Yes, Jan, I Ate Two Desserts

Yesterday I heard a friend say, "I have the most amazing ability to binge.", and I thought to myself that if eating were a talent or gift, I should have won some sort of award by now. It is on that theme that I begin this post.


Last night was my final night with Kim, before she heads back to Alabama. This time I ventured down to Corvallis so that we could indulge in my most beloved past time -- eating. We went for pizza at my all-time favorite pizza place (I have eaten A LOT of pizza in my day, and I have never found a place I like more. It's probably the garlic olive oil they brush all over the crust). We shared a medium cheese and a salad (see, we were being slightly healthy) and talked for almost two hours before we headed across the street for dessert. New Morning Bakery is the subject of most of my food fantasies and I had been looking forward to going for months. We stared into the bakery case (as I have done at least 100 times before), for what seemed like aeons, trying to make a decision. Should we get cheesecake, or flourless chocolate cake with whipped cream; maybe chocolate mousse or a nanaimo bar; the cookies are amazing, but so are the cupcakes. Finally we narrowed our choices to two desserts each: Cream-cheese, chocolate cupcake and a peanut butter bar for Kim, and a petit four (almond cake with raspberry filling) and square of German chocolate cake for me. I'm not ashamed to say that we nearly finished everything. By the time we got back to Kim's parent's house, I had a serious case of sugar-induced giggles. While Kim's mom marveled at our ability to consume so much food in one evening, Kim and I just rolled with laughter, and I tried to not wet myself. After much story-telling and a lengthy discussion about The Office's Pam and Jim situation, I headed home. Once there, I checked on the kids and puttered around, as I couldn't get to sleep for several hours because I was so full. Maybe two desserts was a bit much, but, oh my, it was delicious.


Amy