If you’re anything like me, you enjoy going to bars and ordering ridiculous, embarrassing drinks. This drink is both awkward and insanely delicious. I didn’t invent the combo (thanks, random bar in Boston) but I was pretty pleased with myself when I came up with the name tonight.
The Jolly Roy Rogers
Alternative recipe – Diet coke, grenadine, cherry vodka, cherries. I’m trying this variety next time!
Doesn’t it feel too late in the week to still be Monday? Anyone else? I have several personal/professional/school things going down at the moment and honestly my head is spinning. This post is going to have to be “Me Emily. Me eat food. Food good.” style.
Coconut Delight Raw Revolution bar from the bottom of my purse for breakfast.
Pear.
Dannon Oikos Cafe Latte Greek Yogurt,
with Justin’s Maple Almond Butter swirled in.
The last of the bbq pop chips (1.5ish serving) with dip.
Also Cheetos.
A new recipe for dinner.
Roasted green beans,
with a vegan chicken salad sandwich. <– me promise to share the recipe tomorrow
Drinks whilst brainstorming with a friend.
Jameson diet coke x2, lemon drop x1.
Bed.
My big plans of knocking off some school work didn’t come to fruition, but I did manage to do some day drinking. That’s a better use of time really, isn’t it?
I started the morning with this bowl of absolute incredibleness.
Dannon Oikos Cafe Latte Greek Yogurt, 1/2 serving Nature’s Path Coconut Chia Granola, fresh blackberries, 1 tsp honey, 2 Tbsp coconut butter.
Oh my goodness, you guys, the coconut butter. I have been reading Kath talk about coconut butter acting as a magic shell for years but I never quite knew what she meant. It was amazing.
I also snacked on (approximately 2 servings each) BBQ Pop Chips with reduced-fat french onion dip.
If I had known I was going to have chips with dinner I might have done a veggie-based snack instead, but at that point I planned on having soup! Sidenote – did you know that Pop Chips has a new ketchup flavor?! I’m pretty sure that sounds terrible.
I spent my afternoon at work. The weather has finally gotten the memo that it’s Spring so lots of people were out and about.
At the end of my shift some friends stopped by to invite me to Blue Monk. They were having a Bloody Mary special, with celery, hot sauce, tomato, etc infused vodkas.
A girl from our program sweetly got us a 2nd round so I ended up having two.
Bloody Marys make me crave stick-to-your-ribs food so instead of soup I ended up with Moe’s for dinner. A rice bowl – rice / black beans/ sautéed onion / mushroom / green pepper / cheese / sour cream / guacamole / corn salsa.
Plus chips with queso.
Apparently there’s always room for chips.
Do ketchup flavored chips sound good to you?
Hello again! I know I kind of dropped off the face of the earth. This semester has been busy. I don’t have a lot to say tonight, and my pictures are poorly lit and blurry, but it was a good day so I wanted to share.
I slept in this morning; we’ve got a serious stayed-up-too-late-watching-Battlestar-Galactica-every-night-this-week sleep deficit going. I ended up eating “breakfast” during the afternoon at work. Chobani Vanilla Golden Crunch Flip.
I love most of Chobani’s flavors but I have really disliked the Flip line*. This was my 2nd try with this flavor and both times the vanilla yogurt was so tangy I was actually a little afraid it had gone bad. *the Honey BeeNana one was really freaking good
I also drank a Dr. Pepper 10.
The first in a fun line-up of beverages today.
After work I met up with a friend for bubble tea; strawberry green tea with both kinds of boba.
We hung out for the rest of the evening and had a fun night. Next was drinks at a bar in Allentown. I enjoyed this Genesee Cream Ale more than I was expecting to.
It was basically water, but at least it was quite refreshing. Plus it is locally made.
Finally we headed to Seabar for a late dinner.
I was very disappointed that they were out of the (the) lobster ramen bowl, but I rallied with three small plates.
Seaweed salad.
Pickle cucumber salad over sushi rice.
Udon noodle bowl served with tempura shrimp.
All three were quite tasty but the cucumber salad was my favorite.
I brushed my teeth the minute I got home and now I’m actually blogging from the bed! Sweet dreams!
Hello from the South! I’m blogging in a spring-ish 50-something degrees (it’s better than Buffalo!). Actually, I’m blogging from Adam’s computer this trip, so I’ve got to keep things quick. We are having a terrific, delicious time.
Breakfast day 1 – brunch at the famous Hominy Grill.
I got a(n extra spicy) bloody mary.
