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...were 16 when you told your parents you were gay. Why then? I had just broken up with my first girlfriend. I was distraught and decided to drown my sorrows in chocolate and sugar. I skipped school to go to a doughnut shop and was on my way back when I didn't see the red light until it was too late and got rear-ended in my '82 Toyota Starlet hatchback. I went home and told my mom first. I don't remember my exact words. It took her a couple minutes to realize this was not just...
Through the recounting of the legions of coventioneers and hearty partyers who have flocked to the city to frolic at Mardi Gras, jazz festivals and Sugar and Super Bowl games over the decades, New Orleans has come to be thought of as the place to forget your cares. It has been years since I've held that view. Growing up in a town some 40 miles upriver, I saw overwhelming evidence that the more accurate image is that of a city that care forgot. Now the rest of the world is getting a shockingly graphic and unsettlingly intense introduction...
...oregano 4 avocado leaves 2 cinnamon sticks 1/8 tsp anise 3 whole cloves 1/8 tsp cumin 3 whole black peppercorns 1 tomato, roasted 3 tomatillos, roasted 3 cloves of peeled garlic, roasted 1/2 medium peeled onion, roasted 4 cups of chicken broth (from the chicken recipe below) 3 tbsp. sugar 1/2 cup Mexican chocolate salt to taste...
...broth into the blender. Blend until the mixture becomes a smooth paste. 7. Heat the remaining unused lard/oil at a medium temperature in a deep pot and pour in the spice mixture. Cook for 3 minutes. Add the blended chilis and cook for an additional 3 minutes. Add the sugar and chocolate and stir for 5 minutes, allowing the sauce to thicken. The sauce is ready when you can catch glimpses of the bottom of the pot while stirring. 8. Add the rest of the chicken broth and season with salt. Cook for 3 more minutes over medium heat...
...cream of almonds and garlic. The menu is vegan, barring the odd egg, and the diet is supposed to make our bodies less acidic (bones leach calcium and other minerals if the body strays too far from its naturally alkaline pH of 7.4, says Jeans). It also tames blood-sugar swings. I'm never hungry, despite petite portions and epic helpings of exercise. On our final morning, out come the scales and most retreaters prove to be shadows of their former selves. Our friend is the biggest loser - 4.5 kg lighter. My weight has barely dipped, but I realize...