Weekend Monday, Nov 23 2009

Saturday

Daily Menu:

Daily Purchase:
Dinner for M and myself
Total Spent: $48.00

Breakfast: French toast w/butter and maple syrup; milk; coffee w/cream

Lunch: Leftover mac-n-cheese; water

Afternoon Break: None

Dinner: M and I went to a middle eastern restaurant in Cambridge…braised lamb shank w/string beans, rice, pita and yogurt; beer

Dessert: Another beer at a bar in Cambridge

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What I Wore:

Jeans by Ann Taylor
Black Cami by Banana Republic
Black V-Neck by Banana Republic
Black Boots by Aldo
Diamond Studs
Brown Handbag by Tommy
Black Pea Coat by Banana Republic
Red Cashmere Scarf from Marshalls

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Sunday:

Daily Menu:

Daily Purchase:
None

Breakfast: Two slices toast and coffee w/cream at M’s

Lunch: Late lunch of bratwurst, mahon cheese and a homemade biscuit; water

Afternoon Break: None

Dinner: Late dinner of 2 boiled eggs, sliced and sprinkled w/sea salt and ground pepper; water

Dessert: 2 ginger lemon-creme cookies and small glass of milk

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What I Wore:

After getting home from M’s I took a long bath, gave myself a facial and exfoliated with a brown sugar and olive oil body scrub.  I then spent the rest of the day in a pair of white cotton drawstring pants and a pink tank top  while reading and watching movies.

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Friday, November 20 Monday, Nov 23 2009

Daily Menu:

Daily Purchase:
None

Breakfast: 2 slices buttered toast; coffee w/cream

Lunch: leftover  chinese; water

Afternoon Break: none

Dinner: Veggie burger w/lettuce and tomato; mac-n-cheese; white wine

Dessert: 1/2 apple filled beignet; hot chocolate

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What I Wore:

Jeans by Ann Taylor
Brown Cami by Banana Republic
White Sweater by J. Crew
Brown Boots by Aerosoles
Gold Necklace
Brown handbag by Tommy
Trench Coat

 

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Does this work? Friday, Nov 20 2009

Yesterday I was planning on wearing my brown skirt but was just unsure if I liked the outfit so I changed in my brown slacks.  Opinions please, does this outfit work?

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Thursday, November 19 Friday, Nov 20 2009

One of those days!!!!

Daily Menu:

Daily Purchase:
Breakfast
Lunch
Drinks
Total Spent: $31.85 (more than I would have spent on groceries for three days!)

Breakfast: I slept in this morning and had to have breakfast at my desk…2 croissants and coffee w/cream

Lunch: Then I was so busy at work and had a meeting so I had to have lunch at my desk…Sesame chicken and rice; water*

Afternoon Break: None

Dinner: Grilled pear and emmenthaler sandwich; white wine

Dessert: Another  two glasses of wine at a bar down the street from my house.  Some of the same people that I went to brunch with a couple of Sunday’s ago were going there and since I can see the bar from my house I decided to join them!  There was live music and I actually held my own in pool!

 

*Most of the time I have no problems taking an hour and going home for lunch but every now and then days like today and yesterday happen.  To try and keep my food budget in line I plan to start stocking a couple of meals at work for emergencies.  The breakfast issue doesn’t bother me as I already have it worked into my plan to treat myself to fresh croissants one day a week.  Typically the plan is do this on Friday’s but if I have to trade out on occasion that’s ok.

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What I Wore:

Brown Slacks by Ann Taylor
Pink Cardigan by Talbots
Brown Heels by Aldo
Diamond Studs
White Enamel Bangle
Brown Handbag by Tommy
Tortoiseshell Sunglasses
Trench Coat

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Wednesday, November 18 Thursday, Nov 19 2009

Daily Menu:

Daily Purchase:
None

Breakfast: Scrambled egg w/buttered toast; orange; coffee w/cream

Lunch: Banana Sandwich; piece of gouda cheese; milk; water

Afternoon Break: None

Dinner: Leftover steak and bok choy; leftover roasted veggies from Monday night; white wine

Dessert: Pears cooked in cinnamon; 1/2 portion white wine

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What I Wore:

Grey Slacks by Ann Taylor
Black Turtleneck by Banana Republic
Black Boots by Aldo
Red Scarf (gift)
Diamond Studs
Brown Handbag by Tommy (need a larger black bag and to have my red handbag repaired…maybe in December?)
Black Sunglasses
Trench Coat

Out COLD!!

