August 10

What I ate:
I had no breakfast because we went to Frank's shop to help him for a few hours.
Hamburger, tomato, vegetables
Italian sausage, broccoli, cantaloupe
Stewed tomatoes and small piece of raw milk cheddar cheese

August 9

Breakfast

scrambled eggs, Trader Joe's Uncured Bacon,
half tomato and a plum












a small spinach salad
Shrimp and vegetables, cantaloupe
Fage Cherry Pomegranate Yogurt

August 8

Today's menu:
Almond Banana Pancakes  from Mark's Daily Apple with some raspberries
My own Strawberry Kiwi Sauce  (see photo and recipe below)
Hotdogs - I know - not great nutrition but trying to use up food
Shrimp and oven fries

Strawberry Kiwi Sauce

1 peeled kiwi, sliced
12 strawberries, halfed
a splash or two of apple juice

I only have an immersion blender so I out these items in to the container and blended them until the fruit was pureed.
Easy and quick
Store in a container in the fridge!


Smoothie
I blended about a 1/4 cup of the puree,
a tablespoon of Fage yogurt
and some milk into a smoothie for Sophia.  She loved it!

August 7

Today's menu:
sausage patty, small tomato wedges, plum
a  spinach salad (see photo below)
2 pork ribs, green beans, grilled yellow squash and zucchini
celery and radishes and dip made with a couple of spoonfuls of Fage Yogurt, a few sprinkles of Penzey's Granulated Onion.


Spinach Salad

a couple of handfuls of spinach
grape tomatoes sliced in half
leftover broccoli from the night before
a few blackberries and dried cranberries
a chopped walnut


Yummy!!

August 6

Eggs scrambled with  crumbled sausage and an orange
Steak and broccoli  - This was yummy.  I parboiled the broccoli  - then put it into a hot pan with olive oil and a few sliced garlic cloves. When it was done I sprinkled a littleRomano cheese on the top!
Creamed spinach

August 5th

What I ate today was:
Scrambled eggs and sausage patty
don't remember eating lunch
Frank wanted lasagna so I made one.
I had a piece, about medium size, for dinner.
A peach, heated in a pan with a bit of water and some whipped cream on top

August 4th

What I ate today:
I didn't get to eat breakfast.  Had to run to the post office and help my husband with a few things at the shop.
Lunch was a huge salad with a few cherry tomatoes, peppers and onions fried with some hamburger and a bit of taco seasoning, a dollop of greek yogurt and sprinkle of cheddar cheese
Dinner was a grilled chicken breast and some vegetables (mushrooms, carrots, yellow squash and onions)

August 3

What I ate today:
five thin slices of pancetta, scrambled eggs and half a small tomato
a Fage Greek yogurt
Italian sausage and a big salad
an apple and 3 slices of Cabot's Extra Sharp cheddar (my favorite)

Still going strong!!

August 1 & 2

On Monday I ate:
scrambled eggs, a peach and some strawberries
ahamburger patty w/a slice of cheese and half of a small tomato
a couple of slices of pork tenderloin (cooked on the grill, yummy!!) broccoli and grilled yellow squash
an apple for a snack

On Tuesday I ate:
a sausage patty and scrambled eggs
a peach
grilled steak and a little bit of boiled potatoes with oregano and olive oil
1/2 beer - it was a very stressful evening!

I haven't had any alcohol in a month at least!  Just haven't had any desire for it....