yeah.... that's what I call tempting all right!

And it's the signature sandwich at Temptations Everyday Gourmet. Right here in Wilmington. Tempations now has two locations in the Wilmington area, the orginal, across from Independence Mall in Hanover Center and a second location a little further north at Porter's Neck. 

Somehow my husband has been lead to believe that this is a place that caters to “ladies only”, but that is certainly not the case.  With that said it is a great place to meet with the girls for lunch, which is exactly what I did yesterday. 

Tempations is going north alright, the location at Porter’s Neck has a full kitchen and serves lunch and dinner menus. I hear the Chicken Marsala and the parchment steamed Talopia...well, need  I say more...

The Hanover Center location serves lunch only and does not have a full kitchen; they serve sandwiches, soups and salads, and include some dishes such as quiche. Which is exactly what I had for lunch today. 

You read right, twice in two days.  How did that happen? I haven’t eaten at Temptations but a couple of times in the last few years since my surgery.  But during the last two days I have eaten there twice. Go figure! My excuse was that i had an appointment over in that neck of the woods around noon, but you wouldn't believe me!

Yesterday’s menu, for me, was turkey, Brie cheese and apple, which is one of their signature sandwiches, which comes with a side. I chose the fruit side and discarded the bread on the sandwich, (I'm not so much a sandwich person). Today I tried the ham and cheddar quiche feature of the day. Although I will say I was tempted by the tuna salad, if I had noticed earlier, I would have ordered the Blue Beef Wrap with roast beef, caramelized onions, mixed greens, Danish blue cheese sauce in a whole wheat wrap…now that’s temptation! Well....no, I'm not going that way tomorrow!

Being four years out from surgery, I had this “restaurant / after RNY” thing down pat, and was hardly ever nervous that I would be stranded with food choices.  But over the past year, with the increase of sensitivity to carbohydrates, or the lack thereof, I have become a little more unsettled with restaurant fare. Yesterday, out with the girls, was a little scary I will admit, but there was a good selection on the menu of safe choices, even the quiche.  Yes I know it has a crust. 

So let’s talk about pie crust, it maybe not be the best choice every time, but with the egg, cheese and ham this quiche was not an inappropriate choice on occasion.  One eighth of a ten-inch pie crust has about 14 or 15 carbs and 10 grams of fat. Quiche may be a little higher in fat than most foods, but it’s made with lots of satisfying whole food ingredients such as eggs and meat and sometimes veggies, I consider it a good choice and very filling.   

Chicken and turkey are most always good choices, and Temptations even offers salmon. They have a wide selection of salads; just make sure you top them off with plenty of protein. 

So the next time you’re tempted by Temptations Everyday Gourmet, go ahead, yes, you can, you have many more miles to go!