DAY 5- ATTACK PHASE- FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2011

DAY 5, AUGUST 26, 2011

CURT: LOSS: 2.8 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 9.4 lbs
JAMIE: LOSS: 0.4 lbs TOTAL LOSS: 3.4 lbs

Breakfast:
J: 3 eggs (well... more like 4. One was doubled yoked) and ham steak

Morning snack:
C: Dannon FF vanilla yogurt + 1.5 T oat bran

Late Lunch:
C: Orange Chicken (recipe below)

Afternoon snack:
J: Dannon FF vanilla yogurt + 1.5 T oat bran

Dinner:
J: Orange chicken, grilled onion
C: steak and grilled onion

Water:
J: 4 quarts, 1- 20 oz. diet Pepsi
C: 2 quarts

I call up Curt to see how sickie is doing today. Curt just blurts out, "The white chicken is dead!!" Me: "Ummm... repeat that???????" You have to understand here that I LOVE my chickens. They make me feel so special. When I go outside, they come running, white ones in the lead, and those chickens running are just about the cutest thing EVER! Needless to say, I was a little upset. And that means I down one more eggs. So...... while we are on that note! I was telling my mom about the eggs and the red spots in some of them and she asked, "Which one is your rooster?" Me: "We don't have any roosters." Mom: "Ummm... yes you do! That's a fertilized egg!" Ahhh... crap! My chicken, Killer, walks around making this low croaking noise, apparently the sign of a rooster. We have joked about getting her a shock collar. Well... she's a he. So my mom says, "You're gonna have a problem when he starts crowing." My answer, "And you're gonna have a rooster on your doorstep." Mom: "OK!!!" a little more excited than I thought! So we solved the mystery of the missing egg.

At 3:10, Curt headed down to pick up Brenna from her bus stop. The bus came and went.. no Brenna. I was on the phone with him the whole time and I practically hung up on him to start making calls. I call the school. No Brenna. I call Brown Bus Co. No Brenna. In fact, according to them, they've never had a Brenna L. ride the bus. "No.... she's rode this bus for 2 years. She got on this morning." Nope! So I start explaining that she is the freakishly tall 5th grader. "OH!!!! Yeah!!! She didn't get on the bus at the school," according to the brilliant bus driver. I have my cell phone on one ear, home phone on the other talking to Curt. I tell Curt to have Ethan call his Dad. Guess What?!?!?! Brenna got off at her dad's house because she had to go to the bathroom. So the burning question... Do I get mad at the 10 year old for not calling me? Or do I get mad at the 38 year old man who didn't think it was important to let me know that my daughter got off at his bus stop and who didn't bother to at least acknowledge my text asking that he let me know next time something like this happens? I'm sure you can tell what my answer is. I think that I should start a poll about this...
By the way, I DID have words with the bus company about this. Not that she got off at her dad's, but that they don't have a freakin' clue who's riding those buses!



ORANGE CHICKEN RECIPE

1 lb chicken tenders, pounded and cut into large bite-sized chunks
2 T cornstarch
salt and pepper
olive oil spray

Put all ingredients in a baggie and toss well to coat. In a skillet, cook chicken in a bit of olive oil spray until done, about 5 minutes, tossing frequently. Set chicken aside.

ORANGE SAUCE

1/4 cup orange juice, or 1 t orange extract, or just use lemon juice
1/4 t Splenda
2 T low sodium chicken broth
1 T low sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup water
1 T cornstarch
1 t ginger, minced
1 garlic clove, minced
red chili flakes
1/4 c green onions, plus more for garnish
1 T sake
olive oil spray

Combine orange juice, Splenda, broth and soy sauce and set aside. Combine 1/4 cup water and 1 T cornstarch and set aside. In a skillet add ginger and garlic and cook for a minute or two in a bit of olive oil spray. Add chili flakes and green onion and cook for another minute. Add sake, stir, and then the orange juice mixture. Bring to a boil and add the chicken, constantly stirring. Add the water and cornstarch mixture and cook another few minutes until sauce thickens. Garnish with green onion.

I personally didn't use the green onions or the sake. And I like it a little spicy so I added more red chili flakes. Here's how cheap I am... I had Curt go to Pizza Hut and ask for packets of red pepper flakes! And I also put it in the oven for about 45 minutes to get the orange sauce cooked in.