What Else... Food AGAIN

I am on a Benjy's kick again. Ate an amazing lunch with Cion last week. Had a bottle of Schramsberg Rose with spinach/portabella crepes. I need to learn to make crepes. I think it would be a cute addition to a catering menu although we have zero clients. At least I could eat them. Anyways... Will be dining at Benjy's again tomorrow with a previous work colleague. Still debating what delicious dish I want. Her stepson is partner's in Benjy's so I am sure she will know what we should order.

On another note tonight I am making homemade spaghetti and meatballs. Not very healthy considering a)I complained about my weight last week, b)ate Chick-Fil-A for lunch and c)did I mention I am dining at Benjy's again tomorrow?? I prefer a homemade tomato sauce using San Marzano tomatoes, basil, garlic, olive oil, splash of red wine and red pepper. Will post recipe tomorrow if I am not in another food coma.

My Obession with Food

Some people are addicted to cigarettes, drugs, tv shows, etc. My addiction is food. Terrible. I am consumed by it. Always wondering what my next decadent meal will be before I have even finished my current meal. It's really pathetic. Even worse I don't crave good food, I crave bad food. Lucky Charms, Filets covered in butter, Au Gratin potatoes with Gruyere cheese and heavy cream, Artichoke Spinach Dip... well you get the idea.

To futher illustrate my point my twitter name is HoustonFoodie, I must read 20 food blogs, I subscribe to every single cooking or food magazine and I live for the Food Network. When did I become this way?? I used to be a thin, broke college student who just ate to live. Now my age has increased as well as my pants size. Sometimes, ok I am lying, every time I step on the scale I pray to the weight fairy to make the number go down. I do what I call the Scale Dance. Has to be early in the morning before you have consumed anything, have to have gone to the bathroom and of course be completely naked. I know scary thought. The number is continually going up.

Which is why I am freaking out. Summer is around the corner and Cion and I are going to Florida for a week. What can I do to drop 40lbs in 2 months? I can't afford lipo and besides I heard you only lose like maybe 5lbs and it comes back in odd places. So anyone out there have a lazy, food addict diet I can do?

Why am I so lazy at blogging?

So I haven't posted since February. Not sure what my excuse is other than i have nothing exciting going on. Catering business is nonexistent except for our one client. Cion and I still chat daily and see each other just as much. I don't think I could exist without his friendship. He truly has been the best friend I could ask for. That being said we are an awful influence on each other. It's amazing that our husbands put up with us.

Sunday started out same as any other. Saturday night was drag night and we both drank a bit that night. So Sunday morning comes around and Cion wants to make waffles, eggs and bacon for Dave and me. Of course my instructions are to bring booze. We all sat in the sun eating our fabulous breakfast and drinking bloody marys. Then Dave left to go home and that's when trouble started. Hehe.

We drank the bottle of champagne from the Cava region and then moved back to the vodka. We wanted more champagne but it wasn't even 12 yet. Once the hour struck 12 Randy was so kind to get us a bottle of Moet. Which we drank up. By 2:30 we noticed we were burning and headed in. (Did I mention neither of us were wearing sunblock?)

Within 2 hours I had become a lobster. Of course I was Hollywood and never took my shades off so I looked like a reverse raccoon. I am an idiot. Fun day had by all but note to self always wear sunblock.