The Works

Today I will be heading over to Nature Hair at The Cove for "The Works."  That's what I call it when  I spend a fortune and about six hours of time to get a make-over.  Every two weeks on Tuesday afternoons at 1 p.m., I go there for my gel manicure, pedicure, and facial waxing appointment with Nicole.  She's Evey's age, and I really enjoy how she does my pedicures.  She's also just a lot of fun to hang out with and talk to.  Once every four to six months, I have "The Works," which includes the gel mani, the pedi, the waxing, and adds hair coloring, cut, and highlights.  The coloring and highlights is really what makes it take so much more time than the usual.  So that's going to take the whole middle of the day, from 10 a.m. to about 4 p.m.

When I get home, I will scoot around the house, tidying and mopping the floor, setting the table, and making a salad.  We have three guests coming for dinner at 6.  Mark is making Apricot Chicken Garam Masala with rice and peas.  It sounds delicious and very flavorful, yet it comes from the Diabetic Living magazine, which means it will not be too high in calories or carbs, plus portion controlled.  One of the three guests doesn't like anything too odd or spicy.  We were told she wouldn't eat this, so Mark is making her a piece of baked cod instead.  Hopefully she will eat the salad, rice, and peas.

He was going to make her a piece of plain baked chicken since we are all having chicken. Unfortunately, it's impossible around here to go buy a piece of kosher meat anymore.  Our local Publix used to sell bags of frozen poultry parts.  No more.  The Super Target about an hour north used to sell all kinds of fresh kosher meat, including steaks, brisket, and ground beef.  No more.  We went to Whole Foods, which always had a plethora of fresh packaged kosher turkey and chicken parts.  No more.  The only thing they had was one pack of ground turkey and not even an empty space to lead us to believe they would be stocking up in the future. No. It seems like there is no place within an hour drive to buy fresh or frozen kosher meat of any kind.  We can still get a few types of frozen TV dinners, even some family packs of frozen stuffed cabbage, but no uncooked meat other than gigantic turkeys. Our local Publix will still provide us with a whole Empire kosher turkey. 

Mark isn't too concerned since he mostly orders all of our meat online from Grow and Behold in PA.  It is pastured, kosher meat.  They have EVERYTHING. 

Does it cost a fortune?  Absolutely.

Is it delicious?  Absolutely.

Does it come fairly promptly?  Absolutely.

Can you get an order last minute?  Not really.

So no more last minute changes or guests for us.  Mark tries to put in a meat order about every two months and stock up, but we are at the end of that order.  He had the chicken thighs he needed for the crockpot Apricot Chicken Garam Masala, but he did not have any other piece of chicken in there for this guest. 

Good thing she likes Cod!