Sweet Dreams

I have the biggest sweet tooth.  It doesn't matter what it is, as long as there is sugar and hopefully some chocolate involved, I am one happy lady.  There are a few desserts that have had a huge impact on me. Normally when I go out to eat, I don't get dessert, but on a rare occasion I do.  On those rare occasions, there are a few that will always remain in my memory---

1.  Harry's Lemon Tiramisu--Oddly enough, this did not have any chocolate involved, but man was it good.  It was so good in fact, that I went back to Harry's the very next night to have another slice!

2.  Harry's Chocolate Birthday Cake--Hello delicious melt in your mouth chocolate cake.  It was a fabulous amazing treat for a chocolate lover, like myself!

3.  Lowry's Steakhouse Chef Special--I'm not sure if it was the presentation of this beautiful dessert that got me or what, but I will forever remember this beautiful creation.  This beautiful dessert was a crafted purse made out of chocolate (what girl doesn't love a good purse!) with the inside filled with delicious buttercream and fresh fruit.  Sadly, I do not have a picture anymore to share.

So, now that I  have you dreaming of a delicious chocolate sugary dessert, let me tell you what it's like to not have any of that.  I have been on a very strict diet for the past 20 days.  This strict diet is not to loose weight, it is for my health, promise.  Anyway, the only 'sweet' thing that I can have is natural sugar, which includes honey or many different types of natural fruit.   It really hasn't been that bad.  I have survived, I have followed this diet no matter where I am.  I even managed to stay true to the strict diet while attending the Chiefs game last weekend.  Was it hard?  Of course!  Can you imagine standing in a parking lot with grills and tables full of food that you cannot have?  The smell of the food cooking on the grill had my salivating, but I stuck to my rice and tuna with a little bit of salt.

Anyway, I had a dream last night that I was eating a delicious chocolate chip cookie.  This wasn't any chocolate chip cookie, this was a cookie from my mom's kitchen.  I have no idea what she does to her cookies, but they are the best chocolate chip cookies of all time.  Supposedly, she has given me her recipe, in which I follow it to a 't' and dot all of my 'i's, but they never turn out like hers.  Sadly, I woke up from that dream to realize that my day, as well as, many more days to come will not involve a sugary chocolate treat.

After ready this, please go out and eat a chocolate chip cookie!  It would make my heart, mouth, and stomach happy!

~Kasey