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Post by madmax on Aug 18, 2019 11:41:24 GMT -4
Hello. It's a bit after 1230am, and I am worn out. I went back to work Wed, which was my first day of working on my own. Even though it is tech support, it is very tiring. Hopefully, once I've been working long enough, I will know how to do stuff, and it will be easier.
I guess I'll get to the food now.
Sat: I got my meal at a restaurant chain called Slim Chickens. I got 2 sandwich meals(with no drinks), a wrap, and a side. When I got there, they had just run out of buns. They put the sandwiches on toast. The first meal was the Bacon Ranch sandwich with fries. The sandwich was good. The fries were ok. I think I used a salt packet I got from one of the Sonic restaurants on them. The next meal was the Cayenne Ranch sandwich with ranch potato chips. The sandwich was good. The chips were ok. They didn't seem to have any ranch flavor. Some of the chips were soft due to being in the styrofoam container with the previously hot sandwich. The wrap was the Buffalo variety. It was good. The side was fried okra. It was good. I was very full after eating. I think I'll get a meal here next year, but I'll only get 1 meal, but maybe chicken tenders instead of a sandwich. I'll also get a sandwich, a wrap, okra, and a side of fried mushrooms. Or maybe not get a meal, just a sandwich or tenders. I only got the2 meals because I had a "buy 1 get 1 50% off" coupon.
Sun: This was an experiment. I made an egg casserole. I used a large casserole dish. I took the other half of the onion I used for Fri, and cut it up. I took an 8oz block of mozzarella and sliced it up, and cut each slice in half. I took an 8oz package of Sugardale peperoni and cut each slice in half. I rubbed canola oil in the dish; mostly on the bottom, but tried to get some on the sides. I then put almost all of the onions in. I then made a layer of peperoni. I then put a bunch of cheese down. Then another layer or 2 of peperoni. I then put down almost all of the rest of the cheese. I then layered almost all of the peperoni. I then put some spices in. I used garlic powder, red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning(oregano, basil, ?), and maybe paprika. Then it was time for the eggs. I would take 2 at a time, and crack them into a glass bowl. I would add some milk and scramble them up. I would pour this into the casserole dish. I ended up using 14 eggs.
I preheated the oven to 350F. I covered the dish with aluminum foil and put it in the oven. For some stupid reason, I thought it would only take 15 min to cook. After that time, I opened the oven, and was going to look at the top. When I moved the dish, I could see on the side that the contents were sloshing around. I just closed the oven and waited for another 5 min. Then I don't recall the actual timeline. I ended up opening the oven and jiggling the dish to see if there was any sloshing. When there wasn't, I took it out of the oven. I took the foil off, somehow ripping it in the process. I could see the center was still not firm. I put the foil back on. I took another piece to cover the hole in it. I put the dish back in the oven for some time. When the center finally firmed up, I took the foil off. I put on the rest of the onions, peperoni, and cheese. I also put on some parmesan cheese(I was also going to add some when I put in the spices, but forgot). I then put it back in the oven. I then waited until the cheese on top melted and got a little browning. I then took it out of the oven and waited for it to cool.
As for the taste, it was good. The bottom was wet, probably from the onions. There was some sticking on the sides from me not putting enough oil on and/or not putting it high enough. If I make this again, I would do 2 different things. The first is try adding green pepper. I would have done so if the h/n/o store had them on sale. The other thing would be to precook the onions so there wouldn't be water in the bottom of the dish. I don't know if I would microwave or fry them. And if I fried them, how long I would do it.
I was able to eat the whole thing, even though I was stuffed. I was surprised that it did not cause me massive gas, or give me diarrhea.
Mon: Since I wanted to go to bed early, since I was leaving my parents house the next morning for the last time, I didn't want a huge meal, since I was still feeling the "Sun" meal. I got some stuff at Walmart and a grocery store. The main part of my meal was 2 packages of commercial deli meat(deli and ham) that My mom had bought before going to St Louis. The 2 things I got at Walmart were jalapeno poppers and mozzarella sticks. I heated up the poppers in the microwave before I ate them. They were good. I also heated up the mozzarella sticks. They cooled off quickly. Later, I heated up the remaining ones for longer. The problem with the was that they were chewy. I don't know if I should have put them in the fridge when I got back to my parents house.
I was able to finish everything, but felt quite uncomfortable. While I think that was mostly due to me not waiting long enough to eat, I think it was also from me not taking a big dump(I was doing small ones) recently. On Tues morning after I woke up, I ate the crumbs in the container for the ALDI bundt cake. I then ate a few chocolate chips that my parents had the fridge. The cc seemed to activate something, because right after I ate them, I felt some rumbling in my dig sys. I then proceeded to take a large dump. I felt better afterward.
Tue: I didn't want to have a big meal, since I still felt the Mon meal. Also, I didn't want to have any poo problems while at work Wed. I just had 2 things. One was a can of Hormel White & Dark Chicken. It was good. The other item was a bag of Clancy's Spicy Salsa tortilla chips. They were good. I think there actually was a tad bit of heat.
Wed: I had a snack. It was a bag of Clancy's Popcorn Puffs. While they were good, they were salty. I don't know if this is a new thing, or if I hadn't noticed before, or I did, but forgot about it. I have another bag, and I'll see how that one is. If it is also salty, I may have to go with a different brand.
My meal was fried rice and veggies, using half a bag of peas & carrots. When cooking, I used the rest of the Tapatio hot sauce. For my meal, I opened a bottle of Taco Bell Diablo sauce. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
For my meat item, I had half a package of Oscar Mayer jalapeno bologna. It was good plain and with mustard. I think I could taste the jalapeno, though there was no heat.
Thu: I had 2 snacks. The first one has a story with it.
I went to a grocery store that is near an ALDI(I'll get to that later). They had jars of Peter Pan peanut butter on sale for $.99 with a limit of 1. That is the main reason I went. They also had their small deli subs on sale. This store doesn't have the mini carts. I don't ever get enough stuff to want to use a regular sized cart. I also don't want to use a basket, since that is a bit unwieldy, and gets heavy from walking around(I use one at the ALDI near my parents since I'm only in there briefly, and the store is small). What I do use is a plastic grocery bag. I'll bring my stuff to check out, then put the stuff back in. I got my pb first. I then went over to the deli area to get a sub. Since they have a register, I was going to ask if they could check me out, even though I didn't get anything from the actual deli/hot case. I put the sub in the bag. The one lady working in the deli started going off, accusing me of shoplifting. I told her I always put stuff in the bag. I have dealt with her before with the bag with no problem. I have also dealt with the other lady working there numerous times. I also said I would check out at their register, which I did. Instead of letting me put my stuff back in the bag, she put it in a brand new bag. I don't know what her fucking deal was; it could have been racism. The next time I go to the store, if she's not there, and the other lady is, I'll ask her what the fuck was going on.
The sandwich was ok. It wasn't as good as the one I got there before. I don't know if the above incident influenced my perception.
The other snack was a bag of popchips Yes Peas pea chips. They were the Himalayan salt variety. They weren't that good. I have a bag of the other variety, so I'll see how that is at some other time. There may be another bag, but I don't know which one it is.
I had gone to ALDI to get a cabbage, since I had basically finished mine up(there were just a few pieces left) the night before. When I got there, there were only tiny ones. The reason why this matters is that the price is per cabbage, and not weight. I want to get my money's worth. I'll check the one near work on Mon.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas and carrots. Since there was really no cabbage, I did stuff differently. Instead of cooking 1 cup(before cooking) of rice, I only cooked 2/3 cup ahead of time. When It was time to eat, I first cooked one package of chicken Maruchan ramen. I then put canola oil in my pan and heated it up. I then added onion, and the few pieces of cabbage. A bit later, I added the p&c I had cooked in the microwave. A bit later, I added the first round of spices/condiments/waters. When the liquid cooked down, I added the rice, and stirred it in. After 3 min, I added the second round of spices.... I then let it cook for about 5 min, stirred it, then cooked for about another 5. I can't remember if I let it cook for 5 min after that. Normally, I would cook it for 10 min so it would get a crust, then flip it, and so on. This time I didn't want to form a crust; I just wanted to brown the rice a little bit. I then added in the ramen and stirred it in. I didn't let it cook too much after. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
For my meat item, I had half a package of Oscar Mayer jalapeno bologna. It was good plain and with mustard. I think I could taste the jalapeno, though there was no heat.
Fri: The main grocery store I visit on Fri had crab rangoons and eggrolls on sale for 3 for $2.99 I got 4 cr and 2 er. They were good.
Later, I had a bag of Clancy's funyuns. They were good. I also had a can of Brookdale Vienna sausages. They were ok. I took them off the shelf, because that was a last minute decision.
A lot later, I had my bag of Pop Weaver popcorn. As always, I cooked it for 1:36, and added canola oil after. It was good. I don't think there were any pre-burnt pieces. I think there were only 5 unpopped kernels. I didn't have this during TMZ since I slept through it. I had it around 6am.
My meal was pasta and spinach. The pasta was half a bag of elbow(aka curved) macaroni. When the pasta was done and I poured out the water, I added canola oil and the spinach and mixed it together.
I tried it as-is. I also tried it with pepper, red pepper flakes, soy sauce, parmesan cheese, and various combinations. I also used cottage cheese. I just mixed it on the plate, instead of just dumping it all in the pot. I tried that mixture with the stuff previously listed. It was all good.
I also had the cottage cheese by itself, both plain, and with those items above. It was good.
My meat item was a can of Crown Prince sardines in tomato sauce. They were good.
I finished everything.
Sat: While I was shaving, I ate 4 pancakes that were rolled up with stuff inside and on top. My parents got these at IHOP on the way home from St Louis. They were good.
Because of the pancakes, I didn't have my sweet snacks during Bones. I did drink some water. That kicked my intestines into gear. I had to take a dump after 3am. It was full of spinach.
That's it for now. It is 1041 am. I will make my meal soon. I think I need to take another dump before that though.
The only thing I need to mention for the coming week is that I'll have to do something different if I don't get a cabbage tomorrow.
I guess I'll see you next week.
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Post by madmax on Aug 18, 2019 11:47:06 GMT -4
If you read my Aug 4 post, you know that I got my car worked on the previous day, and that I left there after 1pm. After that, I visited the pawn shop and thrift shops in Blue Springs. I visited the thrift shops in Independence. I visited the main Salvation Army thrift store. I also visited the one thrift store in my former town, because the mgr wouldn't be there Mon. On that Mon, I visited the Goodwill, and Savers in my former town. I still haven't visited the cat shelter thrift shop, or the other big one yet. I'll do that Mon if I can remember.
First was the Blue Springs Salvation Army. The only thing there of note was a dj mixer. I didn't even care enough to notate the brand.
Next was the pawn shop. Even though I was tired, my memory was in overdrive, and I was able to recall a lot of the musical equipment. I first visited the gun area, but there was nothing that stood out. Then I went over to the music area. Since there was so much stuff, I'm going to do a hybrid of list and paragraph.
There was an autoharp for $99.
Even though I looked at the amps last, I'll list them next. Marshall Woburn Blackstar ID:Core BEAM some model of Crate 2x12 Randy Jackson brand combo Orange Crush(the model had 20 in the name, but I don't know which version it was) acoustic ag15 acoustic a15v
For acoustic guitars, there was an Epiphone 6 string. There was a bass. I don't know what brand, but there were 2 capital letters on the headstock. There was a Washburn 12 string for $159. I played on it. Washburns usually sound good, but this one didn't. I think it was tuned way down from standard.
