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No Top Pot Doughnuts in Seattle? Le sigh. Not that the ones you've got up there don't look tasty...

Way harsh, dudes. I love Aero (especially mint ones!) and Flakes. I also love me some Violet Crumbles (like Crunchies, as skyeyes says above). On the other hand, my mom started me on the stuff pretty young because we happened to live near a British import shop, so maybe I'm just used to it?

Most endearing contestant on Top Chef Masters, hands down. And I always wanted to eat her food!

I dunno... I think if I were in the Star Trek universe I'd be too busy mackin' on Jean-Luc Picard to cook. Just saying.

"Make it so!"

Sign on the door posted today says "Opening Tuesday, February 22"!

That *is* an unfortunate name. And I'm curious to try some pizza that's not from a Kennedy :)
Come on, Levain, open!

Happy birthday! Most of those 3 pounds are water weight and will go away after a day or two free of restaurant food, but I know what you mean - I just finished knocking off the last of my minor, "seasonal" (i.e. Thanksgiving-through-New-Year's) weight gain and it's always a little demoralizing. Just don't give up! It's ok to have a day off as long as they're few and far between and you snap right back into your usual habits the next day.

I love ATK, but they have a few quirky biases, one of which is that they don't seem big on "eggy" flavor in baked goods and sweets. I happen to like it, so I usually tweak the recipes a little bit, reducing a bit of liquid and adding an egg - at least for less-fussy items like pancakes. If it's a more delicate recipe, I don't change their proportions.

Chocolate cream pie!

Back from Maine - we ended up going to Duckfat for the duck fat fries (crispy, salty, ducky, and delicious) and panini (one tomato, bacon, and goat cheese, the other pulled pork with celery root slaw). Very satisfying on a cold Maine day - I would definitely recommend it. There sweets looked nice, too, but we stopped by Cranberry Island Kitchen for whoopie pies instead.

Thanks so much everybody! We'll let you know how it goes :)

Chocolate-chocolate cookie from Levain!

I eat probably 5 or 6 times a day - breakfast is usually oatmeal with almonds and dried cranberries and cinnamon. Lunch is almost always leftovers, usually some sort of lentil/bean-based soup or something else spoonable (channa masala) or eggs. A midafternoon snack is fruit and/or yogurt, possibly with more almonds or a spoonful of peanut butter. Dinner is at 6 or so, and, like lunch, is usually something hearty and vegetarian, perhaps with greens or salad, followed by an after-dinner "snack" around 8:30 of chocolate milk, yogurt, or fruit. After that, I don't eat, even if I'm hungry, and I almost never eat fewer than 3 hours before bedtime because it messes with my sleep.

I don't really buy bread, meat, or breakfast cereal, and don't keep snacks or sweets around (i.e. popcorn, chips, crackers, candy). This is all for a combination of expense (I'm a grad student), personal ethics (I try not to eat a lot of meat or buy too many processed foods - though I do buy pasta sometimes b/c we all have our vices), and my own weight and health. I lost almost 30 pounds a few years ago and would like to keep it that way. I've learned that I completely lack self-discipline if food is in front of me so I just don't keep things that will set me off in the apartment.

That said, I allow myself a "treat" 2 to 4 times a week - it could be anything from a big meal out to ordering in Chinese or pizza to a slice of cake (or two). If it's something exceptionally indulgent, I make up for it at the next meal by just having yogurt or an orange.

Of course, right now, it's the end of term, so all this has gone out the window due to stress and lack of time :)