Mon 31 Dec

The last day of 2012 - came quickly as usual. New Year's Eve plans are simple. We bought some beautiful scallops at the seafood sale at Trig's as well as a small container of fresh oysters, so we will eat at home this evening. We will go to the Newman center around 7:30 to have a small get-together with the music ministers and families with hors d'oeuvres, wine, and board games til around 10 pm. Tomorrow Dad and I will join the other musicians for Eva Mae's funeral mass at 4 pm. Today I have to meet Grandma at St. Mike's for her mammogram and checkup with the cancer NP to make sure there are no further developments where she had a small spot removed a few years ago. Dad is not feeling well so we will not be going to the gathering at Newman tonight after all. Good thing we had not planned to go out for dinner for New Year's Eve as we often do. Between the Internet and my new Cook's Illustrated cookbook, I learned to sear the scallops beautifully. I paired them with the yummy Costco rice blend and some fresh broccoli, and finished with some raw oysters before a small homemade hot fudge sundae on peppermint ice cream. Dad isn't sure he wants anything to drink tonight and I can't do justice to a whole bottle of Veuve Cliquot, even though the thought is somewhat intriguing! Guess I'll just have a glass of the (already open) Simon Creek cherry wine and be satisfied. Food: 9:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 large cantaloupe, 101 g blackberries, coffee 12:15 pm Teriyaki veggie wrap, frosted brownie, frosted sugar cookie bar 3:15 pm 26 g molasses cookies 4:45 pm 32 oz Lipton diet Watermelon Green Tea 6:30 pm 4 large seared scallops, 1/2 tbl olive oil, 1/2 tbl butter, 1/2 c heirloom rice blend, 1/2 c broccoli, 4 oz raw oysters, 12 oz skim milk, 1/3 c peppermint ice cream, 2 tbl hot fudge sauce 8:00 pm 5 oz cherry wine Exercise: 7:10-8:20 am Jane Fonda Complete Workout video