I was doing well keeping up with my recipes. Then, Thursday, I got distracted by by this book:

My first book of 2010 – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. I tried to read this book a couple of months ago, but could not get into it. I am reading it the second time before bookclub, I was more motivated knowing it would offer me the chance to get out and go socialize.

On this second round, I stuck with, and it wasn’t until 200 hundred pages that I was officially hooked and could not put it down. It became hard to focus on anything else. It is a murder mystery, but not for the light hearted. I was quite shocked in some places. But I am eager to read the next two in the series, as I really enjoyed the characters, and their relationships with each other. I have to see what more develops. But I might wait awhile.

I’m not sure what to read next. I’ve got some young adult books I could read. Or I could start our next book club book. But I feel like I need something light.

The weekend in food:

Acorn Squash

Wickedly good, acorn squash with heavy whipping cream and maple syrup, always a good winter treat.

Begging.

This guy is developing a bad habit of coming to this counter top looking for food. Granted, I tend to feed him while I am cooking to keep him busy. We let him walk around eating too much. We are trying to get him to sit and eat in his chair.

Good little Jew.

Well this isn’t food, but he’s so cute, I want eat him up!!! But he was acting turdly during tot shabbat, he kept walking up to the front, wanting to mess with the rabbi’s stuff.

Dumplings.

Chicken and Dumplings.

MMMmmmmm!!!

Coconut Cream Pie

My contribution to our waistlines. I am a HUGE coconut fan! That topping was different, it was just heavy whipped whipping cream without sugar, much different from other coconut pies I’ve had.

Licking the plate clean.

He liked the dumplings so much he licked the plate, then proceed to rub the plate all over his face and hair.

Too busy playing in a box.

I also got to attend Mom’s night out and tried a new restaurant – Canopy.

It was a good weekend for food. Not so much for exercising.

And on to another wild week…