Only A Mere Woman

     I need to get this out of my mind, and hopefully it will help someone else who might be feeling the same way, and thinking similar thoughts.      I don't view death, or the potential for death, the same way that it seems the vast majority of society does. Part of that is the depression, because it can be really, really hard to get up and keep going every day when there's a slew of intrusive thoughts constantly tearing me down and tempting me to self harm. The thought of death isn't so scary when it would mean the end of such suffering. Part of it, I think, is a result of being neurodivergent. For me it falls under the categories of "Facts of Life: things that just are and cannot be changed." Everyone is going to die. That's just the way it is. It is sad, but life goes on, there's nothing we can do, so what's the point of dwelling on it?       Many think such an attitude is callous, insensitive, unsympathetic. They might questi...

Pumpkin Pie doesn't have to be just dessert. Here is a more savory version that you can eat anytime, and know that you made a nutritious choice! I used this recipe from Joy Food Sunshine  as a base, before modifying to suit my tastes. Note: Butternut squash, acorn squash, and the like, all sub in just as nicely for pumpkin. Hence the blog title. Also sweet potato would probably be good too. Ingredients for 2 Pies Crust for two pie bottoms (will post the recipe I use at a later date) - 30 oz canned pumpkin / 4 cups mashed squash***  - 1 pint = 2 cups heavy cream / half & half / milk  with 2 TBS melted butter / 32 oz full fat coconut milk - 8 eggs - 1/2 cup sugar, brown or regular - 2 tsp vanilla - 1 tsp salt - 1 TBS cinnamon - 1 TBS pumpkin pie spice or D.I.Y.: (1 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp cloves 1/2 tsp allspice 1/2 tsp ginger) - 1/4 tsp black pepper Directions  *Pre-heat oven to 350* Pre-1. Blind bake crust...

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