the food bloggers nemesis

I take my responsibilities as a food blogger very seriously (ok, I lied. I just love to eat and tell other people what I think) but there is one side effect that is commensurate with food blogging... weight gain.  I was embracing the curvy until i could no longer fit in all but 2 pair of my jeans. So, I am on a diet. There, I said it and it is now out in the blogosphere. And now I must abide by the diet. Except Friday nights, which i consider work night. Hey, I still have to have to have something to blog about, right? Because I doubt y'all want to (virtually) listen to me extole the tolerability of Kashi frozen entrees. Or do you? If you want to know, I LOVE the pesto pasta primavera, btw.  I''m hoping to look like I should be sponsored by the Christian Childrens' Fund very soon. So, stay tuned for my Friday night free-for-all blogs.

I received my On The Rocks collection from Spice Rack Chocolates today (thanks, Mary!) and have only allowed myself 2 pieces as dessert. Yes, I am blogging about SRC again, because the amaretto that I have long anticipated is delicious, but the butterscotch brandy is heaven and has a great buttery aftertaste (which is great for my diet, since the flavor hangs around my palate for a while and I do not have to go back for more. Although I really want to. I am the very picture of dietary restraint as it is still Thursday.)  The interesting thing is that Mary uses no alcohol in the chocolates (did I mention they are vegan?). How she gets the flavors is a mystery known only to her.

In other (personal) news, we saw Alice in Wonderland, which was very very good. But no "we're late, for a very important date!" a classic line. But I highly recommend it even though a bit of the symbolism about maturing and developing judiciousness is lost. We also got a great little French movie, Apres Vous, from Netflix. The protagonist is a maitre d' and looks after another character who he hires as a sommelier. It has a cute (but predictable) twist. I am looking forward to Remember Me this weekend, which is not really my movie style, but it stars RPatz, so I can't resist. Also, did I mention that Texas Pete, Tabasco and Cholula have 0, count them 0, calories and Sriracha has 5?! Score!