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Not Overheating

Some teas like boiling water… some teas like cooler water. Most green teas and oolongs work best with water in the 180 – 185 degree range. Yes, you can use boiling water… no, they won’t taste as good. I’ve been … Continue reading

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Lean Chicken Chorizo Recipe

I like the flavor of chorizo but I’m not thrilled with its ingredients. Most commercial chorizo is very low quality food and quite unhealthy. It’s made with parts of the pig most people don’t want to talk about, very high … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

It takes a little more care though, and takes longer to cook. Steel-cut Oats Rolled Oats Steel-cut oatmeal Rolled oats The recipe is a straightforward translation of pumpkin pie filling, skipping the fat because why ruin a healthy food with it? And also it’s just unnecessary. 1/4 cup steel-cut oats 1/4 cup pumpkin puree 1 cup 1% milk (or whatever kind you prefer) 2 tablespoons maple syrup (or brown sugar, or honey, or the sweetener of your choice) 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ginger (I omitted this because I ran out) pinch of salt Rice Cooker I’m down on rice cookers because it’s actually pretty easy to make rice. … If you cook it on the stove-top, put the ingredients together in a pot, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for about 30 to 45 minutes, stirring occasionally so that it doesn’t burn on the bottom. … I was very happy with them, and will gladly make this again. 1/4 cup of oatmeal is usually right for one serving, but with the addition of 1/4 cup of pumpkin, this felt more like 1.5 or even 2 servings, so there’s some left over for later. Continue reading

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Free Ice Cream on Election Day

Back to the important things: Ben & Jerry’s is giving away free cones from 5PM to 8PM today (election day). http://www.benjerry.com/features/i_voted/ Continue reading

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