There were a bunch of electrics. KC Chiefs guitar some version of Epiphone LP Special Epiphone LP SL some version of Ibanez superstrat some version of Jackson superstrat Jackson hh kid size guitar BC Rich Son of Beast(probably from a beginner's pack) Samick Greg Bennett Avion AV-1(looks like the result of a Tele and LP having sex) Schecter strat style, fixed bridge, but don't know if bridge pu was humbucker or single Effin Guitars tele with a p90 neck pu $119 Squier tele from Indonesia 99 Squier mustang Fender Strat with hh pu, but don't remember if it was the one from last time(s) Mexican Fender Strat with "poleless" sc in the bridge(could be a Lace Sensor, as Fender used them in some Strats)
There were 2 electrics I played on unplugged. One was a brand called Indio. It was an lp style. After some research, I the ink the model is 66 DLX. I can't remember how it sounded, or how the neck joined to the body, but I know it was SUPER light, unlike a real lp.
The other guitar was a Hamer v for $399. I forgot to look to see if was from the US or not. I did see that it was not a bolt-on neck. It did sound pretty good. One negative though, was that the output jack was inside the v, not on the top like Gibson. I played it with my foot on the Crate amp, and the inside of the v on my thigh(I think I would do the same seated). This is similar to how guitar legend Michael Schenker plays it. It would be uncomfortable when there is a cable plugged in.
The next stop was the Goodwill in the shopping center next door. The only thing of note was a Technobeat kb I saw an employee carrying.
Next was the Red Racks next door. There were 4 things. There was an old saxophone. There was a violin. There was a trumpet with a dent in the bell. There was also an acoustic fretless 6 string bass from a brand called Tennessee. I did pick it up and play with it a bit. I attempted THE bass riff from Roundabout by Yes. I would have done the bass riff from Blister in the Sun by Violent Femmes if I knew how to play it. I don't usually mess with acoustic basses, so I can't tell if it was good or not.
Then, I went to the Independence Red Racks. There was an acoustic guitar behind the counter, that had a slotted headstock. Usually, that is reserved for classical guitars that use nylon strings, but this one appeared to have metal strings. The other item behind the counter was a crossbow. The worker let me look at it. It looked like a "toy", albeit a decent quality one. Also, it was only $17(actually that day, they were having a 50% off sale).
The next stop was the Salvation Army. Behind the counter, there were 2 kiddie violins, and a kid's acoustic guitar. In the main area, there was a piano.
After seeing nothing at Thrift World, I went to the Salvation Army main complex. I first went to the as-is area. There was a piano. There was also a Thomas organ. It was part of the Californian series. I'm pretty sure it was a 258. Then I went into the main area. The only thing there was a Crate EL-10B bass amp for $30.
I then went to the thrift store where I know the mgr. There was noting there.
Mon, I went to Goodwill in my former town, and there was noting. I also visited the Savers. There was a piano, but I didn't take a look, because there was a beardy millennial hanging around it.
Thu after I got back from St Louis, I went back to the Salvation Army main store, and went back to the as-is area. I checked out a bunch of the chairs, and bought one. They were all $20 each.
The next Mon, I visited another thrift store in my former town. There were a bunch of chairs, but they all were pricey, and many looked a bit scuzzy.
On my last day off, before I went home for good, I visited the cat shelter thrift store. There was nothing there.
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Post by madmax on Aug 25, 2019 11:40:46 GMT -4
I'm back. This week was my first whole week of working by myself. I forget how Mon and Tue was like. Wed was good. Thu and Fri were bad. It sucks to end the week on a bad note. With that out of they way, it is now time for the food.
Sat: I had 4 things for my meal. One was a big can of Dinty Moore beef stew. It was good. I had an 80z block of Kraft Chipotle(mont jack) cheese. It was ok. There was some chipotle flavor, though I don't think there was heat. I had a bag of store-brand sour cream & onion potato chips. They were good. I also opened a jar of olives. They have the brand Gustare Vita, but that brand belongs to the store. The olives are mixed, of different varieties, and thus different sizes. Also, they still had their pits, so I had to chew the olive off the pit, then spit that out. They were ok. I didn't finish the jar. I'll have some more next weekend.
Sun: I finished a jar of peanut butter. It was a store-brand chunky. It was good.
My meal was a box of Wheat Thins. The flavor was Sundried Tomato & Basil. They were ok.
Mon: I had a mouthful of bacon bits. They were good.
My snack was a bag of Sun Chips. They were the Garden Salsa variety. They were pretty good. My brain is telling me I should have noted if they tasted similar to the Wheat Thins.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: I had a bag of Clancy's hot funyuns. They were good. There was heat.
Soon after eating those, I got that thing I previously named reverse vomiting.
My meal was the same as Mon:
Wed: I made my veggie fajitas using half a bag of peas & carrots. I've posted in other places before about the eating order. They were all good.
Thu: I had a Maruchan Yakisoba. It was the Roast Chicken flavor. It was good.
Later, I had 2 things to snack on. I'll only mention 1. It was a package of Buddig Corned Beef. It was good.
I got my meal at Pizza Hut. They have a promo where if you get 2 or more of certain items, they are $5 each. I got 4 things. Each item was supposed to come with a container of marinara sauce, but I only got 3. I don't mind, since I barely used the third container. Also, instead of putting each item in its own little box, the guy used 2 medium pizza boxes. I got the stuff before 10pm, but I wanted to eat around 130am. Before I ate, I preheated the oven to 375F. I put the boxes in for 10min. After that time, I took out the top box, and felt the stuff inside. It was hot, so I took the other box out also.
One of the things was the garlic knots. They were good. The other 3 things were each of the P'Zones. They were all good. The order I had them were Meaty, Peperoni, Supremo.
In the middle of eating the Supremo, I started getting cramps in my intestines. I had to take a dump.
Fri: For my first snack, I went to Burger King. I got one of those veggie burgers called the Impossible Whopper. Since I had it some time after I bought it, I heated it up in the microwave. I put it in for 20sec at 50% power. As for the taste, it was good. It tasted like meat, so the hype is 100% accurate. The only negative was the price. It was $5.79. If they bring the price down, these would be a viable option. Or maybe not, if my dad did actually read that the patty has a ton of salt in it.
Later I had a bag of Good Sense Oat Bran Sesame Sticks. They were good. I would have had a bag of Combos instead if I remembered I had it.
Way later(I think close to 6am), I had my bag of Pop Weaver popcorn. It was good, etc etc. I think there were over 6 unpopped kernels this time.
My meal was veggie fajitas using half a bag of peas & carrots. I did an experiment. When I had all of those tamales a while back, I bought a bottle of taco sauce to have with them. I had a lot left, and needed to do something with it. And this is what I decided to do. I did everything how I usually do it. The change involved the spices/condiments/waters. For the first round, I used a bunch of the taco sauce, and added water from some bottles where the taste of the original contents was gone. For the second round, I dumped the rest of the jar in the pan. I then filled up the jar with water, and added some of that. After I added and smashed the beans, I put some water in the container the beans were in to rinse it out, then dumped that in the pan. I may have dumped some water straight from the jar into the pan also.
As for the taste, it wasn't that good. I was surprised. I thought it would taste better than what I normally do. The other item from Wed applies too.
When I had my meal, I had to open the 2nd(of 3) bottle of Taco Bell Diablo sauce.
Sat: I did my Bones snacks. First I had a little cereal. Then I opened up a jar of peanut butter. I had the other stuff when I sat down.
I finished the bag of mini mix, which is tiny versions of Mars candy bars. The last time, I ate all the Twix because I wanted to get rid of them. This time, it was Snickers, Milky Way, and 3 Musketeers. They were good.
I finished the Nestle Crunch Eggs. They were good.
The other 3 things are from Little Debbie. I put them in the fridge for somewhat over an hour before I took them out.
Star Crunch: ok Marshmallow Pies, Banana: not that good Fudge Rounds: ok
I don't know if there was something about this morning where the LD stuff didn't taste good to me. I still have quite a few of each item, so I'll see if these things taste better in coming weeks.
I also had a beverage. It was a bottle of Calypso Southern Peach Lemonade. It wasn't that good.
That's all for the food. I'll have my meal later. It is 2 things I've had before, and a new thing.
I think I started typing around midnight. I took my 1am pre-Bones nap. I was making good time, and thought I was going to get done early. I slowed down from 4-5 to pay more attention to tv versions of online shows Big Red Lazor and 10Up from Zoomin Games. I can't remember how I felt from 5-30, but I fell asleep sometime after 530, and woke up at 603. During the 6am hour, I felt so out of it that I couldn't do any typing or reading. I got in my bed a bit after 7 and took a nap. I was going to wake up before 830, but I hit the snooze button. When the alarm went off, I put it to music, then listened to Show Me The Way by Peter Frampton. I then got up. I did some reading until Meet The Press came on. I then was typing, but reading during commercials. Now the 2nd half of This Week.... on ABC is on. I haven't been paying attention because I was reading about something related to a political issue.
I think I'll have to take a dump soon.
Next weekend is Labor Day. While I don't expect to do any experiments, I'm planning on some special meals. Of course I'll fill you in on Fri's next time, and the other 2 the week after.
I just wanted to mention those 2 shows above again. Apparently Zoomin Games is located in the The Netherlands in Rotterdam. The people who host those have perfect English, and somehow NO accents. I also wanted to declare that Denise Doorenbosch has some of the nicest hair on tv.
See you next week.
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Post by madmax on Sept 1, 2019 12:09:28 GMT -4
Hello, I'm back. I guess I can just get to the food.
Sat: I had 3 things for my meal. I had an Eckrich kielbasa. It was good plain and with mustard. I had a can of Great Value(WM) white hominy. It was good. I had a package of store brand Rice & Sauce. It was the Cajun flavor. It was good, but I don't recall it having a "cajun" taste, or any heat.
Sun: My meal consisted of a bag of h/n/o organic white corn unsalted tortilla chips. They were good. I had the Diablo sauce on some of them. That was good too.
Mon: I had 2 snacks. First was one of those Michelina's entrees. It was the Lasagna Alfredo. The lasagna part comes from the pasta in that it had that curvy quality of lasagna noodles. It was pasta with cheese sauce with some broccoli in it. While it didn't taste bad, it wasn't good. To me, it tasted like macaroni and cheese. I looked at the ingredients, and after mozzarella, it said cheddar cheese. Unfortunately, the cheddar flavor was dominant.
My other snack was a bag of veggie sticks from the h/n/o store. They have a flavored version now. It is Hatch Green Chile & Cheddar. They were good. I can't recall if there was any heat. I don't think there was any cheddar taste.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: I had a mouthful of bacon bits.
My meal was the same as Mon.
Wed: I had 2 snacks. One was a bag of Uncle Ray's Buttery Popcorn. It was good. The other was a small package of Armour peperoni. It was good.
My meal was Oscar Mayer hotdogs. I had 4 on buns, and 4 naked. I cooked the hd in the microwave. I had all the hd with mustard. I cut up some onion. I forget how many buns I put it on. I now there wasn't any left over for the naked hd. They were good.
I also had a bag of Lay's potato chips. They were the Fried Pickle With Ranch flavor. This is one of those limited time flavors apparently. They were ok. I can't recall how they actually tasted, in that I don't know how much the pickle/ranch ratio was.
Thu: My meal was Oscar Mayer hotdogs. I had 4 on buns, and 4 naked. I fried them in the pan. Before I did, I fried up some cabbage. I also put some onion in the pan. I didn't fry it to brown/burn it; I just wanted it to start to change color. I also put the buns in the pan to toast them. I put oil on the sides before they touched the pan. I had all the hd with mustard. For the buns, the order was: onion cabbage/onion cabbage/onion onion I only had enough cabbage for 2 hd. There was onion left over after the buns, so I put it on 1 or 2 naked hd. They were all good.
I also had a bag of Flamin Hot Cheetos. They were good. They didn't seem that hot. I don't if it was because they were old, or if I just have built up a tolerance.
Fri: I had a snack. I got 3 of those Buffalo Chicken Bites. Before I ate them, I heated them up in the microwave for 20sec. I don't remember if I used full or 50% power. They were good. I got them because they were still doing the $.99 promo. I think a worker told me a few weeks ago that the promo would end on 8/31. I also saw signs advertising a promo where soft pretzels were $1.99. I don't know when that promo ends. I would like to get one of those.
