You know what they say, you can’t have your cake and eat it too.
That was never my favorite idiom but I’m starting to see the charm. Money minded men may claim ‘opportunity cost’, but I like it better covered in frosting.
Speaking of frosting, this is no time to count calories. My dessert table plays home to decadence. From mascarpone cream to lemon curd. For dark chocolate, pistachio filling, fruits of the forest, sea salt caramel and crème anglaise.
I know what you’re thinking - If I can’t eat cake, can I have cream puffs? What about cannolis, triple berry pie or tarts? Chocolate chip cookies, eclairs and tiramisu?
Is cake the only crackdown in place?
Don’t look at me, it’s not my idiom! I’ve never walked into a patisserie without walking out with half the store. Sue me!
Personally, I thrive on a little taste test, a sampling, a flight.
Speaking of flight…risks I mean, flight risks.
That’s what they call someone who might get up and leave at any moment. Always weighing their options and scouting for where the grass is greener.
Hey, that’s another idiom! Do we like that more or less than the cake situation?
Speaking of situations, what they’re really trying to tell you with the whole cake one is: you can’t eat the cake and still have ownership over it after the deed is done. At some point in time, you decide to act, thus losing your cake. Tough luck, am I right? Opportunity cost comes back into the picture, forcing you to weigh the pros and cons of your choices. If you eat the cake, you’ll have the immediate gratification of something sweet. However, in doing so you will lose the emotional security and pleasure of coveting your cake.
Speaking of cake, Marie Antoinette never actually said the whole “Let them eat” thing, but I have a feeling she would have allowed both – to have and eat. She seems like the type to condone seconds. The type of girl I’d like to split dessert with.
In France they don’t mention cake at all, maybe it has bad connotations after the whole Revolution thing. They talk in terms of butter - “You want the butter, the butter money, and the milk maid’s ass”. A bit more on the nose, don’t you think?
The Italians say something like, ‘you can’t have the wine and a drunk wife at the same time’ – so Italian of them.
Hungarians prefer ‘you can’t ride two horses with the same ass’ and in Hindi, it’s simple - ‘Heads are mine, Tails are mine too’.
Speaking of tales, this one is quite obvious.
You can’t have it both ways.
Enhance your reading experience with today’s Blog pairing menu:
Catchy tune: Lolita by Lana Del Rey
lil’ Snack: Strawberries and whipped cream