Hobbit Day (Year 2)

Following the success of Hobbit Day last year, my family and I decided to do Hobbit Day again this year. That means 7 meals during the day, each one with Hobbit-ish food. The meals were smaller than regular meals, and were all made by me.

7:30 am : First Breakfast: cinnamon bread, green peppers, tomato(es), doughnut halves, water, and juice

9:00 am : Second Breakfast : seed cake, crackers, cheese spread/spray, whipped cream, fruit, water

11:00 am : Elevensies : nut mix, crackers, cut cheese, cucumbers, cookies, dinner rolls, water

1:00 pm : Luncheon : pasta salad, nut mix, ham/turkey sandwiches, juice

4:00 pm : Afternoon Tea : tea, root beer floats, cinnamon bread, seed cake, cookies

6:00 pm : Dinner : pie and shakes

8:00 pm : Supper : pasta salad, dinner rolls, ham/turkey wraps, water

In greater detail:

First Breakfast

Originally we were slated to have toast and jam, but a last-minute doughnut purchase replaced the toast. The green peppers and tomato were left over from the pasta salad. The cinnamon bread was store-bought for convenience.

Second Breakfast

More of a fruit-based meal, second breakfast featured strawberries, grapes, and bananas, to be eaten with whipped cream. We used the spread cheese we had on hand to compliment the crackers. The seed cake was made using the traditional recipe here, and turned out very well.

Elevensies

We had more crackers for elevensies, though this time they were joined by cucumber slices and several types of cut cheese. We also had a nut-M&M-raisin trail mix, lightly buttered dinner rolls, and sugar cookies. 

Luncheon

For the main course, I made two sandwiches (one ham and one turkey, both with lettuce, pickles, cheese, and a tad bit of butter) and cut them into quarters. Again we had nut trail mix. We also had a large bowl of pasta salad made using the recipe here. I used rotini pasta, provolone cheese, pepperoni, cherry tomato halves/quarters, green peppers, and zesty Italian dressing.

Afternoon Tea

Since we had a surplus of root beer on our hands, we decided to forgo the tea and instead have root beer floats. Another option for the wintry months would have been hot chocolate. We ate some more seed cake, cinnamon bread, and sugar cookies.

Dinner

Dinner was planned to be BBQ beef sandwiches with dinner rolls and possibly some potatoes. The day before, however, it was decided that we instead go to a local county fair, so we ended up having pieces of pie and shakes.

Supper

Our last meal for the day, supper consisted of sliced wraps (ham/turkey, cheese, and pickles), lightly buttered dinner rolls, and more pasta salad.

The first time around, we overate at the early meals, making us terribly full by the time dinner and supper rolled around. This time, though, armed with that knowledge, we took the meals more as snacks, and I was perfectly alright until halfway through supper, when I think the other six meals caught up to me.