I only had that one snack instead of my traditional 3 on Fri. This is because I was having a big meal due to the start of the Labor Day weekend.
My meal was stuff I got in the hot section of a grocery store. I used to get stuff here a lot when I lived with my parents. One reason I would get stuff there was there was a library nearby where I would access the internet on Fri nights after work. I don't go there now since it is a bit out of the way(actually moreso before I moved), and that I now usually have a big meal on Thu.
Since I actually eat my "Fri" meal on Sat, I put the stuff in the fridge when I got home. A few hours before I ate, I took the stuff out of the fridge. I heated the oven to 400F. I then put the meat items on the cookie sheet. I kept this stuff in the oven for 10min. When I took the stuff out, I set it in my pan, and covered with an old piece of aluminum foil. I then set all but one of the side items on the cookie sheet. After putting the stuff in, I set the timer(my microwave has one) for 10min. Some time before that elapsed, I opened the oven and felt some of the stuff. It was hot, so I took it out, and set it in the pan. I then put the fried green beans on the cookie sheet and put it in the oven. I only kept them in for a few minutes; I checked them and they were hot. I then put these in the pan. While this was going on, I put the beef gravy I got in my small pot and heated it up until it was warm/hot.
I won't list everything I had, but I will say it was all good. I finished everything, and was rather full.
That's it for the food. I will have my meal soon. I don't need to cook anything. I've had everything before. This is another of my "see how much I can eat" kind of meals, like I did previous times with Vienna sausages and a summer sausage. I originally had only one more of these planned, but recently came up with another; and while sitting here, came up wit one or two others.
There is something I didn't mention above. I had another(actually 2) case of what I call reverse vomiting. It either happened on Mon or Wed, but I can't remember. At around 1131pm, I took my pills. I drank water. All of a sudden, I felt the cramps/pressure in my intestines. I took a loose dump. After my dinner, I was sitting at the computer and getting ready to sleep around 3am. I had the same feeling, and pooped again.
It is now 1109 am. I got done reading between 12 and 1 am. I didn't feel like typing, and just watched Bob's Burgers. I then took my pre-Bones nap. I started typing during Bones. I think I was going good until close to 5am. I then started feeling drowsy, and eventually dozed off. I then woke up. I don't know how many times this happened between the first time, and the last before I took my pre Meet The Press nap from after 730 to just before 830. I wanted to mention something else. I seem to have this thing where if I have my left eye closed, it makes me fall asleep. I think when I was drowsy, my eyes were kind of closed. One of the times I woke up, I opened my eyes wide, and I felt fully awake instead of feeling groggy.
I did some reading before MTP. I did typing while it was on, and doing reading during the commercials. At 10, I turned on the 2nd half of ABC's This Week, but I was paying more attention to something I was looking at online. At 1030, I turned on PBS's Week In Review because I didn't really pay attention when it was on at 4am. I didn't pay attention again, because I was busy typing.
Before I eat, I'm going to take a dump and do a few other things.
I should be back next week.
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Post by madmax on Sept 8, 2019 8:08:22 GMT -4
Hello again. Even though this week was shorter, it was still stressful, and I did some stress eating. Speaking of stressful, I am dealing with my Achilles tendon on my left foot hurting. It's happened before, but I can never figure out why. It started Fri morning. I've been taking ibuprofen, but it doesn't help.
I guess I'll do the food now.
Sat: I had a bunch of stuff. I'll work backwards this time. I had a bag of TGI Friday Mozzarella Sticks snack. They were good. I had a box of Town House Foccacia crackers. They were the Rosemary & Olive Oil flavor. They were good. I finished the jar of Gustare Vita mixed olives. They were good I guess. I had a container of Happy Farms(ALDI brand) blue cheese. It was ok. It didn't seem to taste as good as the previous time. I took it out of the fridge to get warmed up. I'm thinking I should have taken it out of the fridge when it was time to eat, and maybe even kept it chilled.
The main, and meat, item was sardines. I wanted to do that thing where I see how many I can eat. I bought 10 cans at ALDI. Here is the breakdown: 5 soybean oil 3 mustard 1 hot sauce 1 water The water ones weren't that good. I don't buy these ever. The hot sauce ones were ok. The mustard ones were good. The soybean oil ones were good. By the time I got to the last can(soybean), they didn't taste good to me. I don't know if it was because I was full, or I really was getting tired of them; or both.
I had the sardines in the fridge before I ate them. I kept them cold by putting a bit of water in my small(main) casserole dish, and putting it in the freezer.
Sun: My meal was Milford Valley stuffed chicken cutlets. I had 8 of them. Here is the breakdown: 3 Chicken With Broccoli & Cheese 3 Chicken Kiev 2 Chicken Cordon Bleu They were all good. I think I would rank them 1st to 3rd: CK, B&C, CB.
When I had the CK for the first time, it opened up, and all the filling leaked out. I decided to cook all of them in my casserole dishes. I rubbed a bit of canola oil in each dish. The other issue was that even though they all cooked at the same temperature, they all had different cooking times. I put the B&C in the small dish and put them in first. After 2 min, I put the next group in the big casserole dish. After another 2 min, I put the last group in the big dish. I then waited 18min. Then I rotated each dish 180deg. I had to use 2 racks in the oven, but didn't switch racks. I then waited another 18min. I think I turned off the oven and kept the dishes in there for a bit. I then took them out to let things cool off a bit.
I think a little bit of one of the CK's leaked out. When I cut the first one open, all the liquid inside came out. Later, I looked at one of the CK wrappers, and it shows that the liquid comes out. Here is the pic on the wrapper: www.milfordvalleyfarmschicken.com/chicken-kiev/
I had a total of 8. When I was done, I didn't feel like I had eaten too much, so I could've eaten more. Using just the dishes though, it seems 8 was the maximum. I would have to use a casserole dish for any CK, but I could use a cookie sheet for the others, which could hold more.
The grocery chain I got these at only had those 3 varieties. I looked on the MV website, and there are actually 7 varieties. I'd like to try the other 4. 3 of them look really good.
Mon: Since my "Sun" meal was actually late morning Mon, I didn't want to have a full meal. I only had 3 things. One was a package of Buddig chicken. It was good. I also had a can of chicken noodle soup from ALDI. It was good. The third item was a bag of Clancy's Zesty Guacamole tortilla chips. They were not good. While they had the usual flavoring of guacamole chips, something seemed off. Also, on Tues, when I would burp, I would taste them.
Tue: For a snack, I had a bag of Herr's Cheese Curls. They were the Buffalo Blue Cheese flavor. This bag seemed to taste the best of the 3 or 4 I bought.
My meal was fried rice with veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. I finished the chili powder. I added some mustard to the pan. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
My meat item was half a package of Oscar Mayer Cotto Salami. It was good plain and with mustard.
Wed: I had 2 snacks. First was some turkey pot roast I got at the deli section of a grocery store. It was good. This was the same place where that one worker acted like an ass. She wasn't there, but the other lady was. I was going to talk to her, but her back was turned, busy making sandwiches. I didn't want to bother her.
The other snack was a bag of Clancy's funyuns. They were good.
My meal was fried rice with veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. I didn't add any mustard to the pan. I did start using garlic powder though. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
My meat item was half a package of Oscar Mayer Cotto Salami. It was good plain and with mustard.
Thu: Oh boy!!!! Last week, I talked about going to Quicktrip and getting one of those big pretzels. Well that's what I did. I got a garlic parmesan one. You order on a touchscreen. When I made my order, there was an option for a free container of dipping sauce. I chose the garlic butter. When the girl was getting my pretzel, I saw her go out into the main area and fill the little container. I thought they ran out of garlic butter, and there was a dispenser for some in the main area for people to put on other food. I got my pretzel and left. Later, I heated the pretzel in the microwave. I picked up the container. I thought the garlic butter looked really thick. I just thought it cooled off. I then opened it and stuck my tongue in. It was not garlic butter. IT WAS NACHO CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OF ALL THE KINDS THEY OFFERED, THEY HAD TO GIVE ME THE ONLY ONE I DESPISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If it was any of the others, I would have used it, or saved it for something else. I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO pissed off!!!! I wanted to take the container and whip it at the wall, but that would make I mess a would have to clean up unless I wanted stink and/or bugs. I decided to throw it outside. I was naked, so I couldn't go outside and toss it. I am strong, but am nerdish, so that did not go well. When I threw it, the container hit the top moulding of the door frame. The container made it out the door a few feet, but the top was inside. Also, some of the cheese got on the moulding, the door frame, and the wall. I cleaned the cheese off the moulding and wall. I opened the door back up, and threw the top outside. When I did that, I saw that the cheese in the frame had gotten of the door. For that, I just sprayed the door and frame with Walmart lysol spray.
After that, I had the pretzel. Since I didn't have my dipping sauce, I had to make a "ghetto" version. I put some canola oil in one of those small containers and then mixed in some garlic powder. I then put this in the microwave for a bit. While the pretzel was good, the cheese ruined the whole experience. I don't think I really noticed my garlic oil. I didn't use all of it, so I put the rest in the fridge. I don't know what I'm going to do. Either I'll go to another QT this coming week and get another pretzel, or I'll wait and get one of the big ones at a Walmart Subway, but I think those are more expensive, and they charge extra for dipping sauce.
If I wasn't already anxious over stuff that just occurred at Walmart, and didn't have to visit another store and get home for Inside Edition, I would have thought to ask the girl why she had to go into the main area to fill the container.
In closing, FUCK YOU QUICKTRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I decided to have another snack later. It was a bag of Clancy's Puffcorn. It was good. I'm thinking it may have been salty, but I'm not 100% sure.
My meal was fried rice with veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
I went back to sardines for my meat item. This time, it was hot sauce. It was alright. I like the mustard and soybean oil varieties much better.
Fri: My first snack was a calzone I picked up at a grocery store. It was the 3 cheese variety. I warmed it up in the microwave. Before doing so, I put a little of my diy garlic oil on the top. It was good plain, and with the small container of marinara sauce.
My next snack was another calzone I picked up from a different store in that chain on Thu. Since that one was in the fridge, I took out some time before I ate it. I put the rest of the garlic oil on it. I also microwaved it for a bit. It was the peperoni variety. It was good, but somehow not as much as the 3 cheese. I also had some marinara sauce with it.
The calzones were on sale for 2/$5. When they have that sale again, I'm going to have to pick up a bunch and make a meal of them.
I was really worn out, so I fell asleep, and didn't wake up until 431am, missing TMZ. I made my Pop Weaver popcorn at around 5am. As always, 1:36, canola oil. I'm thinking there weren't any pre-burnt pieces this time. I actually didn't remember to count the unpopped kernels. Oh yeah, it was good.
My meal was fried rice with veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Fyi, my meat item was the soybean oil sardines. They were good.
I ate later because I went to mow the lawn in the morning instead of my usual early evening. I just wanted to wake up and not have to worry about doing anything. I think this had to do with my shitty week, including my foot.
Sat: I had sweet stuff. I opened a bag of Butterfinger eggs. They were ok. I had thin the fridge, but they seemed to taste better when they warmed up.
I also opened a bag of Hershey's Miniatures. The bag contains 4 different kinds of candy: mr. Goodbar, krackel, Milk Chocolate, Special Dark. Since I am ocd(and almost 100% sure Asperger's), I don't just randomly pull them out of the bag. I like to take them all out and group each kind together. One method I would use is to make groups of 4, using 1 of each type, and eating them it the order listed above. This time, I ate all of one kind. First it was all the mr. Goodbar, then all of the krackel. They were good. Next time, I'll have the other 2 kinds.
The other 3 things are from Little Debbie. I put them in the freezer for a few hours before I took them out. I had Star Crunch, Marshmallow Pies: Banana, Fudge Rounds. They tasted better this time. I don't know if it was from them being in the freezer, or maybe I am feeling better.
