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The Against-All Eggs
This will take care of everything, or it is my time. There is so much protection here that I feel I am safe from anything except a space ship falling directly on me. And the odds of that happening in this life time… well, maybe the next, but you get the picture.
- 2 eggs
- cucumber
- oregano – a huge amount. If it is not fresh, just be sure that all the small hard sharp stems have been removed. I think they can be dangerous. The health advantages of oregano, other than against certain microbes, is immense.
- thyme with sumac and sesame seeds – a lot
- cayenne pepper – lots
- parsley – for effect and its high C against arthritis, folic acid protection against – heart attack, and general anti oxidant which may be effective in neutralizing cigarette smoke. http://whfoods.com/foodstoc.php So really pour it on.
- basil – possible protection at the cellular level against radiation and damage caused by oxygen, plus being anti-bacterial (see above link).
- virgin olive oil used in frying the eggs in a stainless steel skillet heated just to the point of smoking, so the eggs do not stick. Also drizzled on the cucumbers.
- hummus with tahini
- Downed with a cup of coffee, with cinnamon which is the ultimate shield, with 5 drops of Stevia and milk.
Another version with salsa and broccoli sprouts. No cayenne, but plenty of thyme, parsley, oregano and sweet basil.
The eggs here are the carrier for a significant amount of internal body armor. What they do for the body physically, is second only to the peace of mind they deliver.
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Spices and The E coli Thing
This dish is for when you feel you are missing something but not sure what.
- onion
- mushrooms
- sweet bell pepper
- the squash of course
fried on low flame in coconut oil for about as long as it takes to feed the cat. And if you don’t have a cat, get one. Great company. Makes no demands. Well, almost none, except for when the hour hand points at the appointed feeding time. And then there are the times she just comes to tell you she loves you. And then of course, there is the timing function which can be invaluable to a dish which has not lost all of its nutrients in the cooking process.
- Add the sunflower sprouts just 1 minutes before the end. The minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants in this dish are unbelievable.
The photo was taken before pouring on the spices, in particular thyme mixed with sumac and sesame seeds (called za’atar in the Middle East http://en.wikipedia.org/wili/za’atar) which totally obliterated the view. Since thyme is one of the major antibacterials, the amount I put on depends on how long the ingredients have been out.
And E coli? Along with oregano, cinnamon (no, not in this dish), turmeric, sage and several other spices, they may be able to protect you against just about any negative form of E-coli and other bacterials making the rounds. I think that the spice traders fared better than the average citizen in the plague. And I once read that the grave robbers covered themselves with a few of them. Must have known something we have forgotten in the meantime. The ancient spice trade was not just a question of taste but of survival.
Check out the links below:
The antibiotic properties of living foods, carry none of the natural resistance developed by bacteria to the overuse of artificial antibiotics. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jun/05/deadly-ecoli-resistance-antibiotic-misuse
Effectiveness of natural antibiotics
http://the-health-gazette.com/293/natural-antibiotics/
excellent article on the types and uses of natural antibiotics and their effetiveness over artificial.
” O104 is resistant to more than a dozen antibiotics in eight classes: penicillins; streptomycin; tetracycline; the quinolone nalidixic acid; the sulfa drug combination trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazol; three generations of cephalosporins; and the combination drugs amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, piperacillin-sulbactam, and piperacillin-tazobactam.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jun/05/deadly-ecoli-resistance-antibiotic-misuse
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jun/05/deadly-ecoli-resistance-antibiotic-misuse
http://translate.google.com/#auto|de|drug%20resistance
Drug resistance of natural antibiotics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_resistance drug resistance and use of phage.
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Looked around and there was nothing.
Well, almost nothing
- some walnuts I use instead of coumadin for my 20 year old DVT (plus almonds and pecans: put them in boiling water for the count of 8, rinsed)
- mushrooms which I had forgotten about in the sack on the floor
- an old slightly shriveled bell pepper
- an onion (had lots of those)
- the turned/turning (as in going) goat feta
- 2 slices of Swiss cheese.
With all of the spices
- sweet basil (out but two flakes left in cannister)
- oregano (go through it for sticks)
- thyme (out but 1/8 tsp left)
- rosemary (go through it for sticks)
- parsley (out)
- sea salt
- pepper (out but I saw a couple of specks when I shook the cannister)
After spices mixed in,
Really great!
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updated 31 May 2011
E. coli has caused hundreds of illnesses in Germany and over ten deaths recently, and has also been found to be causing illnesses in other European countries but to a lesser extent. While I am not presently conducting an experiment on this, it has reminded me that there are a number of spices and herbs which have a strong anti-microbial effect on E. coli and other microbials, viruses, fungi and the like. What we normally use judiciously to season our dishes may, in slightly greater amounts if added to our food, actually act as a bulwark against the current illness spreading across Europe. And when I say greater amount, I mean really pouring them on, as I normally do. The ones I will mention and reference are only some of the those which may be of use: cinnamon, garlic, turmeric, oregano, thyme, sage, rosemary. Perhaps this should be checked out to a greater extent. I have listed a number of references in this regard. But in the meantime, you might stock up on spices.
A fuller more recent version at http://globalcrisis.info/
Below are a selection of references:
Cinnamon Is Lethal Weapon Against E. Coli O157:H7 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/08/990806074926.htm
Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by Essential Oil from Cinnamonum zeylanicum http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bjid/v11n2/13.pdf
The Study of Turmeric as an Effective Antiseptic Agent against Escherichia coli Strain K-12 Bacteria http://knol.google.com/k/the-study-of-turmeric-as-an-effective-antiseptic-agent-against-escherichia-coli#
Antimicrobial Activity of Turmeric http://www.livestrong.com/article/141168-antimicrobial-activity-turmeric/
Ginger and garlic shown to have antimicrobial effects in tests by National Center for Food Safety and Technology. Surprisingly turmeric had none against E. coli O157:H7. A comparison of the antimicrobial activity or garlic, ginger, carrot, and turmeric pastes… http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16366855
Effects of spices on growth and survival of Escherichia coli 0157… http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956713502000518
Oregano Oil Kills E. coli, Influenza http://www.webdeb.com/oils/oregano-story.htm
Thyme http://www.worldhealthyfoods.com/herbs-and-natural-supplements/thyme
Sage Benefits and Information http://www.naturalremediesblog.net/sage-benefits-information/
Sage http://www.appliedhealth.com/nutri/page8453.php
Potential of rosemary oil to be used in drug-resistant infections http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17900043
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That sauce was so good I had to go back to taste it two times even before I went to get the camera. Now that’s good sauce. I don’t know how some of the great chefs are so thin. I call it my anti-Alzheimer sauce because it has so many things in it which have been indicated to help lessen Alzheimer’s: more than a quarter cup of sunflower seeds (high in vitamin E), omega-3 in the oregano, and the heavy hitters in the spices basil, thyme, rosemary and sage all which are part of the Lamiaceae (mints) family, together with 2 tbs of (non hydrogenated – otherwise becomes a trans-fat) raw coconut oil. Unfortunately, I was out of some of the ingredients. Bought the smallest head of cauliflower I could find, but it was still too much for one person. Did I invite someone else over? No, I ate it all myself, but only so that it wouldn’t spoil. Once inside, it doesn’t go rotten. Just causes other problems. The last time, half of the uncooked head sat in the vegetable basket (besides other things) until it rotted. Well, I wasn’t going to let that happen again. Cauliflower is very high in vitamin C (one cup is 90% of daily value), so I gave myself a double dose.
Additional ingredients in the sauce: whole wheat flour, milk, sweet chili sauce, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, black pepper, and parsley on top (better than the sprig because you can actually get it inside where all of its vitamins and minerals can do some good.
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MUSH version 542 (The CureAll)
The base is cous cous and instant oatmeal cooked for 2 minutes with water. After very carefully extracting a small insect (the way I would want to be treated) which was sitting on top of the sesame seeds. Put him outside on one of the planters. I poured what was remaining into the mush as it was cooking, together with a lot of sunflower seeds. Less than half a minute so as not to destroy all of their value. Cinnamon, ginger (out of it), the last of the maple syrup (wish I had saved more), blueberry jam mixed with water and two drops of Stevia (next time real blueberries. I always say that, but finding them is something else.), walnuts, pecans, almonds with skins still on, milk. What this cures: hunger and everything else.
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Cucumber Salad With Banana
Something told me to put it in, and I had an internal question mark. But then I found myself actually looking for another piece of banana for the next bite. It’s there. Just cut into small pieces together with the cucumber, tomatoes, onion, avocado, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, black pepper, parsley, oregano, and basil.
