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Lean in
So you want to be a butterfly? Lean in little caterpillar, listen closely. I’ll share the secret my grandmother whispered to me through the wind. You must find a place that is not disturbed by man’s rush for more more more. More control, more money, more stuff. Find a place where the natural rhythms…
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Top 5 Nonfiction Reads
Top 5 Nonfiction Reads Ishmael by Daniel Quinn This is one of the very few books I’ve read more than once. A well-told story with a Socratic style, the characters’ dialogue makes you question everything you never thought you didn’t know. The author spent decades perfecting this masterpiece and I’ll bet that anyone who…
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Tahini Sauce for All Needs

Whether it’s a salad yearning to be dressed or a carrot stick pining for a dip, tahini is willing and able to be the hero to the tenants of your crisper drawer. Keeping it simple, keeping it real, this tahini sauce packs flavor plus fiber, protein, and a boatload more beneficial nutritional jibber jabber. Tahini…
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Radish Salsa
Ever been told, “you’re blander than a grocery store radish” ? Good, me neither. Radishes are a spring favorite in the garden. While they’re quick and easy to grow, and fun to harvest, they’re impatient little buggers. They don’t want to sit in the ground any longer than they’d initially planned, and once plucked, they…
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Steamed Broccoli

Vegetable steamers are amazing little contraptions that can be found for fifty cents or so at a garage sale or thrift store. Steaming is a fast and healthy way to whip up a veggie side dish, and broccoli is my personal favorite for the role. Steamed Broccoli I use the old antique-looking stainless steel basket…