cleanliness is next to godliness

Due to a nasty (yet thankfully short) bout of food poisoning last night I was not able to finish baking cookies for today's potluck. Not that the cookie-cake I was planning would've been any good... Martha Stewart let me down!

the chocolate chip cookie cake that wasn't meant to be

Martha's recipe for chocolate chip cookies varied slightly from the classic on the back of those Arm & Hammer Baking Soda boxes... but I think the clincher was her recommendation for crispy cookies: bake 14-16 minutes.

the chocolate chip cookies that were glued to the pan

Guess that's the last and only dessert idea I take from Martha.

Now this upset stomach thing was awful... bodyaches, churning colons, and lots of quality time on the porcelain throne isn't a fun way to spend a Tuesday night. Thankfully I awoke feeling much better and came to work, sweaty but able.

After ruling out Tuesday's lunch (leftovers that I had nuked in the microwave) and a Snickers bar I had for a snack, I came to the conclusion that the culprit must be the Jamba Juice shake I had during my afternoon break. A pox on thee, Jamba Juice, a pox on thee and thy irresistible $2 coupon! My teammates only endorsed this conclusion as I am not the first to suffer from their sour concoctions.

Though I am not at 100% (somehow the bodyache mutated into a headache,) I feel much better. Today I stopped by Peet's Coffee to get my afternoon rush:

brown bottom cupcake and jasmine lime tea cooler.
Can't go wrong with a drink made of water and tea leaves!

I'm even feeling gutsy enough to have some seafood for dinner!

Trader Joe's Cioppino...
added a tin of "fire-roasted tomatoes" because it didn't look like there was a lot of soup

now for some homemade fare... my ghetto napoleon:
smoked salmon on top of sour cream on top of roasted potatoes

Hopefully my gutsy-ness doesn't backfire... into another round of gut-grumbling.

Now for some Modern Family! I can't wait to see baby Lily and hear Sofia Vergara!