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Kitchen Equipment and Appliances: Part II:- The Oven and Baking
Introduction Let me be frank. Baking is not a necessity in most households, especially if we have just a few people to feed in our small homes. When I say ‘baking’, let me clarify. Baking, to me, is the process of making sweet treats for desserts or snacks, anything that is complementary to main meal…
How Food Rescued Me from the Darkness
It’s not what happens to you, but how you handle it. If Life gives you lemons, make lemonade. If the lemons are rotten, take out the seeds and plant them in order to grow new lemons. Louise Hay I remember when I was new to the United States, all those years ago. Food and Kitchens…
Kitchen Equipment and Appliances: Part I:- The Oven and Meals
A well-seasoned chicken, roasted until golden in the oven Introduction The summer has been oppressively hot. I can’t wait for that time of year when the days get decidedly cool. If you are like me, you dream of the weekends and holidays when you can cozy up under the blankets. But the cold weather does…
5 Ways to Reduce the Effects of Stress
Introduction I have been feeling a little tired lately. The momentum to write has been temporarily replaced by the distraction of the many tasks and projects that fight for attention in my very full days. Change and Stress My household routine has changed and I am making changes to adapt. Our respective schedules and patterns…
Enjoying the Suffering of Others
“Some people want the whole world to go hungry so that they can appreciate the value of food in their plate.” ― Shon Mehta Introduction As I have stated many times in the course of this blog, it is the combination of the need to understand moral and ethical issues, my legal training as well as the…
Why You Must Love Yourself
“I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect.” —Maya Angelou Introduction The one person you must spend the rest of your life with is you. So if you don’t love yourself, you will be truly miserable. What do I mean by loving yourself?…
Why Sons are So Special
“The most important mark I will leave on this world is my son.” -Sarah Shahi When a mother loses her child permanently, a little piece of her dies. At least, it seemed like it to me, when my mother lost her only son in a car accident. Irreplaceable Son My brother was only 24 when…
How to Rescue Ourselves from Energy Vampires
“Any change, any loss, does not make us victims. Others can shake you, surprise you, disappoint you, but they can’t prevent you from acting, from taking the situation you’re presented with and moving on. No matter where you are in life, no matter what your situation, you can always do something. You always have a…
Acceptance, Respect and Understanding
“Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.” Desmond Tutu Introduction My parents were about to face an empty nest and the freedom to travel, experience and develop an awareness of new cultures. All this should have taken place in a few…
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