I also had a beverage. It was a bottle of Jarritos soda from Mexico. It is the Guava flavor. It seemed to range between no taste, and tasting a bit like medicine. I don't know how the actual fruit tastes, so I can't make a comparison.
That's it for the food. My meal won't involve cooking, but I still need to make decisions what I'm actually having. I'm choosing between 2 kinds of Chex mix. Also, a can of Pringles or Lay's Stax. In addition, the actual 2 meat items.
I'm going to take a dump shortly, then take a nap.
I started typing around 1230am, then took my pre-Bones nap. I woke up for Bones, and resumed typing. For some reason, I haven't dozed off this time. It is now 708am.
I should be back next week. Hopefully things will be better.
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Post by madmax on Sept 15, 2019 7:26:32 GMT -4
Hello. As you are probably aware, it is Fri the 13th weekend. I hope things get better as we get farther away from the day. I guess I can start the food now.
The first thing I need to mention is that on various days, I've been having sips of the brine from the jar the mixed olives came it. It is ok, and has an olive taste.
Sat: My meal was 5 items. There were 2 meat items. One was a package of Armour peperoni. It was good. I had a 10oz can of generic brand chicken breast. I put it in the fridge before I ate it. It was good. I had a can of Salt & Vinegar Pringles. They were good. I had a bag of Chex Mix. It was the Bold flavor. It was good. I had half a block(8oz) of Kraft pepper jack cheese. I was ok. I didn't taste much jalapenos, even though I had taken it out of the fridge a few hours before I ate it. I also used the rest of the marina sauce from the calzone on Fri. I dipped some of the chips and Chex Mix in it. It was good.
Sun: My meal was a box of Wheat Thins. They were the Cracked Pepper & Olive Oil flavor. They were good. I had other stuff I could have, but I didn't feel like it due to my foot(see last week).
Mon: My snack was a bag of store brand veggie straws from the h/n/o store. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of frozen peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: I had a mouthful of bacon bits.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of frozen peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: I can't remember if I had any bacon bits.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of frozen peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
With that meal, I finished the last bottle of Taco Bell Diablo sauce.
Thu: I had 2 snacks from QuikTrip. I did a do-over from last week. I got the garlic parmesan pretzel with the free container of garlic butter. I checked when I got it, and told the worker of my ordeal the previous week. I warmed the pretzel in the microwave before I ate it. It was good plain and with the garlic butter. When getting gas at another QT, there were signs advertising taquitos for $.99. I also got 2 of those. I warmed them up in the microwave with the pretzel. They were good. I can't remember if I tried dipping them in the garlic butter.
I got my meal at Papa Johns. I got a pizza and a side of popcorn chicken. Fri the 13th started early. I called earlier to ask when they stop carryout. The guy said 1145pm. I was fine with that. I called before 11. The girl, who I guess was the manager, said carryout was the manager's decision, and she said she wouldn't do it after 1130. I did that, but it meant I had to leave the house before TMZ was over. When I went to pay, the card reader asked about a tip. I said none. This is the same fucking shit Domino's pulled, and why I probably won't go back to PJ either. I'm concerned that if I call back, they'll have my info on file, including the non-tip; then decide to give my next pizza "special ingredients".
I ate over an hour after I got home. I wanted to heat the pizza and the chicken up before I ate it. I set the oven to 375F. When the oven was ready, I put both boxes in the oven. I could've 100% sworn I put the timer for 10 min. So I waited. It felt like more than 10 min, so I went in to look. The microwave's timer wasn't running, so either the 10min elapsed, or I didn't set the timer. I took the boxes out, and they were hot.
When I ordered the popcorn chicken, I could pick a dipping sauce. I chose blue cheese. The popcorn chicken was good plain, with the blue cheese, and the garlic butter that came with the pizza.
The pizza was the Meats pizza they were advertising for $12. it was good. I had it plain, with the garlic butter, and the blue cheese. When I ordered it, they asked if I wanted thin crust or traditional. I picked traditional. When I ate the pizza, the crust looked really thin. I thought they fucked up and gave me the thin crust. On Fri, I looked on Google, and apparently that was the traditional crust.
There was something else. When I was eating, I was having a ton of anxiety. I don't know if it was due to the crust issue, but it went away when I finished eating.
Fri: I had 3 snacks. First was some whitefish I got in the deli/hot section of a store. It was good. Later, I had a bag of Combos. They were the Peperoni Pizza Cracker variety. They were good. I also had a bag of Pop Weaver microwave popcorn. I cooked it for 136. When it was done, I put in some canola oil. I then put in some garlic powder. It was good. I was able to taste just the slightest hint of garlic. When I took the bag out of the microwave, I could smell some of the pieces were in the pre-burn stage. There were some unpopped kernels, but I didn't count them.
I usually try to have the popcorn during the 330am showing of TMZ. I had fallen asleep, and woke up after 430am. I didn't feel like making it until after 6.
I opened a new hot sauce. It is Ro-Tel Red Jalapeno. I don't know if it's really that hot, but it has a unique flavor. The name comes from the founder, Carl Roettele. I'm pretty sure when I heard someone mention that brand name at work, I thought they were referring to another employee of an urban nature.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of frozen peas & carrots. I didn't add my whole roster of spices/condiments/waters. I just used the hot sauce and some water from 2 soy sauce bottles that didn't have any more soy sauce flavor. I recall it tasting better than usual plain. It was also good with my 3 items.
Sat: I had sweet stuff again. It was a repeat of last week, except the only thing I had to drink was water.
I finished the Butterfinger eggs. They were good.
I finished the Hershey's Miniatures by eating the Milk Chocolate then the Special Dark. They were both good.
The other 3 things are from Little Debbie. I put them in the freezer for a few hours before I took them out. I think it was longer than last week. I had Star Crunch, Marshmallow Pies: Banana, Fudge Rounds. They were good. The longer freezing time didn't seem to change anything.
That's it for the food. I'll be having my meal later. It is basically the same as last week. I'll be having the other half of the block of cheese. I'll be having a different flavor of Chex Mix, and of Pringles/Stax. I'll be having peperoni, but I don't know if I'll have Armour or a store brand. I'll be having a different meat item. And there's no marinara sauce. I'll do a review next week.
I started typing at about 1206am during Bob's Burgers. I took my pre-Bones nap at 1am. Some time after 3am, I started slowing down. I was then looking at questions on Quora about farts, poo, and public restrooms.
Even though I took a dump last night after 8, I think I need to go again. I'll also take a nap.
It is now 626am.
I guess I'll be back next week, so until then.
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Post by madmax on Sept 15, 2019 7:43:21 GMT -4
I'm back because I fucked up. I made an error in omitting 2 things. It is regarding the sweet stuff for "Sat".
I finished a jar of store brand creamy peanut butter it was good.
I also finished a box of cereal. It is from the post company. It is Hostess donettes. It is a cereal version of their powdered doughnuts. It was fucking awesome!!!! This is the best sweet cereal to eat out of the box!!!!
I will be opening a new jar of pb and a new box of cereal Sun night before I have my "meal".
I guess I didn't mention above that my foot stopped hurting after taking twice the ibuprofen than listed on the bottle.
Now I think I'm done for this week. Bye!
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Post by madmax on Sept 22, 2019 6:14:41 GMT -4
Hello, it's a bit after midnight. I saw on the tv listings that apparently Bones isn't on anymore. I'm getting up anyway, but I'll watch the first hour of a documentary about video games that I previously seen the first 30min of. At 3, the TMZ weekend edition is on. This would be the ONLY time it would have been good for it not to be on so I could watch the 2nd hr of the documentary.
Now it's time for the food, but I have 2 things to mention outside of my normal list format.
I finished the olive liquid when making my Fri meal. I don't remember if I had more earlier this week.
On Thu, I was planning on picking up 2 of those Subway Sliders they have been advertising on tv. The ad says the price starts at $1.89. I decided to look online first. I'm glad I did. I started watching a review on YT. The sliders were TINY!!!! Since the cheapest one is $1.89, that is even way to much. If the starting price was $.99, that would be more reasonable. I know TONS of other times, I've ignored the price, but this time it just hit me wrong.
Now back to "normal"
Sat: Like I said last week, the meal was almost identical to the previous week. The Chex Mix was Sour Cream And Onion. The Pringles were Pizza flavor. They were good. This time, the peperoni was a store brand package. It was good. I also had a can of Brookdale Vienna sausage. I had it in the fridge beforehand. Both were good. I had the other half of the Kraft pepper jack cheese. It was good. Again, there wasn't a lot of jalapeno flavor.
Sun: My meal was a bag of Goldfish pretzels. They were good.
Mon: My first snack was a package of Maruchan ramen. It was the Chili flavor. It was good. The other snack was a bag of Clancy's funyuns. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: I had a mouthful of bacon bits.
My meal was the same as Mon.
Wed: My snack was a Michelina's entre. It was the Buffalo-Style Chicken Snackers. They are like pizza rolls with the meat being chicken. They were good.
My meal was the same as Mon.
I need to mention something here. Wed morning I took a dump. I took a dump after work. I mentioned previously about the weird thing where taking a nap at work causes my large intestine to activate. When I was making my meal, I could feel there was something on deck. I went in and squirted out some more. I thought I was empty, and wouldn't have to go until Thu after work. When I got up Thu, I felt pressure. I went in and took a dump. Then when I was just going to get dressed, I could feel more. I went back in and did some liquid. I don't know what was going on. The only thing I had different was the Michelina's snack. Well, I didn't have to poop again until Sat afternoon while making my meal.
Thu: I had 2 snacks. Since I didn't go to Subway. I got some mini crab rangoons at the deli/hot section of a grocery store. I heated them up in the microwave for a total of maybe 1min at 50% power. They were good. Later, I had a bag of Yes Peas pea chips. They were the Farmhouse Ranch flavor. They were ok. The main issue was that the flavor did not taste like ranch.
I got my meal at Little Caesars. I got 2 things. Since I ate way after I got the stuff, I heated it up in the oven. I set the oven to 375F. When it got to the temp, I put the boxes in. I left them in there for 10min. When I took them out, the boxes were hot. I let them cool off, but not on purpose. There was an annoying cricket I was trying to seek and destroy. I know I didn't find it, but I can't recall if I maybe shut it up by squishing it when moving boxes around. I actually think that happened, but there was ANOTHER cricket. I found and killed that one Fri night.
One item I had was an order of Italian Cheesy Bread. It was good. The other item was a Quattro pizza. I don't feel like explaining it, so look it up yourself. All 4 parts were good. I did use some parmesan cheese on the bread and pizza.
Fri: My first snack was from Taco Bell. I heard the Buffalo Chicken Loaded Griller was being discontinued. I went there hoping to get one. Unfortunately, they've already been discontinued. I didn't feel like getting a different LG. I got a Fritos Burrito and a soft taco. I had them with Diablo sauce. They were good.
Later, I had a store brand bag of Inca Corn from the h/n/o store. It was the original variety. It was good.
I had my bag of Pop Weaver popcorn after 6. I had fallen asleep, and didn't wake up until after 430am. I put it in for 1:36. I did smell some pre-burning. Besides the canola oil, I put in garlic powder and pepper. It was good. I think I tasted a little bit of the garlic, but no pepper.
My meal was the same as Mon. Due to the extra sleeping, something extra to read, and having to mow the lawn before it rained, I ate VERY late. I think it was after 2pm Sat, if not close to 3.
Sat: I had my sweet stuff to snack on. I had the 3 things from Little Debbie. I put them in the freezer for a few hours before I took them out. I had Star Crunch, Marshmallow Pies: Banana, Fudge Rounds. They were good. I finished both the MP and FR. If I hadn't forgotten about the SC the week before I opened them, they would have been done too.
I also opened up 2 new items. One was a bag of Cadbury Royal Dark mini eggs. They were good. The other item was a bag of mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. They were good. I put them in the fridge this week.
