What are you eating in December?

I can't find one of these for this month and I just had an amazing lunch.

There's a new coffee shop a couple blocks from my office and several of us placed an order there today. First of all, the vegetarian choice is nothing short of amazing and the food itself is even better. I had a "grilled cheese" with mozzarella, cheddar and parmesan cheeses on foccacia. They suggested adding their homemade pesto sauce and I did. I also had a cup of their made from scratch tomato bisque, which was the perfect amount of spicy and had nice big chunks of tomato floating in it. It was all delicious.

Last night I had the Fiesta salad from the same place which is lettuce, pepper jack cheese, homemade pico do gallo, and black beans with a mango-pineapple dressing. So good!

Everything. I'm eating everything.

#1 -- Wow, that sounds tasty.

#2 -- Same here. I'm going to be good again in January, how about you?

I read an article the other night that says Campbells is changing the recipe for spaghettios, remembered that I had a can of them, and had some at 11pm that night. ;) Their goal is to make spaghettios healthier. I'm hoping they won't be gross once they're changed. I can deal with 6 vitamins and minerals, but when the cans say 8, the spaghettios taste horribly bad to me. I've no idea why. I'm not sure what the changes will do exactly and will have to read more about it when I have time.

#3 - I'll get back to you on that one! The intention was to remain good when I got back from Borneo, having been on the "hard labour in equatorial heat" diet... But it didn't quite work out that way. And I think my scales are broken, because despite the fact that I have been very naughty since getting back, they're telling me that I'm still loosing weight, which can't be true. Ah well.

#4 - The trick is to cross out the 8 and write in 6.

my friend made yummy cookies and fudge for me... i love the holidays :D

I had arepas (a typical venezuelan dish) for lunch and this afternoon I had an iced capuccino and a chocolate pie with a friend

Cereal for breakfast, boring. Some chips for the bad of it. About to eat a banana.

But the real question is, what refreshments should I have for the party in an hour? Hmm?

You can never go wrong with cheddar and saltines!
I fixing tongue for my family tonight. It's so cool having a family that likes different foods and enjoys trying new ones.

Yesterday I had chocolate and cookies. And for dinner I went to Wendy's with a friend and then we had Golden Spoon. Today I finished my milkshake. Hmm, not very healthy...

I had a chocolate chip scone and turkey bacon. Yuuuum.

cheeseburger and fries

Peppermint Mocha... mmm

Went out to dinner with some friends; had fried zucchini appetizer, small salad, then meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans with garlic, scoop of chocolate ice cream. Brought half the dinner home, I hasten to say . . . but comfort food all the way.

Family dinner was at my house last night and I made shrimp pasta and it turned out! As far as I know, no one has gotten sick.

>16 compskibook: That really is the first bar to pass on judging whether you've made a successful meal, isn't it? No-one got sick, yay!

#6 Espy:
Ha! I knew I could count on you to comment about spaghettios. ;) Six and eight vitamins and minerals should taste exactly the same, right? Do they for you?

I had an early work meeting to go to so I brought orange juice and stopped off for sugar donuts on the way there. Lunch was cheese lasagna.

K, I understand. Usually when I over-vitamin a meal, no one likes it. Maybe you could add something bad for you to balance it. :o)

Good idea, JP! I hadn't thought of that. I'll have to think of something to add to kind with extra vitamins. Thank you! I adore spaghettios. It's always been sad when I can only find them with eight vitamins and minerals.

ETA:
And thank you for making me feel sane!

K, it reminds me of the time my then-boss's son maintained that the big bite Frosted Mini-Wheats tasted different than the bite-sized ones. His parents looked at him like he was nuts and I'm standing there going, oh, yes, it's true!

My mom sent homemade St. Lucia bread home with me (it is one of our Scandinavian traditions). I hadn't had time to make any yet this season but I may make some goodies now that I have some time off. So I am enjoying that piece by piece.

Rumballs
Springerle
A sort of chocolate truffle that Rom likes. . .

Turkey Caesar salad.

