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Jan
15
2006
I have been doing quite well in trying to take off some weight. Seems like all the lamb and sauvignon blanc in New Zealand a year ago has not left my aging body. Well, I am not sure I want to get near a scale right now. Saying I fell of the wagon this weekend would be an understatement. I fell off and the wagon rolled over me as it careened out of control.
Friday evening we joined my older sister and my brother in law at the country club for what I fondly call a trafe feeding frenzy on shabbat. It’s more seafood than you can imagine. There is a monster table with seafood gumbo, caviar, smoked shrimp, smoked scallops, smoked mussels, steamed mussels, a whole salmon, Dungeness crab, seafood salad, regular salad, and much more. Then there is the huge table with stone crabs claws, lobster claws, huge shrimp, king crab, and more. And if you are still hungry after that, the hot table has steamed lobster, scallops, green beans, potatoes, and carved roast beef. All of that does not even mention the over-ladened dessert table. I must admit that I ate a couple of platefuls less than when I have come here in previous years, but I did consume enough food to feed at least three people at a normal meal.
Then there was Saturday. Here we went to a trendy reopened restaurant again with my sister and brother in law along with two old friends. I started with a spider roll (they have a trendy sushi bar) followed by two double lamb chops with all the fixings. And wine. Wine Friday night, too. I had given up on wine the last few weeks as part of my regimen of cutting back on calories. But, hey, if you are going to indulge, why not go all the way?
Then today, Sunday, Marian’s sister and brother in law took us and Marian’s mom to a restaurant about an hour away in Highland, IL. It’s the Blue Spring Café and it’s known for “foot high pies.” First they bring to the table bowls of slaw, apple sauce, and pickled beets along with a basket of hot biscuits and some apple butter. Before the main course comes, they bring bowls of mashed potatoes, white gravy, and green beans. My main course was chicken and dumplings. Marian had gizzards. The food was great. Naturally, we had to follow this with pieces of pie. The tall pies offered were banana cream, coconut cream, lemon cream, and chocolate. All have meringue mounded up to heights that befit their boast.
So, it’s now Sunday evening, time to reflect on a decadent three days. Tomorrow it’s to the gym, but I do have a luncheon engagement.
Friday evening we joined my older sister and my brother in law at the country club for what I fondly call a trafe feeding frenzy on shabbat. It’s more seafood than you can imagine. There is a monster table with seafood gumbo, caviar, smoked shrimp, smoked scallops, smoked mussels, steamed mussels, a whole salmon, Dungeness crab, seafood salad, regular salad, and much more. Then there is the huge table with stone crabs claws, lobster claws, huge shrimp, king crab, and more. And if you are still hungry after that, the hot table has steamed lobster, scallops, green beans, potatoes, and carved roast beef. All of that does not even mention the over-ladened dessert table. I must admit that I ate a couple of platefuls less than when I have come here in previous years, but I did consume enough food to feed at least three people at a normal meal.
Then there was Saturday. Here we went to a trendy reopened restaurant again with my sister and brother in law along with two old friends. I started with a spider roll (they have a trendy sushi bar) followed by two double lamb chops with all the fixings. And wine. Wine Friday night, too. I had given up on wine the last few weeks as part of my regimen of cutting back on calories. But, hey, if you are going to indulge, why not go all the way?
Then today, Sunday, Marian’s sister and brother in law took us and Marian’s mom to a restaurant about an hour away in Highland, IL. It’s the Blue Spring Café and it’s known for “foot high pies.” First they bring to the table bowls of slaw, apple sauce, and pickled beets along with a basket of hot biscuits and some apple butter. Before the main course comes, they bring bowls of mashed potatoes, white gravy, and green beans. My main course was chicken and dumplings. Marian had gizzards. The food was great. Naturally, we had to follow this with pieces of pie. The tall pies offered were banana cream, coconut cream, lemon cream, and chocolate. All have meringue mounded up to heights that befit their boast.
So, it’s now Sunday evening, time to reflect on a decadent three days. Tomorrow it’s to the gym, but I do have a luncheon engagement.
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