more good-bye

Breakfast: Still housesitting, bacon and egg on toast. ($0)
Lunch: One of my friends from church is going away to college soon so I took her out to lunch. Really it was an excuse for me to get a good meal.  We went to The Grove (the one restaurant like La Boulange here).  I had a really satisfying veggie sandwich. ($27.70)
Dinner: We had another little hangout session with my friend Charles who moves tomorrow.  He wasn't hungry so he watched the rest of us eat breakfast burritos then we got shakes from Sonic and watched the Olympics.  ($0)

upper-middle

Breakfast: Banana bread and yogurt. ($0)
Lunch: Cheese and crackers. ($0)
Dinner: I'm still dog-sitting and I met the neighbors, meeting me was the highlight of her day (her words).  I helped move some furniture and snagged myself a prime-rib supper.  I really like meeting neighbors in fancy sub-burbs.  Salad with fresh roasted beats, bread, baked potato, prime rib a pomegranate popsicle a job offer, and an invitation to come back any time.  ($0)

ciao charles

Breakfast: Banana bread, apple and peanut butter. ($0)
Lunch: My friend Charles got a job and is leaving Albuquerque so we had a going away lunch for him after church. He's Indian and so was the food so I don't know what we had. ($0)
Dinner: I cooked a piece of bacon then stuck the bacon in a grilled cheese sandwich, grilled in the bacon grease...becasue why use butter if you don't have to. ($0)

not the nica way

Breakfast: Banana bread ($0) 
Lunch: Eggs and bacon on toast ($0)
Snack: Cherries ($0)
Dinner: Gallo pinto and ritz crackers -i've never had this combo before. ($0)

paid to live

Breakfast: French toast and the rest of my melon. ($0)
Lunch: I'm house sitting again, yogurt and cherries. ($0)
Dinner: I brought my gallo pinto with me and had it with cheese. ($0)

Gallo Pinto!

Breakfast: egg, cheese and bean burrito ($0)
Lunch: I had some frozen rice, I think from Chipotle in Novemeber, and some frozen red beans I made in the crock pot quite a while back, and half an onion from something.  Fry it together and what do you get?!? Gallo Pinto!  totally not as good as it would be in Nicaragua but am OK semblance. ($0)
Brinner: It was breakfast for dinner tonight at Bible study.  There was all sorts of goodness, I brought watermelon and other melon (both donations) and I used it as an excuse to buy a box of peanut butter Puffins.  The box didn't get opened which is fine by me! (3.99)

final binge

Breakfast: Yogurt, granola and cherries ($0)
Brunch: I had a final tonight so I went to Starbucks and got myself a frap. with extra whip to help me study--or at least not cry. My gift cards ran out. ($5)
Lunch: At my boss's house. ($0)
Dinner: After my final I had a meeting at a coffee shop, it was a long day, and got a horchata freeze ($4)

symmetry

Breakfast: Egg and bean burrito and melon ($0)
Lunch: Apple pie. ($0)
Dinner: I met my friend to study and we went to Frontier for breakfast burritos, totally different than the at home kind. ($6.50)

still not vegan

Breakfast: Egg and cheese burrito and melon. ($0)
Lunch: The rest of my eggplant compost, cherries, and apple pie. Did I mention my boss sent me home with an apple pie last week? ($0)
Coffee Shop: Studying with Iced Tea. ($2)
Dinner: Egg and English muffin sandwich and melon. ($0) 

Souper Salad!

Breakfast: Cereal ($0)
Lunch:  This elderly couple took me to Souper Salad! for lunch after church.  What is Souper Salad? like Sizzler but WAY more ghetto.  They've actually taken me to Sizzler here in Albuquerque too.  I got a salad, no souper, and a sweet potato, and, of course, the best thing about a buffet...soft serve! It was lovely, and free! ($0)
Dinner: Youth group breakfast burritos. Delish! ($0)

Eggplant Compote

Breakfast: Cookies and cereal ($0)
Lunch: Nachos, cherries, and eggplant compote.  Who knew there was something good to do with eggplant. Bake it, mix it with basil and lemon and eat it on crackers.  ($0)
Dinner: There was some street fair by my house, I got froyo.  At the same place I always get froyo, but being a street fair made it more exciting.  Now that I've discovered that 50% off place this place seems rather expensive. ($4.05)

Restocking

Breakfast: Once again I don't know why my mornings aren't more scheduled. I had cookies. ($0)
Lunch: A meeting at my boss's house. ($0)
Grocery Shopping: I did go to Sam's Club for toilet paper, cheese and eggs. But I had a gift card. ($0)
Dinner: Pizza night at the Lennox's! ($0)

Why pie?

