Instant Pot Hoppin' John Black-Eyed Peas In 2019, one of my goals is to make 50 new recipes from cookbooks or websites. I tried for 26 in 2018 - one every two weeks - and by December 31, 2018, I made 64 new recipes. It turns out I really enjoyed this project. I learned a lot about cooking and I learned to trust my instincts. I'm still working on tasting things as I go and salting things that need salting, but given that I often have to whip up dinner in 30 minutes or less, I think I'm doing pretty good. I've found a lot of great recipes and I'm looking forward to finding even more favorites this year. It seemed appropriate that I should start off the year right and make black-eyed peas for good luck. I did a little research and ended up mostly following this recipe for Instant Pot Black-Eyed Peas from Simply Happy Foodie. I made a couple of adjustments, I didn't have any bacon or a ham hock but this Food52 recipe for Vegan Hoppin' John assured me t...
Cancer Horoscope for the week of December 5, 2018 Rob Brezsney's Free Will Astrology I've called on author Robert Heinlein to provide your horoscope. According to my astrological analysis, his insights are exactly what you need to focus on right now. "Do not confuse 'duty' with what other people expect of you," he wrote. "They are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect. But there is no reward at all for doing what other people expect of you, and to do so is not merely difficult, but impossible."