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12-14-19, 3:07pm
I've made mayonnaise with both; I'm not a huge fan of EVOO, so mayo made with it didn't make the cut.
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12-14-19, 12:54pm
Those, plus the oligarchs. Most of them, anyway.
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12-14-19, 12:15pm
There's a saying "Genes load the gun, environment pulls the trigger."
The problem comes when you're told (falsely) what constitutes healthy...
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12-14-19, 11:49am
"Donald Trump is so accustomed to bribery and extortion as a way of business that he thinks it is normal operating procedure, and can’t believe he’s...
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12-14-19, 11:21am
There may be more studies if the industrial seed oil manufacturers don't manage to quash them. The bit about lipid membranes is probably key.
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12-14-19, 11:11am
My favorite oil is avocado. It's very mild and holds up well under high temperatures. I also use very light olive oil for general cooking.
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12-13-19, 6:42pm
Canola (rapeseed oil) is highly processed, an industrial seed oil. Best to stick with naturally occurring oils like olive, avocado, butter, lard--in...
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12-13-19, 1:43pm
Interesting article postulating that modern use of industrial seed oils may be leading to an epidemic of blindness in Australia:
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12-12-19, 10:39am
I knew some Syrian Catholics growing up, and I knew Muslims in college. The Muslims I knew were not trying to blow anyone up--they were just trying...
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12-12-19, 10:27am
Back in the USSR? Folsom Prison Blues?
I'm listening, as is my habit, to the Stephanie Miller Show, and they just played a parody: "Flush ten...
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12-11-19, 6:05pm
Love that Bingo card!
My holidays are pretty stressless now. I don't travel, so Christmas for me consists of a couple of presents, some fruitcake...
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12-11-19, 6:00pm
I agree with Tradd about military training; I don't like being seen as a militaristic country, and we don't need to arm/train the world.
I don't...
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12-11-19, 5:54pm
Cats on countertops? Check. Got a problem with that? :D
Like Catherine, I'm not a germophobe and I'm not in the least averse to food cooked in a...
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12-11-19, 10:46am
I have no advice, but I've noticed even normally stable people seem to be suffering from increasing anxiety lately. Good luck getting SSI--it can...
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12-10-19, 6:45pm
So timely. I just got a panicked call from a relative--calling on a phone that cut out so much I had to guess at what was being said. Now I'm...
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12-10-19, 4:11pm
I would add Winco to the mix if it were closer. Maybe they'll open a store around here eventually. Also, Winco is employee-owned, if I'm not...
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12-10-19, 3:18pm
Ha! We had one of those too, and my SO took to calling her "La Princesa." Maybe there's one in every office.
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12-10-19, 2:55pm
I laughed at myself when an order of Knorr chicken bullion base arrived at my door. Very reasonable for eight pounds and "shelf stable," it will...
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12-10-19, 2:46pm
Love that cartoon.
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12-10-19, 1:25pm
Yea, that includes some household supplies, and no booze. I'm trying to limit perishable items destined to perish, but it may be a losing cause....
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12-10-19, 10:50am
Character may be unfashionable, but it's never wrong. Good for you.
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12-10-19, 10:46am
Every man for himself; sink or swim; so proud to live in DogEatDogistan.
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12-10-19, 10:43am
I would hesitate to guess, but maybe $300? When I make my monthly (or so) trip to Grocery Outlet, my bill has been around $200 (which would be closer...
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12-9-19, 9:19am
I'm hoping to deliver a large bag of gift wrap, and maybe an artificial tree, to a charity this week.
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12-8-19, 3:09pm
Suicides, except in the most egregious cases, are probably unconnected to politics. Genetics, climate, SSRIs and similar drugs, and despair over...
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12-8-19, 2:52pm
Ah, those genetic "gifts."
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12-8-19, 2:29pm
You'll need spendy "athleisure" wear, a couple of window walls to exercise in front of, a sound track, and a social media claque to get the full...
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12-8-19, 2:24pm
I'm lucky to have mostly (apparently) decent health, but if I were ever diagnosed with some chronic condition, I would do everything in my power to...
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12-8-19, 1:16pm
And all those medications are finding their way--second hand--into our waterways, which bodes ill for the planet.
I've said before that I don't...
