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Cooking has always been relaxing and pleasureable for me and can be a great distraction after you quit smoking

JonesCarpeDiem
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One of my favorite breakfasts is bacon, eggs and rice. When I was a kid my brothers and I made breakfast for our parents every Sunday morning before church. It was either this or French toast.

I slow cook a pound of bacon in a frying pan until it's medium (not crispy and not raw) 45 minutes on low in a 12 inch pan with a lid. I check it every 10 minutes and let the steam out.

Take the bacon out and remove/save all the excess grease except whats coating the pan. (I put a tablespoon on a batch of fresh cooked green beans and use it to season other dishes as well.)

I use 60 second rice. I throw in the ratios on the box to make about 8 cups into the bacon pan, bring it to a boil and then let it sit with a lid and no heat.

Then, I crack in 8-12 eggs, add about half the bacon cut into 1 inch pieces and salt and pepper and let it cook over low heat until they set the rice.

I put my portion in a bowl this morning...change it up! Use a plate? LOL

8-12 eggs

1/2 lb bacon cooked to medium

8 cups cooked rice (you can use whatever you want)

Salt and Pepper

 

Enjoy but be careful: it's very addictive!

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Hello, My name is Dale. I was quit 18 months before joining this site and had participated on another site during that time. I learned a lot there and brought it with me. I joined this site the first week of August 2008. I didn't pressure myself to quit. HOW I QUIT I didn't count, I didn't deny myself to get started. When I considered quitting (at a friends request to influence his brother to quit), I simply told myself to wait a little longer. No denial, nothing painful. After 4 weeks I was down to 5 cigarettes from a pack a day. The strength came from proving to myself, I didn't need to smoke because I normally would have smoked. Simple yes? I bought the patch. I forgot to put one on on the 4th day. I needed it the next day but the following week I forgot two days in a row I put one in my wallet with a promise to myself that I would slap it on and wait an hour rather than smoke. It rode in my wallet my first year.There's nothing keeping any of you from doing this. It doesn't cost a dime. This is about unlearning something you've done for a long time. The nicotine isn't the hard part. Disconnecting from the psychological pull, the memories and connected emotions is. :-) Time is the healer.