My camera is off on vacation with our daughter, Rosemary, to New York, so sorry, no pictures, but when I get home I’ll try to take some of the pictures we took from the day and put them on here.

Now to Black Friday! I’m not sure why they call it that, unless that is when most stores go into the black for the year, but I was out there with everyone else. This is not something I usually do, but my daughter, Jenny, lives for this day, so I went out with Jenny, her husband, Keith, and my mother, Gladys! Keith took my mom home about 2:30 a.m. We went to Value City first because they opened at 12:00 midnight, and they had a nice top coat that my son-in-law wanted. We finished shopping there by 12:30 and got in line to pay…..we finally made it to the register at 3:40 a.m. Can you believe that? The other stores were opening at 4:00 a.m., so the rush was on! We got some great deals that day, I had a great time hanging out with my daughter and son-in-law and slept for about 3 1/2 hours later that day. I was happy to go to bed Friday night!

Okay, going shopping with my mom today, so I’ll write more tomorrow.

Happy, Healthy Eating

Jackie V.

2 1/2 cups original rice milk (unsweetened)
2 Tablespoons unsweetened, organic cocoa powder
2 Tablespoons raw sugar (demerra)
1/2 teaspoon orange extract (organic)
1/2 cup vegan marshmallows

Slowly bring rice milk to a boil and add cocoa, sugar and orange extract. Stir briskly with a whisk until well combined. Pour into 2 cups and top each with 1/4 cup of vegan marshmallows. I’m not sure on calories, but it isn’t something you would have every day, just now and then, when the Colts get beat, which hopefully won’t be often! Okay, so I figured out the calories and it is 245, so not so figure friendly, but sure beats eating a bag of Oreo’s! I’ll have to work on this. I’ll have to check the calories on soy milk as the majority of the calories came from the rice milk.

Here’s to hot cocoa…

Happy, Healthy Eating

Jackie V.