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Find Out What Jen Finds · 3W ago

about Avocado: it’s a Superior Food when it’s organic

So far my favorite food item since starting my current eating plan is AVOCADO! A Super Food to boot! I always have liked it, even as a kid, but never really bought it unless I was planning to make guacamole or it came in the sushi I was eating. To recap, I’m tweaking my already [...] Related...
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Find Out What Jen Finds · 1M ago

about Mug Cakes: a little variation and flavors, please

Updated on 4/17/12: Added pictures, courtesy of The Hub, and a warning! Please refer to my previous post for the Basic Millet Mug Cake recipe. The Hub wanted in on the mug cake action and since he isn’t on the same diet yet, I made his a little indulgent. Stage 3: Chocolate Mug Cake Simply add...
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Find Out What Jen Finds · 1M ago

about Mug Cakes: trying to discover the perfect single serving delight

I think I’ve finally hit the jackpot! And I remembered to take a picture of it before I ate it all! BONUS! Q: What is a mug cake, you say? A: It’s a single serving delight that’s ready in two and a half minutes, right out of your microwave! I’ve been doing a little bit of ex...
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Find Out What Jen Finds · 1M ago

about Food: recipes can be sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free AND incredibly yummy

Two delicious and healthy recipes that are soy-, corn-, egg-, dairy-, sugar-, and gluten-free: "Stage 1: Cauliflower with Avocado Dip" and "Stage 2: Sardine Yellow Curry over Brown Rice." Hope you enjoy! Related posts:about Mug Cakes: trying to discover the perfect single serving delight about Mug...
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Find Out What Jen Finds · 1M ago

about Allergies: reflexology keeps me on my toes…

I started this post last August (7 months ago) which got lost in the sauce of other unfinished posts. But the fresh layer of pollen I spy on EVERYTHING outside and a few facebook status updates reminded me that it's allergy season and perhaps this information could lend a helping foot... No relate...
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Find Out What Jen Finds · 2M ago

about Drama: a middle school gym memoir

So I had to face the middle school gym again… The past was playing in my head reruns of my last encounter and I was suffocating at the thought of stepping foot back there. Could it have really been 2 years ago? On this day, it felt like yesterday. The Elder had just randomly announced in the [...
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Find Out What Jen Finds · 2M ago

about Drama: Middle School strikes again

So I had to face the middle school gym again… The past was playing in my head reruns of my last encounter and I was suffocating at the thought of stepping foot back there. Could it have really been 2 years ago? On this day, it felt like yesterday. The Elder had just randomly announced in the [...
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Find Out What Jen Finds · 4M ago

about Carpe Diem: at least I’m seizing something

... You know, when I really think about it though, I'm actually very lucky because statistically, I feel like I have more opportunities to seize moments of hope and beauty. On those days that I'm up to my eyeballs in tantrums, strewn legos, and broken computer peripherals and I look at the clock and...
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Find Out What Jen Finds · 4M ago

about Life Skills: dining etiquette for a hopeful future

... I really wish I thought of this sooner. So simple. As soon as this logical explanation left my lips, I could see him reprogramming his brain and he began to process how much food was actually on his spoon. He not only slowed down to mentally calculate the food to spoon ratio, but he also signifi...
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Find Out What Jen Finds · 9M ago

about Early Retirement: Bring on those dirty dishes

It is known that discipline, structure, and self-motivation have the potential to propel young ambitious ones to afford early retirement. But I have discovered the opposite is true…but with the early retirement of our dishwasher. Yes! Call me crazy. Demoting our dishwasher to a glorified dish ...
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