I have pasted the true test of my new diet. My favorite food is dolmades
from a local Greek restaurant that my best friend and I visit often. Dolmades
are rice and beef wrapped in grape leaves and then they top it with this
amazing sauce. I have had dolmades other places but no one makes them as well
as they do. I have been purposely avoiding this restaurant because I wasn't
sure I would have the self-control but after my last final exam this semester, my best friend
and I went there to celebrate. While driving there, I was contemplating eating dolmades
because after all, there is no hard-set rule saying I CAN'T eat meat. Really,
it is just a choice I made for myself. I will not burn in eternal damnation if
a morsel of meat passes my lips. Still, when I sat down, I perused the menu and
asked questions. We had our favorite waitress and so I told her I began a
vegetarian diet and so she was a great help. I didn't want to tell her I was
vegetarian and then forget everything I just said and order meat! This gave me
the self-control to try something new. I ordered spanikopita (cheese and spinach
in a flaky crust) and a Mediterranean salad and opted out of the egg on top.
WOW! The salad was lettuce, feta, cheese, olives corn, dill and a little onion.
They gave me a homemade dill salad dressing that was a perfect touch! I could
barely finish it! This gave me hope that I can survive being a vegetarian even
when I have always loved meat options.
My next step is to go to a Thai restaurant and maintain the vegetarian diet.
I know that they would offer some great choices but I have always loved Thai
beef salad and curry chicken over rice. This is a fun experience not settling
for the same old thing and trying new, exciting options.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a fabulous day!
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