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  You're craving dessert, but on our Challenge white sugar is a no-no. I personally do not like using artificial sweeteners even the good one, Stevia. Many people prefer sweeteners, and I understand, but you can use fruit to sweeten your desserts, too.  This dessert is so simple, it doesn't need a recipe. Cook your Jasmine rice per the package's instructions, chop up a cup of strawberries, and place them atop the rice.  It's a simple, nutritious dessert with nothing added. I love strawberries, and it tastes great and satisfies your dessert cravings just fine.

  A wise, old man told me once, “You cannot become a doctor unless you know you’re already a doctor in your mind. You see yourself healing others. Then it’s just a matter of executing the steps to meet the goal—and that concept applies to everything. Your dreams exist already, but you have to see it clearly first in your mind. ” ~ Lily Waters

    “Sometimes Happiness is a feeling… sometimes it’s a decision.” ~ Unknown   “Choose to be happy – that is the only way you’ll find happiness.” ~ Debasish Mridha   Ant Trails and Butterfly Dreams by Selwa Berbawy Hamati now available for sale on Amazon!

I love this recipe, because it involves my favorite foods -- asparagus, bacon and eggs. I also created it myself. It's asparagus season, and I enjoy bacon-wrapped asparagus, so add the egg and you've got either the perfect breakfast or dinner food (it's one that is interchangeable).  Some cooks prefer to bake the asparagus and bacon in the oven. I chose to fry the asparagus with the bacon already wrapped around. It gives the asparagus a flavorful, but not too overwhelming taste of bacon. Although turning the asparagus in the frying pan and keeping the bacon wrapped around it, did create a challenge.   This dish can be served for two. I felt pretty full after eating the whole plate. So you can cut it in half and feel sated. INGREDIENTS 2 EGGS 6 ASPARAGUS SPEARS 6 PIECES OF BACON OLIVE OIL BLACK PEPPER SALT TO TASTE 1. Wrap bacon around asparagus spears. 2. Take a large frying pan, lightly coat the bottom in olive oil. Please the spears in the pan and turn until the bacon i...

  Mary Lannie Video Review: Ant Trails and Butterfly Dreams Watch: https://youtu.be/D_2MBO2NAug Purchase: https://3l-publishing.myshopify.com/products/ant-trails-and-butterfly-dreams-a-story-about-happiness-pre-sales Summary of Book: Arney the Ant feels sad and wants to be happy like his three buddies, Manny Monarch, Terry Swallowtail, and Breezy Bee. His friends explain how he can use a super magical trick to easily switch from sad to happy. Soon, Arney uses the magic trick and he, too, becomes happy – and the garden is full of glee. In this gorgeously colorful world, the four friends teach readers how to “choose” to be happy.     “Sometimes Happiness is a feeling… sometimes it’s a decision.” ~ Unknown

I am an asparagus-lover. You can make this recipe as a side dish or just eat it as a main dish, which is what I did. It's super easy to prepare.  The real challenge is to find a wonderful produce stand that sells it right from farm to fork -- that is, if you want the succulent kind that you see in this picture. Most markets sell mass produced and often thin sticks of asparagus. Near where I live I found these beautiful spears from the local Pedrick's produce stand.  I was walking through the aisle and spotted these succulent-looking spears, and even though I wasn't in the market to buy asparagus, I purchased them anyway. They looked too good to pass up. If you're not lucky enough to have a produce stand, then the regular market variety will do.  INGREDIENTS ASPARAGUS (AS MUCH AS YOU WANT TO EAT) 1/4 CUP OLIVE OIL 1/2 FRESH LEMON 2 TBSP GARLIC AND HERB SPICES BLACK PEPPER SALT 1. Take a large frying pan and coat it with olive oil.  2. Cut off sinewy bottoms of asparag...

  Small Press Bookwatch: April 2021 James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief Midwest Book Review 278 Orchard Drive, Oregon, WI 53575   http://www.midwestbookreview. com/sbw/apr_21.htm#selfhelp   The Self-Help Shelf   Stop Drifting David R. Ibarra 3L Publishing http://3lpublishing.com/3l 9781733915090, $21.99, HC, 136pp Purchase: https://3l-publishing.myshopify.com/products/stop-drifting-become-the-switch-master-of-your-own-thought-pivot-to-positive   https://www.amazon.com/Stop- Drifting-Become-Thought- Positive/dp/1733915095   Synopsis: For Tom Stanley, a slightly overweight lost soul, life has lost its luster. Rather than face the daily grind of life working at his Chevrolet dealership, he'd rather sleep his days away. Just when Tom's malaise seems like it can't get any worse, a chance meeting with fellow car dealership owner Daniel Santos changes everything. Tall, tan, and fit, Daniel is renowned for his success and decides to take Tom under ...