Wed, 07/07/2010 - 9:36PM by mrb929
Before I get on with my cheat day, I have to 'fess up to my laziness in posting about my sin sucre diet. I have been oh-so-pathetic in writing about my sugarless days but I promise I think about it all damn day long. I went to dinner last night and had a tasting menu, which of course offered dessert last. I asked for a substitute and the waiter suggested I try the "cheesy" option. It was not really cheesy and it was certainly not good, as evidenced by my girlfriends' lack of interest in the untouched dish in the center of the table. Okay, now on with my cheat day . . .
I took time over the Fourth of July holiday to use up my sixth sugar cheat day. I nearly forgot I was due for the day until my friend reminded me to go get some donuts to kick it off. Thanks be to Sara, I ran to the nearest grocery and picked up a donut, Skittles, and some Starbursts. To please my kids' visual and taste palates, I promised to make some red, white, and blue cupcakes. My daughter delighted in the stirring, licking, and consuming of the fluffy muffins almost as much as I did. Okay, maybe more. Also at the grocery, I bought two kinds of ice cream in anticipation of a dessert filled dinner but the crab fest and wine consumption left little room for anything else. You can see it in my eyes. I did, however, manage to eat three, yes three, very tasty patriotic cupcakes.
Now, I've one day left to cheat before the sweet fast is over! The next few weeks will be supremely challenging as I'm heading to Jackson Hole and Houston for some family time. My favorite candy store of all time, Yippy I-O Candy in Jackson, will just have to wait to see me next year. Shipleys in Houston may just be the ultimate test. I already feel a sense of betrayal coming on. Which one will I choose for my final cheat day?
Also, in case you're keeping score, my fifth was Mother's Day, which I never wrote about but surely enjoyed.
Tue, 06/08/2010 - 4:20PM by mrb929
I feel like it was just yesterday when I made those apple rice krispie treats for my daughter's first day of school. To bookend the sweet year we've had with her teachers, I whipped up some cookies for them. My girl helped me pick out four cookie cutters — a crab (her favorite), a star, a water pitcher, and a moon. With a little icing and some creative thinking, the little packages of cookies turned out pretty cute. And for parents looking for an inexpensive but thoughtful way to toast your teachers, you can't beat sugar cookies but the temptation to eat them is overwhelming. Still I resisted.
If you want to know the significance behind the bright nibbles.
Sun, 04/04/2010 - 11:03PM by mrb929
Prepare to be disgusted. Here's a quick list of my Easter Sunday sugar consumption:
- Donuts
- Cinnamon roll
- Skittles
- Airhead
- Jellybeans
- Keylime pie
- Hershey's kiss
- Ben and Jerry's ice cream
- Girl Scout Samoas
While that list is pretty gnarly, I would like to point out that I did NOT take down cupcakes, Starbursts, or pancakes. Don't I deserve a pat on the back for that? Un poco de chistes.
After our egg hunt, I was planning a long run to work off some of those horrific calories but alas the weather man had another plan for me - stay in the house and raid the kids' Easter baskets. The showers were probably God's tears of shame as he watched my gluttonous behavior in horror from above. Seriously though, I was not alone in that I enjoyed the festivities with friends who renounced sugar for Lent and were equally excited to satiate their sugar cravings.
With five months remaining and only three "cheat" days left, I am already thinking of my next sugar stop. Must. Plot. Carefully. Memorial Day?
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Fri, 04/02/2010 - 9:41PM by mrb929
I visited the torture chamber on Thursday night. Instead of making it easy on myself with a trip to Safeway, I decided to whip up some of Ina Garten's coconut cupcakes. From the looks of it, they were pretty tasty. When I reached the frosting steps, I relied on my man to be my guinea pig. He approved as did my munchkins. To give them some Easter flair, I sprinkled the coconut on top and put those tempting Starburst jellybeans on top. I hauled a few dozen of them to my daughter's school for her Spring party and managed to bring a few home that I'm harboring for Easter. They won't be as good as they were fresh out of the oven but I won't care a bit in two days.
On another note, I made a pretty nifty cupcake carrier that my Miller Lite lovin' friends will appreciate:
Wed, 03/31/2010 - 6:55PM by mrb929
I bought these for some cupcakes I'm making for my daughter's preschool party. I don't normally like jellybeans but Starburst does them right. They are staring me down from across the kitchen. The countdown has begun... only four more days! I better start whipping up my sugar sickening menu.
What's on your sugar list for Easter?
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