#21 ejj:
Heehee! I've endured things like that all my life. Thank you for telling them. :)

home made Mac n' Cheese :D

I had a bunch of sandwich tray sized Subway sandwiches. My tummy is way too full now...

better than a subway-sized sandwich tray of sandwiches.

I just had a turkey & brie omelette. It stubbornly defied my attempts at maintaining cohesion while cooking, curse it. I'm glad i ate it.

#27 -- With that attitude, it sounds like it deserved to be eaten.

# 27 Wow, I had a turkey and brie omelette as well.

>29 MsDonna: Wildly coincident, no?!

My housemate left to spend Christmas with her boyfriend and overlooked the leftover eggplant parmesan. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be good after twelve days, so I took care of it as a philanthropic measure. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Last night I made a homemade beef stew and corn bread from scratch and it turned out really good! I am very proud of myself. I am now going to look for more recipes that I can try out!

#29: Was MsD's omelette cohesive?

I made hungarian goulash for dinner. My husband made veggie nuggets and broccoli for my seven year old. She's vegetarian now, which completely throws off my attempts at one pot cooking.

>#32: No. It was disparate.

Snickerdoodle chex mix...Yummmmmm

#32 - I'm sorry to hear that (that it throws off cooking plans, not that she's a vegetarian). When the decision to become a vegetarian and why?

Not fudge :(

#35: Not sure how it started, except we do have many vegetarian friends. She told me for months that "someday" she was going to be a vegetarian. Then I looked at some video clips of Food, Inc. on YouTube. That was the tipping point.

One of my sisters and our grandfather had a mini food fight with carrots and cucumbers. I threw a baby carrot back at my sister after it hit me, and she said I'm a very good person to have a food fight with because I immediately got up to pick the carrot up. ;)

We had glazed ham, baked potatoes, green beans, yams, deviled eggs, cranberry sauce, and bread rolls with Martinelli's sparkling cider for our Christmas dinner Thursday night. It was the first time I had yams (for being a picky eater, not for living under a rock) and I discovered that I liked them. I disagreed with my carrot-throwing sister who said the green beans were the best part but I love potatoes. It was a curious thing that my sister's boyfriend who always emphasizes how Irish he is and that he needs a lot of potatoes did not eat his potato peel. My sister who is his girlfriend didn't either. When I said something to family at the next table over and my grandmother gasped it took me a bit to realize it was because she was surprised at me for having had mine.

I fixed Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, and spinach gratin. Mutombu fixed salmon for Bib. Dessert was lefse with butter and brown sugar, and various Christmas cookies.

We had a spiral-sliced ham, green bean casserole, and mashed potatoes. Some friends of Espy's are coming to visit next week, so I'm trying to make a shopping list so I can go to the grocery store and get supplies for tasty meals while they are here.

My friends had roast beef, which I don't care for, so I had ham (especially nice as this was at their house!). Also mashed potatoes, gravy, peas and carrots. I contributed puff pastry appetizers with sausage, cheese, and spinach.

I'm about to make an omelet with sausage, cheese, and spinach. Coincidental, no?

Thinking about getting some split peas to go with the ham I was sent home with.

I forgot (again) that my daughter is vegetarian. It was our first time sitting down at a relative's house for a holiday meal since she made her declaration. I took one look at the platter of turkey and suddenly realized I had forgotten. She had a baked potato for dinner, because all the other vegetable choices were mixed together in sauces. Because I spent two days baking cookies and dipping treats in chocolate, actual dinner concerns for Christmas slipped my mind. I'm a bad mommy. :o(

*Hugs for jp*

It's still new. I can't say how many times dinner was hamburgers or steak when I had first stopped eating those things. Back then it was "eat this or go hungry" but because nothing else was wanted to be considered. You are so accepting to the decision your daughter has made. It's wonderful that you're supportive. She may have had a baked potato for dinner, but you feel for it. I'm sure when she looked at you at dinner she saw your deep pain from it. You are such a caring mother!

