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Grated Pumpkin?

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The grated pumpkin sounds INTERESTING. Also, I am THROUGH with pumpkin cake / bread / muffin recipes that do not include raisins or dates and nuts. NUTS to that. The Easiest PUMPKIN CAKE RECIPE using Freshly Grated Pumpkin 4:30 hours of sleep Up in time to be dressed by birthday trip ride's ETA which meant I should have combed hair or something before actual arrival. Oh Well Other thing I noted: I tried cutting back on the 2x / day calcium and LO, MORE cramps in right leg. Need some combination of supplements / pain relief and soemthing like tai chi to work out possible biomechanical aspects.  Birthday event turned out to be MELLOW. Nephew was well pleased.

Look: actual SCIENCE about eating prunes--from the CA Prune board

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Are Prunes The Single Best Food For Your Bones? Docs Review The Research 5:30 hours of sleep. Enough said, sort of except for the part about people who don't arrive on time for meetings.

COOKIES! Spice cookies

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These cookies sound fun and easy Pfeffernüsse - German Spice Christmas Cookies | Food Wishes 2:30 hours of sleep. Going to bed in time both to get adequate sleep AND to get places on time in the morning, greatly to be desired. PA was well pleased with surgery recover. Next up endocrinologist in January.

Carrot cake with a song

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Music, visuals, and the recipe in the text below. Intriguing recipe but who wants to have to read the description Carrots and oatmeal! No sugar! No white flour! My favorite oat cake in 1... 5:02 hours of sleep. Catching up. Sort of . Need to cut WAY back on late night YouTube. Easier said than done.

Alton Brown is back, with beard and sweet potato pie recipe

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What is it with all these people bailing on pumpkin pie in favor of Sweet potato pie? I like both. They are NOT interchangeable. I like the suggested spice mix, the point about processing to break up fibers--even though texture would be fine for me, and the trick about how to cook the crust even though I do not care that much about crust. Alton Brown Cooks Food | Episode 2: PSL Sweet Potato Pie 3:04 hours of sleep. We will not discuss from when to when and we WILL aim for a normal bedtime tonight. But WAIT. More to digest and write about.

Season of ways to consume SUGAR

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Coconut Cream Candies: A Gift That Everyone Will Love! 5:52 hours of sleep plus nodding off in my chair a couple times. I am glad I went back to bed and still woke up in time for Meeting, sort of. GORGEOUS day. I was not motivated either to go outside or to tackle desk during good sunlight but....

Pumpkin cake for anyone who has not had enough pumpkin

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Easy Pumpkin Cake Recipe 6:02 hours of sleep. Too much exercise and snacking late? Maybe.