Today’s big activity is driving to and from Knoxville, Tennessee to pick my dogs up from MomHTP’s house – she was dogsitting while we were on vacation.  I don’t mind the four-hour trip (each way) because it means I got to visit Mom at her work and eat lunch with her!

Plus, I had another epic romance novel to listen to.  Traveler’s tip:  Go to Cracker Barrel and rent a book on tape for just $5 – they take a deposit but you get the money back when you return it to ANY Cracker Barrel restaurant (which, of course, are a dime a dozen on road trips).  Or you could rent one for free from the library… but that involves planning. 

A gas station find:

It was geeee-ross.  I would not recommend this bar. I hated the texture!

Mom retired from a high-powered corporate job a few years back and now she works at a boutique that sells wigs, mainly to women with cancer or genetic hair loss.  She’s really good at her job because she’s great at making women feel beautiful and special! 

I like to visit and play with the wigs!

Since she has to stay at the shop during her lunch break, I packed up a meal for both of us in a cooler and reheated it when I arrived.

In the mix:

Quinoa

Baked tofu

Roasted broccoli

Roasted carrots

Red curry sauce (from a jar)

Pea sprouts

Really, really tasty.   I sliced extra firm tofu very thinly, placed it on a greased casserole dish, and baked it for 30 minutes at 375.  Meanwhile, I also roasted the veggies, which I sprayed with a little olive oil.  Once the tofu was done, I chopped it up and mixed it in with the quinoa, which I prepared per these directions.  Added in the veggies and poured the curry sauce on top.  Easy peasy.

Back to Charlotte I go…. Wheeeeee!