So yesterday we decided to do our day eating like a hobbit; that is to say, 7 meals. I tried to keep portions as small as possible, and stick with hobbit-y food, though I didn't restrict myself to what I remembered reading in the Lord of the Rings five years ago. I cooked everything, for four of us total, and almost everything I set out was eaten.
7am : First Breakfast
toast, jam, tea, juice
9am : Second Breakfast
strawberries, grapes, whipped cream, seedcakes, bananas, cheese & crackers, water
11am : Elevensies
dried tropical fruit mix, dinner rolls, cheese & crackers, juice
1pm : Luncheon
salad, ham sandwiches, juice
4pm : Afternoon Tea
tea, cookies, seedcakes
6pm : Dinner
chicken, fried potatoes, dinner rolls, juice
8pm : Supper
ham rolls, cookies, dinner rolls, juice
In greater detail:
Toast and jam, the juice was apple raspberry. Also, we were going to make some bacon as well, but found we had run out!
Sliced strawberries and two types of grapes; sliced bananas, spread cheese, crackers, cool whip (for the berries). The seedcake I made the day before using using the recipe
here. We didn't have any caraway seeds, however, so we substituted cumin seeds. Personally I didn't like the taste, it was a little strong, but my mom did, so it might be a matter of preference. I sprinkled some cinnamon on my slices to offset the taste.
Tropical dried fruit mix (it was on hand, not very Hobbit-ish, I know), crackers, cheese spread, slices of cheese, and dinner rolls with butter on them I put in the warming drawer to melt it.
Salad: iceberg lettuce, most of a head; about 1/3 of a bottle of Zesty Italian dressing, parmesan cheese, a sprinkle of walnuts, and crutons (we were out, so I cut up some toast instead)
Sandwiches: 2 sandwiches cut into squares : 1 slice of ham each, cheese, pickles, lightly buttered bread, head together with toothpicks
Leftover seedcake (we still had 1/3 of a loaf left over at the end), cookies (these are storebought ones we had on hand, but feel free to make your own!), tea and/or hot chocolate
Chicken is lightly seasoned (lemon pepper) chicken breasts (2), grilled. Potatoes: Boiled ones left over from the night before, sliced and fried over the stove with 1 or 2 tablespoons of butter, flip until golden brown. Dinner rolls.
Dinner rolls, cookie assortment. Ham rolls: 2 sliced into pieces and held together with toothpicks: taco shell, lightly buttered, 1 layer of ham, sliced pickles, sliced cheese, rolled up and sliced. The shell deteriorated a little when it became soggy with pickle juice; perhaps 2 shells on top of each other would be better.
The morning was the easiest to prepare and eat, but by dinner we were all getting rather full and tired of eating! I almost missed supper because I was distracted and was totally done with eating. I can't imagine those poor hobbits eating meals any larger than these!
Overall a very fun and exciting experience, I would encourage you to try it out sometime!
