………………….YOM KIPPUR……Is the Holiest day in the Jewish religion……a day of atonement and repentance……Growing up with many Jewish friends….I’m not too sure if my friends took this holiest of holy days as seriously as their parents…….For ALL of us it was A DAY OFF FROM SCHOOL!……It didn’t matter what religion you were….we ALL looked forward for the Jewish Holidays!!……Have a happy Yom Kippur to all of my friends of the Jewish faith.
…………………Your Customer Service Advocate reporting in again!…….This time I’m discussing a company name……ROCOCITY…………Their site is very elaborate with both men’s and women’s clothing…..They supposedly specialize in Japanese inspired “EMBROIDERED” CLOTHING….The column of photos at the right is just a very small group of the items they have listed…..The photos to the left are of the “EMBROIDERED” DRAGON LINEN SHORTS that I ordered from. I thought they would be fun and unique for my trip to the Caribbean early next year…….HOWEVER…..what I received was the shorts in the two center photos……They were NOT EMBROIDERED at all….even thought the description clearly states “EMBROIDERED LINEN”….What came was a pair of shorts with a very BLURRY PRINT of the original shorts [photos look better than they actually are]…….Are they absolutely terrible???…..NO….but I was still disappointed in the fact that I was once again deceived!….and what I thought I ordered, and what I got were two different things. Like with many of these Asian companies the buyer is responsible to pay for any returns…..It cost more to return the items to Asia than what the shorts cost, so….they have you “over a barrel”! I will keep them and probably will wear them…..but be sure I will NEVER ORDER FROM THIS COMPANY again….I can’t imagine what these other very elaborately embroidered tops will look like….just more bad printing instead of beautiful embroidery….I should have realized, being in the business, that these prices were too good to be true…..LESSON LEARNED……..DON’T BUY FROM……ROCOCITY!!!!!
……………………………………………”Smile down on me with quiet eyes”…………….Sundays were always our “lazy days”………..our big plan for the day……..was just to be together
…………………………YOUR CONSUMER ADVOCATE HERE!…….This time I’m discussing the two LONG SLEEVE, MOCK NECK, CASHMERE SWEATERS from AMAZON I ordered…photos on the left……What I received was two SHORT SLEEVED CREW NECK T-SHIRT SWEATERS…..The colors and material were correct….but….the styles were totally different from what I ordered….Amazon doesn’t even offer the short sleeve version!….I called Amazon customer service, and they said they would get back to the seller and I should hear back within 48 hours…if not to call them again….I heard nothing so I called customer service again. After a very lengthy process of answering recorded questions…I finally spoke to a very snippy man who also said they would get back to the seller and I would have to wait another 48 hours to hear from the seller who was supposed to send me a pre paid return sticker…..Again, nothing…..The THIRD time I called, again after the same lengthy process…. the customer service person, after I explained the whole story AGAIN, said they would issue a refund….It’s very difficult to get to speak with a LIVE representative……Also, I told each of the persons that I spoke to that the address given by the seller DIDN’T EXIST….The man at my post office informed me of this, and before I sent anything back I should make sure that the address was correct….This seller still hasn’t posted the correct address……Now I have to wait and see if indeed I was refunded for the two sweaters…..AGGRAVATION!……I must say that 95% of what I have ordered has come in correctly….ALL of the items, so far, that have been incorrect have been from CHINA!
…………..The other day I was talking to Teresa, my house keeper, and she told me she made herself a delicious dinner of Pasta, Peas and Bacon…..The Italians actually use Pancetta, but regular bacon is a good option. It’s easy, quick and delicious. There are various ways to make it, and I took Teresa’s receipt and elaborated on it…..You can use different types of pasta. I chose Shell pasta, because it holds the peas and bacon well…..First, I cooked the bacon so it was on the crispy side…just the way I prefer it… Once cooked I broke it up into pieces, and put it aside. Then I boiled salted water for the pasta….Next, as the water was boiling, I poured vegetable broth in a large pan with high sides…then added two generous pats of unsalted butter, ground pepper and salt….and heated it on med. heat until the butter melted, next I put a splash of heavy cream [use as much or as little as you like, I used approx. 1/2 of a cup, and I added red pepper flakes [it’s optional, and the amount you use is up to you….I like it spicy]…then in went the baby peas that I defrosted. I kept stirring it and added my broken up bacon until it was all mixed well and hot…..Then I added the pasta shells on the al dente side, because they keep cooking….You add them to the large pan of peas and bacon and onions….Then I added some grated Pecorino/Parmesan…mixing it all up….again the amount of cheese is up to you….I like a lot….MIX it well…I put it all in a large bowl and gave myself a healthy portion in a pasta bowl, and added more cheese on top……….DONE, and ready to mange!……..It was DELICIOUS, and I put the leftovers in a bowl covered in saran wrap into the refrigerator. It’s best to eat it the next day. You can’t keep it for long….I know! PASTA two nights in a row!!! SACRILEGE!…. That’s OKAY with me!…..When I heat it up I’ll put it in a pot with more vegetable broth until it’s hot….keep stirring!……………….ENJOY!