The Week in Photos

It was a long, busy week. I ate poorly, and there you have it.

I got to see Richie from New York on Saturday, and had my heart crushed by the 'Canes the same night. There were cheerleaders, though, so that's something.

Here's the week. You can use your imagination to add Watermelon daily. Lots of it.

Tuesday, November 11

Wednesday, November 12

I took Edwar for German Sausage -- his first time. And I had Turkey twice, but I forgot to take a picture the first time.

Thursday, November 13

The Vegetables weren't enough for Dinner; there was Pizza after that.

Friday, November 14

I also had some of Jeff's popcorn at the basketball game. Not very much, maybe a handful.

Saturday, November 15

That's Richie Nebb from back at Brooklyn College. He was visiting. The Hurricanes got beat by FSU. Yes, that's an Arepa at the game. Yes, that's two 3-can Bowls of Split Pea Soup during the day. And Brielle, Eric, Jeff and I had pre-game Subs.

Here's my steps for the week... Tuesday: 7,212; Wednesday: 9,990; Thursday: 10,717; Friday: 8,452 and Saturday: 11,525.

Turkey Monday

Monday, November 10

I think this photo says it all:

I defrosted my last Turkey over the weekend. The sales start next week, and I had to make room. I cleaned, injected and spiced the Bird at Lunch time, and left it to roast.

I got home around 8:15. The house smelled great, so I broke out the Neck.

At that point, I made a crucial error. I had forgotten to lock my door, so Sergio let himself into the house. Her was there for the Turkey unveiling.

I started carving, and since I apparently now had a guest for Dinner, I made Sergio a plate and one for myself. He really likes being in blog photos.

He did bring a Bowl of Watermelon, so I had that to cleanse my palate after the plate of Turkey.

After he left at halftime of the football game, I made myself another plate.

Later, I parceled the rest into bags to have later in the week. When I was done with that, I gnawed on the bones like I was Henry the 8th.

That's it for the day. Here's my steps.

Catfish Saturday; Hardly Anything Sunday

Saturday, November 8

I went down to Hollywood to buy some more of the Catfish that Edwar whipped up last night, but Delaware Chicken Farm & Seafood Market didn't have any.

Undaunted, I popped over to Foodtown on Sterling Road... they would have something.

What they had was whole Catfish.

That baby weighed just under four pounds. The woman at the counter took it away to get it all cleaned up. I also bought a half pound of Scallops, and then rushed home to get cooking.

I have no idea how much the Filets weighed after the Fish was cleaned. I heated up a two cans of Diced Tomatoes, a jar of Salsa, some Pepper Rings, Salsa de Aji, Slivered Garlic and -- because I like Mushrooms -- a can of Mushrooms. While it cooked, I cut the filets into pieces and then added half of them and half the Scallops.

Here's what the plate looked like.

Later on, I heated up the rest of the Catfish and Scallops.

As a bonus, there was still some of the Sauce left over. I heated it up later and had it as if it was Soup. I love Soup, you know.

That's it for Saturday. Here's my steps.

Sunday, November 9

It's 10:30, and I just realized that I haven't eaten today. I realized that I had to have something, so I rooted around in the pantry and came up with a can of Salmon, a Can of Crabmeat, some Sriracha, Mustard, Onion Flakes and Garlic. I mixed them into a bowl and had my Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

That's it for the day. Here's my steps. It's before midnight, so there should be a few more by the end of the day.

I Hold A Baby. And Eat Chilean Food. And Catfish.

Friday, November 7

First, and most important, I got to hold a Baby.

That's Edwar & Jennifer's new son, Antonio. Daniela wanted in on the picture, too... she's not shy around a camera. I think it is a stellar Blog debut for Antonio.

A Bowl of Watermelon.

Larry and I had to run down to Hollywood at Lunch time, so we stopped at Viva Chile Lindo to grab a bite.

I usually get the Pastel de Choclo, but when I was there with Lonnise a couple of weeks ago, I saw a large Soup at another table... I had to investigate.

Yes, they had Soup. Yes, it was enough for Lunch. You could choose Beef or Chicken; I chose Beef. Yes, it had a name. No, I don't remember the name. I ordered it.

It had a hunk of some Beef. It had been cooked a long time, so it was soft and stringy. Very good. It also had a Potato, piece of Corn, and a small piece of Squash. The Broth was pretty nondescript until I added some Hot Sauce. It was good -- I love Soup, but the Pastel de Choclo is better. It came with a very nice Tomato and Onion Salad.

Speaking of Pastel de Choclo, Larry took my recommendation and was very happy with his dish.

I had another Bowl of Watermelon at around 4:00.



For Dinner, Edwar and Jennifer invited me over to feed me. And so I could see the new baby. We had talked during the week, and Edwar decided to try his hand at one of my Catfish recipes. He started to get ready.

There was Salsa, fresh Zucchini, Corn and Beans. While that was heating, we decided that the Filets were huge, so we cut them. Then we had a Real Big Mess O' Catfish.

Everyone got a piece of Catfish and some Vegetables. We underestimated our needs on the Vegetables, so the second piece of Fish was just with Sauce.

That's Megan holding the baby, by the way. Another Blog debut! We all loved the Fish. Also, we had Asparagus.

At home, around midnight, I was hungry, so I had a package of Oscar Meyer Delifresh Smoked Turkey Breast Rollups with two types of Mustards.

That's it. Here's some more pictures of me with the baby, and my steps. No children were injured in the taking of these photos.