I'm sick and tired of having to wait to tell people after they've eaten something I've made that it's a Weight Watchers recipe.

Just because something doesn't have real sugar in it, and has little to no fat doesn't mean it will taste like crap. It does often mean that you don't have a hellacious sugar crash afterwards though.

Too frequently I mention to people before they've had something I've made that I often prepare Weight Watchers recipes, to which some people respond "I like my food to be full- flavor fat (normal)." And yes, it is often not the flavor they comment on, even though that's what they mean.

I have had two people in as many days, whose opinion on the matter I respect, tell me that my pumpkin cheesecake was delicious. I enjoyed it. I especially enjoyed the fact that I didn't feel like I'd swallowed a bowling ball afterwards.

So the next time I bake something and offer you some, know that it will 1) probably be tasty and/or delicious, and 2) have a better than average chance of being some sort of reduced-calorie recipe. So please eat it, and if you don't like it, tell me. But by no means should you turn up your nose, simply because it's not a "real" recipe.

After all, that's rude.*


* Yes, I understand the rudeness of telling someone that they're being rude. I also appreciate the irony of me ranting about not being rude. But I'm fine with it.