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To GIVE is a Privilege
by Raj Bhargava, January 2023
To GIVE is a privilege since you can only GIVE if you have something of value. For the last 20 years we have known that my wife has kidney disease and that she will eventually need a kidney transplant. Few years ago I went to the kidney clinic to find out if I could be an eligible kidney donor. I found out that due to my health issues I could not donate. For the next 2 years I worked on improving my health and was able to successfully donate my kidney in August 2022 through a paired exchange. We are grateful that both my wife and my kidney surgeries were successful. My wife now has normal kidney health. I have recovered to my normal health and resumed all my activities. When people ask me how I am doing, I respond “I am doing better than before my surgery” since I am now not only back to being physically healthy but I also have this prized sense of giving to others. I feel privileged to have good health and have access to a superb kidney clinic at Stanford Hospital, so that I was able to successfully donate my kidney for my wife. I feel this mindset of privilege gave me tremendous strength and I was never worried about the success of my surgery. Finally I leave you with a question to ponder: should you GIVE with expectation of something in return or should you GIVE with no expectation in return?
100% Whole Wheat Flour Bread
by Raj Bhargava, November 2023
I thought if I could have food recipes on the story page? I figure yes when there is a story behind it. My quest for healthy and tasty cooking has led to this recipe after experimenting for over a year.
Made in Panasonic SD-YD250 bread machine.
Flour: 2 cups whole wheat + 1 cup WHITE whole wheat (at Whole Foods); for the bread to rise more, substitute 1 cup white whole wheat flour with 0.5 cup WHITE whole wheat flour and 0.5 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup raisins
1/4 cup walnuts
3 tbsp chia seeds
3 tbsp flax seed
2 tbsp honey or 3 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
4 tbsp oil
1 tbsp gluten
2.5 tsp yeast
1 1/3 cup + 2 tbsp water heated for 1 minute in microwave
Start with PIZZA DOUGH setting for 2 minutes and then RAPID WHOLE WHEAT setting on bread machine.
Photo below is with 0.5 cup all purpose flour.
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