Lancaster Was Delicious!!

I think that you can always tell a good trip by how you feel when it’s over. Sometimes extended weekends away are fun, but then you return home feeling tired from everything and behind on that to-do list.  My trip to Lancaster?  I've returned home feeling relaxed and even though there's the never-ending laundry and housecleaning, at this moment, I'm finding these things are really not that important.

I don't know about you, but when I take a trip I always seem to take on the idea of being on vacation to heart and I promptly forget about maintaining any sort of diet. So let me just show you how much fun I had and why I won't be stepping on that scale for a few days...It all started with dinner on Thursday that was deep dish pepperoni pizza.

We were up early on Friday morning where we met another friend for breakfast.  As the rooster was crowing, we made our way to 'The Green Dragon' in Ephrata (in Lancaster County) where local growers, merchants and craftsman meet for one of the largest farmers markets in the area.  Most often I gravitate towards the fresh produce.  Not this time...

I was drawn to the delicious and fresh baked goods offered by the Amish.

Afterwards, because I'm a chocolate lover, a visit to the Wilbur Chocolate Candy Factory was a last minute addition to our agenda.

All this and it was only lunch time!  This took us to the Tomato Pie Café.  With a name like Tomato Pie Café, there's a hint that there must be something really special on the menu that shares that name; and 'special' it was!  Tomato pie has layers of fresh tomatoes with cheese, that is flavored with basil and layered on a buttermilk crust that was a cross between a biscuit and fluffy bread--Delicious!

I returned home on Saturday afternoon and we enjoyed a late dinner with friends. For some reason, I just wasn't that hungry......Today I'm making chocolate cupcakes for a co-worker who is celebrating 25 years with the practice where I work.  However I am finding that I just don't have the enthusiasm that I usually do for baking...I think we all know why that is...

But I really hope you've had a good weekend!  Once again, I am looking forward to catching up on your news!  Enjoy your Sunday!