For breakfast, I grabbed a handful of fruit (several plums) to throw down on my stomach full of nerves, because woah nelly, this teaching thing is a bitch. The last time I took biology was in high school, and now I'm expected to teach 2 recitation sections of Mammalian Physiology to psychotic rabid premeds. Imagine someone told you to teach 20th century British literature, with the only qualification being that you speak and read English. That more or less defines the mess I've gotten myself into, and it is quite possibly in the running to make the list of The Top 10 Worst Things In The World That One Can Do.
Danny had leftover bobka (cake) and plums with yogurt (from the fridge) for breakfast, and he had leftover stuffed cabbage, pot roast, and sweet and sour cabbage, mashed potatoes, bread with pickles, and finally brie and leftover cake for dessert. For lunch, I had leftover stuffing and lentils, and for dinner, leftover stuffed cabbage sandwich (toast, warmed stuffed cabbage cut into slices, a bit of mayo and ketchup to supplement the sauce) and leftover cake. See, this leftover thing is getting in the way. I think the only way to make it so I can see what $25 per person per week is really like is by doing it for several weeks. Technically, the leftover stuffing was free; I took it along with stuffed cabbage, pot roast, mashed potatoes, and a whole bunch of cake home from Rosh Hashanah. Oh yeah, and tomorrow is Yom Kippur, where Jews fast all day. So really, this is one big cheat. I can't bring myself to waste food by ignoring the amazing leftovers in the name of experimentation.
I'm going to do it again this upcoming week.
I haven't made beet salad or borscht yet, and I still have one pumpkin. We have an obscene amount of bread left, and there's sweet and sour cabbage and about 2 servings of pumpkin soup still in the fridge. My lunch finished off the lentils. And might I add... anyone not blessed with bowel regularity ought to consider increasing their intake of lentils. Seriously. All you need is some sauteed soup veg, a very generous amount of lemon juice and chopped parsley, and some salt and pepper. I'm addicted to it. But then, I grew up in a house where lemon, salt, and pepper was the dressing of choice for, well, nearly everything.
And by nearly everything, I mean normal salad, drained canned chickpeas, steamed zucchini, steamed broccoli, raw sliced tomato (plain and on sandwiches), fish (broiled, grilled, steamed), etc. Seriously. It's really good, especially with some chopped fresh herb and/or garlic. Forget bottled salad dressing. It's not worth it.
My assessment so far? I think I had a leg up shopping in NY for fruits and veg and bread, not to mention Rosh Hashanah leftovers and Yom Kippur fasting. The Food Stamp Budget will definitely continue into the upcoming weeks, but for now, the fridge will continue to be cleaned out by Danny and me because I HATE wasting food. I'm going to keep this thing updated, with full disclosure of all food eaten. (But only dinner tomorrow because of the fast.) So, to whom it applies, I hope you have an easy fast. :)
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