VoraciousBillyGoat

Dear Diary,

I didn’t note what I ate during the weekend—perhaps I was in a food coma and dindn’t eat at all. (Ha).

On June 30th, a Monday, I noted what I had for breakfast. I make these wacky shakes in the morning (I’ll post the recipe one of these days) that are very healthy and filling. Don’t they say you should always start your day with a solid breakfast? And further, that if you do un-fast first thing, that you’ll make smarter eating choices throughout the day?

Dear FDA and All Breakfast Cereal Companies: I had a good-for-me-meal this morning and just you look below and see what ensued.

Breakfast at home:

• oatmeal shake & coffee

Work:

• 5 slices (nearly) cheese pizza
• 4 bites fried pork chops (4 types)
• 5 bites cornmeal biscuits  (5 types)
• 5 bites twice-baked sweet potatoes (5 types)
• poule au pot (2 varieties)

Dinner at home:

• 2 hamburger sliders on homemade rolls with pineapple, sautéd red onion, mayo/ketchup/Sriracha, and Vermont cheddar
• Polar Orange Dry Diet Soda

Tags: burgers, pizza, Polar Orange Dry Diet Soda, pork, Sriracha
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Dear Diary,

What are party potatoes, you wonder? Well, I’ve started providing parenthetical explanations alongside some of the items I eat to lessen your confusion. Party potatoes (shout out to Meghan E.!) is a super-swank way to serve—no, not potatoes—but TATER TOTS! I know!!! Just when you thought tater tots’ golden perfection couldn’t be improved on, some brilliant Midwestern mom gussied them up with cheese and Rice Krispies. (M., please have your mom send recipe. Thanks!).

• 2 spaetzle
• water
• coffee
• 4 bites different varieties French Silk Pie
• 1 bowl chicken dumpling soup
• 2 bites “party potatoes” (hash browns, cheese, Rice Krispies)
• 5 varieties poule au pot
• 1 cinnamon-sugar cake doughnut (DEEE-LICIOUS! Just out of the fryer!)
• 1 can Polar Orange Dry Diet Soda
• 1 bite Velveeta/Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom mix (base for cheddar-broccoli-rice casserole – YIKES!)
• 5 “lite” oatmeal cookies
• 1 spaetzle
• 5 shots coffee (taste test)
• 3 saltine crackers
• 4 bites brisket
• 1 bite ginger cake
• 7 shots jarred roasted red pepper soup
• 1 Dixie cupful of club soda
• 3 bites (3 varieties) broccoli-cheese rice casserole

P.S. I heart Dixie cups.

Tags: cake, coffee, Dixie cup, Polar Orange Dry Diet Soda, tater tots
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The idea for Voracious Billy Goat was born on June 24th, 2008. It was my second week of work and I could tell it was going to be aggressive. I wondered if this was going to be a “Freshman 15″ situation and whether I needed to up my acid reflux meds.

Dear Diary,

“BREAKFAST” “LUNCH” “DINNER”: The words carry no meaning. It is a time warp in the kitchen; it doesn’t matter if you have dessert before your main course. I suppose, if you want to be technical, I had lo mein for breakfast and cake for lunch.

• ¾ cup chicken teriyaki lo mein
• 3 – 4 bites chicken with different teriyaki glazes
• 2 challah bread cubes, toasted
• ½ grilled cheese sandwich
• 1 can Polar Orange Dry Diet soda
• 3 pieces BBQ steak tips
• 2 bites sticky toffee pudding
• 3 bites Gooey Butter Cake
• 1 almond sandwich cookie with raspberry jam
• 1 bite Hawaiian, banana-leaf wrapped pork

Tags: cake, Polar Orange Dry Diet Soda, pork, sandwich
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