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Writing Matters: July 2010
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Sunday, July 25, 2010. Pushing through awkwardness and self doubt. Sandwiched between tortilla-thin moments of inspiration, I struggle as all writers do, with the self critical doubts that nothing I have to say is original or well-written. I write anyway. I can't help myself. It presses from below the surface and demands release. Subscribe to: Posts ( Atom ). Jesus in the 9 to 5 by Dennis E. Hensley, PhD. Bird by Bird by Ann Lamott. On Writing Well by William Zinsser. The Kitchen Help by Kathleen Grissom.
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Cooking Matters: Caribbean Pineapple Chicken
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Culinary Dreams, Schemes and Themes. Wednesday, March 21, 2012. This is one of my all-time favorite chicken recipes! Cook time: = 20 min. 2 cans pineapple chunks*. 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves. 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil. 2 gloves garlic, pressed. 4 tsp all purpose flour. 189; cup water. 4-6 Tbsp. honey. 2-4 Tbsp. soy sauce. Zest and juice of 2 limes. 189; tsp. coconut extract. Pinch ground red pepper. 2 Tbsp. flaked coconut, optional. 1 Tbsp. minced cilantro, optional. Arrange chicken on plates.
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Cooking Matters: Canned testimony
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Culinary Dreams, Schemes and Themes. Monday, June 11, 2012. An excellent Italian cook sent me a recipe recently for a Marinated Vegetable Medley. I love recipes and enjoy reading them to see what creative twist of ingredients it contains. Salivating is a good sign the recipe may be worth trying. One taste, and I called the recipe sender immediately. It was incredible! 1 16 oz. can early garden peas. 1 12 oz. can shoepeg corn. 2 1 lb. cans French green beans. 1 large onion, chopped. 189; cup vegetable oil.
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Cooking Matters: Isabella's Biscoti
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Culinary Dreams, Schemes and Themes. Tuesday, May 26, 2009. 2 ¾ cups flour (less flour when humidity level is high). 1 2/3 cups sugar. 1 teaspoon baking powder. Zest of 2 oranges. 1 teaspoon whole anise seed. 7 ounces whole almonds (approx. 1 ½ cup). 190; cup bittersweet chocolate, chopped. Heat oven to 300. Using the paddle attachment of a Kitchen Aid, mix flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, zest of two oranges and anise seed. Bake at 275 about 35-40 minutes until dry. . Compliments of Chris Manion.
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Writing Matters: One Man's Butt is Another's Burr
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Friday, June 5, 2015. One Man's Butt is Another's Burr. The license plate on the truck read Alabama. It could have been any state really. We were stopped at a light on Highway 98. It was a beautiful day. Summer puff clouds were building, as they do, into mountainous mounds. The sea air blew gently through open car windows. An American flag saluted palm trees as sea gulls flew overhead. Then it happened. Another car slowed to a stop. The butt was now crushed and flattened. It would wash into sewer...It wa...
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Writing Matters: May 2015
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Thursday, May 28, 2015. Some things never change. The struggle informs. Paying attention to the struggle, writing about it, sitting with it without trying to "fix" it right away, these are my processes of late. They are gentle to my spirit and reveal truth the way I learned it as a child. It's a start. We'll see if the desk looks better tomorrow. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. Click the following link for article in The Atlantic about the phenomenon of this book. Haiku Progression,...
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Writing Matters: Some things never change. The struggle informs.
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Thursday, May 28, 2015. Some things never change. The struggle informs. Paying attention to the struggle, writing about it, sitting with it without trying to "fix" it right away, these are my processes of late. They are gentle to my spirit and reveal truth the way I learned it as a child. It's a start. We'll see if the desk looks better tomorrow. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. Click the following link for article in The Atlantic about the phenomenon of this book. The soul needs spa...
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Writing Matters: June 2012
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Sunday, June 17, 2012. As we approach the next Presidential election, I am pleased that I've cancelled my landline. I know I won't miss the political commercials and surveys. I wish I could say the same for what the media will present to us. What can we do to make the pre-election period palatable? Wouldn't the people be most grateful for the candidate who raised the most money then? Wouldn't both candidates end up being winners in one way or another? What if we forced our enemies to say one nice thing a...
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Writing Matters: Habit Myth #3: All Strategies Work for Everyone
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Saturday, July 4, 2015. Habit Myth #3: All Strategies Work for Everyone. I learned in my direct sales career that everybody didn't like the same rewards or recognition that I liked. The same holds true for forming habits. The same for motivation. I'm a question er (see below). What attitude do you hold when it comes to motivation? We continue with Thorin Klosowski's thoughts on the myth that strategies and motivations to form a habit are one size fits all. Questioners question all expectations, and will ...
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Writing Matters: June 2015
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Friday, June 5, 2015. One Man's Butt is Another's Burr. The license plate on the truck read Alabama. It could have been any state really. We were stopped at a light on Highway 98. It was a beautiful day. Summer puff clouds were building, as they do, into mountainous mounds. The sea air blew gently through open car windows. An American flag saluted palm trees as sea gulls flew overhead. Then it happened. Another car slowed to a stop. The butt was now crushed and flattened. It would wash into sewer...It wa...
