The Best Things I Ate This Week

October 31 to November 6:

• Blue Benedict @ Blue Ribbon Bakery - Sunday brunch comfort food and a rehashing of a particularly eventful Halloween weekend with Stamps.  The poached eggs atop tomato, jarlsberg and toasted challah minus the serrano ham and hollandaise on the side - totally worth the almost half hour wait .  I saw a woman walk by with a delicious looking Bloody Mary, generously specked with horseradish and I could not resist.  I ordered it virgin and extra spicy and it was perfection.  Lessons from Stamps during brunch - if you don't like attention, do not dress up as Snookie and if you jokingly text a dude that you want to "smush" he will likely take it seriously.

• Veggie Burger @ Stand Burger - Weeknight shoe shopping, burgers and work-related b**chfest with Giggles.  My new favorite grain-based veggie burger, although I generally prefer a soy based patty.  It's this messy but yummy creation composed of a quinoa, mushroom, zucchini and parmesan patty, stacked with lettuce, tomato, onion marmalade and homemade ketchup on a soft brioche bun.  I added white cheddar cheese.  There were a couple crunchy, deep-fried pickle slices on the side (Snookie would approve).  I washed this down with a diet coke, my usual burger and fries and greasy food accompaniment.  Me and Giggles also shared a side of sweet potato fries, as well as our disdain for "that guy" who always recaps what you just said and then makes it seem like it was his idea in the first place, leaving you thinking "What the f**k just happened?"

• Peanut Butter, English Muffin @ My Place - Post-gym dinner and channel surfing.  Too hungry to really cook something, I pulled sprouted grain english muffin out of my freezer, split it,  toasted it and slathered each half with gooey, organic peanut butter from Trader Joe's.  Peanut butter makes everything better - well, almost everything.  I also had some green tea and two bananas just the way I like them - slightly green and completely speckle free.  I ate at my dining table (i.e. my coffee table), sitting on the edge of my couch in comfy pajama pants with my wet hair still twisted up in a towel.  I was watching Real Housewives of Beverley Hills reruns on Bravo - love those crazy b**ches!