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12-8-19, 12:26pm
I agree with the venture capitalist friend: "Even a venture capitalist we knew in Silicon Valley who has three children sounded envious:'I’d move to...
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12-7-19, 8:44pm
I think LDAHL pretty much covered it--"another dumb ad for an overpriced product." Most of the advertising aimed at the moneyed crowd this time of...
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12-7-19, 8:34pm
I'm a fan of solid kitchen appliances, and an electric kettle is one of those. It isn't tied to the kitchen, which is a plus for me.
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12-6-19, 6:34pm
A lot of writers strike me that way; I don't need metaphors falling all over themselves to get the drift.
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12-6-19, 3:32pm
I downloaded it from the library; I will definitely throw it back.
Her barely-veiled contempt for her parents seems pretty sincere. I've liked...
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12-6-19, 11:58am
If he's lucky, that fifty-year-old man hasn't just been canned.
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12-6-19, 11:08am
Help Thanks Wow, by Anne Lamott.
Hugely boring. I got through about a third of it.
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12-6-19, 10:33am
I MUCH prefer email to the phone or even in-person conversations. I can arrange my thoughts and there's even a chance my correspondent will read and...
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12-5-19, 1:10pm
There's a point of diminishing returns if you have 30-year-old hair and a face like the crypt keeper.
I don't mind looking as old as my hair. :D
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12-3-19, 2:37pm
Yes, Chef--a Memoir, by Marcus Samuelsson.
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12-3-19, 12:40pm
As a child I loved nature, reading, art, fashion (via dolls). I still love all those things plus technology. Simplemind summed it up nicely.
My...
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12-1-19, 6:02pm
Personally, I'd like to see ICE disbanded and charges brought against those who had no trouble following increasingly cruel orders and, without an...
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12-1-19, 5:15pm
Considering they replaced saltillo tile in the kitchen (!), they're doubly cursed in my view. There are so many flooring options now, most of them...
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12-1-19, 4:24pm
Or a morgue...
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12-1-19, 4:23pm
I've certainly seen white kitchens done well, and--in general--I like painted cabinetry.
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12-1-19, 3:10pm
Some flipper bought and remuddled my SO's condo. I hate every single thing she did to it from the mint green walls to the ugly stripey faux wood...
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12-1-19, 10:53am
I just ran across this one this morning, from one of my favorite cookbook authors:
https://twosleevers.com/instant-pot-halva-recipe/
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11-30-19, 3:09pm
My pioneer diarist/ancestor died, probably of cholera, en route to Oregon. (Making a case for antibiotics.) She was buried near the Barlow Road.
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11-30-19, 10:33am
I worked Christmas and Thanksgiving for years, and breathed a hearty sigh of relief when I finally had enough seniority to avoid doing so. I don't...
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11-30-19, 10:23am
Yeah, that was my take on it too. No birth control would probably rule out my raucous life as a lady of the evening. I suppose I could have been a...
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11-29-19, 3:57pm
If I'd been around back then (and I suspect I was), I would have been burned as a witch--or narrowly escaped that fate.
I would have been...
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11-29-19, 3:37pm
I would have worked at the brothel, and depended on the kindness of strangers. :devil:
Aside from quiltmaking, I doubt I have one pioneer skill....
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11-29-19, 10:47am
I love turkey soup...
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11-27-19, 12:50pm
I'm convinced that lifestyle and diet changes are much more powerful than pharmaceuticals in combating disease. But that's no surprise...:idea:
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11-27-19, 9:56am
I've voted for third party candidates often--Shirley Chisholm, John Anderson. Family members voted for Jesse Jackson, Ross Perot...The current stakes...
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11-26-19, 3:12pm
Malcolm Nance has a background in intelligence and counter-terrorism with expertise in Russia and the Middle East. He's written three books on the...
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11-26-19, 11:36am
Good point.
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11-26-19, 10:40am
I think you have to be very specific, and repeat the message often. And it probably still won't land.
Do you suspect your husband will support you,...
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11-26-19, 10:30am
I read cookbooks, and have lots (both print and ebooks)--I just don't use them. Maybe if I bake something, which happens rarely.
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11-25-19, 7:22pm
That was pretty much my mother's assessment.
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11-25-19, 6:47pm
They're just now coming out with a new edition of J of C, written by the granddaughter (?) of the original author.
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