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Tuesday, November 17 Wednesday, Nov 18 2009

Daily Menu:

Daily Purchase:
Flank Steak
Soy Sauce
Rice Vinegar
Ginger
Long Grain Rice
Total Spent: $15.81

Breakfast: Steel-cut oatmeal w/banana, walnuts, brown sugar and maple syrup; milk

Lunch: I had a 12:00 meeting and 1:00 meeting so I didn’t get to go home for lunch…I was planning on a nice grilled emmenthaler and pear sandwich, but had a microwave pizza purchased at a convenience store  instead.  I did see a shoplifting chase while at the store though…

Afternoon Break: None

Dinner: Steak and bok choy stir fry over white rice; white wine

Dessert: The rest of my carrot cake

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What I Wore:

Brown Slacks by Ann Taylor
White Blouse by Banana Republic
Toast sweater from Marshall’s
Brown Heels by Aldo
Diamond Studs
Gold Chain necklace (looped several times)
Brown Handbag by Tommy
Tortoiseshell Sunglasses
Trench Coat

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Monday, November 16 Tuesday, Nov 17 2009

Daily Menu:

Daily Purchase:
Brussels Sprouts
Carrot Cake
Sole
Total Spent: $7.56

Breakfast: Plain greek yogurt w/sliced banana, honey and granola; toast w/butter and raspberry preserves; coffee w/cream

Lunch: The rest of the Turkey and white bean chili; steamed squash; water

Afternoon Break: None

Dinner: Sole au gratin w/roasted brussels sprouts, carrots and squash; white wine

Dessert: Carrot cake

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What I Wore:

Grey Slacks by Ann Taylor
Black Cami by Banana Republic
Red Cashmere Sweater by Ralph Lauren
Black Boots by Aldo
Diamond Studs
Brown Handbag by Tommy (didn’t have time to change)
Black Sunglasses
Trench Coat

*Need some other accessory for this….

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Turkey and White Bean Chili Monday, Nov 16 2009

Makes about 2 servings.

1 tbsp Olive Oil
1/2 lb ground Turkey
1/4 chopped onion
1 seeded and finely chopped jalepeno
Salt and Pepper
1 tsp  ground cumin
1 1/2 tsp tomato paste
1 1/2 – 2 Chicken broth
1 14.5 oz can Cannellini beans (drained and rinsed)

Heat the oil in a skillet and add ground turkey, salt and pepper.  Break up turkey and cook until no longer pink.

Add onion and pepper and cook until soft.  Add cumin and tomato paste and stir until incorporated.

Transfer meat mixture to a medium sized pot, add beans and enough broth to cover.  Add more salt and pepper and bring to a boil.  Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer and cook soup 20-45 minutes.  20 minutes is adequate but longer allows flavors to mix and intensify.

Garnish w/plain greek yogurt or sour cream.  Also good with a bit of cilantro if you have it.

 

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Weekend Monday, Nov 16 2009

Saturday

Daily Menu:

Daily Purchase:
Dinner
Total Spent: 21.73
Late Breakfast w/M: Blueberry waffles and maple syrup.  A rainy, gross day where we stayed inside until meeting friends for drinks.

Lunch/Dinner: Hamburger w/lettuce, tomato, onion, ketchup and mayo; fries; two beers

Dessert: Pumpkin Ale while not being a very good team mate in helping M win a game of pool…luckily he’s good enough for both of us.

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What I wore (sorry for the horrible photos in this post…now that it is dark by 5:00PM any evening photos are going to be grainy):

Jeans by Ann Taylor
Brown Turtleneck from Marshall’s
Brown boots by Aerosoles
Ivory Cashmere Scarf from Marshall’s
Diamond Stud Earrings
Brown Handbag by Tommy
Trench Coat

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Sunday

Daily Menu:

Daily Purchase:
Ground Turkey
Jalepeno
Cannellini beans
Total Spent: $4.39

Late Breakfast w/M: Scrambled eggs, toast, two sausages; coffee w/cream

Lunch/Dinner: Turkey and white bean chili (so good) garnished w/yogurt; steamed yellow squash; water

Dessert: 1/2 tangerine; vanilla ice cream w/one crumbled ginger lemon-creme cookie on top

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What I Wore (just for trip to market):

Jeans by Ann Taylor
Black tee by Ralph Lauren
Black Ballet flats from Payless

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Friday, November 13 Monday, Nov 16 2009

Daily Menu:

Daily Purchase
Sushi
Total Spent: $10.99

Breakfast: Panfried mashed potato patty and a fried egg; 1/2 a tangerine; coffee w/cream

Lunch: Leftover beef and cabbage casserole; water

Afternoon Break: 1/2 apple and a bit of mahon cheese

Dinner: Spicy tuna roll and rainbow roll while watching a movie w/M; red wine

Dessert: more wine

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What I Wore:

Jeans by Ann Taylor
Red Turtleneck by Ann Taylor
Black boots by Aldo
Gold chain necklace
Black Gucci Handbag
Black Sunglasses
Trench Coat

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