Level 1 - Day 28

I Fell Off The Wagon - Big Time

I only have two nephews, and when one of them come for a visit I have to spoil them.  It's impossible not to.  Especially since we don't have children of our own.  Consequently, our nephews are the love of our lives.  Plus, by marriage, we have the sweetest and most adorable niece in the world.  Or, at least in our world.

Food-wise, the day started off poorly and went down hill from there.  I tried to resist, but I was weak.  Wait until you see what we ate today.  Check it out.

Breakfast - Bacon, turkey sausage, and an egg puff.  This dish looks like one of those German puffed pancakes, but it's egg based.  It's made with milk, flour and eggs.  Then, instead of syrup you sprinkle powdered sugar all over it because it's more of an egg dish than a pancake.  As a side note, my nephew asked for maple syrup but I don't keep it in the house anymore.  So, I gave him some Agave Nectar and he loved it!

AM Snack - Pineapple.

Lunch - Home made pizza using a white flour dough!  Oh-me-oh-my!  I tried to healthy it up by making Suzanne's sweet tomato sauce to eliminate some sugar.  Plus, I topped it with turkey pepperoni and Canadian bacon (which aren't too bad), and mushrooms and mozzarella.  Then, for added naughtyness, black olives.

I was only going to have one slice, but I weakened and had 2-1/2 slices.  And, I loved every biteful.  Plus, I had a Key Lime Martini, to boot!!!  I don't even want to look at the scale this Friday.

PM Snack - What's a girl to do when her niece and nephew want to go for ice cream at Florida's famous Tasty Treat?  The place is even shaped like a giant ice cream cone!  And you know we couldn't just sit there and watch them eat ice cream.  Now, that would just be rude.  So hubby and I joined the fun and split a Heath Bar Twirl ....  yummo!  Plus, I should mention that it got to 93 degrees today, so it tasted even better.

Dinner - We grilled hamburgers and brats.  And of course buns.  Plus, I made a big salad with all kinds of good veggies.

I had every intention of having a hamburger, without the bun.  But an alien hand, that mysteriously became attached to my arm, picked up one of the brats in a bun.  And then, my newly acquired mechanical mouth opened . . . and down went the most delicious, perfectly charred brat I ever tasted.  It probably wasn't the best I've ever had, but when you're not supposed to have something, it always tastes like the best, doesn't it?

To make up for it, I ate an extra portion of the salad.  I probably should have eaten the whole bowl.

Dessert - I'm proud to say that I did resist the homemade chocolate chip cookies I made for them.  And, I slipped the rest in their luggage to take home.  So, at least they're gone.

However, there's some leftover pizza.  And, that's going to be a problem because you know how I hate wasting food.  Want to guess what's for supper tomorrow?