Food Log Summer 2017 Week 4 I've settled into a pretty consistent eating routine now. Two summer ago, I spent a lot of time making sure I had any groceries to cook all of my meals. Now, I'm still doing some meal prep, but not worrying so much about it. Here are some highlights from...
Food Log Summer 2017 Week 3
Food Log Summer 2017 Week 3 Eating out with friends used to stress me out. I would take forever to decide on what restaurant to go to and what menu item to order. I was so focused on the food that it was impossible for me to enjoy the experience. This week, I focused on...
Food Log Summer 2017 Week 2
Food Log Summer 2017 Week 2 In last week's food log, I did little to no meal planning. It's unhealthy to spend all of your free time planning perfectly controlled portions of meals, but it's also questionable to always eat oatmeal for dinner. When I went to Trader Joe's this week, I made sure to...
Food Log Summer 2017 Week 1
Food Log Summer 2017 Week 1 Two summers ago, I was a meticulous meal planner. At any point, I could probably tell you what I'd be eating for the next three meals. I'd precisely measure out portions of overnight oats, monitor slow cooker meals, and chop tons of fresh vegetables. This summer, I'm trying something...
Ukulele Chocolate Cake
Ukulele Chocolate Cake Last spring, I started taking free guitar lessons with the MIT Live Music Connection on a whim. Guitars ended up being too bulky for my taste, so I transitioned to the ukulele. My ukulele and I have been inseparable since then. I used to always deal with stress through food either by cooking ridiculous...
Pan Fried Brussel Sprouts
Pan Fried Brussel Sprouts In my house, we often have leftover boiled vegetables in the fridge. Plain, unseasoned Brussel sprouts aren't bad and make an okay snack when you're bored. However, for meals, I prefer a more seasoned dish. When you have precooked vegetables, adding flavor is easy - oil, salt, and spices do wonders. Pan fried...
M&M Cookies
M&M Cookies Happy National Cookie Day everybody! Last year, when I was just getting started blogging, I made some dilapidated oatmeal cookies for the Great Food Blogger cookie swap. In a cookie swap, you mail out a dozen cookies each 3 different bloggers, and you receive a dozen cookies each from 3 different bloggers. All of the...
Tomato Fried Egg
Tomato Fried Egg You can get pretty tired of plain tomatoes and eggs. With two ingredient recipes, the preparation of each ingredient is crucial. There's not much you can do about the texture of tomatoes, but you can cook the eggs differently. Tomato fried egg is exactly the same as tomato scrambled egg, but you fry...