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Gday Yum My bros just moved up to the Burnett. Visiting him I picked up a couple of Qld “blue pumpkin. Only seem to get butternut or Kent’s round here so a blue pumpkin it didn’t last long. 1/2 went to a neighbour the rest got baked. Can’t wait to visit him and pick up another.

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Boo Quit Date: March 9, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 For much of the last couple of weeks, I hit a mental wall of sorts. It wasn't that I was craving a cigarette so much as I was finding it difficult to identify myself as a nonsmoker. Nagging, insecure thoughts were persistent. I began to doubt if I was really done with smoking for good. My policy to this point had been to "fight like hell." What am I fighting? The fight is with addiction of course, but do I really need to fight? My addiction is my own creation and is not an independent entity. Addiction cannot hide around corners, jumping me when I least expect it and force me to smoke against my will. Addiction can only plant a seed, it is my choice to cultivate it or not. My addiction only has the power I give it. I've ceased fighting my addiction and since then, its voice has been a whimper subjugated to the back of my mind. When I was fighting tooth-and-nail, its voice roared. I recognize its existence, but now any irrational addiction thoughts that spring to mind are quickly silenced by reason and logic. I am not becoming complacent, I simply realized the futility of building a thing up only to spend the rest of the day attempting to knock it down. There is no reason for me to fight as I have finally realized there is nothing to fear. Maintaining a successful quit is a simple matter of never making a conscious decision to place a cigarette in my mouth and light it on fire. It does not get more simple than that. I spent time in the darkness, but eventually saw the light. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/6851-perception-shift/

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Here you go folks. Butternut Squash Soup Serves 6-8 Ingredients 2 tbsp. butter or neutral oil 1/2 large onion or 1 small, diced 2 stalks celery, diced 2 carrots, diced 1 potato, peeled and cubed 2 small-medium butternut squash 4-6 cups chicken or vegetable stock Salt and pepper, to taste Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cover a cookie sheet with non stick tin foil and place the squash on the tray. Stick it with a fork and make a few small holes for venting. Roast the squash for about an hour and a half to two hours until very soft. Turning occasionally. When the squash are done, take out of the oven and let cool. Meanwhile melt the butter or oil in a large non stick soup pot and cook the vegetables until lightly browned. About 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in the chicken stock so it covers the vegetables and bring to a boil. Cover the pot and reduce heat to simmer and cook for approximately 30-40 minutes until the vegetables are soft. When the squash are cool enough to handle, peel the skin off and take out the seeds and stringy bits. Add it into the vegetable mixture and stir to combine. Working in batches add the soup to a blender or food processor with more of the chicken or vegetable stock and puree. When all of the soup is pureed add it back into the pot and taste to see, if it needs more salt and pepper. For a thinner soup add more broth.

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I also have a recipe for Butternut Squash soup without any dairy in it but it's so creamy that you would think it has milk or cream. Should I post it? I used to run a food blog online so I have lots of recipes.

I make pumpkin soup a fair bit but I just roast the pumpkin in the oven first. We don't have canned pumpkin down here or even pumpkin pie filling. Best way to have pumpkin is roasted. So yum.

How the mighty falls … sticks are hiding from the chicklettes

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