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    Call to Transform Global Crisis to Promise

    Jun 22, 2025

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    by

    Bruce Tretter
    in Perspectives

    By the Bruce >-< Chappy Project Foreword This message below is unlike anything published here before — not only in content, but in how it was written. What you’re about to read is the first public expression of a truly…

  • Finished Scrumptiously Simple Scrambled Eggs with link for full picture book recipe

    Scrambled Eggs So Easy You’ll Laugh — All in Pictures!

    Jun 9, 2025

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    by

    Bruce Tretter
    in 5-Minute Meals, Easy To Make, Step By Step Recipes

    Think you can’t cook? Think again. This picture-only scrambled eggs recipe is where confidence begins. No jargon, no stress—just clear steps, two game-changing tips, and a smile-worthy story from my own kitchen disaster. Let’s make cooking your new superpower—one egg…

  • Eggs are no longer considered bad food but instead are valued as nutritionally beneficial food.

    Objective Science and Why the “Egg Scare” Was Scrambled from the Start

    May 28, 2025

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Nutrition & Health

    Eggs were wrongly vilified. Now, science says they’re nutritional powerhouses. Here’s how the truth finally cracked through the cholesterol myth.

  • Nutty Cilantro Pesto Picture Book Directions

    May 17, 2025

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Learn to Cook, Step By Step Recipes

    Step-by-step picture book directions show how to make nutty cilantro pesto.

  • Hand-Chopped Cilantro Pesto Picture Directions

    May 14, 2025

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Learn to Cook, Step By Step Recipes

    Picture book directions show how to make hand-chopped cilantro pesto.

  • Hand-Chopped Basil Pesto Picture Book Directions

    May 2, 2025

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    by

    Bruce Tretter
    in Learn to Cook, Step By Step Recipes

    I promised in my last post that showed how to make fresh basil pesto using a food processor that I’d put together picture book directions showing how to hand-chop basil pesto if you don’t have – or don’t like cleaning…

  • Homemade Fresh Basil Pesto – All in Pictures

    Apr 26, 2025

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    by

    Bruce Tretter
    in Learn to Cook, Step By Step Recipes

    I call pesto made with fresh basil “summer butter”. Here are picture book directions that show how to make fresh basil pesto.

  • Warm Overnight Oats with Chickpeas, Pesto and Cheese Picture Directions

    Apr 22, 2025

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    by

    Bruce Tretter
    in Learn to Cook, Step By Step Recipes

    Picture book directions show how to make and improvise on overnight oats with chickpeas, basil pesto and cheese.

  • Overnight Oats with Grapes, Yogurt, Jam and Kefir Picture Directions

    Apr 2, 2025

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    by

    Bruce Tretter
    in Learn to Cook, Step By Step Recipes

    Picture book directions show how to make overnight oats with grapes, yogurt, jam and kefir.

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I help people feel comfortable making a meal on their own – even if they’ve never boiled water – through Gotta’ Eat, Can’t Cook picture book recipes and help make roads safe for all with Breitz! “6 Feet, Thanks!” performance wear. Naval Intelligence Officer veteran, BikeWalkNC VP, dad of 3, avid cyclist, scrappy runner.

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