Summer in Boston: Week 1 • 6/7-6/13
Summer Shenanigans: Week 1
Today, and for the rest of the summer, I’ll post a summary of my meals as well as any notable highlights of the past week that I didn’t get to write about individually. Since I love to cook and happen to live across the street from Shaw’s/Star Market and HMart this summer (and have access to a Costco courtesy of my little’s car rental prowess) I’ve vowed to cook as many meals as I can at home. Hopefully, as I post more recipes (both original and adapted from others’ online), y’all can try them out at home and bask in the tasty glory of your culinary accomplishments.
Wednesday June 07: lots of grocery shopping, went to the gym
breakfast: gluten-free banana coconut pancakes
lunch: whey isolate shake (my top two brands are Optimum nutrition and Muscle Milk), special k granola bar
dinner: honey mustard pork (my go-to marinade for poultry and pork is honey + mustard), sautéed sweet plaintains
late night snack: homemade parmesan carrot fries
Thursday June 08: checked out SoMA art galleries with Andrea and Ruben
breakfast: half a berry bagel topped with Buff Bake snickerdoodle almond butter, chia seeds, and powdered pb
lunch: honey mustard pork, sautéed bell peppers
dinner: ground turkey with minced onions, baby bok choy
Friday June 9: had EHS training for my UROP at the Koch (Belcher lab), gymmed
breakfast: half berry bagel + Buff Bake snickerdoodle almond butter
lunch: whey shake, sautéed sweet plaintains, baby bok choy
dinner: honey mustard pork, parmesan carrot fries
Wings made her first grilled cheese! will we have a #transformationtuesday of her grilled cheese-making skills at the end of the summer??
Saturday June 10: pride parade, rock climbing at Rock Spot, first SummerPro workshop (Lingling Ou)
breakfast: overnight “oats” made with brown rice, banana coconut pancake
lunch: packed ground turkey leftovers to eat at the parade, bought an arepa, and had beef jerky as a snack cause we went bouldering right after the pride parade
dinner: chicken breast, broccoli
Sunday June 11: raided BC’s fridges cause everyone's moved out and there's a lot of unopened food left behind #suitescavenging
breakfast: French toast, sautéed sweet plaintains (will I ever run out of plaintains who knows)
lunch: chicken breast...and reddi whip (i came across a can of reddit whip as I pilfered the kitchens mmm real cream with natural and artificial flavors)
dinner: turkey burger, cheez its (I’m slowly coming around to the original flavor, but parmesan is still the best, hands down)
late night snack: edamame, veggie patty (working out makes me ravenous)
Monday June 12: first day of my UROP at Belcher Lab in the Koch Institute, more #suitescavenging after lab
breakfast: banana coconut pancake
lunch: chicken breast, bell peppers, broccoli, plantains, kind bar
dinner: siggi’s yogurt , soba, chicken breast
late night snack: sliced king oyster shrooms (sautéed in sesame oil mm), bok choy
Tuesday June 13: Happy birthday Cristal! also notable: I unknowingly tried to return frozen eggs back at Shaw’s -.-‘ the cashier thought I was playing dumb but I truly had no idea that our fridge froze my eggs :(
breakfast: banana pancake, layered chia pudding
lunch: TJ’s chicken chili lime burger, soba
dinner: turkey burger, TJ cinnamon squares, whipped cream (no shame)