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"Falafel. Mmmm! That's the Moosewood Cookbook recipe and it's very yummy. I like them with tzatziki (shredded cucumber mixed into thick plain yogurt with garlic and herbs). You can put the patties in a pita or not, whatever.
Chickpea salad (my best..." [
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"The bean salads I make regularly are:
*2 cans of black beans (drained, rinsed), a cup or so of frozen corn (thawed under running water), chopped tomato, chopped green onion, chopped cilantro; dressing is olive oil, balsamic vinegar,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by unknowncommand, Wilder
Last month
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"There is a cognitive-behavior therapy workbook called Mind Over Mood that can help with identifying your feelings and the thoughts behind your feelings, figuring out why you react the way you do and what it's triggering inside you. It gives..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
Last month
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"The guy who thinks he will be The One To Get You Off is one of the most annoying ever. (Often he's a package deal with That Special Move Which Totally Got His Last Girlfriend Off - heh.) Don't have painful sex, please. His ego is not more important..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by liquado
2 months ago
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"I did this all my life; I have only recently (past few years) and slowly stopped this pattern. It takes a while, little by little, to readjust your bad mental habits. You have to start by accepting it won't happen overnight - and you will slip up...." [
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favorited 15 times, recently by citron, JohnYaYa, yohko, nasreddin, ruelle, nemutdero, Iridic, lalochezia, elisynn, MsMolly, paperlanterns, dosterm, jamesonandwater, prodevel, gjc
2 months ago
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"We've found that small phrases defining the rules work best so you can just repeat that phrase over and over until it sticks. "Use walking feet, not running feet!" Once they started going to playgroup and preschool we discovered the old..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Furious Fitness, tracicle
3 months ago
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"Black Bean Lasagna, a Cooking Light recipe; everyone I have made this for raves over it. Use any salsa as hot as you like and 2 cups of fresh chopped tomatos for the canned. This gets my husband's vote as his favorite.
My two very favorite..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by unixrat
3 months ago
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Nitpick: It's "Lego" not "Legos", kthx
favorited 20 times, recently by Phire, waxbanks, coevals, nikksioux, kit4kat, Frankieist, bpt, agregoli, SBMike, olinerd, divabat, Pater Aletheias, tippiedog, blueloggy, exlotuseater, jkaczor, Artw, Elmore, meh, mai
4 months ago
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"Eating more meat-free meals is great advice, and eating more meat-free meals isn't saying "don't eat meat anymore" so I don't see how it's a major diet change (vegetarian is *no* meat not *less* meat, after all!). You could talk about local..." [
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5 months ago
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"This is my secret Xmas strategy this year: Silver Jewelry Club.
I found out about this site from an LJ community I'm on and I love telling people about it, but I can't tell half the people I'd like to since I'm gifting them and I don't want to..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by somanyamys, Adelwolf
5 months ago
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"There's such a broad range of experience. I feel some of these comments sound like "oh if you're in the right mental state it won't hurt!" or something. I understand the discussion of different cultures' approaches making it easier for..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by LeeJay, liquorice, low_horrible_immoral
6 months ago
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"Kegels (men can do them too).
Practice the Pilates core stabilizing "zip-up and hollow" move.
Leg lifts; lay on your side with the book in front of you, focus on form and do them slowly.
Sitting on a big exercise ball instead of an..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by MLIS, chrisalbon
6 months ago
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"Organize your whole house. All the rooms. All your closets. Your office. Weed out your possessions. Go through all the boxes stashed in the basement/attic/under the bed. Put important papers in an important-paper file folder. Clean it all. Then make..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by teleskiving, mdiskin
6 months ago
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So do we "look like" our online handles, too?
favorited 10 times, recently by nickyskye, Dance Commander, nearandfar, mrgreyisyelling, paduasoy, babybuns, flibbertigibbet, limeonaire, Abiezer, Zosia Blue
6 months ago
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"My theory was he once dated a cellist... and she dissed him really bad."
favorited 14 times, recently by darksasami, of strange foe, madamjujujive, talitha_kumi, Sk4n, RussHy, Jody Tresidder, Mr.Encyclopedia, staggernation, JDHarper, aye, kimota, sageleaf, tkchrist
7 months ago
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"There's a book called Dealing With People You Can't Stand ("How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst"). I saw the authors do a presentation years ago and I've referred to my copy many times. Their premise is that when dealing with..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ethel
8 months ago
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"One of my most favorite costume ideas, ever. When I showed this to my best friend that year, she made two - one for herself and one for her boyfriend. They're easy, pretty cheap, matching, warm, and fairly offbeat.
