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I marvel at my Nagymama all the time. Although she is 98-years old, she has never ONCE in her life had surgery. As a child, I honestly don't remember her ever being sick. For goodness sake, she doesn't even have one stretch mark on her entire body!
When she was in her 80’s, she was mugged by some teenage hoodlum, and she actually managed to beat him down with her handbag
(read the story here)! Either she has really good genes, she is a freak of nature, or something she did over the last 98-years really stuck. As a part of this American Goulash series, I am going to try to explore what is it that Nagymama has done to live to such a ripe, fruitful age. I know it isn’t all the Snacky Cakes® she eats all the time!
A few years ago, a friend of mine wondered what ever happened to "Fit", the supposed natural fruit and vegetable wash that removes dirt, pesticides, salmonella, e-coli, and all that other yucky stuff from produce. I started to wonder just...
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Okay, so technically this isn't a video, it's audio...but at least it saves your eyes from reading :)
(Later in the week, I will upload the transcription of these stories for anyone that is hard of hearing or anyone that prefers to read along, but for now, I hope you enjoy listening!)
Stephanie Yuhas - Interview
Stephanie Yuhas - Reading: "The Radio Station", "Dah Cat" & Nagymama's Natural Veggie Wash.
Special thanks to the Leeway Foundation, Michaela Majoun, Erin Gautsche, and the Kelly Writer's House for broadcasting "American Goulash" to thousands of homes in the Greater Philadelphia Region!
The other day, I bought a three pound bag of red bell peppers on sale for $2. I was delighted with the good deal, but after a few days, I feel guilty because I had only gone through about a pound and the peppers were wrinkling. Nagymama taught me that I should never waste food, so I started looking up recipes that called for a metric ton of peppers.
After browsing Ye Olde Internets, I discovered a Red Pepper Soup recipe that sounded tasty, and more importantly, cheap and easy! I made a few modifications to the ingredients to make the soup more spicy and waist-line friendly. The whole stew was ready in less than an hour, and since I had already eaten dinner, I packed it in a non-spill thermos for later.
The next morning, I went into the architectural firm where I am a graphic design consult a few days a week. I normally don't go in on Mondays, but they called me to do some extra marketing since they just moved into a lovely new office space. After a few hours of slaving over InDesign, I popped in the kitchen...
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Nagymama always said...
that your insides would explode if you held in a fart.
What did your family tell you about farting?
Anyu and Nagymama always said...
that poop would come out of your mouth if you didn’t poop for more than 3 days.
What did your parents tell you about poop?