That's it for the food. I'll be having my meal quite a bit later. While I haven't 100% made up my mind, I'm strongly leaning in one direction.
I think before I eat, I'll take a dump. All the chocolate I ate, and drinking water with it, kind of churned up my insides.
It is now 514am. I took my nap from 1-2. When I got up, I made sure Bones wasn't on. I went back in bed at set the alarm for a bit before 230am. I think eating the snacks slowed me down. I'm not feeling drowsy.
I think that's al for this week. Barring any major catastrophe, I should be back next week.
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Post by madmax on Sept 29, 2019 8:21:37 GMT -4
Hello. It's almost 1am. Like I said last week, Bones isn't on any more, so I am going to take my nap at 2, to wake up before 3, to watch the TMZ weekend show. I can't remember if I got done before or after 12. I was reading an MSN slideshow about failed cars. SNL started the new season tonight, so I wanted to pay attention to that.
Before I get to the food, I have something from last week; I was doing to put it at the end of the post. See if you can find the Metallica reference in last week's post.
Now we can get to the food.
Sat: I had 3 items. First was 2 cans of Campbell's Chunky Creamy Chicken & Dumplings. It was good. I had a small bag of Herr's Cheese Curls. They were the Deep Dish Pizza flavor. They were pretty good. I also had a bag of Lay's potato chips. They were the Firey Habanero flavor. They were good. There was some heat on my lips.
Speaking of the Creamy Chicken Dumplings, the one main grocery chain had the Chunky soup on sale for $.99 a can. I went to one store, and I don't think I saw the CC&D there. I got 2 cans of something I hope is similar. I went to a different store on Fri. The Chunky soup shelves were almost empty. I don't know if they ran out or didn't have them. I got 2 more cans of the other variety. I hope they're good.
Sun: My meal was a bag of PF Goldfish Pretzels. They were good.
Mon: My snack was a bag of store brand veggie straws from the h/n/o store. they were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
With that meal, I finished the bottle of Ro-Tel Red Jalapeno sauce. One thing I didn't mention about the flavor was that I could taste the raw pepper(veggie) flavor.
I opened up a new bottle of Ro-Tel Hot Sauce. It was the Red Cayenne variety. I tried some plain. It is good. There is some heat.
Tue: My snack was a bag of Clancy's funyuns. There were the hot version. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. The only things I added were the hot sauce, and some water from bottles that lost their flavor. I had it plain and with my 3 items. It was ok. It didn't taste as good as when I just used the RJ sauce. There wasn't much flavor. I'm thinking I didn't use as much as when I used just the RJ.
Wed: I got my first snack at Popeyes. They are doing a Wild Honey Mustard Boneless Wings promo for 5.99. You get boneless wings, biscuit and fries. The Wild Honey Mustard part is actually the dipping sauce, even though I think the commercial makes it look like the wings themselves have the flavoring. When I went there, they gave me 2 containers of dipping sauce. Also, they asked me what side I wanted. Since I planned on having fries on Thu, I got red beans & rice instead. Let me review the food: biscuit: good plain and with the dipping sauce red beans & rice: good chicken: good plain and with the dipping sauce dipping sauce: It was good. I only used one container, so I put the other in the fridge.
I had my other snack later. It was a bag of crispy onions from ALDI. They were the plain variety. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. I went back to using all the stuff in the pan. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Thu: I got my snack at McDonald's. They have 2 new limited-time products: Spicy BBQ Glazed Tenders & Chicken Sandwich. I got the tenders. There is a choice of 4, 6, and 10. I got 6. I warmed them up in the microwave before I ate them. They were very good. Remember, I am not a BBQ person, so that should say something. I would also like to try the sandwich.
I got my meal at Burger King. For a long time, they have been doing a 2/$6 sandwich promo. There are 4 sandwiches. I got one of each, or I think I did. I also got 2 orders of fries. I heated the stuff up in the microwave before I ate it. Now I'll review it: fries: They were good. I tried to put some salt on them. It was coarse salt from bags of pretzels, so it didn't really stick on. I also used 2 packets of ketchup. I blobbed it out of the packets as I ate. grilled chicken: it was good crispy chicken sandwiches: I ordered 1 regular and 1 spicy. They were good. I didn't seem to notice a difference. I think on previous occasions, it was the case that if you don't eat the spicy right away, the spicy flavor disappears. I did warm all the sandwiches up in the microwave, but not enough to make them hot. Of course it could be that they fucked up and gave me 2 regular.
Fri: My first snack was a small Italian sub I got at a grocery store(not the same one I mentioned above) on Wed. It was good, but not as much as the one time I had one of these.
I have a bit of a story. This was supposed to be my second snack. The one grocery chain(with the soup on sale) was having a bogo sale on sushi. When I got to the sushi counter, the guys didn't know which ones were part of the deal. I decided not to get any.
My second snack was a bag of Combos. They were the Pizzeria Pretzel. They were good
I also had my usual Pop Weaver. Besides adding canola oil, again I tried garlic powder and black pepper. It was good. I think I tasted the garlic powder, but not the pepper, even though I thought I added a bunch this time.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
When I have my "Fri" meals, it actually ends up around Sat lunch time. I don't make my rice hours in advance like on other days. I make it right before I cook the veggies. Because of this, I use the same burner. I think this actually helps the veggies cook quicker, even though the burner is turned down to simmer once the rice and water start boiling.
Sat: I had my sweet stuff to snack on. Like I said above, Bones isn't on, so I started during the TMZ weekend show. I finished the Cadbury Royal Dark mini eggs. They were good. I also finished the bag of mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. They were good.
I finished the Little Debbie Star Crunch. I put them in the freezer. I had the first one right away. It was still frozen, so I couldn't really bite into it. They were ok.
I also had 2 other LD items. I didn't put these in the fridge or freezer. The first was 2 Zebra Cakes. There are 2 to a package. They were good. I also had 2 Chocolate Chip Creme Cakes. They were good. If I have both of these next week, I'm going to try putting them in the fridge; and the freezer the week after that.
That's all for the food. For my meal, I know 2 of the things I'm having, but still haven't decided on the third.
It is now 721am. I took my nap from about 2-3. I spent a bit of time trying to find info on the Popeyes deal. I actually had to use another website. Around 330am, I had to take a dump. Afterward, my insides still didn't feel 100%. I slowed down some. Then I felt like looking some stuff up, and watching stuff on YT.
I think I may need to take another dump.
I should be back in a bit. See you later.
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Post by madmax on Sept 29, 2019 10:33:16 GMT -4
When I was looking on Google Maps for the Burger King, I saw there was a Cash America pawn shop nearby. On Thur, I went to BK, then to McD, then to CA.
It was very small, and they didn't have a lot of stuff. Behind the counter, there was an Oscar Schmidt guitar that looked similar to a Gibson ES-335. There was also a Peavey Raptor. I think it was hss, making it a Plus EXP version. There was also a nice looking bass. There was also a mixer.
Out in the main area, there was an LTD M-10. There was also a Rogue hss guitar with 22 frets. There was also a Dean V bass. There was a glass case, It had a Behringer digital reverb pedal. There was a small controller keyboard. It also had a small wood exterior amp. I think it was an Esteban.
For amp stuff, There was a pair of Behringer pa cabinets. There was also a pair of Peavey pa cabinets. There was also a tall Peavey bass cabinet for maybe $169 or $189. I don't know the number or size of speakers. There was also a Peavey Audition 20 amp.
The pawn shop is close to Big Dude's Music City, so I am debating whether or not to visit there at the end of this year when I make the trip that includes BDMC.
That is all for this week. I should be back next week with more food.
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Post by madmax on Oct 6, 2019 10:29:51 GMT -4
Hello. It is after 130am. I didn't get a lot of my reading done ahead of time, and SNL was new again.
Now time for the food.
I first need to mention something from the previous week. The brand name of the crispy onions from ALDI is Fresh Gourmet.
Now to the present.
Sat: I had 3 kinds of things. One was 3 cans of store-brand chicken noodle soup. They were the Campbells' style where you add a can of water for each can of soup. It was good. I had a bag of store-brand kettle chips. They were the Salt & Vinegar variety. They were good. It was a "party size" bag of 13.5oz. I also had a can of Brookdale Vienna sausages. They were good. I put them in the fridge a few hours before eating them.
Sun: My meal was a box of Triscuits. They were ones that have quinoa seeds in them. The actual flavor is Basil & Garlic. They were good, but the flavor was a bit strange. I don't think it tasted like garlic.
Mon: My snack was a bag of Bugles. They were the ranch ones. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: My snack was a bag of store-brand Pop Fresh. Other names for this are puffcorn and popcorn puffs. I'll ay it was good, even though the flavor isn't as strong as the Clancy's version.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: I had 2 snacks. First was a Maruchan Instant meal. It was Hot & Spicy Chicken. It was good. I think there was some heat. Later, I had a bag of TGI Friday's Mozzarella Sticks. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
With that meal, I basically finished the Ro-Tel sauce. There are a few drops left, but I just may eat those by themselves.
On Thu, I opened a bottle of Sriracha I bought at the Asian grocery store the day before.
Thu: For snacks, I had 2 things. First was a bag of Beanfields tortilla chips. They are made from beans instead of corn. They were the Jalapeno Lime flavor. They were good. They had a unique flavor. Part of it was lime, but I don't think I tasted jalapeno. I could have been tasting the beans of the chips. Later, I had seafood salad I got from the seafood counter at a grocery store. It was good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. There are 2 things I need to bring up. I didn't add as much cabbage because I ran out. Because of this, I just added everything in the pan instead of just the hot sauce and some water. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Fri: I had a bunch of stuff to snack on. I first had 2 things. One was a can of Brookdale Vienna sausages. They were good. I had them in the fridge a few hours before. The other item was a bag of Uncle Ray's potato chips. They were the hot flavor. They were ok. They tasted like the hot flavor from Some other brand(s). There was a decent amount of heat.
Later, I had 2 other items. One was a Michelina's entrée. It was the Pizza Snack Rolls. They were good. The other item was a small sub sandwich I got at a grocery store after work. It was roast beef and colby jack. It was ok. When I started eating it, I could feel that if I kept on eating, my esophagus would close. I was having bad heartburn earlier, but forgot to take a pill when I got home. I took one then, then did a large burp, which made me feel better. I was able to eat the rest of the sandwich with no problem.
I then had my traditional bag of Pop Weaver. As always, I cooked it for 1:36. I put the canola oil in, and like last week, garlic powder and black pepper. It was good. I did taste some pepper, but I can't remember about the garlic. I might have to try dumping the bag into the casserole dish before putting everything on it. I didn't look, but I think there was only 1 unpopped kernel. I think I had it around 6am. I did get up for TMZ, but dozed off during it. When I woke back up, I put the longer charging battery for my electric lawnmower in the charger. I made my popcorn when I got up to take that battery out, and put the shorter charging one in(my lawnmower holds both batteries).
My meal was pasta with spinach. The pasta was half a bag(8 of 16oz) of penne rigate. These are the tubes with diagonal cuts. I used a block of frozen Birdseye spinach. After I dumped the water out(and saved) and put in canola oil, I stirred in the spinach. It was good. Besides plain, I had it with my 3 items, parmesan cheese, and red pepper flakes. I don't think I added more than one thing at a time.
My meat item was a can of Crown Prince sardines in tomato sauce(NOT what non-Americans call ketchup). They were good.
I ate late again. This was due to me mowing the lawn at 8am, before the rain came through.
Sat: I had my sweet stuff again. I had it at 3am when I got up from my nap. The zap2it site said the TMZ weekend edition was on. Instead, that standup comic show hosted by Whitney Cummings was on.
I had 2 Little Debbie items. One was 2 Chocolate Chip Creme Cakes. The other was a package(containing 2) of Zebra Cakes. They were good. I put them in the fridge ahead of time. I think everything warmed up before I ate it.
I had some dark chocolate covered walnuts from the h/n/o store. While they tasted the same as previous times I had them, they didn't taste good to me today. I keep them in the fridge.
