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"   You guys know that if I don&amp;#039;t do anything else, I keep it real with you. Exhibit number one: my BFF Russell Wilson on the right. What the heck is he doing? Taking a power nap. Why? Russell is exhausted, totally drained; he is in the throes of preparing a dinner for four and he spent so much time doing it! A grand total of 8 minutes! That&amp;#039;s right! Your eyes are not deceiving you\u20148 minutes! Everything on the plate is healthy fare and pretty low in calories to boot. Russell managed to prepare grilled chicken breast fillets, rice with seasoned field peas and snaps, and a garden vegetable medley, and yes, all in just 8 minutes. Wizardry, you say! Deceit! Trickery! None of these! I could not believe my ears when he called me bragging about his 8-minute sumptuous dinner. He went on and on about the raves, the requests for second helpings. Russell swore that the dinner plates were so clean that washing them afterward was just a waste of valuable time! Since I am known for being a doubting Thomasina, I called upon one\u2026OK, I&amp;#039;ll admit it\u2026two of his guests for verification. As I listened to them rant about what a great cook Russell is, I began to think perhaps it&amp;#039;s high time that I, too, learn a few cooking shortcuts.    I have been resistant to experimenting with quick foods. I&amp;#039;ll admit, I am pretty much &amp;quot;old school&amp;quot; in this department; I have not minded slaving away in the kitchen for hours. But now, Russell has opened my eyes to a few new culinary bags of tricks. All I kept thinking about is 8 minutes\u2013it took 4 minutes to heat the chicken (Eat Well Stay Healthy Grilled Chicken Breasts), 90 seconds to heat the rice (Uncle Ben&amp;#039;s Ready Rice), 3 minutes to heat the veggies (Green Giant Simply Steam) and 2 minutes for the field peas and snaps (Glory Seasoned). The peas were being heated on the stovetop while the chicken was microwaving. I guess I have to catch up with the times and hightail it out of the Stone Age. Confession is good for the soul, so I&amp;#039;ll admit nowthat I&amp;#039;ve never even purchased a ready-made pizza! Another confession\u2026I still make fresh french fries from real potatoes\u2013EEK!!! Please don&amp;#039;t ask me to surrender my card as a member of a feminist society!!!! I am moving toward reforming. Russell has inspired me to take a field trip, so to speak, to my friendly neighborhood supermarket and really scour their quick foods sections. I will probably go incognito; I have a huge pair of shades that practically covers my entire face! But, nonetheless, I will go. I might need some support along the way, Russell. I hear that the fares from North Carolina to the Big Apple are pretty cheap these days\u2026HELP? \u2013Ruth Manuel-Logan Are you like me, afraid of quick foods? If not, tell me off, embarass me by convincing me how ridiculous I&amp;#039;m being! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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