New Year's Diet

How's your New Year's Diet treating ya? If yours has already failed you, I thought I'd share my tip with you.

Move to Cairo.

So far on my Cairo diet I've lost 8 lbs. It's really easy and foolproof. You really don't even have to try.

So I've been trying to be good about having dinner ready. Dave was so impressed that I had dinner on the table 2 nights IN A ROW. This is unusual because #1, I hate to cook, and #2 he gets home really late.

So in an effort to try and not starve my kids while they are here (they don't need to lose the extra pounds), I found Veg Box. They deliver fresh fruits and vegetables to your door.

I ordered the small box and this is what showed up:


This is more stuff than I buy in a month (I know, I know). For someone who doesn't like tomatoes, I have a lot to use. But this is my hope: if someone brings me this stuff, I will try and use it, rather than let it waste. We all know I wouldn't buy this stuff in the store.

First I had to disinfect it all. I washed everything with vinegar. So my first effort was some chicken egg salad, and since they didn't bring me celery, I used the cucumber-looking things. What are those, anyway?

My housekeeper came the next day and said that you're not supposed to eat them raw. Oops. So far no ill effects. I make Maya pray every time we eat that the food won't make us sick. Unfortunately she usually forgets the negative verb, and she ends up blessing us to be sick. I think He knows what she means though. So for now we hope this will keep us alive.

I would like to say I shop here:


but I'll probably never get that brave. The picture is poor because I took it out the window as we drove by. They are quite beautiful displays of fresh produce.