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And why on earth, if she's doing the cooking (I'm assuming it's a she, it most often is), is she also doing the clean-up? Where are the rest of her tribe?

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take a deep breath and speak these words out loud: I HAVE TIME. make it a life long mantra. resist being driven. chew your food twenty five times before swallowing😄enjoy LIFE.

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To further your point about accessorizing grains like pasta, I’ve found that when I’m especially low on ideas that literally subbing in white beans for pasta often does the trick. White beans with pesto, alla vodka, aglio e olio, carbonara, etc etc.

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This is also how my children come to expect the soak grain pancake slurry blended and ready in the fridge with salad made from leftovers for dinner. It makes the world a little more alive to keep it simple.

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