Fire the Cook-you have Purple Carrot Now.

This is two servings of Drunkin' Noodles. I put them both on the plate for the photo and then moved 1/2 to save for lunch tomorrow.

I signed up for Purple Carrot two weeks and and received the meals Tuesday and cooked my first one yesterday.  The instructions and photos were very easy to follow. But reading them first would have done me a world of good.  Because when the oil in the pan grew hot- I had to hunt for the screen cover that keeps the oil at bay and not piercing my skin.

The Chinese Broccoli was delicious and of course I had never had it before--so it was a new experience I was thrilled to indulge in. I also learned how to cook rice noodles. Which is a great benefit to this service. 

The packaging was excellent.  Each meal is packaged to itself--and everything including the 1/2 teaspoon of brown sugar was packed neatly and organized.  Its similar tohaving a chemistry set except with food.  After using the small bottle of soy sauce (low sodium)   I cleaned the plastic container out and filled it with my hand moisture eliminating the need for a large bottle in my car. 

It's truly a wonderful service that I have discovered and I look forward to using this more and more. It takes the hassle of shopping and preparing food for yourself---it does everything for you except to cook.---and that's the easy part.  Personally, if I could make this meal---anyone can.

If you are ready for a veggie food service that is easy to use (in ordering and cooking) please use this code for your 25 dollars off.  Fall25 .

Enjoy it--I certainly did.

Purple Carrot Came

This is the first meal I'm going to make from the Purple Carrot inaugural package.  I received a $25 dollar coupon and used it for the 48 dollar initial fee which gets you 3 meals each for 2 people--so six meals in all. Its all veggies and some are veggies I have never heard of. 

I'm not really a cook--actually if I had a maid, a cook and of course 1 million in the bank--my life would be perfect.

But for now I will try this veggie meal and let you know how I liked this meal.  It involves using the stove and tofu which are two things I usually dont use.  LOL

Our mayor is just like a little Trump---he lies and so does she.

My city-New Britain, CT has been suffering from the results of a drought since last year--but we were not told about this drought until this summer.  She knew about it last year--and never told anyone. Maybe if she knew how to run a city instead of just hiking up taxes every year we would be in better shape now. 

Our Mayor is in negotiations to sell our water to Tilcon so they can use it for drilling and then they will build a new res for us.  Really?  why cant they just build one for themselves and leave NB out of it.  We have the best water--in fact NB is noted for three things--our water, our museums and our parks. 

According to our local paper--Under the proposal, Tilcon would mine 131 acres of mostly Class I and Class II protected watershed land owned by the city but located off Woodford Avenue in Plainville for up to 40 years before returning the parcel to New Britain as a reservoir that could potentially increase the city’s water yield by 160,000 gallons per day.

The plan would include Tilcon paying New Britain for mineral rights to the land, but the city would retain ownership of the property. The financial terms of the mineral rights deal have not been made public. Under a similar proposal that failed in 2008, the city would have received $15 million.

As part of the current proposal, Tilcon would also donate open space — 95 acres to New Britain, 187 acres to Plainville and 75 acres to Southington — and create a 1,000-foot buffer zone around the quarry to protect neighbors from Tilcon’s blasting.

Class I and Class II watershed lands are “highly protected” water recharge areas that hold and filter water that enters a reservoir, said Margaret Miner, the executive director of the Rivers Alliance of Connecticut. In order to be considered Class I and Class II protected land, the areas must also be owned by a water company, or in this case, the New Britain Water Department, Miner said.

The legislature must vote to approve a change of use for the land in order for Tilcon to mine the property. Opponents are concerned that if the proposal is approved by the General Assembly, Class I and Class II watersheds would be imperiled throughout the state.

Now, the flip side of this is that Tilcon will also pay for our Mayor to run for Governor in 2018 if she passes this.  This last line is a rumor about her.  But, she has ambition just like the rest of us--except the rest of us wouldn't ruin NB's water to do it.

Can you be a meat eating Vegan?

A few years ago while drinking milk it hurt my stomach.  Needless to say I only drank it when my stomach was full.  I know you thought I would cut it out--nope. not I. I, worked around it...and had some tricks to avoid the hurt and mostly they worked--until a day in New York City.  Eating a comfort plate of food including mashed potatoes and meatloaf I continued on my way walking down a NYC street.  Then, just like in the movie, Sex in the City when Charlotte drank the water---Iran for a bathroom. 

Since that day I have taken pills to never have an accident again.  Oh, but even though the pills work very well---for some reason my milk allergy-yogurt/cheese/chocolate/ice cream has returned.

Most times when I go out now I'm that person again where I list the things I can't eat. Sometimes I'mscared there will be butter somewhere near my food.  That is so irrational a thought I make myself laugh when I think it---because if it happens--I'll be okay. And I know that I can have peanut butter and a banana and find it most places-well, most places I go.

I'm a vegan now--but I still eat bacon, hot dogs, steak, lobster, pork, hamburger, turkey and chicken .  When I tell the server do I say I'm a meat eating vegan or just say I'm allergic to dairy?

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I'm a Dog Person, in case you were wondering.

Sasha spent Thanksgiving week keeping me company while my neighbors went south. Do you see that smile on her face?  What could she be thinking of? Answer below and the best one will receive a prize.

The ONLY reason Trump was elected

He is a Celebrity. In this country any major celebrity can and will be elected.

Do you remember when the Republicans made fun of Obama calling him a celebrity?  Do you remember the commercial with Brittany Spears and other celebrities?  The Republicans were making fun of Obama for "being like a celebrity, instead of presidential."

Yep the Republicans are Hippocrates---but we knew that -right? 

My 57 birthday was the best one yet!

I am truly blessed as I enter my 57th year.  My friends and family have out done themselves this year. Presents and dinners and gift certificates were plentiful - but the best present by far was the painting of the dining room and it looks fabulous.

For three days, as I sat in the living room being ill, Audrey painted and painted and painted her little heart out.  She also did this with NO TAPE, and it's perfect.  She truly is an amazing woman and I'm so grateful to call her my friend as well as my neighbor.

Thank you.  Thank you. Thank you.