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For ghostangel:

Jenn's Mexican Rice:

2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 cup white rice
Spices (To taste, but I use these ratios):
-------10 parts salt
-------5 parts pepper
-------3 parts onion powder
-------3 parts garlic powder
1.25 cups of water
1 14oz can of diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon of tomato paste
.5 diced white onion
.5 diced bell pepper


*In a good sized sauce pan, heat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and a cup of white rice and your spices on high, stirring occasionally.

*Once the rice begins to lightly brown, add all the water and stir to loosen the rice up.

*Add the diced tomatos, tomato paste, diced onion and diced bell pepper. Stir again to mix the ingredients well.

*Close the lid on the saucepan, and leave on high until the water begins to boil.

*Drop the heat to medium and continue to simmer for 5 minutes.

*Drop the heat to low, and continue simmering until most of the water is absorbed, about 5 minutes.

*Take the pot off the heat, and allow to sit for another 5 minutes. Use a rice paddle to fluff the rice.

*EAT!

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Boletinos Artos (Mushroom Bread):

Warm Water
1 teaspoon sugar
1.5 teaspoon dried yeast
1 pound flour
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon sea salt
4 tablespoons poppy seeds
1 beaten egg white
1 tablespoon of rolled triticale

*Dissolve the sugar in .5 cup of warm water, and then stir in the 1.5 teaspoon of dried yeast. Allow to bubble for about 15 minutes.
*In a large mixing bowl, add 1 pound of flour, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon sea salt and the yeast mixture.
*Knead into a dough adding warm water as necessary until the dough is supple.
*Oil a 5.5 inch diameter cake pan with olive oil and spread 4 tablespoons of poppy seeds along the sides and bottom.
*Press the dough to the bottom of the pan, cover with plastic bag and allow to rise for two hours.
*Brush the top of the bread with the egg white and sprinkle with triticale.
*Bake for 40 minutes at 400F

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Meanwhile, deep in the heart of the Washington Cascades...
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Sometimes the inspirations for my characters show up in their designs. Sometimes rather...um...bluntly.

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Some design inspirations are a little more subtle. But only a little.