Farewell 2011!

I've decided not to renew this blog for a second year. It's been an interesting observation for me, and I won't say it hasn't changed my eating habits. I did illuminate how much I drink, and gave reason not to micro-snack, but rather to eat something worth recording. In hindsight, it's also amazing how many memories of where I was, and what I was doing, as well as who I was with, that I tie to food. Each day has a meal, and most meals have a memory, like an aperitif. I think that no one reads this, but if that isn't true, thanks for chronicling this journey through the banal with me. Look for a new (less frequent) blog to come around, about music, specifically albums released 10 years ago today. I'll post the link when the first review goes up.
Cheers!

12-31-11

1 large bowl of honey nut cheerios (2%)
1 banana
1 cup of chai tea (cream, honey)
1 large serving of shepherds pie
1 Yoplait light yogurt (orange creamsicle)
1 glass of port
2 pieces of toasted baguette with bruschetta tomatoes
2 pieces of fudge
1 small tortilla chip with salsa
2 mini quiches
1 mini pastry pie
2 carrott sticks and 2 tomatoes with ranch
5 or so glasses of homemade sangria (merlot, spiced rum, orange brandy, curacoa, pineapple, strawberries, raspberries, tangerines, limes, lemons)


3 glasses of champagne
1 small serving tortilla chips and hummus
1 small serving triscuits and cheese ball
2 crackers with cheese and sausage1 small serving cheese cubes
1 serving spinach dip with bread
1 iced macaroonish cookie
1 peppermint stick iced brownie
1 fajita quesadilla slice
1 jalapeno and mushroom pastry pocket

12-30-11

3 slices of Tuscan Garden pizza (kale, labne, garlic, mozzarella, kalamata olives) (Pizza Real)
2 Yazoo Dos Perros
1 Krispy Kreme powdered Bavarian creme donut
1 giant serving spinach mushroom and beef lasagna
1 glass of red wine
1 raspberry, 1 strawberry, 1 sip of sangria
2 mochas with whipped cream
1/2 shot of Kahlua

12-29-11

1 large bowl of honey nut cheerios (2%)
2 cups of coffee (cream)
2 servings of whole wheat gnocchi with tomato squash sautee
3 Crown and cokes
2 scrambled eggs (Waffle House)

1 serving hash browns with tomatoes, mushrooms and cheese (Waffle House)
2 pieces of toast with butter (Waffle House)
1 waffle with butter and syrup (Waffle House)
2 scoops of peppermint stick ice cream (Belmont)

12-28-11

1 cup of coffee (cream)
1 blueberry muffin (Dunn Bros)
2 squares of Ghiradeli dark chocolate (raspberry filled)
1 Goose Island Mild Winter rye ale
1 Goose Island 312 wheat ale
1 Magners cider
1 lousy italian beef sandwich (Tuscano's at Chicago Midway Airport)
2 servings of vegetaian spaghetti
2 servings of peas
2 glasses of red wine
1 large serving of peppermint stick ice cream (Belmont)

12-27-11

1.5 waffles (butter, syrup, blueberry filling)
1 small clementine
1 glass of OJ
1 glass of cranberry pomegranate juice
1 piece of venison summer sausage
1 club cracker
1 fried chicken drumstick (Pizza Ranch)
1 serving green salad with french dressing (Pizza Ranch)
4 pieces of pizza (ham and pineapple, bbq chicken ranch, sausage, broccoli alfredo) (Pizza Ranch)
2 cheesy bread sticks (Pizza Ranch)
1/2 cup of broccoli cheese soup (Pizza Ranch)
1 slice of cactus pizza (blueberry dessert) (Pizza Ranch)
1 small cup of soft serve ice cream (Pizza Ranch)
2 steak fajitas (cheese, lettuce, peppers, onions, Sriracha)
2 handfuls of peanuts
1 square of Ghiradeli dark chocolate (raspberry filled)
1 cup of egg nog

12-26-11

1 bowl of honey bunches of oats (2%)
2 hard boiled eggs
1 small clementine
1 glass of OJ
1 turkey and cheddar sandwich (mayo, mustard, lettuce)
1 small handful of pita chips
12oz Diet Dr. Pepper
1/2 a chocolate covered pretzel stick
1 serving of sausage and cheese and crackers
1 fried cod wrap (lettuce, tomato) with boardwalk chips (Boardwalk Bar and Grille)
1 serving house salad (vinaigrette) (Boardwalk Bar and Grille)
1 Kokanee glacier beer
1 Bells Oktoberfest
3 whoppers
1 Scooby Doo (Midori, cream, peach schnapps, Malibu rum)
1 Wu-Tang (whiskey, peach schnapps, cranberry juice, Liquid Ice)
1 Bells brown ale
1 long island iced tea
1 cup of egg nog