Day 6: Banana Bread, Leftovers, Brocolli Cheddar Soup, and Snacks

Since I've already posted pictures of these things in the past, today I just ate my leftovers from the other night at Chili's and some more banana bread. I'll probably end up eating something else, but to be honest, I haven't had much of an appetite today, or yesterday for that manner.

Later, I did end up eating some more brocolli cheddar soup, this time with a bread bowl. Boyfriend and I went to McAllister's.

And for a snack, I had some saltines and peanut butter.

Day 4: Homemade Chicken Tenders, Chili's, Chai Latte

I think the biggest problem with me and this blog is going to be remembering to take photos of things I'm eating when I'm around people.

First off, last night, I had some more banana bread and some chocolate milk before bed:

And then, after spending probably an hour or two trying to figure out what he wanted to eat, my boyfriend offhandedly mentioned that we should make homemade chicken tenders sometime, to which I replied that such a thing would not be that difficult. But first, he wanted to stop at the coffee shop (Coal Creek Coffee in Laramie) and get hot chocolate. I got a chai latte:

It's supposed to be a tree. But I didn't think to rotate the actual glass until it was too late. Whoops.

The chicken tenders were made in the fryer, soaked in egg and breaded with a mix of roughly 1/2 cup flour, 1/3 cup breadcrumbs, and 1 tsp. of Creole seasoning. It was just about perfect, though others would probably find it too salty.

Moving on, the boyfriend wanted fries to go along with the chicken. (Actually, creole seasoning tastes awesome on fries.)

And for a late dinner, I was trying to ask what my boyfriend wanted to eat for dinner, and we ended up at Chili's. But I forgot to actually take a picture of my full meal because we were with a friend (whoops), so I took a picture of my leftovers: wings and southwestern eggrolls.

Day 2 Continued: Leftover Chicken Tacos and Snacks

Day 1 Continued: Hangover Food

I was planning on eating some leftover tacos, but while I was on the phone with my best friend, another call came in from a girlfriend of mine. So I told him, "Hang on one second - somebody else is calling" and picked up. She told me she was still hungover from last night's New Years Eve celebrations and asked me to go to McAllister's and get her "hangover cure" for her (by the way, she called me at 7:00pm) and buy me dinner in exchange. I didn't want to get greedy, but I did grab a bowl of broccoli cheddar. (Sorry about the photo quality - I took this over at her house, where she still had the lights down low.) 

I was still a bit hungry later, so I ended up eating a bit of the guacamole that was still leftover from last night. While making the guacamole, I tried something new and added fresh cilantro to the guacamole. I also added about half of an onion, two Roma tomatoes (both diced), lemon juice, cayenne pepper, and salt and pepper. Since I was making it for others, I had my friends taste-test it, and they approved of the flavor, though I would have added more lemon juice and cayenne pepper if I had been making it for myself. The guacamole goes well with the chicken tacos.

 I also made spicy banana bread yesterday, using this basic recipe. My family had a recipe they used to follow, though I found it pretty dry, so I started experimenting with other recipes. So far, this one's my favorite. I also added a bit of allspice, ginger, and nutmeg in addition to the cinnamon. Unfortunately, I left it in the oven for about five minutes longer than I should have, so the bread is a little drier than usual.