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Quinoa in tomato sauce
I like my cooking (generally-which is lucky) but I do not often get rave reactions from inside. This got it.
Quinoa with spinach spaghetti (optional but gives it that spaghetti feel which is all important when conceptualizing a spaghetti like dish), very high end pre-prepared tomato sauce, dash olive oil, lots of spices, 1/3 avocado.
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Almost the end of everything
Whatever on Rice
brown rice
tomato, onion, garlic, bell pepper
dash of real fermented soy sauce
sweet chili sauce
rosemary, sweet paprika, hot paprika, sea salt, black pepper, parsley, turmeric
My only comment: skip the hot paprika
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Random banana pancake
Let them fall where they may. And the slice which fell into the sink. It’s still there.
The pancake (rye flour) without the topping – a work of art. Sunflower seeds and lots of cinnamon added. Be forewarned: the strawberries do not work. Too sour with the maple syrup.
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The Top of Breakfasts In Four Minutes
No, did not time it, but if you work fast it can be done. But, of course, the quinoa has to have been cooked the day before. I always cook too much (water always seems to do something to the little amount of quinoa I put into the pan). If you can get an unbroken yoke in there you are a better man/woman (that second option is a given) then me. Be sure to put it into the ring slowly or you have more egg outside the ring than in. And the other half of the half-avocado is mashed in with the quinoa. And, if you want to live forever, and not suffer from Alzheimer’s, don’t forget the turmeric(curcumin). The forever stuff is a stretch, but the Alzheimer’s may actually be true. Almost no Alzheimer’s in India, but then it might be the water or any one of the thousand other things they do right in that regard.
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Wait…Wait.. Don’t go! Just not yet that is. Would you go to a restaurant which served this? Probably not.
What, are they crazy? Do they want to stay in business?
That is why restaurants are in the business of business, and I’m
in the business of living to 100.
So just close your eyes and enjoy.
But never put the sauce on without tasting it first.
That’s a general maxim for life. This one was perfect.
OK! The name of this dish is Pecan Zucchini Squash
And just to advise you up front: the sauce is melted goat cheese in water and whole wheat flour with 5 spices including turmeric (you want to live don’t you?) and sweet paprika.
Now to preparation: Most zucchini squash is not straight. Which means that if you want a full length cut, you have to slice it while its standing like the Saint Louis Archway. Very tricky. Otherwise, you might just as well use the silver dollar slice. Which is much safer unless you are using a slicer and thinking about something else. Never think about anything else while using a slicer. If you’re really bothered about some one thing or another, eat something different.
Cook only in extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil. All the other ‘normal’ oils are really not good for you. This is one article you might want to read: Toxic Cooking Oils Redux: Lies and Deceptions of Cooking Oils and Their Labeling http://healthwyze.org/index.php/toxic-cooking-oils-soy-and-canola.html. And if it is about the money, remember, you only live once – this time anyway. And if you are really pinching pennies, the oil is not where you should skimp. But if you’re saving, than get the virgin olive oil which is made from slightly riper olives and has a higher acidity, but be sure that it’s cold press. Any other bottle which has the word ‘OLIVE’ on it is just no good. Check this out: The Olive Oil Scandal http://www.living-foods.com/articles/oliveoil.html.
Secondly, do not overcook and destroy all of the vitamins and minerals. Get one side of the squash browned with the onion and bell pepper on top, and basically that’s it. It should have some crunch if you are thinking of your health, and not the fancy restaurant down the street.
And the most important part are the spices. Why have most civilizations gone to tremendous expense in the past to carry spices from one end of the world to the other? Not just because they made the food taste good, but because they saved you – they were antibiotic, anti-fungal, and provided vitamins and minerals which were not available anywhere else. So really pour them on. All your money should be going for oil and spices. And if you can buy the spices fresh, you are that much better off. This dish has lots of parsley, thyme, basil, turmeric, sweet paprika, and if I had had them, oregano and rosemary. Actually I had the oregano but it was not opened yet. The best rundown on spices I have found is: http://whfoods.com/foodstoc.php
And don’t forget the pecans. Also, I snuck in some almonds (with skins) for the manganese, vitamin E (among others), lowered risk of heart attack, general heart protection, weight loss potential, help in the prevention of gallstones, plus pack a powerful protein punch. Don’t get me started on the pecans!
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Just A Fill In The Gaps Breakfast
Depending on what else you eat, this fills in all of the gaping holes.
oatmeal
flash boiled to the count of 10 (walnuts, pecans, almonds)
sunflower seeds
banana
real maple syrup
lots and lots of cinnamon
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Thought For The Day
There are never enough.
There never are. Of anything.
You name it.
Of course if there were no lack…depending on who you asked,
there would be no space left for anything and no impetus.
So a little lack is, from that perspective, a good thing.
Viva the lack in all our lives.
My Cat: I noticed that instead of lying down, she was standing. Looked at the clock. Sure enough, time for late snack. She came over and I petted her and told her she was right on time, and that I loved her. Got up to go into the kitchen. She did not follow. Put the food down. No cat. Called. No movement. Came back, and she was lying back down. Well… she does have to keep this old piece of machinery well oiled and responsive for when she does need it! It just occurred to me that maybe she loves me – nahhh. But it’s a nice thought. Maybe.
The printer does not work. No matter what I do, and I’ve done it all. There is only one thing to do when you’re this frustrated. Eat. Depending on what is happening in your life, it can temporarily solve a problem, or permanently create a bigger one.
So there I was eating, and staring at a bag of parsley. Someone said that we should eat parsley, and not just use it for decoration, because of all its vitamins and minerals which are good against breast cancer (I grew up with 4 sisters and the concerns must have rubbed off on me). All I can say is that whoever had urged us to eat parsley had obviously not tried it before writing the article. I have rediscovered the reasons why we don’t. And I have this big bag of parsley. Now what do I do with it?
But, if you do buy into the idea of how good it is for you, there are some caveats to remember:
1. Be sure that ALL of the stems (and I mean all) are totally gone. I cannot emphasize this enough. Those things are long and sharp and definitely not chewable. And if one goes down, you just have to have sudden and ultimate faith in the capabilities of the system to somehow take care of it.
2. Even if you have taken away all of the stems, you need something, anything, to neutralize the slightly bitter taste – so things like avocado, tomato, hummus, a shot of whisky come in handy.
3. If you really buy into this idea, perhaps putting it through the grinder or juicer would help get it down.
Anyway, now that I have eaten a good amount of it, I feel suddenly healthier (or is it just the sales job I did on myself?), and dare I say, even virtuous (for eating parsley?) Well, you’ve got to get that feeling from some place. By the way, here is the link to the idea that got me started: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110509122732.htm
“Apigenin is most prevalent in parsley and celery, but can also be found in apples, oranges, nuts and other plant products.” Also some more encouragement:
100+ Nutrition Facts About 25 Well-Known Foods
http://www.mercola.com/nutritionplan/foodalert.htm
Decided to show you the inside of that grilled sandwich. If that doesn’t gross you out, you’re hungry.
Just another version of Pepper Egg
Total ingredients
2 eggs broken (is there another way?)
sweet red pepper
feta goat cheese
cayenne pepper
turmeric
thyme
sea salt and black pepper
a mix of broccoli and alfalfa shoots with olive oil, salt and pepper, basil
cous cous with coconut oil (your choice of spices)
A Royal Breakfast
The computer, when it first opens up, gives you the opportunity to cancel the check-disk-routine, which in real clock time is about 7 minutes, but in user time is forever. So I usually press a key to abort the procedure before it starts. This morning, my computer decided to ignore my attempts to abort no matter which key I pressed. Well, given the severe condition of the disk, I guess it was right. Welcome to the age of robots.
So, while the computer cleaned itself up, I sat back and enjoyed my breakfast (the maple syrup did not make it onto this breakfast.
Normal fare for the last 5 days except for the raspberry jam there. And that is on the cous cous with the slice of goat cheese on all sorts of spices and cayenne pepper.
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Burned Rice and Swiss Chard
Wow, was that rice crisp. Anything which takes over 4 minutes to cook, I forget. I burn things a lot. Which is why most of my dishes are under 4 minutes, or take so much preparation that the extra time is covered.
