So I decided not to have red meat this year.  So far, I’ve been successful.  I dined out 5 times in the last 9 days and I stuck to ordering chicken or fish.

But at one point, I came close to dropping my resolve to abstain from red meat because Lyle and I went to a dimsum place called Dimsum Diner.  There, we ordered Yang Chow Fried Rice.  For those who are not familiar with it, Yang Chow Fried rice is a Cantones-style wok fried rice that had shrimp and pork as its main ingredients (ours had chorizo macau and pork asado).

Now did I have any of the Yang Chow Fried Rice?  Of course I did.  But I painstakingly separated the pork bits from the rice. And for a moment, I thought of ditching what I started and have a taste of the flavorful pork bits but willpower prevailed.

Food, indeed, is very tempting.  So I must be extra careful  next time.