9 even don Recipes

old age, i decided , is a gift., i am now , probably for the first time in my life, the person i have always wanted to be., i would never trade my amazing friends , my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. as i ve aged, i ve become more kind to myself, and less critical of myself. i ve become my own friend., i don tsp chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that i didn tsp need, but looks so avant garde on my patio. i am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant., whose business is it if i choose to read or play on the computer until 4 am and sleep until noon, i will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 50 s, 60 s, & 70 s, and if i, wish i will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if i choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set., will get old ., i know i am sometimes forgetful. but there again , some of life is just as well forgotten. and i eventually remember the important things.., over the years my heart has been broken ..., but broken hearts are what give us strength andunderstanding and compassion. a heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect., i am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. so many have never laughed, and so may have died before their hair could turn silver., as you get older , it is easier to be positive. you care less about what other people think. i don tsp question myself anymore. i ve even earned the right to be wrong., answer your question , i like being old. it has set me free.. i like the person i have become., i am not going to live forever, but while i am still here, i will not waste time lamenting about what could have been, or worrying about what will be. and i shall eat dessert every single day. (if i feel like it), may our friendship never come apart especially when it s straight from the heart, may you always have a rainbow of smiles on your face and in your heart forever and ever

russet potatoes , sliced no more than 1/4 inch(i don tsp peel), vidalias, sliced thin(i sliced thinner than the potatoes), butter, veggie stock (can use chicken or even beef, if desired), hot sauce or cayenne pepper, kosher or sea salt and fresh ground pepper, shredded yellow cheese

all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, softened, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, chocolate chips

mayonnaise, onions, finely diced, fresh garlic, chopped, fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped, sour cream, fresh lemon juice, vinegar, blue cheese, salt, pepper

stater brothers 98% fat free condensed mushroom soup, water, garlic powder to taste-between 1/4 teas or more-or use fresh, uncooked long grain white rice, more of tri-color sweet bell peppers , cut into julienne strips, skinless boneless chicken breasts , depending on how many you re serving and how much chicken you want, i took the chicken and cut it into 2 inch slices with my kitchen shears-only used to cut meat. from germany-they re great, i mix the soup concentrate and the rice together and gradually work the water in and other ingredients. that way the rice will cook nice and even., i sprayed the top of the chicken with wolfgang puck s olive oil cooking spray and then put emerille la gasse s chicken rub on top of the chicken. it has a great flavor to it., if you don tsp have the chicken rub you can take the cut up chicken , toss it in a bowl or plastic bag with olive oil or canola, little salt, pepper, paprika and touch of garlic powder. just don tsp use too much with the garlic powder. i use fresh usually, but in recipes like this; it works., i used the largest skillet that emerille la gasse makes to put it in., i mxed everything and baked it in the same pan.

lean ground beef, head of cabbage , cut up in sm. pieces, sugar, allspice berries, bay leaf, onion, tomato paste, water, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper

chicken breasts, pounded thin, prosciutto ham (or you can use any good baked ham), gruyere cheese, shredded (or you can use 4 slices of swiss), hickory bacon (don tsp use thick sliced, just regular), kosher salt, ground black pepper, olive oil, butter, diced onion (i prefer shallots, but a regular onion will work fine), chicken broth, white wine (if you don tsp want to use wine, just use all chicken stock or broth), heavy cream (or you can use evaporated milk or even light cream and even milk, i just like the consistency of hea), dijon mustard (i love to mix dijon and ground mustard but if you only have dijon, that if just fine, if you like mo), fresh parsley, kosher salt, ground black pepper