exactly. he got off oxy 2 days after being home for 4 days, but back on again.
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Kudos to @LindaWhit, I “borrowed” it from her.
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Awww. 
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I used to use it as a base and then kick it up with added onion and jalapeños. I liked its fresh taste.
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Are you supposed to rinse lentils ?
i buy lentils bulk (20-25 pound bags) and - yes - they definitely need to be rinsed well before using.
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I feel like I’ve seen the instruction many times to rinse lentils and pick them over to remove any stones.
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Yes, I always rinse lentils as well. That’s how Mom did it, and that’s how I do it now.
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Cool pasta shape!
I took a page out of your book and arranged a happy hour for six of my girlfriends yesterday evening. We had a lovely time, I had my first ever espresso martini, we’re gonna do it again, and I was able to come home to a Japanese beef curry dinner that my child had prepared so I didn’t have to do any work to put dinner on the table. Win win win!
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We also buy them in 10lb bags (different varieties) but have never rinsed them - they never look “dirty”
I echo the feeling. I get such satisfaction from moving leftovers out of bigger and into smaller Tupperwares lol! I don’t think that makes me weird. Right?
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Quart to pint! Pint to half pint! I also have those green boxes, which are likewise subject to downsizing. Look! I can get all the spinach into the smallest one, now. And then I gaze into my crisper drawer, and all the extra room there.
Gosh, no. Why would anyone think that? 
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My grandmother used to do that…if someone to so much as a bite, she’d put it in a smaller container. If it didnt fit she would eat the leftovers…then complain about her waistline.
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for me it’s not what the lentils look like, rather what the rinse water looks like.
i use to eat dirt all the time as a kid, especially those things that came out of the easy bake ovens the girls use to have as toys. nowadays i don’t need the flavor enhancements.
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Rio Mare tuna in olive oil/romaine/tomatoes/cucumber/Parm/Regg shavings/ a couple dashes of hot sauce and red wine/Dijon vinaigrette.
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Tonight I made miso glazed eggplant farro bowls with cilantro. They also included crispy baked tofu, roasted glazed butternut squash and broccoli, sesame-ponzu cucumber salad, fennel slaw with creamy Sriracha dressing, chickpeas, and mixed greens. Everyone enjoyed (some combination of) dinner.
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My doctor grandfather said that everyone needs to eat some dirt as a kid. Good for your immune system I guess.
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Don’t know if your neighbor has thought of this, but what warms me up the absolute fastest when I am so cold is having a cup of hot tea. Between holding it and drinking it, it warms me up from both directions.
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When Im camping (like this next week) the last thing I do at night is boil water for tea. I have a cup of tea, the heat of the burner warms the tent, and I fill a hot water bottle with the rest of the kettle.
Others laugh at me for my old lady ways, but i kick on the propane heater and am cosy til dawn (or I have pee, whichever comes first…)
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