Here goes: For maybe close to ten years I've thought about having a blog called Chortles & Harrumphs. Ninety percent of the reason is that I just love the way that both words sound and they happen to convey emotions on opposite ends of the spectrum. Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines them as (cue the groans from …
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Day 27: The Oscar Reckoning
Welcome to the 4th Annual Oscar Extravaganza! This year was the first in Austin so things would be a little different: less space, smaller kitchen, still lots of awesome friends.Here's the menu for this year:The Social Network- Beer Gel WebThe King's Speech- Strawberry and Rosemary Scones with Lemon Tart and English TeaBlack Swan- Blackened Chicken …
Z is for…
Z is for...DONE! Z involves a few things, but certainly enough to get through the day. Zagnut bars, Zebra cakes and zucchini. Also ziti, but didn't really need to find any. Ate the Zagnuts at midnight, Zebra cakes and zucchini the next day with some Ziegen Bock to wash it down.Finally finished the challenge but …
Y is for…
Y is for yogurt and yams! Yes! Baked a few yams and brought some yogurt to work, then more yam and yogurt for dinner.One more day and the month is over. Still lots of planning for Oscar night, but it's been crazy.
X is for…
X is for...the spot? Or at least the spot where people would be most likely to break. Twenty-four consecutive days of alphabet eating and you are stuck with a day that has essentially no edible items. Sure you can find the occasional Xtreme candy or gum, but standard food fare is non-existent when it comes …
W is for…
W is for waffles!!! Also walnuts. Haven't had Eggos in forever and it was nice to have a convenient food source throughout the day. Waffles for breakfast, waffles and walnuts for lunch and more waffles for dinner. Hooray!
V is for…
V is for vegetables and vanilla in various variations. Vanilla pudding, V8 fusion and five Campbell's V soups: Vegetable, Old-fashioned vegetable, vegetarian, vegetable beef and vegetable orzo. So much soup! Still kind of exhausted after the marathon. Making some progress on the Oscar front though but now for bed.
U is for…
Welcome to the week of doom! Just as one is getting used to the challenge (or as used to as you can for eating differently alliterative foods each day) the alphabet springs on U, V, W, X, Y and Z. Couple that with preparing for an Oscar party and it leads to an interesting week. …
T is for…
T is for...maraThons! Woke up early and headed down to the race. Training for this time was much less than last, but I still managed to finish due to a mid-race swap of my knee brace. But a runner's got to eat:Breakfast: T is for training fuel! A protein bar and Gatorade during the race …
S is for…
S is for Saturday! Also for some serious carbs pre race day.Breakfast: Salad with sconesLunch: Steak with sourdough and Stone Smoked PorterDinner: Seriously large plate of spaghetti (which I did not finish)Off to bed for an early morning tomorrow. Wish me luck!
Chortles and Harrumphs 