What I Ate – 2/27/2010
Hi, everyone! I hope you are having a fabulous weekend! I had a wonderful day today, filled with delicious food and some quality time with my family. 
Breakfast
Well, I’ll actually start before breakfast. I woke up and immediately snuck in a quickie workout – Jillian Michaels’s No More Trouble Zones DVD. Such a good workout!!! (Including the Surrender – my arms were BURNING! 
) Afterward I enjoyed a super delicious breakfast!
This delicious bowl contained:
- 1/3 cup oatbran, cooked in 1 cup water
- pinch salt
- lots of cinnamon
- sliced banana (most added at the beginning of cooking, with a few slices reserved for garnish
) - crumbled slice of Gingered Applesauce Bread with Dark Chocolate (so good!)
The dark chocolate got all warm and melt-y…yum!
The perfect bite!
Lunch
After breakfast Dave and I drove an hour north to my hometown of York, PA to spend the day with my mom and brother. We went to a wonderful place called Central Market for lunch and some food shopping.
Central Market is a landmark of sorts in my hometown. It’s been around since 1888. It’s filled with vendors of all kinds – farm fresh produce, meat/poultry/fish, baked goods, candy, crafts, and small restaurants. A foodie’s heaven!
The market holds a special place in my heart; almost everyone in my family has tended a market stand at one time or another. I myself spent my middle and high school years selling fresh produce at this very stand:
Such good memories.
We enjoyed some amazing food for lunch. My mom had “the most delicious Reuben sandwich of all time” (her words), which consisted of pastrami, swiss cheese, “czarist dressing” (???), and house-made slaw on rye bread.
Dave enjoyed a very traditional Pennsylvania Dutch food: hog maw. You might gag when you hear this, but hog maw is basically a cleaned pig’s stomach stuffed with potatoes and pork sausage. Here it is before they cut off Dave’s slice.
I gotta say, most of the food associated with my Pennsylvania Dutch heritage is a bit less than healthy. 
But I still respect it, even if I don’t really enjoy it.
I opted for a salad + soup combo. Check out this GLORIOUS salad!!!
This was incredible! In the mix:
- spinach
- pear slices
- pecans
- blue cheese
- roasted wild mushrooms
- ajo verde dressing on the side (not sure what this was…it was green and creamy)
I also got a cup of Tuscan spinach and white bean soup. It had spinach, white beans, tomatoes, and artichoke hearts.
I actually only ate a small bit of this and gave the rest to Dave…I was too busy filling up on that amazing salad!
Afternoon Snack
Some dried peaches and pears that I picked up while at market.
Dinner
Before dinner we just relaxed and chatted. Nice shot of my brother and me.
He’s currently sporting a wrist brace…not good, considering he’s an avid golfer and bowler!
For dinner we headed to a new little pizza and sub shop. My mom, Dave, and I split this veggie pizza.
I had this slice x 2. It was pretty good, but quite greasy…it required multiple napkins for blotting. 
I debated having a third slice but decided against it so that I wouldn’t spoil my dessert.
My wonderful mom.
(Note to self: it’s time for a haircut!)
Evening Snack
Dessert was a lovely little tasting plate of sweets!
Two shortbread cookies (I only ended up eating one), and a delicious heart-shaped cookie with fig filling. It was so soft and buttery!
And a piece of homemade, creamy milk chocolate.
All-in-all, a wonderful and delicious day!
Two questions for ya!
Do you enjoy the food associated with your heritage? I can’t say I’m into hog maw, but Pennsylvania Dutch-style chicken pot pie is unbeatable!
Are you a pizza-blotter like me? I often get some eye-rolls when I do it, but sometimes it’s just too greasy for me!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Themocracy
The part of my heritage I associate with the most is definitely the Jewish side of my family. However, there’s no food in particular that I really love. My husband’s family is Polish and he LOVES anything that comes in a casing! I just can’t get into that…
I am TOTALLY a pizza-blotter! I get funny looks too, but it tastes better, so I don’t really care.
Pizza-blotters, UNITE!
Hi Katie
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I love No More Trouble Zone and Jillian, of course! Have you found any other DVDs that are as good as this one? I tried 30 Day Shred, but I feel like No More Trouble Zones is much better. I love your blog, thank you for all the info you provide!
Glad you like the blog! I also like Jillian’s Blast Fat Boost Metabolism DVD, but it’s completely different in that it’s all cardio. For other strength training DVDs, I recently bought one from Jackie Warner that I really like! It doesn’t beat No More Trouble Zones, but it’s still a really good workout!
Oh wow, your bro is really tall/big compared to you! I’m glad you had a nice weekend, it’s always great being with family, I think. And you look soo much like your mom–both of you are beautiful!
You are so sweet! I am going to share your comment with my mom – it will make her day!
I am a pizza blotter, I can’t help it I feel better not having quite so much grease
Yum, it all looks delish. Well. Except for the hog maw. The Tuscan white bean soup sounds especially tasty.
Delicious meals!! I love the looks of that salad!
I do love my Irish side- I adore a meat and potatoes dish. Potatoes in general are just the best things on Earth. I’m Italian too, so I do love anything with a strong marinara, anything with basil and garlic actually.
Have a wonderful Sunday!
That hog maw … :O How did Dave like it?
Central Market sounds like such a fun place to go shopping! I’m definitely a pizza blotter, which Peter used to make fun of me for, but now he does it, too!
Mmmm….hog maw! It was great!
I wish I had known you were headed to market! I’m there every Saturday for produce, meat, etc! LOL We could’ve chatted! haha
Oh it would have been so nice to chat with you in person!!! I’ll definitely let you know the next time I’m coming to York! The stand where we got our lunches was called the Busy Bee…have you eaten there? SO GOOD!
just came across your blog and i love it! so many great pics, very cool that you used to sell produce there. i’m definitely a pizza blotter too, i think it’s gross when the grease is running all over the place! yum those cookies look fab. you and your mom look so alike! i enjoy the food associated with my heritage…my mom is vietnamese so i grew up eating a lot of that cuisine
Wow, that market looks/sounds amazing! If I ever make it to York, I’ll be sure to stop by!