I also had a bag of mini Butterfinger bars. They were good. I had them in the fridge.
That's all for the food. I will be having my meal later. I already know what I'm having. I won't be doing any cooking. I'm having 4 items. 3 of those will be different varieties of stuff I've had before.
I don't know if I'll be taking a dump before I eat. I did some around 8pm last night. I could see pieces of spinach in it. I didn't think stuff went through the digestive system that fast unless you were sick. I just looked on Google, and it said 6-8hrs. I thought it was a lot longer. I just got up from my nap, and it feels like I have something ready to go.
It is now 9xxam. Like I stated at the top, I started a bit after 130am. I took my 2-257am nap. I was typing, then got slowed down when I was looking up something I saw on the news that happened yesterday. I was looking up on Google Maps where it happened, then was looking at other stuff there. I was also looking at the local tv station websites to see if they all had info on something that happened this morning. I then took my nap at 8 to get up at 9 for Meet The Press.
This past week was stressful at work, along with some other stuff Fri, causing me to stress snack.
Since I ran out of cabbage on Thu, I'm going to look at different ALDIs for one. When I went on Thu, they were $1.99 each. I didn't find any big enough to merit that price. If I don't find any, I'm going to do an experiment on Mon and Tue. I'll then go back on Wed to the one I visited on Thu of this week.
Next weekend will be a 3-day due to Columbus Day(even though the Vikings got here first). I'll be having special meals, starting on Fri.
I'll be back next week.
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Post by madmax on Oct 13, 2019 12:04:25 GMT -4
Hello. It is that time again. Before I get to the food, I need to mention why I did stress eating on Thu and Fri.
For this story, I need to back up s bit. On Oct 24 and 25(dun dun dun) I will be off from work. I had scheduled a lady to have something fixed on the computer those days. I also let her know I needed something else fixed, which I opened a new service ticket for. She said she wouldn't be able to do that, because of her busy schedule. I figured she could, since I thought it wouldn't take that long. On Thu afternoon, a tech Skyped me, asking if I would let him fix that thing. I said yes. He tried to, but it didn't work. He said he would have the lady do that after all. On Fri morning, the guy Skyped me again because he wanted to try one more time. I accepted. He did. Since it didn't work, he uninstalled the whole program. It wouldn't reinstall because my computer kept saying it already was. He tried messing with the registry. He even came over to my computer with no luck. He told me some other lady would try. She got onto my computer and tried, but it wouldn't work. She then said that she would have to get my computer and do more intense work on it. The guy came back and got my computer for her. If everything works, my computer should be back some time on Tue. The upside is that this may fix the original problem.
With that out of the way, it's food time.
Sat: I had 4 things. Let me make a list: Flamin Hot Cheetos: Good Cheez-It, Pepper Jack: I don't know if they taste like all the other non Hot & Spicy flavors, but I though they were good. Spam, Hickory Smoke: It was good, but I think I only tasted the hickory flavor at the very beginning. 8oz Kraft Cheese, Hot Habanero: It was good, but there was no heat, and maybe not even habanero flavor.
Sun: I had half a bag of pretzel nuggets from the h/n/o store. They were good.
Mon: My snack was a bag of Clancy's funyuns. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. I added some Sriracha to the water when cooking the rice. In the pan, the only things I added were Sriracha, some unflavored water, and some starch goo from the pasta from the previous Fri. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: I had 2 snacks. First was a Maruchan Yakisoba. It was the Spicy Teriyaki Beef. It was good. It was spicy, and also a little heat. The other snack was a bag of Wise Cheez Doodles. They were the Jalapeno Popper flavor. They were good. I don't think there was a jalapeno flavor, but there wasn't a strong cheese flavor either.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. I went back to adding all the spices/condiments/waters. I also added the rest of the pasta goo. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: My snack was a bag of veggie straws from the h/n/o store. They were good.
When I made my meal, I finished up the generic brand bacon bits.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. Besides the spices.... I added to the pan, I also added some water from the pasta goo container. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
When I was eating the veggie straws, I had a case of reverse vomiting. I forget if I still had to take a dump Thu morning.
Thu: My first snack was from Church's Chicken. They have a new product called Flamin Honey Megabites. I got the $3 deal, which is different than the one shown on their site. The one I got had a biscuit instead of fries. I think I warmed the stuff up in the microwave. The biscuit was really good. The chicken was good, although I didn't notice really any additional flavor.
Later I had 4 chicken taquitos I got at QuikTrip. I don't know what adjective is part of their name. Whatever it is, they are doing as promo where they are $.99 each. I warmed them up in the microwave a bit. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. Besides the spices.... I added to the pan, I also added some water from the pasta goo container. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
Around 530am Fri morning, I woke up with pressure in my digestive system. I had to get up and take a loose dump. After I woke up, then actually got up, I could feel more in my colon. I went to the bathroom and shot out a bunch of poo water.
My meat item was a can of Pampa sardines in brine. They were good.
Fri: I had 4 things to snack on. The first was 6 Spicy Chicken Nuggets from Wendy's. These were a driving snack; more like a sitting at stoplights snack. They were good. I thought it used to be something like 10 for the price($1.79). That seems too expensive, so I probably won't get them again.
When I got to sit down after I got home, I had my second snack. It was a bag of Tuscan Garden(ALDI brand) Tri-Color Tortilla Strips. They were good. I have a bag of another variety I will have at a future time. They are expensive for the amount you get compared to regular tortilla chips, so I probably won't buy them again.
The other 2 items I got at McDonald's. There was an unsanitary incident. Thankfully, both sandwiches were in boxes, so I just had to clean the outside of the boxes when I got home. I heated both sandwiches up in the microwave.
First, I had a McRib. It was really good.
Later, I had a Spicy BBQ Chicken Sandwich. It was good.
I had 5 things for my meal. I'll do each in its own paragraph.
The main item was a steak. It was the same cut that I had over 2 years ago. It was 1.97lbs.When I got home from work on Thu, I cut it in half, then I rubbed all of my condiments and spices on it. I used my cast iron pan. I set the burner close to 7(approx. 6.8). I put some canola oil in the pan. I put one half in. I fried it for 2 min. Like last time, the piece split in half along a fat line. I turned the pieces over, and fried them for another 2 minutes. I then did this 2 more times, for a total cooking time of 8 minutes, with each side getting fried twice. Last time, I mentioned that I thought the steak was done when it felt firm. What I didn't mention was how I knew that. I used the method from PBS grill/smoke guy Steven Raichlen. I then took the halves out of the pan and put them on my plate. I covered the plate with aluminum foil, and set it in the oven. I then added some canola oil to the pan, and put the other half in. I cooked the same way as the first half. When It was done, I put it on the plate, put the foil back on, and set it in the oven.
As for eating, it was really good. I could taste a bit of the stuff I had smeared on the outside. It was really rare, but still fully cooked. I could cut it fine. There were 3 negatives. There was a chunk of fat on the outside, which is always the case. I poked some holes in it in an attempt to have the fat cook out. I think I took one of the pieces and held it on its side a bit. Maybe I should have done it for longer. There was a decent sized area where is was a mix of meat and fat, which was hard to chew. There was also a piece of gristle, which I didn't eat. When I was done eating, I threw the gristle out the front door.
There was another negative, but that had to do with the cooking. I'll mention it later.
I also had some onion. I cut it differently. I set the sliced side on the cutting board and cut 2 sides, then cut those sides into smaller pieces. When the steak was done and I took it out of the pan, I turned the burner off and put the onion in. I let it cook for a while. When It was cooked to my satisfaction, I put it on the plate with the steak, and put it back in the oven. I did something before I ate. They were good. I ate most of the onion pieces with pieces of steak.
My main side was noodles. I cooked them on the burner before the steak. I added some canola oil and a tiny bit of salt to the water. I cooked the rice for a lot longer than the instructions said. After I dumped the water out(which I saved), I stirred in canola oil and black pepper. I then put the pot in the oven until it was time to eat. They were good. The negative was that they were all clumped together. This could be due to 1 or more of the following 3 reasons: 1. I cooked them too long 2. I didn't put in enough canola oil 3. I waited too long to eat them. I am thinking the oil was the (main)issue. When I took the pot out of the oven, the noodles were still warm.
I had a container of store brand blue cheese. It wasn't that good. I didn't let it sit out this time. The bc I had be3fore was from ALDI. It was crumbled, but I think that is what was part of why it didn't taste that good; it was really too crumbled.
The last item was a can of store brand medium black olives. I got them on Fri after work. I got them at the same store as the blue cheese(a week or more before) I can't remember if I got the steak here, but if not, another store in this chain. The olives were good. The liquid was also good.
I was really stuffed when I was done. I was almost in pain. I don't know if this had to do with all my snacking the night before.
I need to mention 2 items about what I had. If ALDI had mushrooms on sale. I would have had those instead of the onion, and would have cooked them after the steak. If there was fresh mozzarella on sale, I would have had that instead of the blue cheese. I guess it's a good thing I didn't have these, since there would have been more to eat than what I did have. But maybe if I had the mozzarella, I wouldn't have bought the olives.
Now to address the item I mentioned up above. When I cooked the steaks, there was A LOT of smoke. I didn't notice until I put the onion in the pan. I started coughing, and my throat started burning. The smoke alarm went off, but for some reason, it didn't make noise. I can't recall if I had the stove hood fan on when I was cooking the steaks, but I know I had it on high when I noticed the smoke. I also turned the ceiling fan on in my living room. I also was swinging the front door(which is next to the kitchen) open and closed. Eventually the smoke dissipated enough for me to not cough or burn my throat. The smoke alarm stayed on though. I forget how long it did. Later, when I looked toward the one kitchen widow with the smoke shining through it, I could still see haze from the smoke.
That's it for the food. I didn't have any snacks since I'm going to have another big meal. I will have another one, which is an experiment for "Sun". This is due to the Columbus Day weekend. As hopefully many of you know, the Vikings reached what would be North America WAY before Columbus.
It is now 1104. I started typing just before 1230am. I had Bob's Burgers on, but I dozed off until right before 1am. I felt like shit, so I didn't type anything between 1 and 2. I watched the first half of a L&O SVU episode about an incel, then watched an episode of America's Test Kitchen. I then took my 2-3 nap to wake up for the TMZ weekend episode. I may have dozed off until 4, but can't remember. I then turned on Washington Week, and dozed off during that. I was feeling better after my pre TMZ nap, so I have been typing ever since. Well, I did some reading also, which I always do. I then took my pre Meet The Press nap from 8-9. I then was typing when watching it, but reading during the commercials.
That's all for this week. Hopefully things get better than the previous 3 weeks.
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Post by madmax on Oct 20, 2019 12:20:28 GMT -4
And, I'm back for another week. At work, I finally got my computer back after noon on Wed. I pretty much spent the last half of the day getting everything set back up to how I want it.
It is time to get to the food.
Sat: I had a snack meal. When I do this, the stuff is pretty much the same. Everything was good. I think I was pretty full when I was done, but I can't recall how much. I guess I'll just make a list of what I had: Buddig Chicken 2x Kraft mozzarella cheese 8oz generic brand muenster 8oz Lay's Stax Sour Cream & Onion Chicken in a Biskit Doitos Taco flavor TGI Fridays Mozzarella Sticks.
Sun: Somehow, I was full for a long time. I didn't want to start my meal until I felt hungry, since it was going to be big. I think that was around 330pm Mon.
