Teaching went really well today. It's been a year and a half and I'm finally really hitting my stride at this high school. I got a private tuba student there today, and another possible student. Too bad it's my last year there.
I'm leaving for the city in a little while for band practice tonight and working in the shop tomorrow, so this will be the entry for tonight. It's harder to avoid dairy when I'm away from home. It seems like restaurants put cheese on everything! Every sandwich has cheese, every pasta dish has cheese or a cream sauce; every salad has cheese; every soup has milk or cheese in it or a little dab of sour cream on top. All breads are brushed with butter or served with butter, or they have cheese baked onto them. All desserts come with ice cream. Even vegetables are drizzled with butter, if they're not mixed into a cheesy casserole. Why is dairy--and especially cheese--so necessary to every restaurant meal?
Don't get me wrong, I don't blame the restaurants. I know they create the foods that we want. The most popular foods in American restaurants are covered with cheese, filled with cream, and served with giant scoops of ice cream. It's the same as the portion question: why are restaurant portions so huge? Very few people can eat a 24 oz. steak with a baked potato, mountain of vegetables and unlimited bread, but nobody wants to be served a little tiny plate with a 3 oz. steak on it.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to the usual dinner meet-up before rehearsal at Panera. I have a gift card from my mom and dad. :)
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