Dessert....ahhhhhh

I love dessert. Pretty much any kind will do. Unfortunately, I also love food, so I'm usually too stuffed by the end of a meal to get dessert (unless it's something I can't resist like creme brulee). So when Erik came home last night and announced we were heading to the Sweet Traditions event at the court house, I was thrilled. Erik's not a big dessert person (except for that creme brulee, again), so it was so sweet of him to decide to go. (Yes...pun definitely intended. :-D)

And it was fabulous! For a dollar each, we were able to try 5 desserts (in real-sized portions - not those puny taste-test portions) from some restaurants around town. It was a little disappointing that 3 of them were a variation on cheesecake, but I'm a fan of cheesecake and didn't complain too loudly. And Hamilton's pumpkin cheesecake was AMAZING! Not to mention their Key Lime Tart, which was by far my favorite. There was also some African banana cake thing that was interesting, different, and yummy.

So even though this wasn't really Erik's thing, it's nice to have a husband who induges my vices periodically and let me bask in the glory that is too much sugar. Plus, Lillian had a great time smearing blueberry topping all over her face and then giving kisses while she danced to the music. They really should do events like this more often. And hopefully next year, more restaurants will get involved...and they'll come up with more options than cheesecake.

Update: Apparently the cheesecake from the Bluebird won the competition. The funny thing is, that was the last stop we made and after a couple bites, I decided it was just ordinary cheesecake and didn't bother to finish it. I guess the judges were purists...definitely not the way my vote would have gone.