As for the meal, I guess I would call it soup, since stew is thicker, and gumbo thicker still. First, I cooked 1/3 cup(before cooking) of rice in the pot I use for that. In the soup pot, I put in a few handfuls of cabbage. I then put in some onion that I cut sideways(see Fri last week for an explanation). I then added a 28oz can of diced tomatoes. I then added a lot of a 32oz box of chicken broth I bought at Dollar Tree. I put some of it in the tomato can to rinse it out before I poured it into the pot. I then turned the burner on to maybe 7. I then added the cooked rice. I then added a 9oz tube of Caquie chorizo. I had to break it up with the spoon. I don't know the exact timeline, but I ended up pouring the rest of the broth in. I put 1/4 cup of water in the broth box to rinse it out, and dumped it in the pot. I then brought it all to a boil. I then turned it down to simmer, and put the lid on. After 20min, I stirred it up. After another 20min, I stirred it. I also added in some more stuff. One was a 12oz package of store-brand shrimp. I drank the water out of the package first; It wasn't as good as the Aquastar. I also added an 8oz package of Trans Ocean imitation lobster. Since it was already cooked, I tried a few pieces, and they were good. I also added some parmesan cheese because I felt like it. I either spooned it in, or shook it in one place, because it made a small pile in the pot. I did something between adding the parmesan and stirring it in. When I went to stir it in, the cheese had melted and come together. In found this out when I took the spoon out, and there was a bunch of melted cheese on it. I then put the lid back on and waited another 20 min. After that, I turned the burner off, and moved the pot to a cold burner. I also left the lid slightly ajar. Since I went to do something else, it gave the soup some time to cool. When I went to eat, it was still pretty hot.
As for the taste, it was really good. I didn't add any spices and condiments, since I used the chorizo for that purpose. There was some spiciness to the soup. I was able to finish the whole pot, but I was really stuffed. I was thinking of using a full size(16ozpackage of shrimp) and/or half a bag of peas & carrots and/or a can of tuna and/or more rice. It was good I didn't, seeing as how full I was as it is.
If I make this again, I'll try not adding chorizo. I'll add spices and condiments for flavoring. I'll also add one or more of the things I mentioned above. It'll probably automatically be the shrimp since I usually get the 16oz packages.
I think I ate around 5pm, and got done around 6.
Mon: Since my "Sun" meal was so late, I didn't have anything else that night.
I need to mention something before I proceed. For all the meals, I used the starchy water(it wasn't thick enough to be called goo) from the noodles, and water from rinsing out the pasta goo container, then one of the containers with the starchy water.
Tue: I had 2 things to snack on. One was a 2.5oz package of Armour pepperoni. It was good. The other item was something I picked up at the Asian store when I got the Sriracha. It was a bag of Shrimp Chips from a brand called Dragonfly. They're from Malaysia, and distributed by US Trading CO of Hayward, CA. They were ok. I don't know how they compare to the ones from Calbee, since I haven't had them in a long time.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: Since I was stressed/worn out from my computer ordeal, I had a lot of stuff to snack on. First I had a bag of Yes Peas pea chips. They were the Farmhouse Ranch flavor. They were decent.
Later I had 2 things. One was a can of Brookdale Vienna sausages. They were good. I put them in the fridge a few hours before. The liquid gooified, and stayed that way. That was probably due to the house being cooler inside now. My other snack was a bag of Xxtra Flamin Hot Cheetos. They were good. I think they were hotter than the regular FH ones.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Thu: My snack was 2 things. KFC has chicken wings. I got 2 of the 4 varieties. I warmed them up in the microwave before I ate them. First was the BBQ. It was good. Next was the Buffalo. It was good. It did have the buffalo taste, and there was some heat.
There is a plain variety, and another one. I'll have those 2 some other time.
My meal was veggie fajitas. I used half a bag of peas & carrots. I did something new. When I put the stuff on each tortilla, I added some Mezetta Hot Pepper Rings. The fajitas were good plain, with black pepper, Sriracha, and both. I could taste the peppers, and they did add some heat.
When I ate the fajitas, I wasn't paying attention, and ate the first four tortillas in the opposite order I usually do(look elsewhere in this thread).
There is something else about the tortillas, but I'll mention that later.
Fri: My first snack was breaded shrimp I got at the hot/deli section of a store earlier. It was good. Later I had some dolmades I got at the h/d section of a store the previous day. They were good. I also had my Pop Weaver microwave popcorn. I cooked it for 1:36, and added canola oil. I also added black pepper and garlic powder. It was good. I was able to taste the pepper, but I can't remember about the garlic powder. I'm pretty surethat I added more pepper this time. There were either 7 unpopped kernels, or 6 and one that barely popped.
My meal was veggie fajitas. I used half a bag of peas & carrots. This time, I took the rest of the peppers and cut them up. I put them in the pan right after the beans. The fajitas were good plain, with black pepper, Sriracha, and both. This time I couldn't taste the peppers.
Now I wanted to talk about the tortillas. I usually use a brand called Nuevo Leon because they are in the $1 at stores. I used a package of Mama Lupe tortillas this time(5 Thu, 5 Fri) because they were $.99. When I cooked them, they didn't brown as well as the NL. Also, they were a bit chewy. I just checked both packages. The ML are 18oz, and the NL are 13oz. The ML package is a bit bigger, meaning the tortillas are somewhat bigger. I noticed that when putting the stuff on them. I'm also guessing that the ML are a bit thicker. There is one other thing that could cause the chewiness, which I learned from Cook's Country/America's Test Kitchen. If the dough is kneaded longer, more gluten is created, making the finished product chewier. I would deduce that the ML dough is kneaded longer than the NL. There was nothing wrong with the taste of the ML. If you are making something that could cause tortillas to tear, I would recommend the Mama Lupe. Also, the slightly larger size can be a bit more forgiving when there is a concern about overfilling the tortillas.
Sat: I had my sweet snacks. It was the same thing as 2 weeks ago, except for the addition of a beverage. I'll make paragraphs for each item.
I had a package(containing 2) of Little Debbie Zebra Cakes. I put them in the freezer hours beforehand. They were good.
I had 2 LD Chocolate Chip Creme Cakes. They were also from the freezer. They were good.
I also had a bag of mini Butterfinger bars. I put 2 in the freezer on Fri. I put the rest in the fridge around noon on Sat. I usually put them in much earlier. They were good. The freezer ones were harder, but I could still bite through them.
I had some of the dark chocolate walnuts from the h/n/o store. They tasted good to me today, even though they tasted the same as 2 weeks ago.
The beverage was from a grocery chain's generic brand. It was Southern Style Sweet Tea. It was in the refrigerated cases at the store, so I kept it in my fridge. I did take it out an hour before I opened it so it wouldn't be ice cold. It had that phenomenon where it didn't really have much taste after the first tasting. The first tasting was ok.
Ok, my plans have changed. I'm not having my scheduled meal; at least not soon. It is a little bigger than usual, so I'm thinking I shouldn't have eaten all the Butterfingers. I don't want to have any leftovers. I was feeling kind of full a bit ago. I seemed to be a bit gassy. Also, I am/was having some heartburn. I did take a dump at 750am, but it feels like I have more, which I'll take care of later. There might be a bit of hunger creeping in. If so, I'll snack on something before I go to sleep, and have my big meal Sun night.
It is now 1120am. I won't go into my schedule, but I did go to work this morning because they were supposed to have cleaned the carpets on Sat, and I wanted to put my stuff back to where it is supposed to be. I also wanted to do some cleaning in my cubicle. When I got there, I could tell they didn't clean. A while back, my floor was cleaned, so maybe they changed the schedule, unless it was just one of the regular cleaning ladies with a vacuum.
This coming week will be different than normal. I will be having different stuff to eat, and more stuff to post(dun dun dun). I will try to post Sun morning as usual.
I'll see you whenever.
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madmax
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Post by madmax on Oct 27, 2019 12:10:20 GMT -4
Hello. Even though I had 2 days off from work, I think I've gotten less sleep than I usually do.
I think I'll just get to the food.
Sat: If you look above, you see I had my sweet snacks. For some reason, they made me full, so I didn't feel like having a meal.
Sun: Instead of my bag/box of snacks for my usual meal, I had the stuff I was going to have earlier. I had a bunch of stuff. I used parmesan cheese, which was good. I had 2 cans of Campbell's French Onion soup. It was good plain and with the parmesan. I had a loaf of Italian bread. While I had some plain, which was good, I mostly dipped it in the soup. It was good; I often put some parmesan on it, which was also good. I had 2 meat items. The first was a store-brand 5oz can of chunk chicken breast. It was good. I also had an 8oz package of Sugardale peperoni. It was good. The other item I had was an 8oz brick of generic brand swiss cheese. While it wasn't bad, it wasn't good either. I kind of didn't have any taste. I don't know if that was because I should've taken it out of the fridge sooner. It could also be due to it being pas the "best by" date, which was 9/3. Since cheese is often aged, and this one sealed and in the fridge the whole time, it didn't go bad or anything.
Mon: This was a crappy day, which before I got home, culminated with me getting a speeding ticket. I did a bit of excess snacking.
First: I had a bag of Tuscan Garden Santa Fe Style Tortilla Strips. They were good. I recall there being some flavor to them.
Later, I had 2 things. One was something I'll not review. The other was a big(9oz?) package of Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Uncured Ham. It was good.
My meal was fried rice with veggies, using half a bag of peas & carrots. I used the rest of the noodle starch water, and some water I used to rinse out that container and/or another container. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: I think my snack was due to being hungry. I had a bag of Good Sense Oat Bran Sesame Sticks. They were good.
My meal was fried rice with veggies, using half a bag of peas & carrots. I used some water I used to rinse out the noodle starch water container. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: This was another shitty day. I got an email saying my computer was going to get a Windows update. It said to back my shit up, so I did. During my lunch break, I was making phone calls. All of a sudden, the fire alarm went off. I was outside for a little bit, then came back in. I resumed my phone calls. Because of what I was doing, I could finish my calls during my work time. For some reason, going outside had the same effect on my digestive system that taking a nap sometimes does; I was feeling discomfort. Later, I was tracking a work order, and it was a pain getting people to update it. After my assigned time for that was done, my manager was implying I didn't fill something out right. I didn't give a shit, since I wasn't feeling good, and wanted to gtfo.
I was going to get something to snack on at KFC. When I was in there, I saw something unsanitary, so I left. I then went to the Walmart Market(basically a WM grocery store) and got the item I was calling about earlier. I then remembered there was some other chicken deal I wanted to try. I thought it was at Popeyes, but forgot to look online to confirm. I then went back, past KFC, to Popeyes. When I got there, I didn't see a sign in the window about the new promotion. For those outside the US, the fast food places will often have signs in the windows for current promotions. I didn't feel like going inside to check. This was partly due to me thinking it might have been at Church's Chicken. I drove there, and didn't see any relevant signs on the windows, so I went home. When I got home, I turned on the computer, and looked at Popeyes's website. They were the ones with the promo. I didn't feel like driving back there.
I did take a dump when I got home.
My first snack was a bag of Peas Please pea chips. They were the Farmhouse Ranch flavor. I thought they were good, even though the flavor wasn't really ranch.
Later I had 2 things. One was a big(9oz?) package of Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Uncured Ham. It was good. The other was a bag of Mexican funyuns. While they tasted good, they were stale due to age. This just meant they were not crispy.
When I was making my meal, I had another snack. It was a bag of Lay's Poppables. They were the Creamy Jalapeno flavor. They were ok. There was some flavor, but I wouldn't describe it as jalapeno. If the "creamy" portion of the name meant sour cream, I may have tasted that. The negative is that there is a lot less in the bag than a regular bag of chips.
My meal was a Red Baron pizza. It was the Classic Crust Four Meat Pizza. When I took it out of the box, there was a sheet of ice on top. I put it in the preheated oven for 10min. I then turned the cookie sheet 180 degrees. I then set the timer for 10min. After that, I left it in a bit longer. I may have turned the oven off though.
The 4 meat aspect could describe the amount of meat, since there was WAY less than the pic on the box shows. Nevertheless, it was good. I had it both plain and with parmesan.
Thu: I was over at my parents house(dun dun dun) and had dinner over there. I won't describe it, but I will say I was majorly stuffed. I got done eating around 6pm. I watched Inside Edition at 630pm, then Young Sheldon at 7. I didn't leave until close to 8.