My friend became a vegan a couple years ago and i remember she had been doing so well and then she indulged in ice cream forgetting the animal products in it, she felt so awful and i felt awful for not remembering to ask her if she could eat it, i just offered to share some with her.

Thanks for the props. :o)

I think I'm just so overwhelmed this time of year I feel like I would have forgotten my shoes if there weren't snow on the ground!

Today has been somewhat calmer. Catbastet made scones for brunch (we all slept in) and I've got dinner in the slow cooker, as well as a refrigerator stocked with vegetarian alternatives. Too bad I can't bring my refrigerator with me when we eat at relatives' houses!

Nah. I'd probably forget it anyway.

Yesterday for breakfast I had a cinnamon roll and a banana nut muffin. Today I was going to have a blueberry muffin and another cinnamon roll but my dad didn't share so I had a his banana nut muffin instead of blueberry.

Last night we had delicious ham and mashed potatoes. Along with green beans which I don't usually like, but they tasted a lot better than the last time I had them. Probably because of the yucky mushy green beans I had at my friend's house (I think they were canned).

#45 - You had scones and you didn't invite me up from the basement? I mean, I can understand not wanting to share with Sosuke, Kisuke, and Anna, but I thought we were cool...

Right now I'm sitting at work regretting not getting lunch. Some scones would be pretty good right now...

#47: How did you get out of the...Cat! Check the basement!

For Christmas Eve I made a pork roast (not very traditional) with a crust made of black, green, white peppercorns; mustard seeds, mustard powder, Dijon mustard; butter, flour, brown sugar. The gravy is made with apple cider and Dijon and is delicious. I served it with mashed potatoes and spinach.
On Christmas Day I set up a buffet and everyone just grazes.

47 & 48- Huh. And here I thought we just had very large rats in the basement. My bad. :)

Mmmm... just had a delicious beef stew cooked by Jim! That man can cook!

I just made soup with the ham bone -- added potatoes and green beans, since Espy is not a fan of bean soup (which is what I'd usually do with a ham bone).

My boss's husband bought us all Starbucks bagels for breakfast on Sunday. It was so nice of him! We had to be there super early that day so it was even more appreciated.

Just got back from the Kennett Inn where I had filet mignion. It was yummy, I took my staff there for Christmas.

#54 -- For a second there, I had a mental image of you taking a walking-stick-type staff with you to dinner. Perhaps I have watched Lord of the Rings too many times.

You're not supposed to take your staff to restaurants. But the service is so much better!

I'm thinking ice cream. Yes, I think I'll have some ice cream.

But it's cold! I can't eat ice cream in the winter. I like versatile, all weather treats.

Oddly enough, what I see many customers walking around with this last month, aside from children on leashes, is ice cream cones. I agree with jp and have felt they were all crazy. ;)

No ice cream in the winter?!?! :O
I love ice cream and had some today. Cookie dough with fudge and caramel. After walking around an outdoor mall in the cold, rainy weather. :)

I'll eat ice cream in the winter, especially peppermint ice cream, which is only good this time of year. I will not eat ice cream outside (not here anyway, I'd do it where K lives). The other day I saw a guy in shorts and short-sleeved t-shirt eating an ice cream cone outside in the snow. That dude was crazy.

Ice cream in the winter is acceptable if there is hot fudge on it. Balances out the cold.

Now I want ice cream.

As for what we've been eating, I made a huge dinner last night -- roast beef with carrots and potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, and green bean casserole. It was my first attempt at Yorkshire pudding, so I was thrilled when they turned out exactly how they were supposed to. We'll be eating leftovers for a while yet.

For lunch, though, I am having leftover ham soup (post #52). Like most soups, it has only improved with time.

Looks like Foggi and I will be doing our second annual New Year's Eve Carb-Fest in which we eat the finest in appetizers since we won't be able to do them again for awhile.

LOL! I'm doing much the same thing! Drinking my last soda for a while, eating some chocolate and some scones.

Had a delicious late dinner of pork chop and mashed potatoes. And a wee bit of chocolate. Life is good.