16 myself 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

pie pumpkin (those medium to small ones, their meat is sweeter), acorn squash (optional- i had 1 and decided to bake them both up together), since this was the first time i attempted making pumpkin by myself , i experimented with two types of seasoning, non-hydrogenated margarine , 2 tbsp packed brown sugar, and lots of the following spices- jamaican jerk seasoning, smoked paprika, parsley and sea salt., a sweet rub made out of the following- about 1/3 cup of honey , 1 tbsp packed brown sugar, cumin, nutmeg, sage, parsley, chili and garlic powder, salt and pepper., water for the bottom of each pan.

boboli pizza crust, crust, low-fat ranch dressing, sliced campani tomato, sliced bell pepper, sliced green onion, diced chicken , i myself do not like prepped chicken but you may (i prefer breast meat), shredded low fat mozzarella

flour tortillas, heavy cream , half n half or milk (though works best), onion, chopped, green bell pepper, seeded and devained (leftovers from kelsey s stuffed mushrooms that i helped myself to. lol) or a small can of green chilis., leftover chili, whatever shredded cheese you may have in the house ; anything works with this. i used mozarella, my soon-to-be stepmother uses cheddar or swiss., chili powder , ciliantro, garlic powder, pepper, to taste, red hot cayenne pepper sauce, ranch dressing or sour cream for dipping

oreo cookies , tops separated from bottoms, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, eggs, chocolate chips, shortening

ground turkey breast, chopped onion, fresh breadcrumb, chopped fresh parsley, salt, black pepper, garlic cloves, crushed, egg white, cooking spray (i used olive oil myself , instead of the spray), dry white wine, chopped green onion, heavy cream, grated fresh parmesan cheese, water, hot cooked fettuccine (about 10 oz uncooked )

warm water, active dry yeast (1/4 oz package envelope), granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, divided, salt, vegetable oil, divided, granulated sugar, yellow cornmeal, egg yolk, beaten, toasted chopped onion, poppy seed, sesame seeds, kosher salt

several years ago my sister (jan) and myself where playing with biscotti recipes. we came up with a very easy and simple way to make biscotti ( a semi sweet scone like bisquit), we used about 4 cups bisquick and about 1 cup sugar (use what fits your taste),1 cup chopped pecans and 1 cup chopped dried cranberries. mix the ingredients well (with enough milk to make a thick dough) and put on a non stick baking sheet. form the dough into a half moon shape and bake. let cool, slice and drizzle with an icing made from melted chocolate or powdered sugar, vanilla and milk mixed thick ( imperial icing). we made several kinds and this is the 1 we liked best. i hope you try this easy way, it is good., i found a hard biscotti recipe and you can see it below and it is the real way to make biscotti., we didn tsp cook the biscotti twice , because we liked it baked once. biscotti is baked once whole and then sliced and baked again. it comes out pretty crisp.

oreo cookies, cream cheese, softened, sugar, vanilla, eggs, semi-sweet chocolate chips, shortening, white chocolate chips, shortening

jell-o chocolate pudding and pie filling or 3 (1 1/2 oz) packages vegetarian chocolate pudding mix, kraft cool whip lite, gluten-free chocolate chip cookies (of any brand, i prefer toll house cookies that i make myself with gluten-free flour)

beef roast (i find it s usually cheaper to buy a roast and cut it up myself) or 6 lbs stewing beef (i find it s usually cheaper to buy a roast and cut it up myself), red chili paste (sold in arizona by santa cruz chile, or you can make your own like this 1 hatch red chili sauce), bay leaves, onion, chopped, ground pepper, flour, shortening, garlic powder (or fresh minced garlic, to taste), dried oregano (to taste), ground cumin

carton vanilla yogurt, apple, pretzels, cinnamon (to taste), nutmeg (to taste), butter-flavored cooking spray

onion, thinly sliced, olive oil, oregano, dried, garlic clove, cumin, chicken broth, roughly 2 cans, corn, frozen package, green chilies, small can undrained, olives, sliced small can, boneless skinless chicken breast, cilantro (optional)