The recent loss of a dog/friend has had me not walking in the mornings and it was beginning to show, if you catch my drift. I ordered two of the stollens with marzipan centers intent on using them as thank you gifts for meal invitations received. I had to taste it before giving the first one away, you know to be sure that it was not poisonous or anything. It was OK and I smartly bypassed a second helping. The second one was offered to a brother-in-law who, I had forgotten, does not "do" gluten. I casually gave it to my daughter instead. The next day, she extolled the delights of getting up early on a Saturday and getting a nice cup of coffee and a piece of stollen. She kept saying that it was so yummy and asked me what I thought about it. My reply: What stollen??? Score: Diet - zero and me with my resolve - negative zero. (I KNOW that there is no such value in math but, so what, I misuse vocabulary concepts almost as well as I cheat on strict dietary compliance!!
