Last night was our office Christmas dinner. I was determined to take food home this year instead of stuffing myself like I did last year. I helped myself to the pre-dinner rolls, drank 2 drinks and pillaged the appetizers freely. When it was time to order dinner I wasn't even hungry. I ordered the filet mignon and ate the vegetables, nibbled the potatoes and carved only 4 bites off of the steak. The rest went in to a take home box. Of course, everyone noticed that I was taking home most of my meal and joked that I would be eating it for the entire week. I think I should eat it all week just to amuse them.
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When the waitress asked if anyone wanted dessert most people said no but then someone said yes and half of the people (including myself) decided to have dessert too. I had a bit of a childhood flashback because I didn't finish my dinner before having dessert but I got dessert anyway (I know, I'm such a rule breaker!). I ate a third and scooted the rest of it in to my box.
Now I have 2 servings of potatoes, 2 servings of cheesecake and 5 servings of beef. If I add my own vegetables and bread, tortillas or potatoes, I can eat my Office Christmas Dinner all week long!
10 comments:
mmmm...potatoes...
No sense in wasting food, so good for you!
That cheesecake looks really good.
At least I was a good girl...I ate my vegetables.
:):)
I'm really going to work on my grocery costs in 2009. I currently spend about £200/$300 for four of us, and I'm determined to get it to £150.
My work party featured tons and tons of food. If only I could have had the guts to take some home.
Too funny - the reaction of your co-workers. I love it.
Wow Laura, that is a big cut. I hope the rest of your family is willing to help so you aren't eating beans and rice all year by yourself!
Rhea, I think I would have been volunteering for clean-up duty at your party or stealing a staff uniform and filling some garbage bags. :P Just kidding.
Anonymous, I bring my co-workers such amusement I hate to ever quit and leave them. Who will they tease if they don't have me? They will be so sad.
Love the graphic!
I would have chowed down on the appetizers, meal, and dessert. I never have leftovers at restaurants (not even Claimjumper but I admit that my belly hurt after that one). I am slim and fit so I don't see the harm. My job involves frequent meals at nice places on the company tab.
I get teased plenty about other frugal habits though so I know how you feel, it's great!
Thanks Alex K! I can still remember stuffing myself at last years Christmas party. What a waste of good food. Today everyone asked if I had food from Saturday's dinner for lunch. Of course!
I loved your diagram sectioning up the steak into 5 different dinners!!
Taquitos with beef sounds great....
mmmmm!
Thanks bugbear, I've manages to stretch it until lunch tomorrow. I'm not going to make it for 5 whole days, only 4. But it was good for those 4 days!
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