Guess who got retweeted by an Iron Chef!!!
I’M NOT FREAKING OUT.
I guess this irons out the wrinkles from our first encounter when he didn’t acknowledge my existence.
In other exciting news, I am off to the Midwest today for my baby cousin’s Baptism! I’ll be sure to update you all on the hip happenings as I roll through fields of corn experience that Midwest charm.
We’ll actually be traveling every weekend for the rest of August until I move back to Boston. Many family visits and celebrations to come!
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When Daliza was over at my house last week, she offered an age-old question: What would your last meal be?
Then I countered with the age-old response: Don’t make me choose!
So she graciously allowed me to share what I would eat on my last day of life. I didn’t answer on the spot, but we agreed that I should write a blog post about it. Here’s what I came up with. It was mighty difficult to narrow it down, because if you didn’t notice, I like a lot of foods.
P.S. Let’s just say my stomach also has unlimited capacity on this last day of my life.
BREAKFAST: A huge stack of banana pancakes with peanut butter, Greek yogurt, and maple syrup + fresh berries and a tall glass o’ milk
LUNCH: The “Double Awesome” scallion pancake sandwich from Mei Mei in Boston (pesto, cheddar, poached eggs aghhh)
SNACK: Fresh fruit that is so ripe it tastes like candy
THE LAST SUPPER
COCKTAIL HOUR (yes): Shirley Temple + pita chips with hot spinach artichoke dip
BREAD BASKET: Cheese biscuits from Hemingway’s
THE SALAD: Arugula and mixed greens with roasted beets, artichokes, candied pecans, and fried goat cheese
THE APPETIZER (you read that right): Crab cakes
THE MAIN COURSE: Chicken gyro, locked and loaded
THE SIDES: Really super cheesy mac and cheese, roasted brussels sprouts, and cornbread with honey butter
THE DESSERT: Peach cobbler a la mode and/or carrot cake
…and now I lay to rest in an eternal food coma.
Morbid? Sorry. But seriously, who’s drooling right now?? {meeeeee.}
Catch ya guys on the flip side! Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!
So tell me:
Choose three of the “courses” listed above and tell me what you eat for them!
Are you traveling at all this month? Where to?
Daily Moves and Grooves 
Man, after a day like that, I would definitely die happy, Alison.
Here’s mine:
Breakfast: Oh god… this is harder than I thought. Avocado toast? no wait, mickey mouse shaped waffles? No. I’VE GOT IT! CREPES! Ok, my final breakfast would be two crepes, one savory and one sweet. The savory would be filled with pesto and other fresh, yummy vegetables and the sweet would be filled with nutella and rasperries. Yes. I am content with that.
Lunch: Sushi and ice cream. Because if that isn’t a perfectly balanced lunch, I don’t know what is.
Dinner: The best for last. My favorite food has always been Italian so this would be a full on Italian affair. Fresh bread dipped in herbed olive oil, bruschetta, carbonara pasta… and for dessert: flourless chocolate cake. Phew, I am tired just thinking about consuming all those carbs!
And for a night snack: Cookie dough. Because if I’m gonna die anyway, I can eat this without the worry of salmonella. 🙂
Sweet and savory crepes for breakfast is GENIUS.
I was about to include sushi too, but I had to make the difficult cut… Sounds like an amazing last day of eats, Simone!! LOL at the salmonella comment.
Um….ok now I am officially starving 2 minutes after breakfast. For dessert I would definitely also have carrot cake with extremely thick cream cheese frosting AND a side of coffee ice cream mixed with brownies and chocolate chips (aka what I order at Coldstone).
Amazing. Dessert with Hayley is on my bucket list for sure 🙂
Oh my gosh! No way! I would TOTALLY be freaking out if I were you. Heck, I’m freaking out now and it didn’t even happen to me! *deep breaths, deep breaths* As for the food, I honestly don’t know. I’m not really that into food, but I think probably bread sticks (I’m really craving them right now), ice cream and chocolate would all be involved. 🙂 I’m not going anywhere this month, although my grandparents are visiting from CA at the end of the month. I’m on call for a friend of ours to watch her kids when she goes into labor, so that will be fun! We are considering squeezing a staycation in after our friend has her baby and before our grandparents visit, but we aren’t sure if that is going to work out. Have fun on your travels! I can’t wait to see Midwest pictures… I love flat, open places! ❤
Staycations are the best! No stress of travel and all the relaxation you’d like 🙂 Enjoy, Abbie!
What part of the Midwest are you traveling to? I hope you have lots of fun in the place where nothing happens.. kidding.. not really.
Anywho.. I love how your dinner has courses. Seriously, it wouldn’t be a last supper without a bread basket! 😉
I went to Kansas City (where I used to live) and St. Louis 🙂 It’s definitely not the East Coast that I’m used to, that’s for sure… 😉
Ahh I’m literally sitting here planning out my last day of eats on earth for the past 10 min🙈😂
(Keep in mind I would also have unlimited stomach capacity)
Breakfast: raisin bran, cinnamon Cheerios, life cereal, granola with banana and PB and a side of carrot cake pancakes
Lunch a good ole deli turkey sandwich with BBQ chips
Dinner: pasta, pizza, and some Spanish shrimp and rice. Or maybe sweet potato fries? And corn bread!!!!
