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” Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors – it’s how you combine them that sets you apart.” Wolfgang Puck
… and it also release your stress much like painting and writing to sail through the emotional upheaval that at times simply numbed your senses.
It was the time to follow the simple logic in life, leave it and move ahead, but a very difficult one to follow. But then tomorrow is a brand new day, another reason to start afresh and another reason to celebrate life.
And that begins with good food that will uplifts your mood though temporarily. Now there are scientifically researched food that can actually make you happy, may be at…
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