And a bowl of she crab soup.
Charleston is famous for its she crab soup; this bowl was super creamy and loaded with pieces of crab. I adore anything with sherry.
We ordered a piece of buttermilk pie for the table.
But it was much drier and less custard-y than we were hoping so we all just took a small taste.
It was a rainy first day so we did lots of inside and driving activities. We got in some good sight-seeing and scoped out a few spots to hit up during the rest of our trip.
One of our stops was Whole Foods for stocking up on goodies. <– chocolate coconut butter packets, it’s good to have you back in my life!
There was froyo next door.
I didn’t really love any of the flavor offerings so I got a small cup of cheesecake yogurt with tons of popping boba.
Can’t go wrong with boba.
We went to Hyman’s Seafood for dinner and they brought us complimentary hush puppies.
Best hush puppies ever; they had the perfect amount of sweetness.
We also started with fried pickles.
Lots of fried food in that dinner. I got french fries as my side,
with steamed shrimp.
Every component of my meal ended up smothered in tartar and cocktail sauce. I’m a girl who loves her condiments.
I was exhausted by the end of the day and crashed into bed hard. Let’s pretend it was the 20 minute stationary bike ride I started the day with, and not the heavy dinner!
Day 2 we skipped the gym and slept in. Instead I made it a healthy morning by starting my day with an apple.
Then we headed to Bakehouse for breakfast.
The offerings were as delicious as the space was adorable. The cookies and bars looks amazing but the closest we came to them was splitting a caramel marshmallow.
I also did a toasted marshmallow cappuccino.
Adam and I shared breakfast.
We had a mixed berry scone.
And a piece of Greek turkey strata.
It was a great breakfast.
We spent our second day exploring on foot. King Street and Meeting Street provided lots to look at.
We even got to see dolphins!
I couldn’t get a picture to save my life, but we saw lots of waving flippers and even a mama/baby combo.
Tastes from the day included…. Praline,
a drop of the spiciest hot sauce available (I stuck a toothpick in it and touched it to my tongue; I honestly didn’t think it was that hot!),
honey,
an Earl Grey macaron (<– squeeee!),
a KIND bar,
and some watermelon Zots from one of the many old-time candy stores.
All good, but I am definitely a lunch eater; when we got back to the hotel to change for dinner I was starving. Enter the perfect snack –
Diet coke and Cacao Bliss? Yes please!
But I sure was glad I saved room for dinner. We had an incredible Southern meal at Magnolias.
Bread with ridiculous cream cheese herb butter came when we sat down.
And we ordered a pimento cheese plate to start.
Sadly, the cheese wasn’t quite as sharp as I was hoping for, but everyone else at the table loved it. Pimento cheese was at the top of my to-do list for the Southern vacation though, so I hope to try again tomorrow.
I ordered a Bellini to drink (champagne/peach nectar/and a touch of grenadine),
but ended up swapping with Adam halfway through for his vodka/creme de cassis/pineapple juice martini.
For dinner I went with the “Fresh, Local, and Vegetarian.” You can’t go wrong with a name like that!
Sautéed spinach, fresh corn salad, roasted carrots, fried green tomatoes with jalopeño pimento cheese, and mashed potatoes.
We were too stuffed for dessert, though the menu listed a cream cheese pecan brownie with white chocolate ice cream that I’ll probably be dreaming about!
In fact, I’d like to be dreaming now; goodnight!
Have you ever been to Charleston? Is there anything we just can’t miss on our last day?
Did you know that this was my last day before spring break begins? Of course not, I didn’t tell you. In fact, I was so tired this week that I kept forgetting about it, but then I was very happy every time I remembered. We are doing something fun for break, but I’ll tell you more about that later because right now I want to get in bed.
I mixed things up and packed breakfast this morning. Stonyfield Chocolate Greek Yogurt.
I ate on the walk from my car to the hospital.
Lunch was salad leftovers. When I made our dinners last night I went ahead and made four bowls at once – his & hers lunch and dinner.
My maple vinaigrette dressing was so good.
I also packed a Cascadian Farm Oats & Honey Crunchy Granola Bar (a free sample).
And I drank a coffee with creamer in the afternoon.
I had some really interesting patients today; lots of tube feeds, which I love.
When I got home I snacked on some BBQ Smart Fries.
Looking back I feel like I ate (more than) enough food today, but I was so flipping hungry this afternoon. A friend and I had plans for dinner and I could not have been more excited when she called me to go.
First though, we walked our dogs and had a drink.
