Wordless Wednesday- "War Paint"- the Broadway Musical

                             "War Paint"

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The screen in the theatre before the show started

                  

• Story of two women who became business giants- Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden
• Coming from nothing,  they each built cosmetic and skin care empires
• What they gave up 
• What they gained
• Their triumphs and their challenges
• How they competed against one another 
• How they survived as women in a man's world
•      It Was A Great Show

Review of the show on Youtube with scenes

What food would go with this show???

I'm choosing Sorrel Soup  which my grandmother's Eastern European Recipe. Since Helena Rubinstein was Eastern European- I chose this tangy green's soup!

Shared on Wordless Wednesday at Beth Fish Reads, Wordless Wed on Tuesdays, image in ing, ClaireJustine linky  and Saturday snapshot hosted by West Metro Mommy.

Should I keep my Instant Pot or Return it ?

Should I keep my Instant Pot or return it?

My Instant Pot was delivered more than 2 weeks ago ( bought it on the Amazon Prime Special), and it has been sitting in the garage unopened ever since. 

I think I have regrets that I ordered it

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I've had vacillating thoughts racing running through my mind everytime I look at the box still sitting in the garage. 

Con Thoughts

1. Do I need ANOTHER appliance in the kitchen. After all, I have a slow cooker and I am a vegetarian. Do I really need it to boil eggs and make yogurt in an Instant Pot? 

2. Do I want to return it and be bothered making a label, taking it to the post office, paying for postage??

3. Can I give it as a gift? Surely someone other than me would be thrilled with it? 

4. I'm not in the mood to learn how to use it. I understand there is  learning curve, so I keep putting off using it. 

5. Where the heck am I going to keep it. It's big!! I got the 8 qt size ( of course) and really have no room for it. 

6. Blah Blah Blah

On the other hand: Pro Thoughts

1. I got a good deal on it

2. My mother always used an old fashioned pressure cooker and loved it! ( even though I was scared of it as a little girl) 

3. Many bloggers and friends are raving about it.. My friend Noreen said it makes the best hb eggs ever and the peels just slide off.

4. I can make my own yogurt. I buy raw milk organic yogurt , it's expensive. If I made my own yogurt, I could just buy the raw organic milk and make my own which will make 4 times as much for the money. 

5. I could make beans, soups, and chili - maybe I'll use it more in the winter months

6. The Instant Pot is also a slow cooker , so I could consolidate

UPDATE: I KEPT MY INSTANT POT AND LOVE IT!!! BEST APPLIANCE I EVER INVESTED IN...NOT ONE MINUTE OF REGRET!!! GO FOR IT!!

What would I make in the Instant Pot? ????

Well there you have it- should I open the box or return it? 

Do you have an Instant Pot? Do you love it ? What are your suggestions? Help! 
What are your favorite GF vegetarian/vegan recipes to make in it?

Alert: GMO Free Cheerios Test Positive for Round Up Weed Killer

GMO-Free Cheerios Test Positive for Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide 

Do your kids eat cheerios? Can you believe this?
If things were not upsetting enough with Monsanto and our food supply, recent testing found that Cheerios-

a children's breakfast GMO free cereal had the highest amounts of weed killer of the products tested.

Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream indicated too: 

In addition, the NY Times published an article a few days ago about Ben and Jerry's ice cream. Ten of their flavors were found to have residues of Monsanto's weedkiller  in 10 samples of their ice cream. 

There were other products too that showed residues of the weed killer that has now being questioned in California EPA because of its known cancer causing effects. 

Goldfish Crackers also tested positive: 

• Original Goldfish crackers  – 18.40 parts per billion
• Goldfish crackers colors – 8.02 parts per billion
• Goldfish crackers whole grain – 24.58 parts per billion

Whole Foods 365 Round Crackers had residue as well:

The greatest concentrations seemed to be in cereal, crackers, and cookies. Mostly in wheat, oat, and grain products- even GMO free products.
see article "Dangerous Levels" posted below for more info 

Is residue of weed killer harmful in our food products?

California is the first state to take a stand !
California EPA Moves to Label Round Up ( weed Killer)  as Carcinogenic

"An FDA-registered food safety lab recently conducted testing on common foods and their results were nothing short of alarming. The lab found high levels of a chemical known as glyphosate in several popular foods. If glyphosate sounds familiar, it may be because you know this chemical as Monsanto’s Roundup weed-killer. Test results indicated that these foods have over 1,000 times the glyphosate levels that are considered to be harmful."
Quoted from the article: Dangerous Levels Of Glyphosate Found In These 9 Food Brands!

Articles: 

• Dangerous Levels Of Glyphosate Found In These 9 Food Brands!
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• 13 Healthy Cereal Choices Instead of (Herbicide Contaminated) Cheerios

Are you aware of these findings? What type of cereal and grains are you eating? Even organic has had traces.Please leave a comment

http://www.fooddemocracynow.org/blog/2016/dec/27

Wordless Wednesday- Philadelphia

I live about a half hour from Center City Philadelphia . I'm participating in Wordless Wednesday where the post is primarily photos and sharing some photos from a walk in Philadelphia