Diet Schmiet...

Food Glorious Food

We grow it. We prepare it. We pray over it. We dream about it. We get giddy thinking about it. We celebrate with it. We send our condolences with it. We live on it. We over indulge in it. We feel guilty about eating it. We feel guilty about wasting it. We need it. We love it.

What is it about food that makes us so happy and attracted to it? Is it the vast variety? The endless ways of preparing it? The many taste sensations? The different textures? The array of colors? The unlimited aromas? Is it that feeling of fullness, when you just can’t eat one more bite, for fear you may pop the buttons on your favorite jeans? Is it the sense of security? The warm fuzzy feeling you get when you’ve just eaten that decadent piece of double chocolate cake, and you know that everything will be alright? Whatever the reason, it always keeps us coming back for more. Oh how I love my food….Dang it.

I cheated on my diet and I"m actually ok with that. We are having a big family feast tonight with Shrimp Tacos, CAfe Rio like chicken tacos, spicy avocado ranch dressing, carribbean black beans and rice, chips & salsa, corn on the cob, salad, monkey pie (courtesy of co-co) and a weight watchers cake (courtesy of De Ann) heavens knows we'll need it after this feast...but will it really help? Probably not. Moderation in all things...Moderation in all things.....
Look for recipes for this great buffett soon on, is this made with love? (the answer is yes, by the way.)