yeeeeeap, yep yep yep yep yep..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by trishthedish, Slarty Bartfast, viewofdelft, lampoil, bink, greedo
9 months ago
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""Sorry, guys" doesn't necessarily mean "sorry, men that might read this", it could just as easily mean "sorry, you guys (gender-indeterminate people who are reading this) who might be offended by explicit detail of bodily..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Abiezer
10 months ago
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"The Tightwad Gazette has a (very large) compendium book of all their newsletters with tons of tips/inspiration. One of her very best ideas is to do a price book - visiting a bunch of grocery stores in your area and finding out what the prices are on..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by mitzyjalapeno, Xere
10 months ago
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"So much of trying to develop a "fashion sense" is to look at everything you can to see what is out there, what is "in" and what is "out" and why, what appeals to you and what doesn't. Read some "how to dress"..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by 20something, jacalata, Chris4d
10 months ago
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"I used to have long, thin, flyaway hair. I usually braided it to keep it neat. When I was a kid I had two books - Beautiful Braids and another by the same authors, More Beautiful Braids. They're just cheap little paperbacks with some B&W photos..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mitzyjalapeno
10 months ago
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"A book I found useful was The Rough Guide To Shopping With A Conscience. It covers the ethical considerations for many areas of shopping (buying local? buying organic? investing?) quite comphensively with a lot of followup provided for your own..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
10 months ago
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"I was not going to take his name; wasn't even on the table. He agreed, no issue there. We thought about picking out a new name together - the whole "sharing a name creates our family identity" thing felt nice. We had already gone through..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by gaspode, Ms. Saint
11 months ago
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"I use quotes to make it easier on the eyes:
You have to hear a hundred "no"s for every "yes".
dot the "i"s and cross the "t"s
"do"s and "don't"s
Quotes are appropriate for all of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by selfmedicating
Last year
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"Thought of some more once I looked through the shelf with all my old books on it:
Julie of the Wolves (pre-1980) by Jean Craighead George
The Tombs of Atuan (fantasy) by Ursula K. Le Guin
Ballet Shoes (classic, 1930s) by Noel..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by thebrokedown
Last year
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"Bear with the parallel here, but I think being childfree is sort of like being vegetarian/vegan, or being Xian, and so on. The loudest exposure many people get to these ideas are from people who are very in-your-face about it, critical or disparaging..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by yohko
Last year
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"Poppi Swim & Sport has some really cute styles that are flattering to larger-breasted women, and offer custom sizing for a reasonable price (!). They're in Portland, but they do refunds/exchanges. (I haven't ordered from them myself but I've..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lemuria
Last year
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"Ours follow us into the bathroom to drink our bathwater. We think because they can't eat us, they settle for the next best: human tea (human meat steeped in hot water, mmm)...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by esilenna
Last year
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"Vegetarian with a partner that still eats meat (though not at home) raising vegetarian kids. The kids can decide if they want to eat meat when they're old enough to really understand where meat comes from. My partner is fully in agreement with this..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Jilder, hackly_fracture
Last year
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"There's nothing wrong with wanting to share and talk about your happiness. A lot of female conversation is based on an indirect back-and-forth "we're all equals" sort of balancing. When someone starts "troubles talk" about men,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Firas
Last year
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"How is it a certainty that "Johnny" is and ever shall be only a male name? I've heard of girls nicknamed Johnny. If you're used to a name, why change it? Plus, personally I'd prefer "Johnny" over "Jonnie" with a heart..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DevilsAdvocate
Last year
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"When I make frozen margaritas, I blend:
1 can frozen lemonade
1 can frozen limeade
half can tequila
fill almost rest of way with ice cubes
This gives a Slurpee-like consistency that holds up well. They're strong and sweet, great for parties...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by soundslikeobiwan
Last year
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"I'm with booksandlibretti here. I totally enjoy explicit raunchy dirty talk but I've never liked demeaning names used during sex (slut, whore, bitch). I would be very uncomfortable were I asked to use them and it would bother me if someone used them..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Ethereal Bligh, liquorice, Laura in Canada
Last year
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"It was good for a chuckle until it got to the part advocating female circumcision should a young lady irritate her areas because she enjoys getting herself off too much. Holy screaming WTF - I wasn't laughing anymore after that. This is what our..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by babybuns, jamjam
Last year
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"He broke your trust. Now he's playing defensive with a big side of insecure and thinks he can get away with that kind of selfishness because having a sexual past like yours is so off-kilter and nasty, and of course you should be feeling guilty about..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Phire
Last year
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"I've been in a family restroom before and I think they usually have stalls, urinals, and a baby changing station. I know that there are also usually baby changing stations in women's restrooms. Are there any baby changing stations in men's restrooms?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by gregb1007
Last year
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cheap cheesy local legends
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