Did not eat the really burned part – which was most of it. The stalks of the swiss chard are underneath which is why you don’t see them.Chard is truly amazing. Less than 3 minutes, stalks and all, while anything with anywhere near its nutritional value takes twice or longer to cook.
whole Besmati rice
swiss chard
onion
sweet red pepper
sweet chili sauce
goat cheese
dash of fermented soy sauce
sea salt, black pepper, thyme, basil, oregano (or not)
Not that tasty, but the nutrition is top grade.
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Watch That Eggplant
mushroom
alfalfa sprouts
sunflower seeds
red bell pepper
eggplant
spices
could use sweet chili sauce
Cut myself slicing the eggplant. Watch that eggplant.
So I put cayenne flakes right on the cut. Wow did that sting, but I have to admit, it stopped the bleeding. And I understand also disinfected it at the same time – who knows what was on that eggplant. The mushrooms were cut next and as you can see, I just wasn’t in the mood to cut thin. Lots of spices – you know what they are if you’ve been reading for a while. Still hadn’t cleaned up the eggs on the floor from this morning. Figured that I’d give cat as much space as she needed. Also, I wasn’t in the mood. When living alone, those times come very infrequently. As it happens, the mood hit later in the day. In the end, I actually admired the clean floor.
Moment of truth: I cook, shoot and eat, but don’t always write. Then when it comes time to match, it doesn’t always. So be forwarned.
The alfalfa sprouts were supposed to be broccoli. I must learn to read labels. Could be crucial one of these days. Looking down from up above and saying “Wish I’d read that label”.
If this doesn’t kill you, it’ll cure you.
Cayenne Intercession
This was my body saying, you think you’ve had it rough up until now? OK, try this. It figured I had some veins to unclog. Get to my age and you know that they’re there. Some things you just know without seeing.
tortilla
cheese (any, and the more the better. The cayenne will take care of it.)
sweet chili sauce
alfalfa sprouts
First time opened up the cayenne cannister and actually poured. None of this wimpy shake stuff with the cap still on.
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O.K., it may not be much to look at, but when I closed my eyes, my body thought it was beautiful.
- extra virgin olive oil (first cold press for all its benefits)
- crimini mushrooms (old, but with all their 18 vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants still in tact… or most of them)
- egg
Keep these three whfoods.org links handy for checking out what you’re eating: food list and what vit/min/antioxidants each contains http://whfoods.org/foodstoc.php, nutrient list and which foods give them http://whfoods.org/nutrientstoc.php, questionnaire to find out what you are doing right and what you are lacking http://whfoods.org/foodadvisor.php
- sunflower seeds – vit E, B1, manganese and others
- maple syrup
- butter
- white flour bun – as carrier for maple syrup only – otherwise basically useless
- lots of oregano, thyme, basil
- sea salt and black pepper
- turmeric, rosemary (not there, but should have been)
And believe it or not, if I ate this 4-6 times a day (only 2-3 eggs) together with 10 minutes of sunshine, the only vitamins, minerals, or antioxidants I would be missing is B12. Of course, I would have to eat the parsley :-)
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Now to today’s post:
I misunderstood my sister who told me that she had just been diagnosed with MRSA, the bacteria which is generally resistant to most antibiotics, and places most people diagnosed with it under tremendous stress. It turns out that she had a rather normal UTI infection. But I had done an initial part of this information to help her, and then didn’t know what to do with it. Since most of it is also relevant and helpful for most bacterial infections including MRSA, I decided to continue working on it.
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A tsingle.info special report on MRSA
NATURAL APPROACHES TO MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) Aside from MRSA, much of this information may be beneficial in general for the maximum health of the body, and for most urinary tract infections, among many other conditions.
Disclaimer: I have a PhD in the humanities and am not trained in medicine nor do I have a license to practice or prescribe. Furthermore, I can not vouch for, on the basis of experiment or long term observation, any of the following suggestions. The conclusions presented are my own opinion and come from personal research, and my own life. I am currently 75 and expect to be here for another 30 years. This paper provides only beginning search results or ideas which I found of interest, and does not cover all areas, or possible cures. In fact, some suggestions may be incorrect, or ineffective in specific cases, or even generally. Any supplier mentioned has not been checked, is provided only to give further details on a point being made, and does not constitute a recommendation in any form.
Websites at the bottom of this page are maintained by individuals who have overcome MRSA successfully through alternative methods.
OK – What to do:
1. RELAX. No matter what you have just been told or discovered, the first thing to do is relax. Do not panic. Let your body know that you are in charge, and read the following to help give your body all the help it needs to conquer this. Many, many have survived MRSA, in its different forms including UTI, both through drugs and through natural therapies.
3. Water. Drink 8-10 cups of water a day, and an extra one for each coffee (a diuretic) you drink. Most of us are badly dehydrated which only adds to the burden on the body which cannot function without water. It is estimated that MRSA is on 1/3 of the population just waiting for a chance to run rampant. And this chance is related to such things as dehydration, stress, immune deficiencies, and lack of adequate nutrition. Drink before you sleep even if it means getting up during the night, and drink 2 cups of water in the morning before doing anything else. A real eye opener is the book “Your Body’s Many Cries For Water” by F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. http://www.rheumatic.org/water.htm. From personal experience, if you have a cramp in your arms, hands, or legs, drink a glass of water, in fact drink two. You may be no more than severely dehydrated. If you experience relief, use it as a wake up call to the fact that you may not be drinking enough water in general for the whole body and this will certainly affect the ability of the body to protect itself, to heal, and to cure itself.
4. Eat a large variety of vegetables, and some fruits. Make sure that they are organic. Factory farming generally uses a great deal of insecticides and chemical fertilizers which are poisonous to the body, and probably do not help the immune system. The most crucial. Find out what you are lacking in necessary vitamins and minerals. Go to the World’s Healthiest Foods website
http://whfoods.com/foodadvisor.php and complete the questionnaire on foods eaten within the last 24 hours. If what you check is more or less normal, than you can tell what vitamins and minerals you are lacking, and can rectifiy the lack by eating different foods and/or supplements/vitamins. This is very important because serious deficits in your intake of food impacts directly on your suceptability to disease, and your overall immune condition, and your ability to conquer disease.
5. Get alkaline. We get high on sugar and grains (which turn to sugar in the system), but its a cheap, short-lived, acidic high. Plus the fact that it gives many diseases just the corner of the universe they want to establish as home. There are so many articles on this that I will not belabor the point except to say, if it was me, this is the first thing I would do regardless of how hard it might be. Here is a good list of most of the alkaline and acidic foods out there. In actually, there has to be a balance, but the alkaline has to have the upper hand, even though the acidic tastes better. Read the type of balance needed along with a list of the major alkaline and acidic foods. http://www.rense.com/1.mpicons/acidalka.htm “Generally, alkaline forming foods include: most fruits, green vegetables, peas, beans, lentils, spices, herbs and seasonings, and seeds and nuts. Generally, acid forming foods include: meat, fish, poultry, eggs, grains, and legumes”, but the list is much longer.
6. Really pour on the spices. But first, buy the best quality spices you can find. Check with a health foods store or two until you are sure that what you are getting is not radiated (or over radiated, etc) and is the real thing. Getting fresh of each of the major spices, if available, is the best strategy. And I do not mean just eat a sprig or something that looks good on the plate. Really use them to provide what they can give to the body in support. See my cooking posts at http://tsingle.info/blog where I use a lot of turmeric, cayenne pepper, thyme, oregano, cinnamon, basil and now rosemary. In particular, you need to consider curcumin which is found in turmeric, but many other spices help support the system and are mentioned in connection with UTI and MRSA: A main factor in controlling MRSA is allicin from garlic, which may be one of the most beneficial natural antibiotics available, and can be made available by crushing the raw garlic clove, and not just eating it whole, although this may not be sufficient to provide the intervention needed. A stable extracted form may be required. There are a number of companies which provide this. I will give one which has been mentioned by independent testimony. Other spices, extracts, vitamins and minerals include: vitamin C, wild oregano oil (wild marjoram), coconut oil, apple cider vinegar, cayenne pepper powder, cinnamon, olive leaf extract, a special strain of manuka honey which is said to be very useful against MRSA, collodial silver, and cranberry juice.