Dessert chocolate ice cream/gelato/fro yo with brownie and Oreos
Done!! Gone!!! Adios! Lol
Have a great trip Alison!!!
Corn bread all the freakin’ way!
Dont you love getting retweeted by celebrities? Oh wait, I am talking as if its happened to me. Or that I actually have a twitter account. One can only dream…
Your question poses some deep introspective thinking!
Breakfest for me would probably be something chocolatey. Maybe a gigantic chocolate chip muffin with chocolate chips.
Lunch and dinner would for sure incorporate sushi, and sashimi, and sushi.
For snacks, I would love some gigantic baked buttery yams/sweet potatoes dosed with infinite amounts of cashew butter.
After that there would be some peanut buttercup cookie dough ice-cream (new flavor I invented).
And then hopefully I would rest in peace ;).
Sushi is a fabulous choice!! Gah I’m sure you’d have a happy tummy with that delicious food 🙂
Is it horrible that the only real thing that comes to mind when I think of the last meals I want to eat is dessert? 😆 Because food is all well and good, but my sweet tooth pretty much rules my life. That being said, there would definitely be some sort of chocolate cake. Probably Black Forest, with tonnes of whipped cream and real cherry filling. And a cappuccino on the side, because coffee and chocolate are just a match made in heaven.
Oh girl, I was pretty close to making my whole day of eats desserts and breakfast foods.
At least we wouldn’t fight over desserts on our last days 😉
I absolutely love this post. First, fangirling for you over the Geoffery Zakarian retweet. Second, SO much deliciousness! I’m bad at favorites, so my meals would probably be obnoxiously huge 😀 A few of mine:
Breakfast – Pancakes + peanut butter + maple syrup and a mix of bananas and berries… with a veggie packed omelet
Dinner sides – Perfect French fries and sweet potato fries, roasted asparagus, broccoli, and brussels sprouts, bacon-wrapped dates
Dessert – a cheesecake bite, apple crumble a la mode, a warm chocolate chip cookie, and a warm fudgy brownie a la mode.
I’m going to San Francisco at the end of the month! Have fun on your trip!
I love your dinner sides. And everything else you listed!
Ahh I’m so excited for you going to SF! I’ll have to live vicariously through you 🙂
I have to do either Breakfast or dessert. So can I do both?
Breakfast – Boy, yes, I would definitely do pancakes with lots of toppings. And a big bowl of granola with fruit.
Dessert- Apple pie and ICECREAM! :), Homemade chocolate chip cake, and a peanut butter cookie with icecream!
Mm that all sounds wonderful. Apple pie a la mode is CLASSIC. It’s probably tied with peach cobbler a la mode in my book!
On your trip to the Midwest, you should take a side trip to San Diego. 😉 In all seriousness, have so much fun at your baby cousin’s Baptism! What an exciting event, and I am thrilled you get to be there for it. 🙂
I WISH I could! Thanks so much, girl!
All that food looks amazing! Choosing last meals is so hard, I love so many different foods! But I guess if I had to…;)
Breakfast would have to be waffles with maple syrup and banana and whipped cream:) Lunch would be some kind of epic sandwich featuring cheese, tuna and a ton of salad. Dinner would have to be pizza and a dessert of a pint of Ben and Jerrys!
I am actually off to New Zealand today, for a month! I’m so nervous haha but hopefully it’ll be a cool experience and I’ll like the people:) enjoy your trips too! Xo
Sandwiches and cheeeeese. Can’t go wrong!
HAVE SO MUCH FUN IN NZ!!! I’m going to have to ask you all about it when you get back, girl! I’ve always wanted to go there!
I’m surprisingly traveling a lot this month! I’m going to Indianapolis in a couple of weeks and to Los Angeles at the end of the month 🙂 Hoping to get some good eats in while in L.A.
Wishing you safe and joyful travels, Di!! LA will definitely have amazing food for ya 🙂
What a fun post!! Great idea. I’m with ya on the pancakes and carrot cake! 🙂
Omg I would do terrible things for the brussels/mac & cheese/cornbread combo.
I approve of all your choices. Maybe not the fresh fruit though. C’mon, you’re about to die! Let’s replace the fruit part with ice cream.
Mine would be:
Breakfast: blueberry waffles topped with maple syrup and fresh whipped cream
Lunch: gooey cheese pizza
Dinner: ‘Thanksgiving dinner’
Desserts: strawberry rhubarb pie + vanilla ice cream, carrot cake and a super fudgey brownie
Drinks: red wine
Touche. 🙂
Such a great idea to do Thanksgiving dinner! That covers all my sides basically. And then stuffing!
Breakfast: huge omelette with cheese, avocado toast and veggies.
Dinner: roasted chicken leg with crispy skin, crispy roasted potatoes and a big fresh salad with arugula, tomatoes, balsamic vinaigrette.
Dessert: mum’s cheesecake and fresh berries, or maybe my first Ben & Jerry’s? 😀
CRISPY CHICKEN SKIN is where it’s AT.
I’m traveling to Monterey, California this Tuesday! But it’s more work than play 😛 Still traveling! I have no idea what I would eat for those meals…I need to think more. I definitely know that ice cream, my moms homemade mac n cheese, bread with butter, and apple pie would be on the menu 😛
I went to Monterey when I was too young to remember, but all I know is that you have to see the sea lions! 🙂 Have fun, Floey!