40 Days For Life: Day 27: Off The Wagon...

Well, it’s obvious to everyone that indeed fell off the wagon this past weekend. Louisiana food 1, Morgan – 0. It was such a wonderful weekend, as always in Lafayette, and I just couldn’t’ stay away from all of the delicious food! We arrived on Thursday morning and had lunch, which I had a salad, so I was still in the mindset of trying to be good. *Note* That was a lie because I had decided on the airplane that I was going to eat crawfish, but that was it at the time*

Well, the Gala was catered by famous Cajun Chef John Folse. Starting with an appetizer of Mediterranean Orzo with Kalamata olives and prosciutto, it was downhill from there. The main course was a duo of filet mignon and fish, paired with sautéed veggies. My plate was sparkly when I was done eating, thanks to the fluffy yummy biscuit I used to wipe up all the juice. Embarrassing.

Friday’s breakfast and lunch I was good, only having an egg sandwich and then Greek salad, but Friday night was wheels off. Not only did I consume 10 # of the most delicious, mouth watering, perfectly seasoned crawfish, we went to my uncles restaurant, Pamplona ( www.pamplonatapas.com/) later and drank and ate up a storm. Everything from char grilled oysters (the biggest I’ve ever seen/eaten), morilla sausage topped with an over easy quail egg, shrimp ceviche, filet bits, and followed by a quartet of truffles (blue cheese with pistachio, regular chocolate, strawberry, and another I can’t remember). Not to mention the 3-4 bottles of wine we consumed, along with a Vice Roy (signature basil drink at the restaurant) and a Spanish coffee. I have to say that we must have consumed over 5,000 calories that evening, but it was perfect and worth it. See the beautiful pictures after the recipe!!

Saturday I was halfway good again for brunch, and then when we returned home J went to the Rangers game and I ordered Mama’s Pizza, Supreme, with extra jalapenos…off the wagon still. But I figured I would start up anew on Sunday, which I did. I went to Sam’s and bought my weight in fresh romaine, bell peppers, celery, green beans, asparagus and Brussel sprouts. I am going to eat all veggies and fruits all week, even staying clear of cheese…must.detox.body.immediately! I made some of the most delicious (and low cal/fat) hummus ever last night, replacing the EVOO (1 tbsp = 120 calories and 12 g fat) with non fat Greek yogurt. It was extra creamy and extra yummy (recipe below). Tomorrow night will be another challenge because we are going to the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Gala with some friends…hopefully I will be able to contain myself (I plan on eating before we go so I can just pick at the veggies there). It’s going to be so much fun and I can’t wait to get all dressed up again! I love it!

Hummus

Ingredients

1 Can Garbanzo Beans

2 Tbsp Chopped Garlic

6 oz Non Fat Greek Yogurt

2 Tbsp Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice

TT Salt and Pepper

Preparation

1. Place all ingredients in food processor and blend. Voila.

*Note* I sautéed the garlic and garbanzo for a couple minutes before adding to the food processor, just to give the flavor some depth*