And here it is again, Chicken Monday. John and I plan out a dinner menu for the week on Monday morning. We had discussed having lobster tails, new potatoes and asparagus tonight. But what heresy! When it came down to taking something out of the freezer, we just had to have chicken.

The past week has been up and down for me. At one point I was closing in on having lost 60 lbs. But the thrill was too much so I overate on Saturday and only managed to lose 1/2 lb. for the week. Oh, well. At least it is in the right direction. This is going to be a hard week for dieting. We are going out to dinner with friends on Wednesday, having a little get together for wine and hors d’oeuvres on Friday, and taking Sarah up to wine country for tasting and a lunch at Bottega in Yountville on Saturday. As I said, it will be a really difficult week. I’ve looked at the menus online for the two meals that we will be dining out and have found some reasonable things to have. I am visualizing how I will deal with wine and hors d’oeuvres. Perhaps I can rise to the challenge.

In the meantime, I need the safety of Chicken Monday. It was a really tasty dinner.

Chicken and rutabagas with mushroom gravy, asparagus