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Dead Eye Joe Gets an Upgrade
I feel bad nicknaming the man in the deli “Dead Eye Joe.” The first time I saw him, his eyes were dark, like there was no reason to live any longer. I know how that feels. I know it in my bones, actually, because I don’t particularly want to live anymore myself. However, perhaps just…
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Night Coffee
Our compromise is a late night coffee with fake sugar in it. It’s absolutely not pie. We got the garbage out while we were brewing a fresh half pot. Apparently, being in the hospital is an excuse to not do the garbage. He did it last time he got out of the hospital the same…
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Meatballs.
“What does the Pillsbury Dough Boy have under his apron?” … “Dough nuts!” I need meatballs in my life. They freeze well and everything. These days, making food is really annoying. I’m feeding two children who can use the microwave but fall down when it comes to the oven. Crystal’s Meatballs Ingredients: 1 lb lean…
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Vegetable Chowder
Ingredients: 1 turnip 1 head of broccoli 1 small onion 1 carrot (optional) 1/2 head cauliflower 4 cups unsweetened ‘milk’ 2 stick ‘butter’ 1/4 cup cassava flour 1/4 tsp white pepper, optional salt to taste Method: Wash and dice turnip. (Peel, if desired.) Dice onion. Cut broccoli and cauliflower into bite-sized pieces. Slice carrot, if…
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Beef & Broccoli
Ingredients: 1 crown of broccoli, washed 1 small onion or 1/2 large onion, washed and peeled 1 pound ground beef (extra lean!) 3 tbs healthy plant fat (olive oil or avocado oil) salt to taste Method: Chop broccoli into bite-sized pieces, set aside. Dice onion and set aside. Heat 3 tbs oil in skillet for…
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Broccoli Stir Fry
Ingredients: a head of broccoli, washed 1 small onion or 1/2 large onion, washed and peeled 3-5 tbs of healthy plant fat (avocado oil, olive oil) salt Method: cut up onion and set aside. diced is great. cut up broccoli florets into bite-sized pieces and set aside. heat 3 tbs of oil in skillet for…
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Coffee, Our One True Love
An ode to java deserves more java. I brew sixteen cups of coffee on the average day. I give three or four to my mother and I drink the rest. One might say this is unhealthy. I will tell you now that I have no heart palpitations whatsoever. I am not stressed out. I might…