Pour some sugar on me

There have been bumps in the relationship between my father-in-law and I, but we generally get along pretty well. The biggest problem has been his love of the Atkins diet which -- as you may imagine -- conflicts with my lifestyle choice.

In the past few months, he has ignored my fruit tarts, turned his nose up at my biscotti and shown absolutely no respect for my cookies. I knew that it would take drastic action to break him.

I showed up to his house on Sunday with a pastry bag full of pastry cream, a pastry bag full of pate a choux, and a bowl full of chocolate glaze with a hint of coffee. While the family watched football, I baked mini eclairs.

And he cracked.