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The Artist Way  by Julia Cameron The War of Art  by Steven Pressfield Kick-Ass Creativity  by Mary Beth Maziarz Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan In the Neighborhood: The Search for Community on an American Street, One Sleepover at a Time by Peter Lovenheim Boston Girl  by Anita Diamont The Red Tent by Anita Diamont The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure Me Before You  by JoJo Moyes Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

This is an easy healthy recipe and tastes even better the next day! Enjoy! Ingredients: 1 large sweet onion chopped 2 T olive oil 1 med-large eggplant peeled, diced 1 large carrot peeled and chopped 2 med-large potatoes peeled and diced 4 large zucchini peeled and quartered 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes 1 large fresh tomato diced 1 cup chicken or vegetable Broth 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper 1 tsp garlic powder 2 tsp Italian seasoning salt and pepper to taste Saute onions in oil until soft. Then add potatoes, carrots and eggplant with 1/4 cup of chicken broth. Saute until fork tender about 12-15 minutes. Then add diced tomatoes, canned tomatoes, zucchini and 3/4 cup of chicken broth. Bring mixture to boil. Add crushed red pepper, garlic powder, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper to taste. Reduce heat to med-low stirring occasionally for at least 15 minutes until zucchini is tender. taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve hot with crusty bread. Serves 6-8 large s

3/4 cup sun dried tomato 4 T olive oil 2 T pine nuts 1 whole red pepper seeded and sliced 1 oz Parmesan cheese 3 cloves garlic 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes or salsa 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1/2 tsp black pepper 3 oz feta cheese 1/4 cup fat free half and half Blend everything in a food processor until creamy. Serve with crackers or you can serve with pasta. If serving with pasta add pasta water to cheese dip to thin dip and coat pasta.

Making Matzo Ball soup from a box a little more special!! Ingredients: *Matzo Ball and Soup Mix (I buy Manischewitz brand) 2 celery stalks sliced thin 2 carrots peeled and sliced thin 1/2 sweet onion diced 2 garlic cloves chopped (optional) 2 T olive oil or vegetable oil 1 T unsalted butter 10 cups of water 1 cup small pasta (seashells or elbow macaroni) 1 or 1 and 1/2 cups of diced cooked chicken (you can use rotisserie chicken) 1/4 of a lemon (optional) Making the Matzo Balls: package of matzo ball mix 2 eggs 2 T vegetable oil Follow the package directions to make the Matzo Balls. Making the soup: 1. Make your matzo ball mixture and refrigerate. 2. Saute the vegetables (celery, carrots, onions and garlic) in 2 T of olive oil and 1 T of unsalted butter until soft. Then 3. Add 10 cups of water and soup mix to vegetables. Bring to boil. 4. Make matzo balls and drop into boiling soup. Cover tightly. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. 5. Add pasta and cook fo

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