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Super easy to prepare.
Half banana squash, peeled, chopped into small chucks.
Small pot of water, put in the chopped squash, medium heat.
Cook till the squash becomes soft, then stir, till the soup becomes thick.
Two spoon full of milk, stir.
A quarter spoon of salt, stir.
Garnish with Basil.
Serve as chill.

Hobbies

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After I posted a recipe, I found out hobbies can be very therapeutic. Writing, cooking and gardening all bring joy to my heart. I need to think about re-join the choir too.

Now with only one person working at the moment, and one actively seeking employment to make ends meet, one essential thing is to learn how to cut back. I start to cook, which is part of my hobby, part of necessity, and part of health. Think twice about cable and phone bills, clothes [...]

I created an interesting tomato based soup, loved by my husband, I want to just publish and share with you.
A few ripe small vine tomatoes.
Peel the skins off.
Small pot with some water, bring water to boil and put in tomatoes. Medium heat.
Cook until tomatoes become soft, stir, and wait till it becomes [...]

I start to think about the nice things in life. I remembered vividly a movie I saw together with my mother when I was in high school. It was an afternoon of a summer, my mother came by to my school and asked if I wanted to just take a walk with her [...]

I started to begin a process to heal and recover. Everyday, I made a list of things to do, and put them down. For example, today, I will start my blog. I will allocate the time for writing, say an hour or two. Then, I will start to do other things [...]

I just resigned, a mix of feelings, depressed, relieved, and stressed. What I most appreciate during this time is the support from the family and encouragement from friends. My daughter is very cute, she said, mommy, I want to read you a book, page 1, mommy cry, mommy sad, page 2, Heidi and [...]