7. Here are most of them in more detail. Many of them are mentioned on the sites listed at the bottom: (Note: I have not tried any of these interventions, although I use a lot of turmeric and cayenne pepper on a regular basis)
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- Allicin extract from garlic
Allimed http://optimalhealthusa.com/Allimed.html
“This is the first time in history that allicin in garlic has been stabilized. Allicin is the natural antibiotic property of garlic.” Also see: http://optimalhealthusa.com/MRSARecovery.html “Allimed capsules are effective for UTI infections and many gut disorders…”
A testimonial for Allimed http://optimalhealthusa.com/MomandBaby.html
Here is a link to the apparent source of Allimed’s Allicin http://www.naturalhealthdiscount.com/allimed?zenid=600c36c77eeb4df7dffef6332a0fdc5d
- More on Allicin: Here is a potentially very useful link on curezone which should be checked out http://www.curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1171784
- Turmeric http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/MRSA4.html
- Manuka Honey for Urinary Tract Infections http://www.ehow.com/way_5421040_honey-urinary-tract-infections.html Antibacterial Activity of Different Honeys http://manukahoney.com/resources/research/different-honeys.html Select Honey for Therapeutic Uses Carefully. The results tabulated above are for manuka honey with high levels of UMF. Not all manuka honey has UMF. That which has good levels of UMF is identified by the name UMF and its level clearly displayed on the front label. The name UMF indicates the honey has a high antibacterial component and indicates the antibacterial strength of the honey. The higher the UMF rating the greater the antibacterial strength. Higher levels of UMF ensure best results. One place to check out for purchase: http://www.honeymarkproducts.com
- pHenomenal http://mrsa30day.com/why-mrsa-keeps-returning/ pHenomenal works in the blood to reduce high acidity and normalize your lactic acid levels by providing access to much needed oxygen and less hydrogen thereby helping to re-build the immune system. MRSA 30 Day.com is where people come to get their lives back. Highly recommended by the author of ‘Blog for healing MRSA and healthy living’ site. Read the testimonials.
- Coconut Oil Coconut Oil Provides a Solution to the Spread of MRSA http://www.naturalnews.com/028139_coconut_oil_MRSA.html,
Coconut Oil MRSA http://www.inspirednutrition.com/2/The_Ultimate_Monolaurin_-_An_INTERNAL_Bacterial_Defense_-_7_oz.html
- White Vinegar for Urinary Infections http://www.ehow.co.uk/facts_5664569_white-vinegar-urinary-infections.html
- Colloidal silver news, articles and information http://www.naturalnews.com/colloidal_silver.html, http://www.utopiasilver.com/
- Holistic Remedies for MRSA http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2675613/holistic_remedies_for_mrsa.html?cat=68
echinacea, goldenseal, astragalus, garlic, turmeric, colloidal silver, olive leaf extract due to elenol acid and calcium elenolate.
- Natural Remedies for MRSA (Olive leaf extract and others) http://www.regenerativenutrition.com/natural-supplements-cure-mrsa-m-r-s-a-superbug.asp Research at the Upjohn Company, published by the American Society for Microbiology, found that the active components in Olive Leaf – elenol acid and calcium elenolate, inhibited the growth of every virus, bacteria, fungi and protozoa they were tested against.
- Cranberry juice new findings which suggest that cranberry juice, generally beneficial against E. coli, showed surprising results against Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Research/Cranberry-juice-could-block-staph-infections.
- Cayenne pepper Take a look at reader’s responses on cayenne http://ns.earthclinic.com/Remedies/cayenne3.html
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8. Do some exercises. According to all the experts, this is absolutely necessary to get the body working properly, and also for getting rid of wastes. Remember, man was developing way back when he had to outrun tigers if he wasn’t able to outsmart them.
So, start walking for a greater and greater distance each day (or at least 3-4 times a week). Set yourself an ultimate goal of 10,000 steps a day which, depending on your shape, may take some building up to. Then, there are a set of exercises while lying on your back. In my opinion, the best way to do them is on your back. There is a series on my http://tsingle.info/ main site (specifically: Part I: http://tsingle.info/exercises_on_your_back.html, and Part II: http://tsingle.info/exercisetwo.html). If you don’t believe me, talk to a professional trainer, and better yet, hire one. You deserve the best.
9. Immune System Do some research on strengthening your immune system. It is definitely improvable.
http://www.immunesystemremedies.com/strengthen-your-immune-system.html
10. Stop eating (don’t read that as ‘start’) all white flour and in fact most grains (turns into sugar in the body). But white flour is the worst because most, if not all, of its vitamins and minerals have been removed, and what might have been put back is not supported by the rest which are no longer there). Grains are gluten and many individuals who have beat this thing have found themselves cutting it out of their diets.
11. Stop using most sugars except for some natural sugars (like Stevia – less than 7-8 drops 3 or 4 times a day, if necessary). See MRSA Diet http://www.mrsasupportgroup.org/mrsadiet.html Basically, sugar is the worst thing for most diseases of the body because it provides the fuel for most of the invading organisms, and in particular cancerous cells.
12. Think about the content of most modern antibiotics, etc. which are not natural foods and spices. In many cases, they are produced to kill or reduce the strength of invading or uncontrolled proliferation of microbes without worrying too much about the long term overall health of the individual, or the balance of the internal environment. They do not have all of the supporting structures which nature has provided for us in the foods we ingest. As an example, when thyme goes in there to take care of an invading species or fungus, it does it with a host of other nutrients and capabilities which actually support the body. Just look at all of the other things which thyme does for the system (go here and look for thyme under spices and herbs http://whfoods.com/foodstoc.php). Manufactured drugs generally work on the principle of destruction and may produce imbalances in the system – which is one reason why chemotherapy may not work in many instances for more than a short period of time, and then there is no need for them anymore because the person is in many instances no longer around to continue with the regimen. This is one reason we become immune to drugs. The bugs are smart enough to mount defenses, and their defense systems are in some cases so ingenious that they put mankind’s efforts to defend himself to shame. But against natural foodstuffs and spices, there is little defense which can hold up because of the multidimensional approach food stuffs provide to the entire physical system.
13. Eat and drink nothing with either Aspartame or MSG (monosodium glutamate) in it. This is the most challenging of all, because it means not eating most prepared, packaged, bottled foods, sauces, soups, prepared candies, cakes, etc. and basically anything else which has been mass produced because aspartame is cheap and MSG makes things taste good. This includes most sodas with artificial or enhanced sweeteners.
Aspartame and its derivatives under different names
Aspartame is, by far, the most dangerous substance on the market that is added to foods http://aspartame.mercola.com/. One woman’s Astonishing Experiment With Aspartame http://aspartame.mercola.com/. This is a very good video about the problems: ‘Aspartame – It puts the DIE in Diet Soda + 6000 other products’ http://www.naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=832BA9E9F234C1CB8EAC566F8F58357A
See the other side: The link below extols the benefits of Aspartame. If you just feel you cannot live without it, this will cheer you up.
http://www.aspartame.org/aspartame_products.html
But, be sure to see the Mercola and Naturalnews rendition of it.
MSG
A list of foods containing MSG has been prepared which contains those items to specifically avoid and which are considered safe. See the following: What foods To Avoid? http://www.msgtruth.org/avoid.htm, or How to avoid MSG in your diet http://www.ehow.com/how_2337141_avoid-msg-diet.html
14. Don’t eat any GMOs. This normally puts a crimp in everyone’s style because GMO corn syrup and GMO soy is in so many food stuffs which we normally eat. If the product just says ‘sugar’ or ‘soy’ as one of its ingredients, it is probably high fructose corn syrup or unfermented soy, and most likely GMO corn or soy. If you are not familiar with GMO, please watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVeS1yIA7x0 and read this “19 Studies Link GMO Foods to Organ Disruption” http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/04/27/19-studies-link-gmo-foods-to-organ-disruption.aspx, “GMO pesticides linked to birth defects, disruption of male hormones, cancer” http://www.naturalnews.com/032201_pesticides_birth_defects.html. Also see this excellent article http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/05/05/the-dirty-secret-gmo-companies-dont-want-you-to-know.aspx
15. Soy. Therefore, do not eat soy products or products which have a large amount of soy in them as an additive or base. These soy products are GMO in most cases, and when not, the soy itself was never meant to be eaten unless fermented. In fact, before the manufacturers suddenly had a lot of soy they didn’t know what to do with, nobody ate soy. And most soy products today, or soy additives to other products, are not fermented, because fermentation is a very lengthy and therefore expensive process. If you want the whole lowdown on soy http://www.naturalhealthtechniques.com/diet_nutrition/SoyHazards.htm The hazards of Soy by Dr. Denice Moffat. This is one product you do not want to eat or, on a more realistic basis, eat as little as possible.
