I’ve been a pretty good girl lately — counting my calories, trying to move more.
During June and early July, well, I was not so good (I call that time in my life, “The Tremendously Stressful Time of Potty-Training” and I treated the stress with some extra chocolate, cheese, and random carbohydrates), but for the last month+, I’ve actually been exercising a bit of self-control, resulting in some slow-but-steady improvements on the scale.
So needless to say, I was caught off guard when I surfed over to Amazon.com today, only to find that they’re featuring a section on “High-Calorie Cuisine” books. Some of the offerings?
Okay, so the Twinkies cookbook doesn’t really tempt me. I’m not a fan of Twinkies to begin with (much to my husband’s chagrin, since I almost never bring them home from the grocery store). And the thought of cooking with Twinkies — making things such as, um, Chicken-Raspberry Twinkie Salad — does not appeal to me in the least. In fact, it makes me a bit queasy.
But bacon? And milkshakes? I’m thinking I could do some serious damage with those cookbooks.
So I’ll just close my Internet browser and go enjoy a nice yogurt. And ignore those books.
In other Food-and-Internet-related news, I got a notice today that coffee is now following me on Twitter. It seems appropriate, since I’m the one pursuing a cup of coffee most of the time.
I see they’re thoroughly modern milkshakes, which would make me afraid that they’d have tofu or wheat germ or some such other delicious ingredients. YUCK!
Remember that slow & steady wins the race. We’re doing the same thing in our house
I see you’re reading “A Praying Life”. I am, too. It’s a great read!
Chicken with Twinkies? Yuck – no thank you! I don’t mind Twinkies, but that’s just disgusting!!
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Good for you! I’m trying to get back on the bandwagon (having taken a break at being good myself!). Bleh.
Ok….Twinkie recipes…..gaaaagg!!!!!
If you’re going to be shopping on Amazon, you could look into a pair of those Earth shoes that will help you lose weight too!
And I suppose you don’t want to hear that Scribbit posted a link to some super-yummy Girl Scout knock-offs today…
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Ha! Honestly, the bacon one made my mouth water with just the brief mention.
Do you have Bruegger’s Bagels there? If so, you must try their bacon/scallion cream cheese.
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Amazon tries to sabotage me on a daily basis! They don’t make the food connection, but the temptation to spend thousands of dollars on my kids is delivered every morning to my inbox! They’re crafty, they know just how to make you fall!
By the way, if bacon and sweets are a possible downfall, stayaway from Food Network/Paula Deen!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paulas-home-cooking/the-ladys-brunch-burger-recipe/index.html
There’s a “High-Calorie Cuisine” sections? Hilarious!
By the way, get your husband to read “Twinkie Deconstructed”, he might not be chagrined when you don’t bring them home anymore
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Now I’m obsessing over that Bacon cookbook. We love us some bacon here at the Living To Tell household. But the Twinkie one? Gag! My husband is sadly disappointed that no Twinkies find their way home in my grocery bags either.
I’m not a very big fan of the twinkie either, but my sister certainly is. I’ll let her know about the cookbook. The bacon one would be horrible for me to have around. I love bacon, but since I’m trying to eat less meat, it would be the most tempting thing in the world to have that cookbook! I’m sure my boyfriend would love it though.