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I can’t wait for Christmas.

I always, always love Christmas. Christmas is my favorite day of the year despite the fact that I rarely celebrate it with my family. The last two years have been more memorable. We now have a Christmas tree, although it’s not a real one but only a plastic one. Living in the biggest Muslim country doesn’t give me much Christmas sceneries and most definitely no snow. No beautiful decorations or a fireplace to sit by and read A Night Before Christmas. No eggnogs or the smell of cool Christmas morning. But despite all the pretty things that make up Christmas’ beauty, I still love Christmas and Christmas is still my favorite day of the year.

P.S. I do wish I can one day wake up to a Christmas like this, though.

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Christmas My Life I Wrote This Myelf

Another return to California Pizza Kitchen and a good study at their menu book yesterday, I have decided to try these if I return:

One. The Wedge Salad.

Crisp iceberg lettuce topped with blue cheese dressing, applewood smoked bacon, chopped egg and fresh diced Roma tomatoes.

Two. Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad Sandwich 

Chilled-grilled chicken breast, dried cranberries, toasted walnuts, celery, onions and mayonnaise, topped with sliced fresh Roma tomatoes and shredded lettuce, and served with a Tuscan White Bean Minestrone which is Cannellini beans, tomatoes, zucchini, spinach, onion, celery and Parmesan cheese. Garnished with homemade garlic-herb croutons.

Three. Chipotle Chicken Pizza.

Grilled chipotle chicken, fire-roasted mild chiles, chipotle sauce, Mozzarella and Enchilado cheeses. Topped with roasted corn & black bean salsa, cilantro, and lime-cream sauce.

And I just have to repeat this order:

I am grateful I’m still blessed with a sense of appreciation towards new things.

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I Wrote This Myself My Life

I will never cure cancer
not with the schooling I’ve had
and my lack of focus
and because I don’t really even know what cancer is
or how it works.

So the best I can do
is to find something I can do
I care for people
and I follow my passion
I love the people in my life
and I cook

I love the ingredients I used
the process of creation and craft
and the delicious food I make
in hopes that they will feed
and contribute to
the health of a stranger
sitting alone
in a laboratory
in the dark of night
to move a microscope
two clicks in an unfamiliar direction
two clicks toward a discovery
that might forever change the world
and cure me
of ever having to worry
about knowing
anything about cancer.

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Dallas Clayton My life