I am dying for a big hamburger. With cheddar cheese and carmelized onions. Either that or a pulled pork sandwhich. Or Chick Fil A. I have actually been craving meat for about 2 weeks now, which sucks because I'm only 20 some days into my 2nd vegetarian month of the year. Do the math and you'll see I've got just about a week left before I can sink my teeth into the aforementioned burger.
I really don't know why this month has been so much more difficult than previous meatless months, but it has been. I guess maybe the novelty has worn off and now it's just about deprivation. Further, I haven't really been planning well so mealtime has been something of a mental chore.
However, I did have some fun with "Smart Chick'N" earlier this month which is worth mentioning. During my first meatless week, I prepared a delicious (scrumptious, actually) stir fry which included fake chicken strips (called "Smart" Chick'N for reasons unknown). During the meal, my 17-year old son picked out all the veggies and just ate the "chicken." I decided not to tell him it wasn't really chicken because I'm going to keep this in my arsenal for future ambush meals.
This "Smart Chick'N" stuff is really quite amazing, truly. In fact, I prepared this same stir fry last night for my neighbors and they all commented that they would not have known it wasn't real chicken had I not told them. Well, to be fair, one of them DID say that it had a "funny shape" but who is really looking that closely at their stir-fry? His assessment was in accurate anyways but whatever.
But seriously, I need a new attitude if I'm going to make it to the end of the month. Regardless, I can tell EXACTLY where you will find me at dinner time on November 1, 2011. I'll be sitting at Brazenhead Irish Pub chomping on a big honking cheeseburger with carmelized onions. Can't wait.
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