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Japanese habits for cooked rice

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TONS of extremely relevant tips even for brown rice Freeze rice don't just refrigerate it. Freeze it fast in single portions Zip bags, thin film, custom containers Freeze it flat if reheating in microwave Label and date Reheat it frozen in its bag to preserve steam 6:?? hours of sleep. We will not discuss from when to when Apartment purge continues apace. Exhilarating but also a weird time machine to shred some old stuff.

MY MOTHER'S CHRISTMAS CACTUS HAS BUDS

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Mom's Christmas cactus with new growth and buds  6:02 hours of sleep! Look what turned up on Sunday plant watering ritual. I am THRILLED. And I still miss Mom.

Are modern devices withering essential skills?

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  4:58 hours of sleep Kitchen rampage: turn veggies into food x 4!

If a stray cat chooses you....

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 Another cat vid while i dawdle about measures in my apartment that would make getting a cat more feasible. Sigh. 4:58 hours of sleep. A medicare wellness visit that deserves its own post. And other events I just need to pedal my bicycle and watch Youtube tonight to finish tomorrow.

Making chicken soup the Japanese way

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 Book: the art of Japanese Cooking 6:00 hours One mistake: mocha, or fake mocha at 6 pm. Exercise bike later also. Do not forget making porridge until past 5 am. Luxury not to have to get up but a drag to miss half the day's sunshine. First world problems. Tonight, BLESS the soul of the  person who said coming over to clean my floor is very satisfying.

Raman noodles for breakfast--long after grad school

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 Okay, Okay I might make this for other meals besides breakfast but the tips about putting cheese and sesame inside the egg folded over the noodles is definitely a precise chef's step. 4:28 hours of sleep. Another heavy zoom day. Some but not all of the usual exercises My stomach survived yesterday's experiments but I think I need just to skip things with weird odors. As for textures without smells, the current manifestation of that goes into the porridge of the week.