It's been a whirlwind week and the weekend has arrived swiftly. This one should be interesting. Plenty of family around and an endless supply of snacks and fabulous Easter fare thanks to my Mum and two Aunts. Ps. To the rest of my family, to the west in BC and to the east in Saskatoon, I miss you! Come visit!
Our family has a tradition, much like Christmas and Thanksgiving, Easter is just another good reason to have a Turkey Dinner.
Nothing is forgotten when it comes to these dinner occasions.
It might look something like this: Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Party Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Ham, Salads and usually at least two of them, Devilled Eggs, Brussel Sprouts, Creamed Corn, Buns, Gravy, and don't you dare forget Dessert!
Dessert usually consists of at least two varieties of pie, a cake, a brownie, and this year Lemon Tarts too! I don't know how these ladies do it! My Grandmother was a strong influence, a talent in the kitchen like no other, a Julia Child, in her own right. :) Miss you Grammy. The tricky part is deciding how much of this insane dinner to have on your plate, my Sister Laurel is infamous for loading her plate with everything under the sun, by the end of dinner her plate resembles a tornado zone, love you Laurel!
This year the challenge for me will be avoiding all Gluten, this includes various tempting dessert options. I must also contend with the display of chocolate on my parent's kitchen counter.
Chocolate is the one thing that puts a kink in my plan, chocolate is the one thing I crave most often. I will allow myself a little bit, but I will try to find an alternative first. How do you beat your cravings ? What tactics work best ?
Oh Chocolate you will be the end of me. All jokes aside, I will do my best to stay on track this weekend.. I'll update you later and let you know how that goes. I did fairly well this week, despite one day of snack happy fun. I lost half a pound.
I managed to get in a workout of some kind every day, Monday was training in the AM, Tuesday evening Zumba, Wednesday a two hour swim with the kiddos I babysit, Thursday a two hour walk. Today it will be a walk while shopping, the fam jam is planning to go to Ikea. I may take another long stroll after dinner. Tomorrow a break and Sunday perhaps some Yoga?
What are your plans for the weekend?
What Easter traditions do you take part in ?
And how do you keep the cravings at bay?
Happy Easter all!
Love Erin xoxo
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My little kiddo made me this for "lunch"
It's Strawberry,Pineapple,and Onion soup. Yum?
The Chocolate. Dun dun dun.
Breakfast. Two Eggs, 1oz. Cheese, 2tbsp. Light Sour Cream,
Penny's Salsa (so good! and from Costco), Cucumber and Sabra Roasted Red Pepper Hummus. Om Nom!