16. Do not use any oil except olive oil for cold foods and salads, and coconut oil for cooking. For olive oil, get extra virgin olive oil which is the first press and has less than 1% acidity, retaining most of its vitamins, minerals and antioxidants http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=132 As for coconut oil, use only organic, virgin coconut oil. Coconut oil has been linked to benefits against MRSA both externally and internally: Coconut Oil and MRSA http://www.hippocrates.com.au/articles/coconut_oil_and_mrsa.htm You deserve the best. After you are well, you can go back to all the old stuff and old ways which probably put you where you are in the first place.
17. The Dangers of Trans Fats, (partially) hydrogenated oils, and trans fatty acid http://www.naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=F0F548F14EFD681ED98948251D1A9A74
Read the labels – if ‘hydrogenated’ is listed anywhere on the label, it’s in there, even if the words trans fat = 0 appears on other parts of the packaging.
18. Keep all devices which emanate radiation away from you. We were not developed to withstand this type of concentrated bombardment, even though we are continually bathed in background radiation from the earth and certainly from the sun. But, as a species, we developed with these forms of radiation. We did not have a cell phone or other sending and receiving device attached to our head or our hip centuries ago, with transmitting towers within spitting distance (figuratively and something literally). So when you go out, just tell everyone that you will be unavailable for a few hours, unless you have a means of storing the device 2-3 feet from you. And you also might ask for a professional radiation reading of your home to see if in fact there are sources of radiation near or in your house which you did not know about. Also, put the computer itself as far away from you as you can. Some people have it sitting within arms length, or beside their legs. There should be a minimum of 4 feet distance between you and the computer itself. The screen can be protected with a special screen, although today’s computers are built to better reduce the radiation. But if still in doubt, a radiation filter can help. See ehow on what you can do http://www.ehow.com/how_4995339_prevent-computer-radiation.html
19. Check for radon in your home. Radon, which is the radioactive gas which exists in many different spots on the surface of the earth, may be under your house. Radon is estimated to cause about 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year, according to an EPA assessment of the risks of Radon in homes. See the following for information by the EPA of an easy and inexpensive tests for radon in your home: http://www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/citguide.html
SITES of people who have fought MRSA and won, along with a forum
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Blog for healing MRSA and healthy living http://www.gohealthnow.net/?page_id=4 which is a hands on site written by someone who had 30+ MRSA boils on the body at one time, and is now clear and staying that way. Truly worth visiting no matter what type of MRSA you have.
Be sure to look at all of the pages: how to cure MRSA, cleanliness, diet, MRSA natural therapies, Antibiotics. Also, the link to pHenomenal does not work from within the site, so use this link http://mrsa30day.com/why-mrsa-keeps-returning/
MRSA-ful…Our Story http://mrsa-ful.blogspot.com/2009/08/update.html Tells the story of how a family handled MRSA. “Products everyone should have on hand when dealing with MRSA: manuka honey, manuk honey oitment, manuka oil, turmeric, ban0aids, bandages, gloves, colloidal silver, hibiclens.”
Found this great site: MRSAsupportgroup http://www.mrsasupportgroup.org/index.html which is much more focused and gives much of the above. In particular, see 6 Steps http://www.mrsasupportgroup.org/6steps.html Also, be sure to see the second page of 6 steps.
Also see: Curezone MRSA Support Forum http://curezone.com/forums/f.asp?f=656
This is a book which I have not read. You make the decision: MRSA Secrets Revealed is a book written by a microbiologist “MRSA Secrets Revealed is the ONLY step-by-step roadmap to permanent freedom from Staph and MRSA infections”. The price would appear to be a small amount to pay for this type of information if it lives up to what the testimonials say.
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THE LIFE PRESERVER
If you’ve heard of what cayenne pepper can do for you, this is the carrier.
And believe me, the bell pepper slice is crucial, which you can only discover by trying it on top of enough cayenne to sink a ship.
The raft which makes it possible to survive is red quinoa with olive and coconut oil, sesame and sunflower seeds, and spices. The quinoa must be great on its own. A dash of fermented soy sauce helps.
Ingredients
- red or regular quinoa boiled about 7 minutes, and let sit for 5 (adjust for longitude and altitude) Gets me off the hook on errors in timing, because I really don’t know.
- sesame and sunflower seeds added at end of cooking to preserve all of their nutrients
- 1 egg from happy free range chickens (very important). Your body can tell the difference.
- cayenne as much as you think you can stand. It really cleans/clears your veins, relieves congestion, aids digestion, and stabilizes the blood pressure, just for starters. http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=140
- turmeric, thyme and oregano for anti everything. The body can normally handle everything, but still appreciates all the help it can get. Also see basil below.
- sea salt and black pepper for taste and to aid in digestion.
- basil to protect cells against damage from radiation (no, not that kind, but maybe) and oxygen, and provide protection against a number of pathogenic bacteria which have become resistant to the commonly used antibiotic drugs whfoods.com And that’s just for starters! This is an amazing herb.
- sweet bell pepper which is the life preserver of this dish – in fact 2 or 3 personal flotation devices wouldn’t hurt. The taste offsets the hot.
You’ve been warned. But fantastic taste? Try it to find out.
You may also want a little sweet chili sauce.
Cayenne
By the way, if you are taking cayenne pills – don’t, but keep on with the cayenne. To read why, see http://www.whale.to/a/cayenne.html an interview with Dr. Richard Schultz “If you master only one herb in your life, master cayenne pepper. It is more powerful than any other.”
Me – This interview could change your life. Also, very interesting what he says about Alzheimer.
CAYENNE SNACK
Tortilla browned on one side in coconut oil (or olive oil), flipped over and loaded with cheese (any, but this was locally produced swiss cheese), and cayenne plus basil.
I waited until cooled down and crisp, and then “enjoyed” with a tea made with ginkgo biloba leaves and cayenne pepper, and 5 drops of Stevia or a little pure sugar.
If you value your long term health, just read the following on sweeteners like Splenda http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/04/26/major-media-finally-exposes-splendas-lies.aspx,
Neotame http://www.naturalnews.com/031767_neotame_sweeteners.html,
Aspartame (Equal and NutraSweet) http://www.naturalnews.com/031460_sugar_high-fructose_corn_syrup.html http://aspartame.mercola.com/,
Agave http://www.drmercola.com/agave-syrup/7-reasons-why-you-should-avoid-agave-syrup/ ,
and the list goes on. If you are really interested in what is going on with your body, past the sweetness which helps make life worth living at the mouth level, read some of the above.
And if you are asked to put in your email address on Mercola, in order to read the article, believe me, it’s worth it. And if you still don’t want to, tell me and I’ll send the article to you – no strings.
EGG FLOP
That was incredible!
The best dish I think I have ever made.
Started out as something else.
But, because the two eggs stuck to the pan, and I had
to literally scrape them off, I figured I had had it.
So I went in a different direction. Always be willing to change your path in the middle when faced with unsurmountable barriers.
So, I found myself cutting the eggplant which just happened to be there.
Had not planned on that.
And what is eggplant without sweet bell pepper?
The mushrooms had already been cooked for the
previously planned dish.
So there you have it.
With the addition of the spices oregano, turmeric, basil
and sea salt with two dashes of black pepper.
No, no cayenne.
Another Version of Cayenne Egg and quinoa with hot cinnamon milk (not shown)
This will enhance your immune system like never before.
red (or not) quinoa
sunflower and sesame seeds in the quinoa (left over from yesterday)
2 eggs (of the three not on the floor)
goat (or other) feta cheese
2 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tsp turmeric
lots of thyme
lots of oregano
sea salt and black pepper
lots of basil
hot cinnamon milk with maple syrup
organic milk or not, 2 tsp of cinnamon, 2-3 drops Stevia, cap maple syrup.
This ‘lots of‘ depends on your size. You intuitively know what it means.
Only two rules for this dish:
Do not finish the quinoa before finishing the egg.
Do not put cayenne on the quinoa.
Tried to open the egg carton with one hand. Usually works. But not if the carton is on top of another carton which is empty and unstable. Floor omelet. Was going to photograph it, but figured that you wouldn’t want to see it. I didn’t.
It is suggested that you give an egg, or parts of it, to your cat once in a while. I tried but she would never eat it. So I stopped trying. But on the floor? You guessed it, although I don’t intend to use that method in the future.
