An ode to sugar free fudgsicles... and lemon ricotta creme.

These two things are keeping me sane on my diet. There are times that you've just gotta have something sweet, or in my case... chocolatey. SF fudgsicles fit the bill, save for Monday (my birthday) when I had to have real! chocolate! dammit! and I had a package of those atkins peanut butter cups. ::drool:: Yes, I know, South Beach is not Atkins. But it was my birthday, and at least I didn't do a face plant in the nearest slice of cake. (Eh, who am I kidding? The old me would have face planted in the *whole* cake!)

Lemon ricotta creme is a recipe in the South Beach book. I was a leetle unsure of it, so I didn't bother making it until the other night. Oooh, I'm sorry I hesitated! I add a bit more extract, and a wee bit more splenda to it than is written... but mmmm. I also threw 5-10 chocolate chips in (it's allowed!) and hell yeah! Most excellent.

I made some last night, and was all excited for my chocolate chips when I discovered that my darling husband ate them ALL! Doom! But, it's damn tasty on its own.

And thank goodness, because with all the stress going on these days, it's a dandy miracle that I haven't messed this up. I am determined!