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Broccoli Trees
Children are so amusing. My 2-year-old makes me laugh on a daily basis. It’s her genuine and uncensored remarks about the world that are so refreshing, true and downright funny. At the very least, her interpretations are cute. For instance, she likes broccoli. When I roast it she picks it up with her fingers and chomps it down. Initially, I would chop hers down into pieces small enough for her load onto her tiny toddler utensils, then she noticed the pieces on my plate. So without asking she began to grab florets off my plate. “Mmmm, I like dat trees!”
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Chicken
It may or may not be clear to you by now that I like to cook. To many of my friends the idea of being in the kitchen on a regular basis is a bit absurd…unless I’m making them something. But it’s okay with me. I think it’s odd that more of them don’t prefer to cook instead of eating takeout. But I digress. The point is sometimes this desire forces to me to reinvent the wheel. My husband says he’d be satisfied eating about 3 things on a rotating schedule, but I cannot be boxed in! Anyway, we buy a lot of chicken breast. It’s like an all-purpose meat, but…
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Walkin’ it out
I’m at it again. Walking the streets of Midtown in my work clothes and sneakers. Whatever! I don’t care what you think. I even do squats and crunch my side obliques at the stop lights. When I have a six pack and buns of steel, we’ll see if I still look “crazy” I’ll admit. I used to judge. I’d think, “No way! What is she doing?” whenever I saw a woman power walking in the middle of the day in her good clothes. But now I am so down for the cause – with the exception of walking in my work clothes. I bring a change. Early in the spring,…