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My Version of Spaghetti
zucchini squash
sweet red pepper
almonds & walnuts (I used all the cashews in last night’s dish)
1 medium onion
1/2 apple
3 garlic (I live alone. And, I might add, want to be healthy enough so I can find someone.)
cherry tomatoes
turmeric
thyme (lots)
sea salt and black pepper
olive oil
coconut oil (on the noodles before putting everything else on)
durum wheat semolina with spinach powder noodles (fast preparation – 7 minutes) Produced by Colavita – Italy
I was going into the kitchen and a small orange and white cat raced by me hitting my legs in HIS(my cat doesn’t attack in SPRING) effort to escape the unplanned meeting of two paths. I clapped my hands (do not want my house filled with male cats) but, as I rounded the corner, I found him sitting up on the flower box on the porch overlooking a full story drop. I was going to move so he could get past me and out the safe window, but he decided to use one of his nine lives and jumped (wonder if he keeps track, and what happens when he realizes he’s out). There was no way that he could have made it. I went down to see if he needed a vet, and he was no where around. Apparently he had somehow used an air conditioner, which would have been almost impossible to land on, as a midair step to the ground. Will have to check again and scour the neighborhood. The next day, I went to a neighbor who is more of an authority on cats than me, and she said that that height was nothing for a cat. I said that I really would not know since I was not a cat (hope she didn’t think that I thought she was and that’s how she knew). But then as I turned around to go outside and look anyway, he ran in front of the door chasing something. Two affirmations in one minute is.. well… a miracle, and I was very thankful for it being provided.
Cayenne pepper – Amazing stuff
Cayenne Pepper Helps a Man’s Heart Palpitations and Arrhythmia: “One gentlemen wrote that he’s been using capsicum (cayenne) pepper for several months for his heart arrythmia. He testifies that his heart rate goes back to normal in literally less than a minute. He says he uses a 1/2 teaspoon in warm water, and drinks less than a cup. (He’s a brave soul!) Furthermore, he says he’s tried many traditional cures and all natural cures, but never has had one work so quickly and so well…” http://www.cayennepepper.info/incredible-stories-about-cayenne-pepper.html
According to a physician who used cayenne in his practice, it has amazing properties, and has saved many people who have been given it during a heart attack if the individual is still breathing. Apparently it will also stop bleeding from wounds as well as provide anti-fungal protection at the same time.
There is the true story, as told by Dr. Christopher, of a kid who got shot clean through when playing cops and robbers with his father’s gun, was gushing blood, and was probably saved only by a quick thinking neighbor (a student of Dr. Christopher) who put a tablespoon of cayenne powder in a glass of water and had him drink it, effectively stopping the bleeding. I like long sentences. Full story: 37 Natural Ways to Heal Internal Bleeding and Anemia http://scientificliving.net/2011/04/37-natural-ways-to-heal-internal-bleeding/ So, always have powdered cayenne pepper handy.
As for general treatment of the heart: “Cayenne increases blood circulation and eases the pain of congested swollen veins. Veins, unlike arteries, have thinner, less muscular walls. Because of this, they easily herniate, swell, and collapse. Cayenne helps the blood move through the veins easier. It even dissolves clots, and being a very rich source of vitamin C and bioflavonoids, and other vitamin C complex nutrients, it actually strengthens the walls of the veins, and has been proven to clean them and help them regain their elasticity. I have seen many diabetics, and others, with horrible circulation problems in there legs and extremities – some so far gone with gangrene they were scheduled for amputation – who recovered.
Cayenne is most effective for heart and blood circulation problems, and for angina pectoris, palpitations, and cardiac arrhythmias. It’s a miracle for congestive heart failure. It is a specific for anyone who has any type of circulatory problems, such as high or low blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, triglycerides and fats, even varicose veins. With the heart, cayenne is great for prevention as well as for the treatment of disease. It relieves the pain of angina pectoris by helping get more blood to the heart muscle itself. And, if a person has a heart attack, cayenne is the surest first aid remedy. I have had almost a hundred patients actually save their lives by using a tablespoonful of cayenne pepper in a glass of warm water, or 10 dropperfuls of the tincture, and drinking it down fast. In every case, it brought the person right out of it with minimal damage, some with no damage at all.” The above are quotes from Herbal Therapy for Serious Illness Issue #1 by Sam Biser interviewing Dr. Richard Schulze. http://www.zetatalk.com/health/theal02i.htm
Don’t get grocery store cayenne because it is probably irradiated. Also, you need powdered, or you can get cayenne pepper pills but that’s not going to help in an emergency. Or make it yourself as a tincture. See http://healingtools.tripod.com/cayemerg.html for making the tincture according to Dr. Richard Schulze. Check out the whole cayennepepper.info website. Very good resource: http://www.cayennepepper.info
Surviving Cayenne Pepper
I decided that I had some veins to clear out, so this is my breakfast. Supermarket bought (irritated), not ground to a powder, but at least cayenne. The white/orange mound is cous cous with turmeric, sea salt and pepper, with coconut oil to provide some defense against the cayenne. This is my third egg over a three day period so I’m an authority on surviving cayenne pepper. I always avoided cayenne pepper, and when I have used it, shook the cannister only once. It’s amazing what a changed perspective can do to you. I never thought I would shake it 15 times and feel frustrated that it wasn’t enough. I call that a seminal change in world view. And if I can do that, I can do anything.
This is the ultimate wake up call
Arise Fold or AF for short (easier to say if not awake yet)
2 eggs over easy but not turned
lots and lots of cayenne pepper
turmeric
black pepper
sea salt
thyme
oregano (I think – hadn’t eaten the dish yet so not awake)
whole Basmati rice
whole wheat cous cous
coconut oil in cous cous
olive oil to fry eggs
raw sunflower seeds
raw sesame seeds
And, a strong cup of coffee (not shown)
This will jar you into a recognition of the beauty around you – even before you get your eyes open.
AF Folded
The rice was a mistake. Never put whole Basmati rice and sesame seed plastic packets together in the same place.
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If you’re going to live, do it right!
The photo speaks for itself.
I’m going to harp on one spice – turmeric.
In the West, we just don’t know about turmeric. As a kid growing up, I never even heard of it, and certainly would not have known how to spell it. And it doesn’t fit the color pallet of most dishes, and certainly not your white shirt if you spill it. But this is one mean spice. If I’m going to live to 120, part of it will be due to this spice. Of course not getting in the way of fast moving cars may increase my chances, but the role turmeric (curcumin) plays may just make the difference, fast cars or not.
As for this plate, here are the ingredients:
romaine lettuce
cherry tomatoes
cucumber
shaved carrot (1/3 carrot saved from yesterday (always leave something for next time). Especially if you are taking photos, but more importantly if you think that you are going to eat another meal. If you don’t think that, then use everything to the last drop/piece/slice.
sweet long red pepper
thyme
oregano
sea salt
black pepper
turmeric
feta goat cheese
sesame seeds
sunflower seeds
walnuts
almonds
cashews
hummus
tahina
olive oil
sweet paprika
extra-virgin olive oil
If you do not know the difference between extra-virgin, virgin and other olive oils, and don’t use it because of the name, you are really missing out. Extra-Virgin Olive Oil: olive oil that is less than 1% acidity and produced by the first pressing of the olive through the cold pressing process is called extra-virgin olive oil.” Just straight virgin olive oil is essentially the same but made with riper olives and has a higher acidity. It may also not have the exquisite taste of the ‘extra’. http://whatscookingamerica.net/OliveOil.htm Beware of the words ‘refined’, ‘pure’, ‘pomace’ or ‘light’ referring to oil which is generally of a lesser grade, poorer quality taste, and in some cases, treated with solvents, or mixed with other oils, etc. In terms of all the other oils out there, there is no comparison with olive oil in terms of taste, health advantages, etc. The statement ‘you only live once’ applies to the use of olive oil. You may think it applies to anything you want, has a cost, a danger, or a forbidden aspect. But no, it refers to extra-virgin or virgin olive oil. And if you are using other oils because they are cheaper, or it’s a habit, or you’ve heard that they are OK, try reconsidering. Almost everyone agrees that olive oil is the healthiest, except perhaps for coconut oil. And those who don’t say that are probably the makers of the other oils. But I’ll bet that they use olive oil in their own homes.
And then there is the scientist who said that there is only one truly safe oil for baking and frying, and that is water. I cannot find the source of this, but it is attributed to Udo Erasmus who is said to be an authority on the subject of fats, oils, cholesterol, and human health. Apparently he has developed an optimum oil made of “flax oil, sunflower oil, sesame oil, oil from germ of rice and medium chain triglycerides (MCT), lecithin, d-alpha tocopherol (Vitamin E)”
http://curezone.com/foods/udoschoice.asp In the interest of science, I’m willing to try anything new.
