My heart breaks for Paris and Beirut. When think of Paris I am reminded of a city that is kind and patient to foreigners which has been my experience. I hope and wish love, peace, for safety for all in Paris and Beirut.
Kindness and understand can change the world
This weekend was fun, I went to NYC for a the KidzVuz Holiday event which is a toy and product showcase for bloggers. Due to the events in Paris I was nervous about taking the train and going to Time Square with my daughter. I love taking my daughter every year to this event. This year I decided to live by my mantra Never Live Scared so my daughter and I went to NYC. After 911, I flew 11 days after on 9/22 with my family. The point of a terrorist is to instill terror, I have to live and not give into the terror. I feel it is important to share persistence and love of life with my children.
My daughter understood what happened in Paris, because she was watching the TV with me when the reports came on. When we on the train she showed me her earrings she told me it was in support of the victims. I thought how thoughtful even a 10 year old can understand the impact.
More on my trip- I love eating when in NYC because even the inexpensive restaurants are good, make sure you order the fresh cooked food. The reason is because it is really hard to get a restaurant to survive in New York City with so much competition and the ablity for people to leave reviews if your food is bad you are gone. My daughter and I stop by a little deli she had a BLT and I had a Gyro both were fresh sandwiches with fries and the cost with 2 drinks $18.00. What a great deal.
I also made Pulled Pork Mac n’ Cheese this past weekend will Pulled Pork on top. I had a small pork roast 1.7 lb too small to make a fresh roast and I did not feel like cutting it into chops stuck it frozen in the slow cooker for a few hours with a can of broth, shredded it and tossed in BBQ sauce. I also had left over Pasta from a dinner during the week. I made a cheese sauce mixed the pasta, I had some small pie trays baked the mac n’ cheese for 30 min. I add the pork and more cheese on top broiled till golden. Yummy, it was an unplanned meal I would do again.
Menu Planning
Those week my my son starts swim team which means he will be exhausted and hungry. He gets to swim 3 hours a day for high school swim team exhausting right.. I don’t think I could do one lap. The meal plan this week must be hardy.
Monday: Perogies and Kielbasa
Tuesday: Chicken and Rice
Wednesday: Fish Asparagus and Couscous
Thursday: Sausage and Peppers with Homemade fries
Friday: Pizza
Saturday : Fend for yourselves night
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