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  • Friday Five – Almost Halloween Edition

    Friday Five – Almost Halloween Edition

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    Back when personal blogging was more of a thing, the Friday Five was a place to put shorter thoughts and ideas: things that didn’t rate their own posts. Inspired by my friend and former colleague Chuck Grimmett’s weekly update posts, it seems like a good way to start re-building the blogging muscles. One It’s not…

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  • Self-care is a stocked freezer

    Self-care is a stocked freezer

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    When I’m feeling a very particular combination of helplessness and rage, say, the kind I felt the day Christine Blasey Ford testified, my coping strategy is to cook. I don’t mean that I pick a new recipe and cook an elaborate meal. I don’t mean that I bake decadent treats to self-soothe by sheetcaking. I…

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  • Beans and greens and ham

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    I make this in the Instant Pot, and it’s delicious. If you don’t have an electric pressure cooker, you could easily to do this in a slow cooker, or on the stove. It’s less a recipe than a game plan. You will need:  An onionA bell pepperA carrotA bunch of kale or chard, leaves separated…

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