Had a great lunch. I remember that. But I don’t remember what it was. Trying to think of all sorts of excuses, but none measure up. Of course, in the old days when it was ‘eat or be eaten’ we remembered. Aha, just remembered. How could I have forgotten? Had to slice off part of the tortilla in order to be able to show the salad inside. What we don’t do for art. Actually, had no taste until I put in some soy sauce. Almost nothing in the bottle, but just a bit did it. Or was it the salt?
The title?
Salad Tortilla with Feta Cheese Plus Cinnamon
The cheese was on the edge, and I definitely needed the anti-microbial, anti-fungal properties of cinnamon, plus that of turmeric. A site on Medindia.net has this to say “Turmeric, with its antibacterial action, prevents bacterial infections in wounds. Turmeric also has a long history of use for its anti-inflammatory and antiarthritic effects.” http://www.medindia.net/alternativemedicine/turmeric.asp If you have been reading other posts, you already know my opinion on turmeric (curcumin). It’s gold. Aside from its color.
And as for other topics…
There are many ways of determining amounts. Have you ever wondered which letters you use the most in your writings? Just look at your keyboard. I just cleaned mine, but I can still tell that I use ‘T’, ‘M’ and ‘home’ quite a bit. ‘Q’ is pristine.
Eggs With Mushrooms and Feta Cheese
2 eggs
The last of the mushrooms (except one – always save something for the next time)
feta goat cheese
truly the last of the fresh thyme
sea salt and black pepper
turmeric
cayenne pepper (very little – why do you think they make the holes so small. Never take the cap off and pour).
1 tablespoon of quinoa
milk
walnuts, pecans, cashews
olive oil
Pour walnuts, pecans, and cashews in boiling water for 6 seconds or so, rinse and drain. Bring olive oil to smoking and turn down flame. Fry the mushrooms first and then pour on the egg which has been combined with a small amount of water, milk and the quinoa in the jar. Put on the feta. Cover. Towards end, put on the fresh (or whatever) thyme, turmeric and the rest. Don’t flip. Nuts added when the egg is on the plate.
Dishes that fail.
This is it, or should I say, one of them. At least it’s healthy. Maybe if I had had more sweet chili sauce (but I had already put in the few drops I had left), or some fermented soy sauce…totally out!
So, in case you think you can do better:
Fried Vegetable Tortilla
swiss chard
zucchini squash (saved over from 2 days ago)
onion
mushroom (the one I had saved from breakfast)
cherry tomatoes
sesame seeds
sunflower seeds
thyme
turmeric
sea salt and black pepper
whole wheat tortilla
enough sweet chili sauce
dash of soy sauce which could have been the key
At least I’m healthier, and yes, I ate both of them.
And GOOD LUCK !
OK, on with the good stuff
Onion Mushroom Tomato Cous Cous With Maple Syrup
Ingredients
1/2 medium onion
crimini mushrooms
2 cloves garlic
8 cherry tomatoes
feta cheese
whole wheat cous cous
turmeric
black pepper and sea salt
thyme
maple syrup
Fried everything together except for the cous cous. Put that into my cup and poured boiling hot water on it to 1 inch over level of the cous cous. When the water had been absorbed, just mixed it in with the rest.
That was incredible. Do they take people on TED for amazing recipes from basically nothing? By the way, if you have never seen the videos from TED conferences on Ideas Worth Spreading, you are in for a treat – http://www.ted.com for brilliant ideas in hundreds of different topic areas http://www.ted.com/talks/tags
This is innovation and creativity at its best.
By the way, my cat can count. The moral of the story: Never underestimate your pet. In fact, by assuming that she is a fully functioning psychological and emotional being just like me but in a different form, I am rarely disappointed. As for her counting ability: usually, I give her three nuggets of a popular anti-furball ‘treat’ which cats seem to love (haven’t tried it). I had given her the normal breakfast, and after finishing it, she came to me and meowed. What came to mind were the nuggets - you can call it thought transfer, intuition, or that I’m just very smart. We’ll go with the first. So I gave her two of the nuggets. She promptly ate them, turned around, came to me and meowed again. I gave her another which she ate and then promptly ran into the other room. Account closed.
On to breakfast.
The mushrooms are getting kind of old – wizened is the word, and sort of dark, so its now or never. Such things drive much of my cooking.
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I was just going to have a single egg for breakfast. The universe had another idea. Seems to keep happening in my life. Anyway, if you make this and live beyond your point of usefulness to yourself, don’t blame me. The strawberries will do wonders for your health, but don’t work with egg.
Ingredients
2 eggs (Organic – same chickens who don’t know where they are. Would have to read a previous post to understand this.)
feta goat cheese (any cheese will do)
walnuts, almonds, cashews, sesame and sunflower seeds
oregano
sea salt and black pepper
fresh thyme
turmeric (on the side so as not to obliterate the rest of the picture)
Bought a pedometer. Found out where the 10,000 step mark is. Haven’t reached it since. The coffee shop is at 8,000. Even if I thought it was aging me faster, it would still be worth it, just watching the world go by. Saw a father on a bike and his about 7 year old daughter on a skateboard, hanging on for the ride. She was on the side (not behind) so she could see any and everything coming up. She was holding on to what looked like a coiled plastic spring (car shock absorber like thing) which had some tension but was flexible enough to let her swerve around things, but would not suddenly be an instrument of impalement if Dad had to stop suddenly. I marveled at the ingenuity of it. How often do we take every possibility into consideration. Wish I could say she had on knee and elbow pads and a helmet, but I guess 70% is better than 0.
An article about an incredible journey of one guy’s passion to photograph whales. Life’s beauty is in such episodes, even though we are only the bystanders, but feeling somehow a connection and a depth in the mission, the whales, and the story as it unfolds.
Came into the room. My cat was lying full out with her back to me. Her eyes did not open, and she did not move, although one ear, the one sticking straight up in the air (I guess they all do) twitched. Now that’s trust. Worth a million.
A great free spell check program on the web found two words which I had spelled incorrectly. Won’t say which ones. But it’s worth checking it out. They also have a grammar-check facility which, according to them and 4 million+ checked documents, has 150+ grammar checks, comprehensive error explanations, plagierism checker, vocabulary enhancement, dangling modifiers, faulty parallelism, run-on sentences, and subject-verb agreement. When I stop buying strawberries, I think I’ll try it http://www.spellchecker.net/spellcheck/.
Cooked a great breakfast and wanted to photograph it. Was putting it on the plate when I looked down and saw a dead cockroach which I had unknowingly killed in my trips back and forth to the stove. I could not photograph the dish. We are surrounded by life, much of it so small that we are not aware that it is there, in us, around us, depending on us, living life regardless of us, much of it beneficial, some of it not. BUT WHEN WE DO BECOME AWARE, WE OWE IT TO OURSELVES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ITS PRESENCE, THE BEAUTY OF ITS STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE, AND THE REALIZATION THAT IN THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THAT STRUGGLE WE ARE BOUND TOGETHER.
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Hummus With Base
If you had half of the ingredients in this salad, you would be doing great. This one supports, detoxifies, cleans, anti-oxidizes, neutralizes, mitigates, and activates, and it has a good aura ( I bought it all at a small organic market). The owner is always very glad to see me because I’m one of the few I’ve ever seen in there. I don’t understand everybody still buying eggs from caged unhappy chickens, sprayed vegetables, modified-supplemented-pasteurized-preserved-denutriated (it’s a word now), canned and vacuum-packaged body fillers. If the body is a temple, we’re directing all our devotion to the wrong dieties. You read that last word correctly.
Ingredients
romaine lettuce
carrot
cucumber
bell pepper
avocado
sesame seeds
thyme
oregano (if I had had it)
black pepper
sea salt
Kikkoman fermented soy sauce
olive oil
mayonnaise
and hummus with tahini on top
About hummus, otherwise known as puréed chick peas: I had to change my keyboard language to Spanish to get the accent over the é, even though the word itself is French. If we’re going to steal from another language, we might as well do it correctly. It’s only right.
Chick peas provide major antioxidants, and help in the control of blood sugar and insulin levels, plus lowers the LDL cholesterol levels. Also, the fiber of chick peas keeps the good bacteria at the very bottom happy because the fiber of chick peas is undigested all the way down, providing nutrition where it is needed. Remember, if your good bacteria are happy, you are. Start planning your meals for the living microcosm in you, and its inhabitants will keep you healthy.
