Rough Start

April 4, 20114 Comments

Countdown to Ibiza started yesterday. In terms of eating less, it definitely was a success. In terms of health, not so much.

I had some sort of flu that entailed vomiting, fever, muscle pain.

Therefore, all I ate yesterday was a kiwi.

Source: http://www.giallozafferano.it/images/prodotti/kiwi.jpg

and a cup of juice.

Not exactly what I had in mind to start off a diet but oh well.

Still had a little fever this morning so I’m going to work a little late.

So far today, I’ve had an apple.

I have no real desire to eat anything else.

This is definitely not what I had in mind…

The Most Disgusting Pizza I’ve Ever Had

March 3, 2011March 3, 20114 Comments

Who knew there could be terrible pizza in Italy. But trust me. There is. I witnessed it tonight.

I’m going to blame all this on the fact that I don’t speak enough Italian to ask “what is on this pizza?”

I saw artichokes and thought hmmm that looks delicious. I’ll have that one.

Upon arriving home with my pretty little piece of pizza slices wrapped in paper,

I took one bite to find that the topping was something fishy.

Like some sort of tuna salad with mayo (but fishier), slathered on top of a perfectly good pizza base.

I couldn’t even eat it. I even tried scraping off all the topping but that fishiness was all up in there good. Into the trash it went.

I feel ill.

This must be God telling me that I shouldn’t be eating pizza during the week.

I should have stuck with the canned soup I originally intended to have.

Trapped on a DESSERT island

May 25, 201014 Comments

I can say with almost 90% certainty that yesterday and today have been the most boring days of my life. They are result of either poor planning or wealth gone wrong. Long story short: I’m stranded.

I wish I could say I was stranded on a tropical, mysterious (ahem still know NOTHING about) island surrounded by sexy men. Read:

Instead, I’m stuck in my parents house on 2 acres (in the middle of nowhere) with no connection to civilization. Read: No vehicle/transit in a place like this…

Beautiful place to live, great for parties, but sadly no where to go within walking distance.

As a result of the fact that I feel a little bit like this:

Desmond in the hatch

I’ve been trying to entertain myself in a few ways:

1. Snacking pretty much all day, to the point where I literally feel ill.

2. Watching many episodes of (as in 13 episodes in 1.5 days) of

Vampire Diaries. Woah PRETTY men! Definitely beat Edward Cullen in the hot factor.

Case in point:

Just plain pretty. Show’s not bad either…

3.Taking long naps. Enough said.

4. Taking random pictures of food:

Because that’s how I roll…

5. Making things: Creme Brulee

Sounds fancy and difficult… it’s really not.

When I walked into the house upon arriving, the first thing my dad did was show me the new ramekins only to ask “can you make creme brulee?” Don’t have to ask me twice. I’m a sucker for feeding people.

Creme Brulee

2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
5 egg yolks
sugar for the top

Preheat oven to 275. Combine the cream, sugar, vanilla and egg yolks in a bowl.

Place ramekins into a deep pan (I used a roasting pan) so you can create a water bath. Pour cream mixture into 4-6 ramekins.

Fill roasting pan with warm water to cover the ramekins about half way with water.

Bake for 45-60 mins or until cream doesn’t jiggle anymore.

Refrigerate for at least 4 hours but recommend overnight.

Once it’s ready to serve, sprinkle with sugar (about a teaspoon or so) and using a small kitchen torch, burn the sugar. If you don’t have a torch, you can also use your broiler!

Crack the top and enjoy like she does:

Basically, I feel like I’m trapped on a dessert, not a desert island. I’m not sure how much more my tummy can handle. Thankfully, this weekend I will make my way to the DESERT for some fun times in

Las Vegas

Only to make my way back to Ithaca next week.

Never thought I’d say this but I actually am ready (and maybe a bit anxious/excited) to go back to upstate NY. Who am I?!?!

No Go…

April 19, 201013 Comments

I spent the better part of my day avoiding work. I’m not sure what’s wrong with me. Usually on Mondays I’m ready to go, but today was a no go!

I woke up at 6:30am hoping to be at the gym by the time it opened at 7:00am. Didn’t end up getting there til 7:30am. Intended to spend 45 minutes on the treadmill doing a variety of intervals. Ended up doing 22 mins on the treadmill and 23 minutes on the elliptical. Not feeling the gym today.

After the gym, I got ready for class, lost track of time, missed a few buses and never made it to class… instead I went to the library where I attempted to read only to end up taking a nap! What’s wrong with me?!?

I was definitely feeling a little off today.

When I got home this evening, I decided dinner and cooking would cheer me up. I enjoyed two bowls of homemade black bean soup with greek yogurt mixed in.