I didn't do much today on Mother's Day Eve. My wife mostly entertained the boy in the morning and again in the afternoon. I whipped breakfast together though. Kept it simple and tried to use up food that's been in the fridge for a while. The biggest lesson learned today was to cook eggs in a non-stick pan, not the cast iron skillet (leaves a stuck on mess). Cantaloupe is not quite in season, but I guess I already knew that. The cantaloupe I opened today was definitely "under ripe." My wife got back late (for having lunch), so we just grabbed a convenience salad from Wendy's. Salad tasted good, no gastro-instestinal issues like last time at Wendy's.
For dinner I tried to recreate one of my favorite meals out: the 777 Gambler Special at Mr. Lucky's in the Hard Rock Casino. First course: you get a plate full of salad (spring mix) with croutons and your choice of dressing. I love it when my salad comes dressed, I don't like trying to toss it at the table. After you finish your salad, they bring you a a flat iron steak with some mashed potatoes and 3 juicy grilled shrimp. It's really hard to replicate the experience, when you're also trying to eat at the same time. Grilling the steak, grilling the shrimp, eating the salad and scooping the mock mashed 'tatoes is like culinary juggling. Throw a 2 year old into the mix and everything else falls out of place. The food turned out delicious even if not perfectly timed. Two courses, this has to be the biggest meal I've eaten since I've started. We'll see what the scale says tomorrow.
Breakfast:
2 pork breakfast sausages
2 eggs fried
1/16 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cantaloupe
16 oz. water
Lunch:
Wendy's Full-size Apple Pecan Chicken Salad
16 oz water w/ lemon juice
16 oz water
Dinner:
dinner salad: spring mix, blue cheese, homemade blue cheese dressing, and croutons.
6 oz rib eye
10 grilled shrimp
3 ladles of "mock" garlic mash potatoes
16 oz. water w/ lime juice
16 oz water
Dessert:
1 pear
16 oz. water
we'll see what the scale says tomorrow ...
