That pie does look so sinful! Thanks for the links and I love your substitutions at the end of the post! yummy!

I don't remember seeing that one and now you've made me curious!

Splash! Glug glug glug! Ewww!

I watched the evil thing disintegrate. It was awesome! What a rush! I felt lighter, leaner, stronger. I was in control! Not the cake.

I know it's terribly wasteful and I know it is disrespectful to those less fortunate but that cake had to die.

Since then, I've destroyed half a huge starbuck's gingerbread cookie by throwing it into my frappuchino (two birds, one stone), I poured dish soap all over some baked mac & cheese and emptied a dust pan's contents onto the last slice of pizza in the box. That was back in April. Out of guilt, I moved on to new tactics. I started giving food away at work. It's amazing what people eat if you put it out on the counter in a large plate in the coffee/break room.

It's been a month now and I started seeing chocolate cake as evil. I have the superpower to end that cake's chocolaty rule! Gingerbread and chocolate cake have not recently found their way home or into my oven. The Dark Lord's spoils must not come into my temple.

lol, great story thanks for sharing. I've occasionally mustered up the strength to throw something away but that is certainly a big weakness of mine as I hate to waste anything.

LOL, I know, I know – sorry about that!

Great Post John!

Sounds like a good strategy to me!

Yes, these could easily be made into little tarts. The other advantage of that is that it would be easier to calculate the damage – I'll be honest, I have not done a calprie calculator on the pie, it might not be as bad as I think – but single sized individual portions could be a good way to go either way.

I suspected they were weird even before this. The nurses at my wife's work gobbled it up quickly so it didn't go to waste, nor in my belly (or at least most of it didn't).

I'm with you there, and eventually I'm hoping to run that walk!

Easier said than done! But I do agree – having a sweet tooth is a problem and it would be good to get rid of it, that's for sure.

Have you heard of PB2? It's powdered peanut butter (they press the oil out of it, then you add water to make it creamy). It's great for recipes and has more than 85% fewer calories. Might be a great substitute in this pie!

Here's a link to the company that makes PB2: http://www.bellplantation.com

I'm not big on subs like that, but perhaps someone will find it interesting, thanks for sharing.

Then I suggest you stay away from these!

The hard solution, especially when you went to the work of making the pie yourself, is simply to pitch it in the garbage. And walk away free of the calories.

I had a boss that insisted on getting me the gooiest, richest chocolate cake he could find on my birthday. This, in spite of the fact that I am actually not that big on cake. I'd eat a good slice at work, then he'd foist whatever hadn't gotten eaten on me to take home. And I did, but I chunked it in the garbage before I ever walked indoors.

I'm bringing that habit back somewhat… on my free days, sometimes I do bring junk home. I don't even always want to eat it all. Well, when I'm full, I just toss what's left so it doesn't sit around tempting me.

Good advice Cynthia, thank you.

Luckily Walgreens has the single serving size for solitary sale!

-1/2 girl

Buying single serving sizes (as long as they are realistic) is a great way to go for any tempting food item.

That's probably for the best, but darn she does have some great, and mostly simple, recipes. Still, never mind what I say – STAY AWAY!

Ooh, I never thought of pumpkin. I know my wife would like that one.

Thanks, I appreciate the compliment!