Hortensia

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  introduction

  by monis in

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  i am 39 years old.

  i converted to the jws when i was in middle school due to a witness in school and my family having issues at that time.

  i found instant friends and family at the kh.

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  Hortensia

  Welcome! Thanks for sharing your story. I love to hear about escapees from the org.
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  Been a long time...but here is an update.

  by crazy2try in

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  i haven't posted in 3 years.

  my husband and i haven't gone to a meeting or memorial in 2 years.

  what a great feeling!

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  Hortensia

  So nice to hear your story! Good for you.
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  recipes

  by Hortensia in

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  beets in mustardy vinaigrette.

  1 rounded teaspoon grainy mustard .

  3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar .

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  Hortensia

  Cooked a lot today, a pork roast, a loaf of bread and endless loaves of pumpkin bread for a neighbor who wants to give it to all her friends. Tomorrow I'll cook endless loaves of cranberry bread as gifts for my friends, and make pork enchiladas for a dinner Monday night with friends. Tuesday I'll be passing out gifts to neighbors -- everyone gets homemade jam and cranberry bread. Wednesday a pot luck dinner -- I'm making dressing for the turkey.

  So, a little cooking after all. The apartment smells good and I get to work off some holiday steam!

  Mmmmm, bloody Marys. Maybe I'll make a pitcher of those, too.
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  How to pioneer when it's below zero

  by Giordano in

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  part 3. pioneer survival school with hilly and hoppy.. .

  one of my first duties was organizing the twice a week door to door service.

  but our two older brothers, hilly and hoppy, kept ducking me.

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  Hortensia

  I worked with some hard-core pioneers who didn't count time all the way through. They started time at the first door, and stopped counting time at the last door. I was an idiot I see now -- I could have counted the coffee breaks, the drive to the first house, etc. Would have made an appallingly boring and horrible life a little easier. I don't remember how long I pioneered, but I remember how awful it was.
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  recipes

  by Hortensia in

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  beets in mustardy vinaigrette.

  1 rounded teaspoon grainy mustard .

  3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar .

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  Hortensia

  Old Aida -- on JWS -- well that was a while ago. I still miss JWS a little bit.
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  recipes

  by Hortensia in

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  beets in mustardy vinaigrette.

  1 rounded teaspoon grainy mustard .

  3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar .

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  Hortensia

  the pears are delicious, and actually, I like the liquid as a drink with lots of club soda
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  My Story Part One....My mother's wild hair.

  by Giordano in

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  2. experiences

  my mother had a wild hair one day and decided to study with the jw's.

  so after being a catholic for my first 12 years we were now apostates............ though neither she nor i realized it at the time.. i think what appealed to my mother was that the two sisters she studied with were very 'refined' they were also nicely dressed and very 'clean'.

  i had no idea what the hell she was talking about.

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  Hortensia

  Love your writing style -- good story, too!
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  recipes

  by Hortensia in

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  beets in mustardy vinaigrette.

  1 rounded teaspoon grainy mustard .

  3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar .

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  Hortensia

  Oh, I forgot. I would use the juices from the chicken to make gravy for the biscuits. I've gotten used to having less starchy stuff at a meal -- one starchy thing such as biscuits is enough -- but you could add mashed potatoes, rice or sweet potatoes if you like.
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  by Hortensia in

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  beets in mustardy vinaigrette.

  1 rounded teaspoon grainy mustard .

  3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar .

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  Hortensia

  I'm not cooking any holiday dinners this year. It makes me slightly sad. So, here, you can vicariously enjoy the meal I'd like to fix for Christmas.
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  recipes

  by Hortensia in

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  beets in mustardy vinaigrette.

  1 rounded teaspoon grainy mustard .

  3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar .

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  Hortensia

  Pears in white wine syrup

  1 bottle of white wine, dryish, not sweet
  1 bottle of water
  2 cups of sugar
  2-inch fresh ginger root, peeled and cut into matchsticks
  Zest strips from 2 lemons -- use a vegetable peeler to make strips about 1/2 inch by 2 inches
  juice from 2 lemons
  
  As many pears as you can peel, halve and core to fit into the syrup.
  
  Combine all the ingredients except for the pears in a large pot. Simmer for about 10 minutes. Start preparing pears next to the stove, and put them right into the syrup as you work. When you have as many pear halves as will fit into the syrup, bring the mixture to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for another 10 minutes or so, until the pears are tender. Serve the pears with some of the liquid and some of the ginger and lemon peel.