Recipe

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APPLESAUCE SPICE DROPS

…which came about as a result of modifying a family recipe to fit what was available in my cupboards, thus:

pumpkin seeds, dried cherries, applesauce
  • 1 Cup Butter
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 2 Eggs 
  • 1 Cup Applesauce
  • 3 Cups Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Cloves
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1 Cup Dried Cherries**
  • 1/2 Cup Pumpkin Seeds***

DIRECTIONS:  Cream together butter and sugar, then beat in eggs one at a time.  Add applesauce.  At this point, the mixture will take on a funky curd-like texture:

cookie dough after adding applesauce to mixture

Stir in dry ingredients — the order doesn’t particularly matter — then fold in dried cherries and pumpkin seeds. Which will give you dough like so:

applesauce spice drop cookie dough

Spoon onto ungreased baking sheet(s). Bake at 375 degrees (Farenheit) for approximately 10 minutes. Then serve and EAT!

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Prostate Problems

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P is for Prostate Problems

If you are a man, and you are past a certain age, prostate problems are not so much a matter of ‘if’ they happen but of ‘when’. Pretty much, having a problematic prostate is a given at some point between the ages of 40 and 80 (most men experience it in their 50s and 60s but it can happen at any time, really): it’s just a matter of {1} when said problems will manifest, and {2} what form they will take.

Two of my partners have experienced prostate problems:

  • My husband found, after a routine examination and blood testing, that he had an elevated PSA. There’s a lot to that story, including two biopsies and the bloody aftermath of the second, but as of his most recent (last month) urology appointment, the point is (still) moot.
  • My paramour, who experienced problems with his prostate in his 40s, came into my life long after the resultant surgery (and subsequent changes to his sex life as a result) had taken place. In some ways his was a more severe situation than my husband’s, and is something he still needs regular check-ups for.

When their individual problems arose, neither my spouse nor my S.O. really knew what they were in for, I don’t think. And as a partner, I didn’t really know what to expect.

So for the purposes of this post, I’m just going to share some information. Not so much for the purpose of educating others (though you might learn something!) but with the intention of sharing my experience. Because you – or a loved one – might be (now or in the future) and over-40 male, and maybe knowing what this looked like for another person/partner will be helpful to you (or to me, as a reminder!) in the future. 🙂

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Others

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Now that we are a little past the midway point in the April A-to-Z Challenge, I’d like to take a moment to highlight some of the other bloggers who are participating in this project along with me.

Posting for the A-to-Z is a bit of an intense schedule – especially for those who are also maintaining other blogs/projects on the reg in addition to their alphabetical explorations – so if you’re looking for something new to read, I’d encourage you pick a post or two from the list below and give these bloggers a mid-marathon boost. 🙂

{Bloggers names are linked to posts.}

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