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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Ode to office food

So, to follow PR's point, I think I have totally developed some Rexie tendencies from my fast.  I actually find myself not craving sweets, meat, eggs, cheese or dairy so much anymore, which is probably a good thing.  And I'm not hungry like that these days.  But, this has made it difficult for me to discuss decadent, fatfat-esque on this blog.  Don't get me wrong, I've definitely been eating well.  I've made everything from Jamaican jerk seitan chili to vegan enchiladas with gooey melted rice cheese on top to spicy and sweet African peanut stew with couscous.  Yes, I said rice cheese.  The brand I bought actually tastes better than real mozzarella cheese, which in my opinion is one of the most bland cheeses on earth.  Especially in its freshest form.

Anyway, I sit here typing after having just finished a conversation with a co-worker while hovering over her candy dish.  I miss the days of convenience foods in my office: The random bagels with tubs of room-temperature cream cheese hanging out in the kitchen mid-morning after early meetings; the picked-over  and unidentifiable baked goods brought from home sitting on desks; the cookies and brownies left over from afternoon meetings that have been randomly cut in half by a neurotic co-worker concerned about her own calorie count.  I even miss the vending machine even though I would never eat most of the options it offers.  But most of all, I miss the sandwiches left over from lunch meetings.  I used to go for the inevitable turkey and cheese option or anything on a croissant.  I don't know what it is about smoked turkey lunch meat that I love so much...

Anyway, my fast is over this Sunday.  I'm still thinking about a semi-permanent predominantly vegan lifestyle.  But the first thing I break my fast with will be a glass of red wine.  Oh how I miss my wine!

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