June 2 - June 12

This commences a whole school year of living on my own...

Foods for this week:

Spinach casserole (the recipe was easy to follow, but I didn't really like the casserole..)



Cup Noodles, ahh the quintessential college student food item... I had this two times, all within this past week :P



Leftover's from Chili's (sorry for the poor photography skills...)



My plate at Edomasa: yellowtail-kama -- courtesy of Cathy's camera



Hershey(r) Kisses



Romaine hearts, with dried shrimp, stir-fried with diced chicken



Progresso(r) New England Clam Chowder



Chicken tenders with honey BBQ sauce



Trader Joe's(r) Salted Tortilla Chips with salsa



Leinah cooked dinner for us! Cellophane noodles with French green beans, shrimp, mushroom, chicken... del.icio.us.



Chef Boyardee(r) Beef Ravioli



Chicken fried rice



Strawberries



Scrambled egg with toast



Spaghetti with broccoli, cauliflower, carrot and chicken, in hoisin and oyster sauces


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A wave of memory washes over me with just a cursory glance at my first post... in August of 2007... I remember that feeling of independence/panic that I had, not knowing where exactly my next meal was coming from... the sense of being able to provide, but also having to provide for myself...

I cooked for myself for six weeks in summer. In fall and winter quarters my cooking was supplemented with a 5-meal plan at the dining commons. This quarter, a meal plan would have been infeasible, but I always thought the meal plan was worth it for me.


Christina

May 22 - June 1

HellooooOooOoo !

Foods for the week:

Chinese-style spaghetti (recipe courtesy of my mom)


Caliroll(R) Chicken Teriyaki Bowl -- pretty good actually


Caliroll(R) California Roll -- a little wasabi goes a long way


Linguine with broccoli and chicken, with hoisin and oyster sauces -- recipe courtesy of Helen


Trader Joe's(R) Honey Nut O's with banana slices


Romaine hearts and French green beans stir-fry with turkey, in pepper, garlic, and salt


Peaches


IHOP(R) leftovers -- the pancake's smiling at you !


YoCrunch(R) vanilla yogurt


+ Leinah's spaghetti (garlic, Prego sauce, mostaccioli, and meatballs, cut)

+ Helen's oatmeal cookie-cake (Betty Crocker style, yeA!)


Until next time, folks!

May 13 - May 21

Foods for this week:

Cupcakes !!! with frosting! (some of them)




Hot dog fried rice




Chicken tikka masala and aloo gobi with vegetable rice




Naan




Banana bread with walnuts




Dannon(R) Light-n-Fit 0% Plus




Western Bagel(R) Sesame bagels




This, and one other item has been my concession to frozen aisle meals for the year:
Celeste(R) Deluxe Pizza



Peanut butter and banana on a slice of toast




Rice with tofu and ground beef, with chili bean sauce & hoisin sauce




Be back next week!

May 6 - May 12

'ello!

Foods for this week:

This isn't all I ate because I've been buying lunch at the Arbor, at Courtyard Cafe, and at Ralph's downtown.

Steamed rice with bell peppers and ground beef + broccoli with garlic


Quesadilla


Noodles with fish balls, imitation crab meat, and yu(2) ban(3)


Quaker(R) Instant Oatmeal - Maple and Brown Sugar



Until next time !

April 28 - May 5

Hellooo!

Foods for this week:

Brownies


Chicken and ginger in soup


Green seedless grapes


Chicken drumstick in soup


Quesadillas (tortillas, bell peppers, black olives, Monterey Jack, and Cheddar cheese)


Single quesadilla


Chicken drumstick with thin noodles in soup


Albertson's(R) Granola cereal (with soy milk)


I thought it would be only fair that I did justice to some fav snacks of mine, though they don't often count as meals:

Wheat Thins


Teddy Grahams


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April 21 - April 27

Hello !

Let's get right to it.

Foods for this week:

1/2 Costco(R) sesame bagel with creamy peanut butter


White rice + brown rice with canned corn and miso salmon


Gigantic cookie made by yours truly


Chocolate chip cookies from scratch


Close-up by Helen, the art major


I ate Panda's Express for the first time. It's a good quick fix for a craving, but it's not the best Chinese food.

Leftovers: Chow mein with orange chicken and beef w. broccoli


Trader Joe's(R) Spinach Lasagna


Mountain High(R) nonfat vanilla yogurt with strawberries and blueberries


Trader Joe's(R) Rye Mini Toasts, hummus, and ...


...string cheese !


Trader Joe's(R) Organic Spring Mix with two hardboiled eggs and Caesar dressing


Trader Joe's(R) Chicken and Vegetable Gyoza


Kashi(R) Chewy Cherry Dark Chocolate granola bar


Rice with bok choy and kao(3) fu(1) -- made by my grandfather, a chef :)


Organic Spring Mix with edamame and canned corn



:)