322 days ago by SweetChilli | 57 views | 0 barks

Oops, blown my diet again!

It's an uphill battle keeping me on a low-fat diet.  And it certainly doesn't help to have a Mum who stays skinny no matter how much she eats, because she always takes full advantage of that and eats everything she wants....and then I come along and beg her for some of it!  Unfortunately, while Mum still remains the same size, I just get fatter and fatter.  This time it's Mum's custard tarts that are to blame!

She made them up because one of her workmates was leaving for a new job, and they were putting on a morning tea for her.  Mum found this recipe for Portuguese custard tarts that she thought would be nice, so she made one batch on the weekend just to see whether they'd turn out OK, then made another batch to take to work on Thursday.  Well....for a few days there Dad and I were in gastronomical heaven!  We ate until we were absolutely stuffed.  But Mum was horrified when she saw how many tarts Dad was giving me, because the custard filling is made with cream and egg yolks, and is very fattening.  It tasted pretty good though!

Well, I've got to go now, Mum is getting ready to take me for a walk to burn off all the calories I've consumed.  I can't wait to find out what delicious recipe she'll find in the food pages of That's Life magazine, and decide to try out on Dad and me.  Geez....I'm drooling already!