Fri: When I was almost done with my trip(dun dun dun), I stopped at KFC and got something for later. I got the other 2 varieties of 6pc wings that I had wanted to get on Wed. Before I ate them, I warmed them up in the microwave for 40sec at 50% power. Unlike last time, I got some containers of ranch dipping sauce, which are supposed to come with the wings. It was ok by itself. First I had the plain wings. They were good by themselves sand with the ranch. I then had the Nashville Hot. They were good by themselves and with the ranch. There was a good amount of heat; more than the Buffalo ones.
My meal was 4 things. I'll go from simple to hardest. I had a can of medium black olives. They were good. I'm thinking I was wanting to have them with my Sat meal, but what's done is done. My meat item was a package of Oscar Mayer Turkey Breast. It was good.
One of my veggie items was something new. It was an acorn squash. I poked a bunch of holes in it with a knife. I then put some canola oil on the bottom. I set it on a cookie sheet, and put it in the oven, which was preheated to 400F. I cooked it for over an hour. I ended up turning the oven off, and opening the door a little to let some heat escape. I kept it in there while I did something else. When I was ready to eat, I took out the cookie sheet, and put the squash on my plate. I just cut it in slices. It was very soft. Except for the stem ends, I was able to eat the skin. I kept the seeds, and will prepare them at a later time. I made a list about the taste: plain: good black pepper: ok ALDI mrs dash sw blend: sw blend red pepper flakes : not much difference garlic powder: ok curry powder: curry powder Sriracha: Sriracha soy sauce: not very good mustard: ok canola oil: not much difference parmesan: forgot to notate, probably at least ok
I also had an artichoke(which is what I got at WM Market). I cut off the end of the stem, and peeled it a bit. I put it in the pot, and filled it with water. I took the artichoke out, and put the pot on the stove. I turned the burner up to 7. I put the lid on. I waited for the water to come to a boil. I then added the artichoke. It didn't completely sit under the water. I didn't want to use a bigger pot, and use even more water. I added a bit of water to the pot. I put the lid on top of the pot and artichoke to try top limit its floating. I turned the burner down to 5. I set the timer for 15min. When that expired, I took the lid off, and rotated it 180 degrees due to part of it sticking out of the water. I added some more water. I then waited another 15min. I then tried to rotate it 90 degrees, and added water. I then waited another 15min. I then tried to rotate it 180 degrees. I added more water. I then waited yet another 15min. I think after that, I turned the burner off. I can't recall exactly what I did next before I went to do something else. I may have moved the pot off the burner, or just took the artichoke out of the pot. I may have even just left it there. When I did take it out, I squeezed as much water out as I could. I think I got almost all of it out. I set it in the small casserole dish to eat. I made a list. Since I've had them before, I found some other lists, and c/p parts into my notepad file. If my impression changed, I altered the item. I also added the items I hadn't had before. Here is my list: red pepper flakes: not much difference curry powder: curry powder Sriracha: Sriracha ALDI mrs dash sw blend: sw blend soy sauce: soy sauce mustard: ok black pepper: ok garlic powder: ok canola oil: not much difference parmesan: ok
The leaves were soft, and I was able to get a lot of the stuff off each one. I wasn't able to eat the fuzzy stuff though. Unlike last time, I kept the heat up, and did not turn the burner down to simmer.
I did try some combos of stuff with both the squash and artichoke. I didn't notate all that. I also put a bit of squash on an artichoke leaf, and I think that just tasted like squash.
I was able to finish everything. I wish I had started cooking earlier. Since it took me so long to eat, I was done after 3pm Sat.
Sat: I didn't have any snacks.
That's it for the food. I don't know what I'm going to do about my meal. I'll either have it soon, or later tonight as my Sun meal. I was hoping I would get hunger pains now, and I definitely would eat. I'm debating due to my eating late yesterday, and that this is also a kind of big meal.
It is now 1110am. I started typing between midnight and 1230. I dozed off between 130 and 2. At 2, I went in to take a nap. Due to being so tired out, I hit the snooze button a bunch of times. I think I woke up at 349am, but didn't actually get out of bed until close to 4. Close to 6am, I went over to work. I wanted to look at all the emails I missed, and I was expecting to put my backed up shit back on my computer. I did look at the emails, including one saying the Windows update would be at a later date. I then drove 2 the 2 areas where we have Virtual Railfan cameras. I then went home and did some stuff. My pre Meet The Press nap was way less than an hour. I watched that, then ABC's This Week. They started that at 10am instead of 930am, probably due to news coverage of the ISIS shithead blowing himself up.
Speaking of which, a big congratulations to the US troops for finding that douchebag. The only virgins he'll be getting are the kind you see on news stories about groups of people taking virginity pledges.
I'm going to take a dump, then finish transcribing my list(dun dun dun) to the computer.
That's all for this week. I should be back next week.
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madmax
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Post by madmax on Nov 3, 2019 7:54:05 GMT -4
Hello. I guess I'll just get to the food. It is 1225am.
Sat: I was still not hungry, so I didn't have my meal.
Sun: Since I was really hungry, I snacked a bit I had a little cereal. I also finished a jar of peanut butter. It was a generic brand creamy. It was good.
I had the meal I wanted to have earlier. I had 2 different things. One was a box of Ritz crackers. They were the Everything flavor. I'll consider them good, but I need to mention something. There's supposed to be all these different flavors; The box says "onion, poppy seeds, garlic & sea salt". There was a flavor, but the best I can describe it is a general flavor. These fall under the "don't go out of your way to get them"(both money and acquiring -wise) category.
The main item was tuna. I wanted to see how many I could eat. I had 10 cans. I put them in the fridge earlier. To keep them cold while I was eating, I did the thing where I put some water in my small casserole dish and put it in the freezer. All the tuna was good. Let me list the kinds I had: store brand line-caught in water store brand regular in water StarKist in oil I was full when I finished the last can. I might have been able to eat 1 or 2 more if I had a smaller snack. I can't recall if I was getting tired of it near the end.
Mon: Since I had a big meal the night before, I wasn't feeling hungry. I didn't have any snack.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. I also added to the pan some water I used for cooking my artichoke. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
I didn't have sardines as my meat item. This was due to me eating all the tuna. I know tuna and sardines taste different, but they're both fish. Instead I had a can of Brookdale Vienna sausages. They were good. I put it the fridge ahead of time. The liquid had gooified.
Tue: My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. I also added to the pan some water I used for cooking my artichoke. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
My meat item was a can of Vienna sausages. This time, it was from the original Armour. This was because I got a version with flavored liquid. It was Buffalo flavor. They were good. There was buffalo taste, but I don't think there was any heat. This could be due to me eating them out of the fridge. Since the liquid was different, I couldn't tell if it gooified.
Wed: I had a snack. It was a bag of TGI Friday's Mozzarella Sticks. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. I also added to the pan some water I used for cooking my artichoke. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
My meat item was a can of Brookdale Vienna sausages. They were good. I put it the fridge ahead of time. The liquid had gooified.
Thu: Oh boy! This was a shitty day. I had some difficulty at work, which wasn't new. One grocery chain had a sale on canned beans. The store I planned on visiting didn't have the flavored varieties I was looking for. Later, I wasted time stopping at another store with the same result. My last stop was a store from a different chain. I wasted time looking back and forth through the snack aisle for the store-brand puffcorn. I made it home in time to watch Inside Edition. As I was putting my groceries away, I couldn't find something I bought at the last store. I called them up. They said they would look at the register I went to, and told me to come back. I drove back there. They couldn't find it. They replaced it for me. As I was waiting, I even looked in the wastebaskets where I was(there was nobody at the register). I then got my item and went home.
I was planning on having my snack at 730pm. That was before my food fiasco. Then, I figured I would eat after I talked to my mom on the phone. On week nights except Tue(due to NCIS:NO) and Wed when Criminal Minds eventually comes back(shortened final season), I usually call around 920pm. I called, and didn't get an answer. I tried a bunch of times, both on her phone, and my dad's. I figured my mom had fallen asleep. I knew my mom had visited the dentist that day, and I figured she was worn out from anxiety. Eventually, she called me. She said she thought I had fallen asleep, since she was trying to call me. I told her that I had been calling her. She told me she was at the hospital because she had to call an ambulance for my dad. He couldn't breathe. He has something like pneumonia. He had to go to the hospital before for this. That time, he was at his cardiologist in the adjacent doctor building, so a nurse wheelchaired him over. I think there are reception problems in the hospital causing my inability to call her. I think I ended up eating my snack around 11pm.
I got my snack at Popeyes. It was that Voodoo Tenders limited-time product. It was 3 or 5 tenders, a biscuit, and a side. I got 5 tenders, and fries. I asked if the sauce was already on the tenders. The worker said yes, but she also said they had containers, so she gave me 2. I only used one, and put the other in the fridge. By the time I was ready to eat, the stuff was cold. I tried warming it up in the microwave. It was a total of over a minute. I set the microwave to 50% power. I don't think it really got warm. The biscuit was good. The fries were good. I did try dipping them in the sauce. The tenders were good. I had them as-is, and with the extra sauce.
As for the sauce, it supposedly has ghost peppers in it. If there was heat, I can't remember. To me, the sauce tasted more like a very sweet bbq sauce or something Asian.
I think I want a do-over, but there is something at Church's I want to try.
I almost forgot something else. The store chain where I had to go back was having a sale on bulk items. I got a big bag of oat bran sesame sticks. They were $3 a pound. That is cheaper than when the bags of ones from Good Sense are on sale for $1(I did the math, and they come out to $3.20/lb). I had some after I got back from my second trip. They were good.
I also almost forgot to mention my meal. I got my stuff at Arby's. I got 2 orders of onion rings. They were good. They may have shortchanged me a bit. I warmed them up in the microwave a bit at 50% power. Arby's is doing the 2/$6 gyro deal. I got 4: 1 turkey, 1 Greek, 2 beef. They were good. I tried to warm them up in the microwave at 50% power.
Fri: I snacked on the oat bran sesame sticks. They were good. I had quite a few while making my meal.
Around 745pm, I had a Maruchan Instant Lunch. It was the Beef. It was good.
After 11pm, I had a bag of store brand Inca corn from the h/n/o store. It was the Picante variety. It was good. It took me a while to finish due to me dozing off.
I also had my bag of Pop Weaver microwave popcorn. I didn't add any canola oil this time, because I am running low, and I wanted to make sure I had enough for my meal and Sat's. It was still good. Even though I cooked it for the usual 1:36, there were a lot of unpopped kernels. I didn't feel like counting them. Later, I came back here to double check the cooking time.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. I also added to the pan some water I used for cooking my artichoke. I also added the rest of the water I used to rinse out the container with the noodle starch water in it. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
Sat: I had my sweet stuff to snack on. I first had a bit of cereal, and opened a new jar of peanut butter. I also scraped a little bit of pb out of the jar I mentioned near the top.
I had the last 2 Little Debbie Chocolate Chip Creme Pies. I put them in the freezer. They were good.
I also had a package of LD Zebra Cakes. I also put them in the freezer. They were good.
I had some of the dark chocolate walnuts from the h/n/o store. I keep them in the fridge. They were good.
I also opened up the last bag of mini Butterfinger bars. I put 4 in the freezer. They were good. I forgot to put the others in the fridge. They were pretty good. The last one I had though, was kind of chewy. I didn't finish the bag.
My beverage was the rest of that tea I opened up 3 weeks ago. It was ok.
That's it for the food. I'll have my meal later. It's something I've had before.
There's something else I need to mention. On either Mon, Tue, or Wed, I dozed off when I was cooking my meal, so I burnt a bunch of it. The burnt part didn't taste very good. I forgot to notate that on the day it happened.
It is now 554am. At 1am, I took a nap. Due to the time change, I slept for 2 hours, and got up before 2am. I did take some time to get the snacks out, and later, put some stuff away.
After I post this, I'll be back soon.
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