Skip to main content

Day 16

Friday was tan.


It started off with whole wheat crackers (light tan) and peanut butter (dark tan) for breakfast.  Then, there was whole wheat pasta salad for lunch (also tan).  I had planned on buying some fruit or a salad or something from the cafeteria at work, but I was busy, and I didn't get around to it.  I did eat 3 pieces of chocolate though.


For dinner, we decided to go out.  On a Friday.  At 6:30.  Without reservations.  STOOPID. 


We eventually ended up at Passionfish around 8 p.m., because we both agreed on having oysters (not tan, but still in the 'neutral' family).  Everyone has told me to not get oysters in months that don't have an R in them, and now I am willing to listen.  They were very gritty and salty.  We also had bread and delicious-magical-fish-crack-spread, which is more tan on tan.  Then I had some grilled halibut (tan) with mashed potatoes (yellowish tan) and lemon butter (even more yellowish tan).  Dessert was donut holes (also tan).


I know you're supposed to 'eat the rainbow,' and I guess that vodka and cranberry counts (there was cranberry--and lime!), but other than that, I feel like a big disappointment to my childhood hero, Rainbow Brite.  Sorry, RB.  I'll do better this weekend.


Popular posts from this blog

Freezer Meal #2 - Maple Pork Tenderloin with Apples

This is the second part of my foray in to freezer meals - the first part can be found here  for Cheesy Shells and Italian Sausage. Today we're making a pork and apples recipe adapted from The Pampered Chef.  I love this one--it's so easy to assemble in advance, most of the ingredients you likely already have, and it couldn't be easier to fix the day you want to eat it (dump stuff in pan, bake). So yummy.  And pretty. Maple Pork Tenderloin with Apples For this you'll need the ingredients below.  You probably have the oil, vinegar, garlic, brown sugar, mustard, and bags in your pantry!  You can also easily divide this recipe if you usually only cook for 2-3 people at a time (that's what I do when I make it). 2 pork tenderloins , about 2 pounds total - they can be expensive, so pick these up on sale 3 apples - I prefer honeycrisp but use what you like, or take one of these suggestions 1 small red onion 1/4 cup canola oil 1 clove garlic , press...
Read more

Freezer Meal #1 - Cheesy Shells and Italian Sausage

A month ago, a coworker invited me to a Pampered Chef Freezer Meal party.  I will admit that I went in to it with a little bit of an attitude: " I'm going to have to buy all their seasonings and the meals will be full of processed goo and not taste great ."   Four hours of fun, three glasses of wine, $170 for groceries and seasonings, and 14 meals later, I was happily proved (mostly) wrong.  Here's how my thinking changed: 1) I'm going to have to buy all of their seasonings - well, yes.  This is a service they're offering after all, and I felt like the $70 was more than worth the ideas and ingredients I got, plus not having to do the dishes and getting a free dinner was a bonus!  I discovered a few ingredients I would have normally given the "side eye" to, like cherry balsamic vinegar, which costs the same at the grocery store as it does from The Pampered Chef. 2) The meals will be processed - I was expecting lots of Cream-of-Something-Soup r...
Read more

Write a Resume that Lands You Interviews

I've shared this advice over the years, most recently when a number of friends & colleagues found themselves hunting for jobs. Both then and now, I've had people reach out to me to say "oh my gosh, this really works!" or "I applied to a TON of jobs, didn't get any call backs, but then got an offer within WEEKS of putting this advice into practice." So look, I'm not some sort of job application sorcerer, and I'm not saying that the current job market doesn't have challenges because it does. I'm just a lady who used to be a recruiter that noticed which applications made it to the interviewed short list and which ones didn't. If you've read my advice before, I've updated it with advice for covering a Covid furlough/layoff, how to use ChatGPT to write resumes and cover letters, and why Indeed Easy Apply is hurting your chances. And yes, this does take some initial time investment up front, as well as customizing resumes and ...
Read more