day 158: binge weekend
I might have gained 10lbs this weekend with all the amazing eats I had. I don’t know for sure because my scale and I broke up, but by Sunday night I was undoing the button of my pants. THAT’s saying something.
It was a bad weekend… but oh so good!
Between celebrating my cousin’s wedding shower, my dad’s birthday, and Father’s Day with both my dad and my father-in-law I was stuffed silly!
I don’t have a lot of pictures because, frankly, I devoured most of the food. Oh the gluttony! On to the food:
I skipped the cake at the bridal shower to binge on the delicious Lebanese desserts that I only get to have a couple of times a year. My cousin’s aunt makes some awesome desserts and cookies that I always look forward to eating.
Case in point:
These are like mini-pancakes stuffed with clotted cream and they are served with a sugar syrup. It’s funny because I was craving these after Joumana just recently posted a recipe for them. I love Lebanese desserts because they are so light and refreshing.
Saturday night we hit up the annual Carrousel of Nations which is a festival scattered throughout Windsor that showcases the food, music, and dance of several local diasporas.
I wait all year for the Greek village. Souvlaki? Devoured. Not a trace of evidence left behind.
Sunday we celebrated my dad’s birthday and Father’s day (he always gets shafted like that). I decided that I was going to make a cake for him.
Just to be clear, I don’t bake cakes. I bake bread.
This is my sister. She bakes the cakes. And decorates them. (She’s ambitious)
…Anyway, I stumbled upon a recipe for Sourdough Chocolate Cake and with my recent sourdough bonanza I figured it was a good bridge between bread baking and cake baking. (Plus my sourdough starter was starting to feel lonely and neglected in the fridge all week)
Okay, so I’ll be the first to admit that this cake looks hideous but it tasted so good. It was super moist and perfectly dense—my sister said it actually tasted a bit like a Tim Hortons chocolate doughnut. The recipe is definitely a keeper (although the frosting ended up turning out like a glaze that I spread on the inside of the cake. I used an alternate frosting recipe for the top).
I ate a big piece (and then snuck another one when no one was looking :S )
Weekends are just another one of my downfalls! I’m really going to need to watch what I eat this week, since I’m getting dangerously close to my Bikini Birthday!
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glad you let loose this weekend and had a blast! that dessert (and the cake) look divine!
HOLY COW those mini pancake desserts look divine!!! I would happily gain 10 lbs eating those
don’t stress girlie! The weekends can be really difficult but just make sure this week you eat lots of healthy foods! Summer is always a challenge since there seems to be some type of food-function every weekend! It’s a struggle for all of us! Hang in there!
that glaze is freaking rediculous!!! WOWWWW… i think i fell into a sugar coma just now
xoxo
I don’t blame you – all that food sounds delicious! Super sweet of you to make the cake, anything that taste like Tim’s donuts is a winner….
Sounds like a near perfect weekend. And I’m sure all the eats were fantastic and well worth it. Esp the cake. I love the way it sounds!!
Fun weekend! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! The cake sounds amazing.
Those deserts look amazing! Looks like you had a great weekend.
Please forgive my American ignorance, but what’s clotted cream??? I’ve heard of it before but not in a good light. Those look almost like canolis to me. Whatever it is, I’d eat it! They look delicious!
Lebanese desserts? How could you say no!? YUM!
Mmm..your cake looks delicious!
And try not to beat yourself up over one weekend. In the grand scheme of things, moving on and eating good for this brand new week is what’s important.
Glad you had a fun weekend, girl!
i can see why you went overboard! i definitely would have too-looks so freaking good
about the tempo run-it is a race pace effort the whole time-yikes! hope you are feeling a bit better today……
Hey, as long as the cake tasted good – that’s all that matters if you ask me
So far this year I’ve been able to keep myself in check weekend or not. Kind of afraid to let loose now as it could be a doozy!
I’m like your Dad in getting the shaft as my birthday is the 23rd of December and for 95% of my life they celebrate it on Xmas day.