We spent much of the day with good friends, Toni and Steve, and when we visit these good friends, there's always lots of fabulous food. Toni prepared a turkey, dressing, rolls, green-bean casserole, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, heavenly salad, roasted asparagus, bread pudding, and three pies: pumpkin, blueberry, and cherry.
What a meal!
I brought a loaf of one of my favorite breads (recipe here), butter with fresh rosemary and garlic, a Mediterranean chopped salad, and a New York-style cheesecake with a topping made from whipping cream, sour cream, brown sugar, and bourbon. I used a different crust recipe—a graham-cracker crust that also incorporated chopped toasted pecans and some spices. Really delicious.
It was all soooooo good. But I ate like a sensible, lean person, for the most part. I had small portions of everything I wanted, skipping a few dishes I don't care about. I had a piece of blueberry pie and a piece of cheesecake for dessert, but the cheesecake was so rich that I should have skipped the pie.
I surprised myself before dinner. It's typical of me to have several slices of that incredible bread, with generous portions of rosemary and garlic butter. Today? One slice.
Today was a designated cheat day, so I have no qualms of guilt about anything. And my husband and I began the day with an hour's ride on our bikes.
Tomorrow—back to my caloric deficit. But I should have a great workout in the gym tomorrow, with all the glycogen my muscles should have produced from all those carbs.
