Hi!

I don’t know about the rest of the globe, but Boston was soggy sadness yesterday. The gloom, wind, and rain was so nasty that I had to change my pants three times yesterday due to them getting soaked every time I went outside.

 

But there are many brighter things to think about besides the weather! Like today being the last day of classes, which means I’m a week out from being done with this semester. Crazypants.

Also, my roommate and I decorated our door for the holidays. We went on the extremely secular side with a Santa Claus “Tinder” profile. I’ve never been on it, but apparently Tinder is some sort of speed-dating-type app. We didn’t win best-decorated door, but props to my roommate for thinking outside of the box with this idea.

The little bio for Santa says, “Don’t just swipe right [what you do when you don’t like someone on Tinder]. I’ll put you on my naughty list. 😉 “

We’re terrible.

I haven’t shown you all what I’ve been noshing since Thanksgiving! Something that I’ve really come to embrace recently is my love for dairy. My friend Sylvia was telling me about how dairy is addicting because of the lactose, and I told her I was okay with that. Cheese, yogurt, ice cream, milk— if you don’t want it, I’m your girl.

Linking up with Jenn!

Breakfasts

whole wheat apple pancake with honey and butter + peaches + scrambled eggs

oatmeal with honey, pb, banana + scrambled eggs

egg white omelet with veggies and cheese + corn muffin + apple

whole wheat toast with pb and banana + eggs + glass o’ milk

whole wheat apple pancake with pb and banana + eggs + glass o’ milk

whole wheat blueberry pancake with honey and butter + cottage cheese with strawberry yogurt, pb, and banana

Lunches

baked fish + potatoes + salad

roast beef, cheese, lettuce, honey mustard sandwich + sweet potato tots + shrimp salad

pineapple pork + rice + broccoli

whole wheat grilled cheese with tomatoes and caramelized onions + tomato and rice soup + bbq chicken on spinach

polenta and a bean veggie thing + salad with tofu and greek dressing (which has feta cheese in it!) + cottage cheese with fruit

tofu + rice + salad with Greek dressing

Dinners

chicken pita with dill yogurt sauce

baked fish with eggplant caponata + butternut squash risotto

salad with Greek dressing + roast beef, cheese, hummus, veg sandwich

Desserts

honeycrisp apple (from home) dipped in Greek yogurt, pb, cinnamon

peach apple crisp + vanilla ice cream

That last dessert just called to me. Not to mention some strawberry ice cream I ate straight out of the pint since my roommate bought a few for $0.25 each.

I used to freak out if I ate too much cheese or drank too much milk because the fat scared the crap out of me. ONE SLICE OF CHEESE PER SANDWICH was my rule. ONE CUP OF MILK. Like my life depended on it.

But last night I noticed that the person who made my sandwich put two slices of cheese on it. I contemplated taking a slice off, but a) the two slices were already melted together, and b) I just didn’t care. The more cheese, the merrier, am I right? As for yogurt, cottage cheese, and milk, it seems pretty obvious that I don’t skimp on those either.

I am thankful that I’m not lactose-intolerant, and I’m pretty sure veganism isn’t in my near future, but cheers to milk mustaches and not being able to sing well because of too much lactose!

^^^That sentence did not make any sense.

Have a wonderful Wednesday, compadres! (shoutout to Renee)

So tell me:

Do you love dairy?

What is your favorite form of dairy?

What is the best meal you’ve eaten recently?