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Bake Holiday Cuisine

Pumpkin Pie Plus

This dessert is one of those raw foodie dishes, but the original recipe allowed as how it could be baked. That should comfort one’s more conventional dining guests. I’ve fiddled but only a little with how it’s put together. This pie has no gluten and no dairy with low added sugar and no added oil […]

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Life Lessons

Transcendentally Minded for 40 Years

We have a 50-plus-year-old house, and the closets are consequently small. I am 50-plus years old, also with cramped storage. At the start of the month I contracted with a publication for a couple of articles on major business figures in Northwest Arkansas. One story fell through; that happens. I’ve been told that’s that company’s […]

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Body, Home, Street

Why Did the Deer Cross that Road?

About 5:10 or 5:15 this afternoon, I was down here at my lower-level office, and I heard Hopper the black Tibetan terrier bark and growl. Stewie the schnauzer and his dad already had their walk so it wasn’t them irritating this watchdog. I didn’t see any UPS truck from my window so I went upstairs […]

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Main Courses

Says Who? Miso

Miso is a fermented paste made of various grains and sometimes soybeans, originating in Japan. It’s popularly used for a soup, simple to make but complex in taste. The vegan dish often is eaten for breakfast. Here, it’s a quick lunch that can be made in the microwave oven in the break room at work, […]

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Condiments

Hummus Remember This

Hummus is Middle Eastern bean spread. It seems as if every country on the Mediterranean — if not every household or cafe — offers a version. This is a basic and quick, low-fat version, far less expensive than store-bought. A common plan is making a batch at the start of every week, but I don’t […]

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Main Courses

Lunch Flask Kitchari

It’s hard to find time rushing in the morning before work and school, but if you can make a few moments to throw together sandwiches to brown-bag for lunch, then there’s enough time for an incredibly filling, nutritious soup. This is an ayurvedic (ancient Indian system of health) take-to-work lunch, a single serving so large […]