The Honeycrisp Apple Shock Top is good, but not quite as good as I was expecting.
We headed out aimlessly down Elmwood and thankfully my friend thought of the “The Place” for dinner because I probably would have wandered down to Allentown!
My foodie co-worker has been raving about The Place’s buffalo chicken mac and cheese for weeks and I knew what I was going to get before I even sat down.
I was definitely hungry – I ate almost half of that skillet full of mac and cheese!
I thought the dish was ok, not all that exciting, but Adam polished off my leftovers in a matter of minutes and declared that we have to go back immediately, so apparently it were a hit with him.
After dinner my friend and I walked back up Elmwood (it felt so nice to take a walk!) to meet the rest of our group for drinks at Mezza. I am totally kicking myself that I didn’t get a photo of all of us, but I did manage a shot of my amaretto sour.
I’m an embarrassment. And I’m pretty sure the (cute) bartender thought I was special because I ordered a diet coke for my 2nd round and he refilled my glass free-of-charge at least three times. I basically wanted to move in.
I stopped at Starbucks on the way home for something warm to drink while I wrote this post.
Tall/toffee nut/black tea/skim latte.
Adam and his friends are in the middle of a poker game in the living room but I’ve got to fold… myself into bed.
My goodnight gift to you? Shots of the dog chillaxing.
Squee!
I did manage to pack breakfast today – eating before I leave the house is never gonna happen – but I got so into my patients that I totally forgot to eat it. The services I’m currently on are fascinating: Neurology Step-Down and the Surgical ICU.
At least lunch looked a lot like breakfast. A Quaker Apple Walnut Oatmeal
topped with Justin’s Chocolate Hazelnut Butter.
That combo is out of this world.
I ended up staying almost an hour late this afternoon because I took on another patient at the last minute. Thankfully I was able to head out for fun as soon as I got home. By the by, I know I mentioned working out today, but my right foot issue has flared up badly and if I’m honest with myself it’s probably at least another week or two before I’ll be back on a treadmill. Boo!
Yes, it is the first Friday of this rotation, but during the second Friday of every month the art gallery on my campus hosts a free event for the public. There is art – well, some art and lots of “art” – and nibbles.
I’m not sure what that red sauce was but it sure was tasty, my veggies were even better than my cheese.
I ate this piece of Easter candy before I headed out for the evening.
I met up with some friends for drinks before we headed to the gallery.
Couldn’t resist getting another McKenzie’s cider.
After the museum, a friend and I headed to Blue Fin to get some sushi specials for dinner.
An asparagus roll and a spicy crunchy crab roll, all for $10 including tip and tax!
What’s the best deal on sushi in your town?
Let me apologize in advance for what is sure to be a post riddled with typos. I’ll do my best, but I can’t make any promises. I’m two days in and I’m going to have to agree with my friends who were in the previous rotation – this placement is exhausting.
Breakfast was a Pirouette Cinnamon Pecan Barre.
This bar was in my Yumvelope shipment. The ingredient list is great – dates, walnuts, pecans, agave nectar, hemp seed, rolled oats, hemp protein, ground flax-seed,brown rice protein, vanilla, cinnamon, sea salt, peanuts – but I wasn’t a big fan of the final flavor; too much date.
Plus hospital coffee with 2% milk.
We get free soda and coffee at this hospital so expect to see a lot of caffeine breaks!
Lunch was an easy assortment. A Pear Chobani.
A Honeycrisp apple.
And 70% dark chocolate.
I also packed this blue algae nut butter packet but I threw it out one lick in.
Much too gaggy.
At the end of the day, Adam texted me that he and a friend were at a bar near our house so I met them for a quick drink.
The McKenzie’s Seasonal Reserve Hard Cider was great. It had notes of cinnamon that were quite tasty.
I headed straight from Cole’s to meet my friend for a gym visit. I’m back to the Couch to 10k plan, right where I left off, though obviously I’ve got to stick with it this time. 2 minutes of running/3 minutes of walking, x 10. I am fat, I am out of shape, I was still a little drunk – my workout was so flipping hard!
In spite of my extreme tiredness and Adam’s messing up our meal plan by eating while I was at the gym, I managed to cobble together a good dinner. I was worried about not having enough to eat, but I think I ultimately went a bit overboard!
My favorite black-eyed pea salad,
green beans with shredded parmesan,
and 1.5 servings of Wegman’s vegan “chicken” nuggets with sweet and sour sauce.
Everything was delicious. Those nuggets are awesome.
Have you ever done the inebriated workout?
Eating Chalk 