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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day cover

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
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by Ray Cruz

Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair, doesn’t find any prize in his breakfast cereal, and has to eat lima beans for dinner. What do you do on a bad day? You might think about moving to Australia.

​Commiserate with Alexander by eating some Breakfast Cereal with him. Then have one of your favorite dinners - with Lima Beans on the side.
 

Cook

Breakfast Cereal

Complexity: Super easy (in our opinion).
Time: Mere moments.

Ingredients

  • Wheatey, ricey, or oatey breakfast cereal
  • Milk

Directions

  1. Add cereal to bowl. Add desired amount of milk.
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Cook

Lima Beans

Complexity: Simple, just mix and heat until cooked.
Time: 35 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds baby lima beans, fresh in the shell, or one 10-ounce package, frozen
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground pepper

Directions

  1. Shell the beans and wash thoroughly. Put 2 cups water and the salt in a medium saucepan and add the beans. Cook the beans until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain the liquid and add the butter. Sprinkle lightly with the black pepper before serving.
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