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Don't Make Declarations against My Body Cabbage Soup

Several years ago, I found a recipe called  Fat-burning Cabbage Soup , and where the ingredients all sounded delicious, I'm not a fan of recipes that make declarations about my corporeal form, so it took me approximately eight thousand years to actually get around to trying it.  The results were ... okay, I guess.  The soup was SUPER bland and tasted like something you'd only eat if you were desperate to meet some sort of social standard for your physical appearance (which is stupid and you shouldn't do it -- you're beautiful how you are). However, I had this GIANT soup-pot of disappointing soup to deal with, now (this recipe makes a LOT of food), so I added some spices and garlic and an egg on top, and all of a sudden, I had a dish that I really liked and my partner couldn't get enough of.  Seriously, the look on his face when I said I was going to make another batch?  You'd've thought Christmas and his birthday had both teamed up to bring him cheer and h...

Not Shae's Fish Tacos

For hands of gold are cold, but a woman's hands are always warm ... Not Shae's Fish Tacos Ingredients Slaw 1/4 head red cabbage, sliced very thin and cut in half 1 small onion, diced 1 tbsp dry cilantro 2 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp olive oil Fish 1 lb whitefish (I used haddock, I think), thawed if you use frozen fish 1/3 cup cornmeal 1 tsp garlic  powder 1/4 tsp ground cumin 1/4 tsp chili powder Vegetable oil for frying the fish Serve with 4 flour tortillas Salsa (we use medium hot) Guacamole (just try to find fresh avocados worth eating in Massachusetts in winter, I dare you) Instructions 1. In a small mixing bowl, combine all slaw ingredients. Set aside. --- Note : The longer the slaw sits, the better it wilts. I recommend letting it sit at least 10 minutes 2. Pat the fish dry and cut it into 3/4-1" pieces. 3. In a cereal bowl, combine cornmeal, garlic powder, cumin, and chili powder. 4. In a skillet, hea...