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Posts Tagged ‘squash’
Awash with Squash
October 17th, 2012
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It was a dark and stormy night. Amidst the raging wind, and while I sat cosily knitting on the couch, The Norwegian Artist and the Son and Heir brought in the last of the garden’s harvest. (Those of you who enjoy a comfortable, long-time relationship with the other half of your soul recognize that, sometimes [...]
Recipe: Chicken and Quinoa Soup with Cubed Delicata Squash
October 17th, 2012
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Soup is fast, easy, cheap, nutritious, and flexible. If you don’t have some of the ingredients, don’t worry: use rice instead of quinoa; pumpkin in place of delicata squash; leftover chicken instead of a frozen chicken thigh. Vary your spices, depending upon what’s in the cupboard and what you like. To a certain extent, your [...]
Forgiveness
June 6th, 2012
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A friend and I have developed a coping mechanism for forgiving reprehensible people in our lives who have hurt us. It goes like this: Forget about trying to love these people. The warm fuzzy feelings just aren’t there and we’re in no mood to generate a substitute. We will, however, refrain from actively hating them. [...]
