Diet Be Damned

You might remember that for Christmas I bought Alejandro's family a fondue pot.  We used it for the first time on New Year's Day.  I had purchased a vacuum sealed bag of fondue cheese imported from Switzerland that I found at the supermarket.  I was not that impressed with the cheese mix, and I don't think that Sandra cared much for it.  The fondue pot has sat in the box since then.  However, I guess that nephew Ezra liked the fondue because he recently asked Alejandro when we were going to have it again.

So, we decided to have fondue for Easter dinner.  We found a different brand of cheese mix, and decided that in addition to cubes of bread, we would also get broccoli and cold cuts to dip in the fondue pot.  We found a package of sliced serrano ham, chorizo sausage, and salami from Spain.  I cut up a head of broccoli and cooked it lightly in the steamer.

We all agreed that this cheese mixture was much tastier, and the fondue was a hit with everyone.  Sandra had also bought a roasted chicken, and that also was very good dunked in the cheese.

(Alejandro took the photos on his cell phone.)

Earlier that day, we had driven to a pastry shop that is a favorite of the family.  They wanted to buy a carrot cake, but the shop didn't have any left.  Alejandro asked me what kind of cake I wanted, but I said to Ezra, "You decide."  He picked a "pastel de cajeta" (caramel cake), and it was a very good choice.  It was decadently delicious.

I'm sure a gained back a couple of the pounds that I have lost since I started exercising.  But, hey, it was a holiday.  Diet be damned!