Humor me for one more week of this veggie-wave I have going and you'll be well rewarded with an explosion of meat very soon. For now though, I'm still stuck on the idea of what will be the first thing I cook at my first competition, which just happens to not be meat. Bridging a gap here, I have these spinach and cheese stuffed portobellos, and portobellos are just "like a steak," right?
As expected, the holidays have left more than few additional pounds reading on the scale, which is on top of all that I amassed last year. Looking at me you may not be able to tell, but my sister-in-law hit the nail on the head when she labeled me a "skinny fat person." Sure, I'm still fitting into medium shirts (arguably) and 32" jeans (after mastering the art of sucking-in), but I know all too well the truth that lays underneath. So that means it's time for a salad. Salad, what? No meat, what what what??!? Yes, that's right, at least once this year I'll sit down and consume something healthy for me, but it's sure as hell is still going to be grilled!
It's been a bad year. Ok, we had an awesome Meatwave season, tons of excellent food, and I got to enjoy it all with my best friends. So I guess I had a pretty great year, but what I meant to say is, I've been bad. I've reached the point in my life where I can no longer eat whatever the hell I want without it adversely affecting my waist line and overall health. I came to realize this last year, but still went about this past year with little care into what I was putting into my stomach, and I've rightfully come out with pants that no longer fit and shirts that now accentuate some not-so-pleasant features. Next yea will be different (easy to say that now), but with the holidays and an extended stay in Houston on the horizon, there's no point in taking corrective measures quite yet. So from now until the end of the year, bring on the smoked, grilled, and fried, I'm here and ready to devour it all!
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