Diet went to shit over the weekend and today. Tomorrow it's on like donkey kong.

Diet Day 5

Breakfast : PB & J on 7 grain bread, Tea

Lunch : Kobe Beef, Grilled Chicken, Steamed Veggies, Honeydew White Tea

Dinner : Sirloin steak, beer

Snacks : Banana, Nestle Crunch BAr (fuck you)

Diet Day 4

Breakfast : Bowl of Special K w/ a banana, tea

Lunch : Grilled shrimp w/ brown rice & peas

Dinner : 2 Burrito's, ground beef w/tomato, 2 waters

Day 3, Diet

Breakfast : Special K, one bowl. A Peach.

Lunch : Brocclli rabe, roasted chicken, water

Dinner : Grilled Shrimp over brown rice and green peas. Water.

Snacks : Nuts, grapes, cherries. Super bubble gum

Diet Day 2

Breakfast : Bacon/Tomato sandwhich on enriched sliced rye, Iced Tea

Lunch : Chicken with string beans, sautee style over brown rice. Did not eat the rice. Water.

Dinner : Broccli Rabe w/ Sausage, water

Snacks : Handful of nuts, a peach

What I ate today, Diet Journal

Gotta write this shit down, trying to stick with diet. Already killing me.

Breakfast: Bagel with butter, Iced Tea
Lunch: Beef Patty, 1
Dinner: Sirloin Steak, Grilled Zucchini, Tomato
Snacks: Smoked Almonds, Grapes

The plan is to snack on fruits and nuts, eat lean proteins stay away from Carbs after breakfast and cut down on the beer. If possible.

Break Fast

Is there anything better than hooking up some scrambled eggs on a Sunday morning? Sunday news, fresh bagles, coffee, big ass juice and a bomb ass scrambled egg sandwhich you made yourself. Yesterday was blueberry pancakes today was egg sammy's. Cooking at home is relaxing to me and comforting. Fuck Diners and there $6 price tag for a overcooked omelette.

Pickles

Found a great pickling recipe. Going to try it. Will report back. Natural pickle flavor not Vinegary which I hate.

cheap meats

London Broil, it's like cheap meats week here at IANAFS. Shoulder cut, little tough but perfect on a hot grill after a long summer workday. Tonight I did a quick marinade of Ground Ginger, Garlic Salt, Tangerines, Soy Sauce, Pepper. Turned out tasty. Pics to follow.

Potato and Egg

Simple, great depression type recipe. Love it. Throw it on fresh italian bread for a bomb lunch or eat it for dinner with some homeade drop biscuits.

Ingredients:

5 potaotes diced
1 small onion diced
salt to taste/pepper to taste
teaspoon of hot sauce
third stick of butter

Heat pan, melt butter
cook potatoes and onions until soft
add 4 eggs, scrambled
let form
take another pan to flip for perfect omelette form

Flank Steak Bruschetta

I want to take a few minutes to talk about Flank Steak. It's a lil bit of a rough cut. By rough I mean it's cut from the belly of the cow so there is muscle to it. Alot of people or clutures tenderize it first. I think this cut takes well to marinades so I have a hundred different ways to marinade a flank steak. Yesterday I did a Flank Steak Bruschetta. Bruschetta is really just garlic rubbed bread but nowadays the popular restaurants make a tomato/onion topping and top the bread with this and calling it bruschetta. Whatever, different parts of Italy do this different. Some with olive spreads, some with cured meats, etc. It's all fucking delicious to me. Onto the marinade: Again always best to have your meat marinating for min of 2 hours (espcially grilling, because you lose some of the stick of the marinade once it hits those grates).

Plastic bag or shallow glass vessel:

6 Cloves of garlic
Olive Oil to cover meat (if your pour olive oil in the bag it's like 7 seconds of pouring)
Salt/Pepper
Dried Italian Seasoning
Fresh Basil leaves (6-12 depending on your liking)
Handful of grated parmagiano reggiano
One whole peeled onion cut in half

Grill, 400-500 degrees 4 minutes on each side for med rare, 6-8 for medium, 10 minutes if your a fool.