A Room With Cheesecake

Went to a work-related luncheon today and was immediately greeted by slabs of cheesecake since the dessert and salad had been laid out before the participants arrived.

The lunch offering was not bad. Tilapia with some kind of salsa topping on the side, vegetables and a modest portion of spaghetti.

I refused to let my mind wonder about what the tilapia and vegetables were coated with.

The nine people at my table ate their cheesecake with vigor.

My big boss (the CEO) commented when I passed on the bread and butter and later asked if I was going to eat my cheesecake.

No, I said. It doesn’t even tempt me.

Well, not until she started talking dirty to me.

It’s so creamy and it’s the kind of cheesecake that you just can’t eat one bite of.

She mentioned the texture again and I started getting hot but I took my jacket off, LOL, instead of eating the cheesecake.

Sunday Menu, #2

Note: All food cooked by my Aunt G except cornbread which was made by my grandmother.

Banana Pudding

Black-eyed Peas

Cornbread

Fried Chicken

Fried Corn

Fried Okra

Pound Cake

The banana pudding, corn and cornbread almost made me cave. I know, I know -- everything in moderation.

Last Sunday, my aunt baked tilapia. You can eat the fish, she said matter-of-factly. I didn't even ask what was used for flavoring. Flexibility is required now and then.

Before I knew it, my aunt had already warmed up the food. I wasn't even hungry but I sat down before two pieces of tilapia, a huge baked potato, two strawberries (nice touch) and a sizable salad.

I almost declined to eat the second piece of tilapia but the fillets were small. I put the strawberries back and picked a few tomatoes and bell pepper strips out of the salad. My aunt said that she almost gave me a third piece of tilapia but she knew that I wouldn't eat it.

Standbys

On Friday, I went to a work-related luncheon and I wondered what would be on the menu. As soon as I entered the dining room, I saw slabs of cheesecake on the table. Haha, my first temptation.

I ate my salad sans dressing and passed the bread basket without reaching in. Those little balls of butter were visually appealing though. Lunch consisted of tilapia, pasta and mixed vegetables. The tilapia had a very nice flavor but had a cream sauce on top. At first, I was trying to eat around the sauce and I just finally gave in and ate it but I left the pasta alone. I do eat pasta but I try to make it whole wheat these days.

I also noticed that my tablemate had a tiny shrimp (disguised by cream sauce) on top of her tilapia. I was really hoping that the tilapia and shrimp had not been cooked together because I knew that there would be a shrimp on my plate as well. If push came to shove, I could have gone to Walgreens for some Benadryl.

Fast food is so off my radar these days. I didn't even notice that the Pizza Hut by skanky Schnucks had closed.

I don't cook all the time but I do have some standby meals like Kashi entrees.


I've tried Kashi's Black Bean Mango frozen entree and the Pesto Pasta Primavera.
I prefer the Black Bean one since the sodium count is 430mg compared to 750mg on the Pesto Pasta. As Dr. Oz would say, don't go for the head fake. As vigilant as I am, I didn't even look at the nutrition facts, I just assumed that the Pesto Pasta would be comparable to the Black Bean as far as the sodium was concerned.

If you would like to try a Kashi frozen entree, now is the time since they are giving away coupons for a free entree and Kashi is pretty good about sending out the goods.

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