes really, really good home made potato wedges. In fact, I think I might write a post about them. One secret that I will give away is that Agria potatoes make the best wedges, crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle.
We had some friends around for dinner and I made a curry that was quite good but probably a bit on the spicy side. Still, it was pretty good and there was enough left over for us both to have little containers to take for our lunches tomorrow.
The Phoenix are currently 1 up against Gold Coast! Got to go.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
What I Ate - 6 February 2010
Today I ate:
1piece of toast with peanut butter.
Huevos rancheros, made by Phil.
1 trim latte.
1 glass of lovely orange juice from Moore Wilsons.
Corn chips with homemade guacamole and salsa.
1 chocolate gelato.
Baked potato with black beans, cheese, avocado, carrot, spring onions and sour cream.
2 glasses of pinot gris.
1 piece of chocolate brownie.
Phil is quite fond of bacon and eggs for weekend breakfasts. I have heard anecdotally that bacon is something that a lot of vegetarians struggle to give up. I got quite a surprise to hear that my friend Claire was a vegan for a year as a teenager, especially when she qualified it in the same breath as having been subject to a bacon sandwich every month. So huevos rancheros is an attempt at a special weekend breakfast. You make a spicy bean and tomato mixture, and then poach some eggs in it while it cooks. Then you pile the eggs and beans into a tortilla with some cheese. It's pretty filling, to the point that we didn't really have a proper lunch because we just didn't feel like it.
I also want to comment on the orange juice. If you have never have it, I strongly recommend that you try it. It is like drinking oranges. This shouldn't be too remarkable, for orange juice, but too often it just tastes like pulpy bitterness and isn't all that pleasant. This stuff is very fresh and sweet. I often get it after yum char, as it is exactly the kind of astringency that you need after eating lots of heavy Chinese breakfast food.
As for dinner, yesterday I had a baked potato from Ka Pai, and as good as it was, I decided that it was probably something that I could do a better job of. At the very least, I can pile them high with lots of yum ingredients. So, tonight I decided to give it a go. I scrubbed some agria potatoes and baked them in their skins in the oven. Then we essentially made the bean recipe for huevos rancheros to stuff the potatoes with, and cobbled together some toppings based on what was left from last week's trip to the vege markets. They were really good! Something to make again.
I hope you are all enjoying the weather and haven't been too traumatized by sevens revelers. So far the worst thing that has happened to me was three Willie Apiatas surrounding me and dancing like Chandler Bing while I showed a bouncer my ID.
1piece of toast with peanut butter.
Huevos rancheros, made by Phil.
1 trim latte.
1 glass of lovely orange juice from Moore Wilsons.
Corn chips with homemade guacamole and salsa.
1 chocolate gelato.
Baked potato with black beans, cheese, avocado, carrot, spring onions and sour cream.
2 glasses of pinot gris.
1 piece of chocolate brownie.
Phil is quite fond of bacon and eggs for weekend breakfasts. I have heard anecdotally that bacon is something that a lot of vegetarians struggle to give up. I got quite a surprise to hear that my friend Claire was a vegan for a year as a teenager, especially when she qualified it in the same breath as having been subject to a bacon sandwich every month. So huevos rancheros is an attempt at a special weekend breakfast. You make a spicy bean and tomato mixture, and then poach some eggs in it while it cooks. Then you pile the eggs and beans into a tortilla with some cheese. It's pretty filling, to the point that we didn't really have a proper lunch because we just didn't feel like it.
I also want to comment on the orange juice. If you have never have it, I strongly recommend that you try it. It is like drinking oranges. This shouldn't be too remarkable, for orange juice, but too often it just tastes like pulpy bitterness and isn't all that pleasant. This stuff is very fresh and sweet. I often get it after yum char, as it is exactly the kind of astringency that you need after eating lots of heavy Chinese breakfast food.
As for dinner, yesterday I had a baked potato from Ka Pai, and as good as it was, I decided that it was probably something that I could do a better job of. At the very least, I can pile them high with lots of yum ingredients. So, tonight I decided to give it a go. I scrubbed some agria potatoes and baked them in their skins in the oven. Then we essentially made the bean recipe for huevos rancheros to stuff the potatoes with, and cobbled together some toppings based on what was left from last week's trip to the vege markets. They were really good! Something to make again.
I hope you are all enjoying the weather and haven't been too traumatized by sevens revelers. So far the worst thing that has happened to me was three Willie Apiatas surrounding me and dancing like Chandler Bing while I showed a bouncer my ID.
Friday, February 5, 2010
What I Ate - 5 February 2010
Yesterday I ate:
2 poached eggs on marmite toast.
1 piece of peanut butter toast.
1 baked potato with mexican beans, cheese, capsicum, sour cream and avocado from Ka Pai (I had no idea they did baked potatoes but it was delicious).
1 apple.
1 berry yoghurt.
Quite a lot of white wine (mostly pinot gris but at least one glass of sauvignon)
Several crackers with feta and feijoa chutney.
Chips and dip.
Beetroot and feta filo tart with balsamic caramelized onions and rocket.
Mesclun salad with rockmelon, tomato, cucumber and feta.
Chocolate self saucing pudding with whipped cream.
Last night was out first real test. We went to Phil's old flat for dinner and we were a bit nervous as they are all quite fond of roasts. Phil didn't know how he would cope if there was pork crackling. In the end though, one of the girls made a bacon and egg pie, and we didn't feel too tempted. Pastry is pastry, but it is definitely not pork crackling.
2 poached eggs on marmite toast.
1 piece of peanut butter toast.
1 baked potato with mexican beans, cheese, capsicum, sour cream and avocado from Ka Pai (I had no idea they did baked potatoes but it was delicious).
1 apple.
1 berry yoghurt.
Quite a lot of white wine (mostly pinot gris but at least one glass of sauvignon)
Several crackers with feta and feijoa chutney.
Chips and dip.
Beetroot and feta filo tart with balsamic caramelized onions and rocket.
Mesclun salad with rockmelon, tomato, cucumber and feta.
Chocolate self saucing pudding with whipped cream.
Last night was out first real test. We went to Phil's old flat for dinner and we were a bit nervous as they are all quite fond of roasts. Phil didn't know how he would cope if there was pork crackling. In the end though, one of the girls made a bacon and egg pie, and we didn't feel too tempted. Pastry is pastry, but it is definitely not pork crackling.
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