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Looking forward to this recipe. I'm not much of a baker, but maybe I can do this.

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I have faith in you!!!

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Just got my copy of Host a Ghost! I have been cooking up a storm for many years, but I’ve never tried to make risotto.. now is the time! Also love a mulled cider, and I was just gifted a bottle of bourbon!

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It’s one of the few ways I love bourbon. It’s just so perfect in cider!

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Being out of town until after the hammer drops, hopefully in the right place, there's no way to take up bagel baking. But I will find some good ones and partake symbolically for sure!!! Thanks for this Michelle!

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You can stress eat too lol. Safe travels ❤️

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Wow. This really hit a chord with me. Every day I don't think it can get worse...and then it does. I'm sad to say that my hubby is having me stock up on freezer foods/dried beans, etc. Living in the battleground state of AZ, is has been tense here at times. When the fascist loses, we don't trust the people who think violence is the way, not to put him in power by any means. A freezer bagel would go a long way to making some sense out of this f-ed up world.

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If you ever need to talk while this is going in, message me. I remember things got a bit heated in Arizona last time, and I want you to know you have a safe space to vent any fear or frustration here.

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Thank you so much. I am fortunate that my husband was a former police officer, so he is always very aware of what is going on around us. We are blessed to be surrounded by like-minded friends, too. I don't think there will be issues, but it is always good to know where the exits are located.

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I am glad you have ways of being safe, but I am sad that we are in a position where we even need to consider looking for the exits. I don't think if we say this to police officers or not, but please thank him for his service.

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Yup, I need to feel useful, in control, and busy right now. Baking and cooking are my way to cope through this nonsense

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I cannot understand for the life of me how he is still being allowed to run. I would not be allowed to teach as a felon, so why should the highest office in our country get to be a felon. Please make it make sense. Also, yay for Oklahoma! My family has some ties there as well.

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Seriously, not only is he allowed to run but he’s treated like a real, serious candidate. Ridiculous.

Yay Oklahoma! My dad’s side of the family has lived there for generations. I’m the first one raised anywhere else lol

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My mom was born in Tulsa, and my grandfather Robertson grew up on a cattle ranch there. My grandmother would always tell me he would be horrified by my vegetarian/vegan tendencies.

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Haha, my dad grew up in Bartlesville, and went to OSU. I’ve got family in Duncan, Marlow, Norman, all over. I’ve been horrifying them with my hippie ways for decades now lol

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Glad to know I am in good company!

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Lord. I just saw a headline from that interview today, where he was claiming opponents in the US are worse than Kim Jong Un. How are we allowing this to happen? We might end up being Canadian neighbors in a few years, Peter. We'll see what happens.

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It really is an embarrassment for our country.

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They have raised him to the level of a prophet. It is terrifying. I had hoped the Republicans would move on after he lost the last election, but that was too much to hope for.

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Fair enough. I was trying to be clever and failed. It's happened before, and it'll happen again.

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Ooh. I haven’t made bagels in a while. And stress baking season (aka report cards) is right now. Can’t wait.

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Been quietly screaming and mentally preparing myself for report cards and conferences. I'll join ya in the stress baking.

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Three fall flavors?!? Can’t wait!!! 😻

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❤️

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