Breakfast: French toast. ($0)
Lunch: Breakfast was pretty late, but I did have some melon at a meeting. ($0)
Dinner: Frito pie at Bible Study. I can't figure out why it's called pie, it's chili on fritos.  I brought onions, a tomato (from my boss) and cookies. ($0)

Good thing I have a job.

Breakfast: You'd think since I really don't have a schedule I could have a legit breakfast everyday but somehow that doesn't happen.  Granola bar on the way to my boss's house and a yogurt when I got there. ($0)
Lunch:  At his house still, salmon on wafers and Israeli salad and apple pie.  He also brought me some random food, like unprepared lamb chops, to bring home, those will appear in later posts. ($0)
Dinner: I went to the grocery store, I wanted to find the cheapest prepared meal.  It ended up being weird organic vegan artichoke and olive raviolis with I think rice based pasta. I got some produce and butter too. ($11.42)

I'm back

Technically I got back yesterday but we'll ignore that. Actually today should be ignored too.
Breakfast: Eggs and salsa in a tortilla...I miss cheese. ($0)
Lunch: This is sad...um in jr. high sometimes I would bring raw ramen to school for lunch.  Who wouldn't want to bring back that tradition? ($0)
Dinner: Instant oatmeal. ($0)

Travel Day

I'm now in Tucson, I'll be here a few days and in CA for the rest of the week. So I'll take a blogging hiatus so you won't have to hear about camp food.
Breakfast: Peach and cereal. ($0)
Brunch: Watermelon. ($0)
In the car: Snickers bar, dried peaches, trail mix, one of those Starbucks bottled Fraps. ($3.79)
Dinner: We went somewhere and ate greasy something, I followed up with a lettuce and tomato salad. ($0)

why eat at home?

Breakfast: French toast. ($0)
Lunch: I was going to eat at home but was out studying with a friend and she decided we should get Vietnamese food.  I had something that really tested my chopstick skills.  Basically I'm glad it wasn't a date. ($7.50)
Dinner: Once again I was prepared to eat at home but Karen and Jeff Bishop came to town so I had to at least give them the option of eating New Mexican food. We went to Frontier. I do love their breakfast burritos all day long. ($0)

Carbs

Some days I really shouldn't write anything
Breakfast: Egg and strawberry shortcake ($0)
Brunch: Half a muffin at work ($0)
Snack: Cake and Greek yogurt. ($0)
Lunch: Yes, all of that was before lunch.  Golden Crown with Heather, pizza and empanadas and biscohitos. ($5)
Dinner: More pizza at the Lennox's but I did have salad and some garden tomatoes. ($0)
Dessert: Ice Cream

Spending Again

Breakfast: French Toast ($0)
Lunch: Greek chicken sandwich and the rest of my corn salsa ($0)
Dinner: I went to a pot luck/Bible Study for some KFC. I brought strawberry shortcake, and brought home strawberry shortcake. ($9.36)

Happy 4th of July!

Today was a pretty uneventful July 4th, but I did dress like a big dork so that was fun. 

Breakfast: French toast. ($0)
Lunch: I had Heather over for a repeat of last night's dinner. ($0)
Dinner: I have a new roommate and she actually cooks.  She made pizzaish rolls using biscuits they were great. ($0)
Dessert: Heather brought me some peaches so I had 1/2 of one with vanilla yogurt. ($0)

God bless America, really.

Hostessing

Breakfast: Eggs on A-Z bread. ($0)
Lunch: Fish taco and cherries. ($0)
Dinner: There is a family from my church here that feeds me at least once a week.  They have 7 kids so it's not really reasonable to ever have them over to my house (we don't have enough plates).  The 5 oldest kids are gone so I had the remaining 4 people over for dinner.  Greek chicken pita sandwiches, watermelon and mint salad, buttermilk, roasted strawberry cake with vanilla ice cream.  I was nervous since my pot luck food never gets eaten but this seemed well received. I went to 3 stores, mostly becasue I'm indecisive. I got some other staples too. ($30.26)

Monday

Breakfast: Another hard boiled egg and piece of bacon left from my roommate. ($0)
Lunch: Fish taco and corn salsa. ($0)
Dinner:  FroYo ($1.61)

Why do I try

Breakfast: A-Z Bread, some old frosted flakes so I could get rid of the box. ($0)
Lunch: We have potlucks the 1st Sunday of the month.  I have no idea what to bring ever. I made delicious corn salsa and will be eating corn salsa this week.  My favorite is the lady who always makes homemade cream puffs.  I did have to buy chips. ($5.91)
Dinner: Fruit, and fruit smoothie. ($0)