“The Skinny on the Fatty” akaThe Real Deal on the Life and Times of a Saucy Dame.

I keep looking in the mirror . . . and wondering how much rounder my face is going to get before I do something about it. All of the good eatin’, top shelf cocktails & a few of the deadly sins (gluttony and slothfulness) are catching up with me. . .and it doesn’t help that the current climate in Minnesota has me wanting to hibernate until I turn into a big fat bear that no one will recognize. And I’m not even going to talk about all of the calories I sucked down over Thanksgiving [w/ Christmas right around the corner]. I should be in a soul food comatose right about now. But, no matter what – I refuse to resort to the Lap Band. Now that right there is just sooo unnecessary for the majority of the shiftless, over-indulged citizens of the U.S.A. ; who really just need to moderate their food intake and move SOMETHING on the treadmill. Wouldn’t you agree? I know exactly what to do – I just need to get my mind right, tis all.

I NEED AN INTERVENTION !

It just keeps calling me. . . .

(L to R) FIRECRACKER SALMON ROLLS - Spiced Fresh Salmon Rolled in Spinach and Fried in a Crisp Wrapper. Served with a Sweet Hot Chili Sauce, CAJUN JAMBALAYA PASTA - Shrimp and Chicken Sauteed with Onions, Tomato and Peppers in a Very Spicy Cajun Sauce. All on top of Fresh Linguini., BANG-BANG CHICKEN AND SHRIMP -A Spicy Thai Dish with the Flavors of Curry, Peanut, Chile and Coconut. Sauteed with Vegetables and Served over Rice, KAHLUA COCOA COFFEE CHEESECAKE [Already bitten into BEFORE the photo was taken. LOL! ] - Layers of Rich Brownie, Kahlua Cheesecake, Creamy Chocolate Mousse and Chocolate Ganache, COFFE DRINKS, Baileys, Kahlua, Grand Mariner and oh yeah, Coffee. *crosses eyeballs*

*Food and beverages prepared by “The Cheesecake Factory” and Red Lobster (w/ the cheddar biscuits! )

But don’t get it twisted - I did have a friend, Ms. ” I’m at the LIFTIME FITNESS CENTER 7 times a week” to share those dishes. I aint THAT greedy. The only [major] difference is SHE gets her workout ‘on’. Me, I get my snoooooze ‘on’ after a case of the “Itis”. Not good.

But on the real, one good thing has come from our love of culinary delights, homestyle cuisine and lifestyle topics. Over the last meal we shared, an idea was sparked to create a section at Saucy Dame Delux, reserved specifically for restaurant reviews and lifestyle tid-bits that you, especially “The Locals” should find interesting.

And we WILL be keeping it REAL. So to all of you local cooks, chefs and ghetto entrepreneurs . . . get your game up — cuz we will be hitting you up and we will be “telling it like it is”. You have a little over 30 days to get your act together — Winter/Spring 2007 it goes down.