People! We Are Under Siege!
People, we are under siege!
Christmas officially began in August...Halloween managed to get a week’s head start on Christmas and Thanksgiving turkeys have been out now for a while. Cranberries are in and Christmas trees (artificial) are for sale.
I made it through my favorite store, Costco in September until I saw ‘the seed that wanted to be planted’ in my thought life. Costco brings out a baklava every Christmas season. Can you believe the name brand is Sinbad? Yeh, that’s right…it’s named exactly for what it causes you to do….SIN BAD!
I made it out of the store in September, but when I was falling into the Christmas festivities at Costco in October, before Halloween, I saw the baklava again. No, actually, I found myself walking the aisles until I ‘just happened to come upon it’. SIN BAD lived up to its name. It came home with me and I ate two of the real butter, honey drenched pieces as soon as I was in the house. Then I ate two more later.
Now I’m considering putting it in the mailbox for the postal people, or leaving it on top of the garbage can wrapped nicely for the garbage man. Must….put down…..the……baklava…..
How about you? Been planting any ‘food lust’ seeds lately? Leave your thoughts to help get us through the holidays!!
real honey.. pure butter…
wow.. looks so sinfully delicious!
haha, Donna, that's too funny! My weakness is chocolate or ice cream…or any combination of the two. In fact…I want some chocolate right now…
I'm so glad it only happens once a year. It's leaving the house today.
Interesting how it needs to be seen and thought about for it to become a problem.
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!
Last night a friend gave me some chocolate covered macademia nuts. Those are just one of my many, many weaknesses!
-CK
Baklava and cheesecake are my ultimate weaknesses. I make a mean baklava too but I'll only make it at the holidays cause I eat too much of it!
CK,
how do you get past those weaknesses? I either don't bring it home or give it away. The worst is when I end up eating more than I wanted to eat. Blech!
Spring,
You make a mean baklava, huh? Are you Greek or just love to make it? I've made spanikopita (spinach pie) using phyllo dought that's fantastic and makes the house smell awesome!
If you live near a Costco, they have a plain cheesecake that is 14", tastes fabulous and is only $12.99. Put fruit over it and poof! no guilt because you're getting dairy and fruit at the same time…Hahaha! Just kidding :O)
Too funny, Donna! And your comment about the cheese cake (above) reminds me of an old comedy routine I heard about a dad feeding chocolate cake to his kids for breakfast because it contains eggs, flour and sometimes milk!
Renee Ann,
The comedy routine you mentioned reminds me of a classic quote: "Life is short…eat dessert first."
There's also something absolutely 'hypnotic' about awesome sweets that are a steal price-wise! It's like a double-whammy!
Oh my. They look so good. I would Sin(very)bad(ly)!
I hear you, Christine! :O)
I want POPCORN!
Sarita,
You're amazing!
We just made our first batch of…MOLASSAS COOKIES!!! just the scent of spices baking always mean the beginning of the season.
Hey, City Sister!
Love the smell of those molassas cookies baking. It truly is the beginning of the season…but anymore it's which season?
I know when the sugar cookies with butter frosting are being baked and frosted by the grandchildren that it's nearing Christmas. It's a tradition that we love!
I get caught up in all of the holiday foods. As soon as October hits, I'm a goner until after the New Year.
Kelly,
Oh yes, it's the cry of the masses! We might as well rub the goodies directly onto our thighs and bellys!