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The Answer
And the question has to be ‘What is a natural vegetable dish which covers almost all of the vitamin and mineral categories?’
According to the best vitamin and mineral questionnaire based on what you eat
Food Advisor of whfoods.com, just add bell pepper, crimini mushroom and some peas to this dish, eat it twice a day, and the only things missing are sunshine and B12. Try it out. You will be amazed at how well you eat
or don’t.
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All the things you don’t know what to do with
It is amazing how life and circumstances seem to take care of all those things you’ve bought and didn’t quite know how to use, like coconut cream and strawberries. Waited too long on the coconut cream (sort of started to curdle, and I thought I detected a greenish hue). Solved it by heating it in the pan. Coincidentally found a new use for coconut cream. Dropped the pan. I now have a coconut cream decorated kitchen.
Also burned my hand. Put sugar on a minor burn. Brown sugar is best or, even better, Stevie if you have it. Almost instant relief, and seems to help the healing process.
Ingredients
2 eggs
enough water to get just the right consistency
white flour (I made up for it with the four following ingredients)
sesame seeds
coconut cream
strawberries
real maple syrup
and if you’re smart, cinnamon, for all of its antimicrobial, antifungal power. I wasn’t, but so far I feel good.
olive oil
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LOOKING FOR AN EDITOR
I must find a way to increase my income. This eating habit sees to be unshakable. Therefore, I have decided to publish the best of my blog over the years, and I am looking for an editor. Will share 50/50. Applications accepted. Use the comment facility to apply. I review all comments before publishing. No application will be put up, but at least I will see it. Never check my email so don’t send it there.
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ASIDE:
I was just asked what I am using for the blog.
which means that I did not have to download WordPress.
Yahoo does it all for you, so all you have to do is select
the format and start writing :-)
Ran across this information on Yahoo.com about alternative software programs which cost a lot less – nothing. Haven’t used any of them, but thought it might be of interest.
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Eating to live…
I buy things which I’ve heard are good for you, or just appeal to me when I’m standing there in the shop, or that I always buy because they disappear so fast.
Then my problem is how to use the stuff I have in all those plastic bags sitting on the floor. I rarely put stuff away.
Like this morning. Fed the cat. I always feed the cat first. Not because I won’t get any peace until I do, which is true, but because she is more important. She gets visitors who will actually climb the outside wall to see her (it’s spring). Me? I don’t have anybody trying to see me. But, back to this morning. I had a pancake last night. Two pancakes in a row just isn’t healthy. But if I wasn’t going to put the egg in one, where was I going to put it. Had to have an egg. So heated up the olive oil in the stainless steel pan to just-before/at the smoking point, turned it down and broke in the egg. Had a fairly new opened jar of tomato sauce for spaghetti which will go bad if I don’t use it (have another one in the cupboard which has been there for some time – don’t dare open it). Dumped some on top of the undone egg and put on the cover. Saw a box of strawberries in one of the bags. Heard they’re good for you, but how do you eat them? Couscous came to mind. So poured 1/3 cup of CC and heated up the water. Once the couscous was expanding, I washed/mashed the strawberries with some maple syrup, and dumped them on top of the CC with some milk. By this time, the egg was ready. Great breakfast. Will probably never do it again. I rarely do something twice… well, except for pancakes.
By the way, that’s basil on top, together with feta goat cheese which cost $8.00. Well, we only live once – this time around.
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The Mounds
This will resolve many of your problems.
Unless your problem is living too long and don’t know how to stop. If that’s true, don’t eat this. Just continue with whatever you were doing.
Ingredients
3/4 cup oatmeal
handful walnuts, pecans, almonds (hand size fits the rest of you, so you’re good to go with the measurement no matter what.
lots of cinnamon
1/4 cup sesame seeds
butter
real maple syrup only (even if the super doesn’t carry real maple syrup, and the other stuff is thicker, sweeter, cheaper, and its viscosity is just right, but it has so many down sides health wise that it is just not worth it, particularly when you find out that it’s made with high fructose corn syrup, preservatives, and whatever is used for the added-in tastes and supplements).
Some of the reasons I eat this (there are others but for the mean time, this will have to do).
cinnamon – It tastes great with the syrup but I also use it for its effects in the following areas: anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial (can be used as a food preservative), anti fungi (including Candida), anti-clotting, blood sugar control (reduces type 2 diabetics blood sugar levels, and its improvement of insulin activity). Source: http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=68
walnuts – Ten years ago, due to years of eating the way most of us eat, and sitting long hours without moving (computer), I developed deep vein thrombosis and had to take an anticoagulant (Coumadin) daily. Now, if my leg swells up, I just down 7-8 walnuts and within hours everything is back to normal – no more pills. Walnuts are very high in omega-3 fatty acids which are extremely important in the cardiovascular system, quality of the blood, protection against inflammation, and in preventing excessive clotting of the blood. source: http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=99
sesame seeds – Fantastic source of necessary copper, manganese, tryptophan, calcium, magnesium, and iron among other things, and very high phytosterols which are presumed to reduce cholesterol levels and aid in the immune response of the body. source: http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=84
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Ingredients
2 whole wheat tortillas
swiss chard
bell pepper
crimini mushrooms
lots of cheese
sesame seeds
lots of oregano, thyme, basil, and turmeric
sea salt and pepper to taste (pepper is very important to help digestion)
optional: sweet chili sauce
The best part of this are the two tortillas fried in a small amount of olive oil until crisp. Brown one tortilla on one side on a low flame, turn it over, put the cheese on, fold it and flip until both halves are browned. This way you get the cheese melted without burning the second side. Then, immediately open upon taking it out of the pan. The cheese will probably stick to only one half of the tortilla. Ah ha. Now, repeat with the other tortilla, and when the stuffing is added, the tortillas can be laided on each other so that there is cheese straight across. Try it and you’ll see what I mean. Half the cheese is on top and half is on the bottom giving you a complete layer of cheese.
BUT FIRST, cook the middle part and have it ready to lay on.
And if you really want the benefits of spices, really take off the caps and pour them on.
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This next one is a two stage dish. To really see the ART of cooking, click on the photos and wait for them to load. Worth the wait.
Cous cous a la shakshuka
Ingredients for cous cous
cous cous (of course)
butter
oregano
turmeric
basil
pepper
sea salt to taste
Note: be sure that this tastes great before you put on the separately cooked eggs and tomato sauce)
Ingredients for shakshuka
2 eggs (supposed to be organic, but the picture on the egg carton of the chickens in a garden shows all of them looking around as though they have never seen this place before and don’t quite know what to make of it. Hummm!)
tomato sauce
feta goat cheese
olive oil
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Sweet Potato and Hot Greens
If you have whatever. This cures it.
Just don’t quote me.
First, pan fry the sweet potatoes sliced thin. Put aside.
Cook the rest but don’t cook too much in order to retain as much of the vitamins and antioxidants as possible. Place on top of sweet potatoes and add chunks of the feta, and a small amount of soy sauce if that suits your taste. But be sure to use only fermented soy sauce. Kikkoman is fermented. Many of the others are basically colored water with who knows what inside. Definitely not something you want in you unless saving money on the cheaper stuff makes you happy.
sweet potato
broccoli cut very thin including the stem
swiss chard chopped up including the stem (white stems only)
red bell pepper (I used pointed sweet red pepper) including the seeds and the pulp (you would be amazed what vitamins and minerals are in the seeds and pulp which we normally throw away.
diced onion
small amount of sweet chili sauce
sea salt
black pepper – helps digest the food. Important together with turmeric
turmeric if you have not already had 2 tsp for the day
heaping tsp or two oregano
heaping tsp or two thyme
feta goat/cow cheese made in brine
optional
1/4 cup sunflower seeds and/or sesame seeds
fermented soy sauce to taste
All-In-One-Salad
General philosophy: If it isn’t nailed down, it goes in.
Came up with 17 ingredients.
Basic rule: if you come across a bug, him/her/it is only doing what you are attempting to do, so carefully transport it to a safer location.
For the rest, you’re on your own.
But remember, the herbs and spices are very important carriers of vitamins, minerals, and other life sustaining components, so if you put just enough on to sort of give your dish a taste, you are really cheating yourself out of many of the things which will truly make you healthier, live longer, look better, and increase your enjoyment of life.
romaine lettuce
tomato
hard boiled egg sliced
carrot
pointed sweet red pepper with seeds and pulp
sesame seeds
sunflower seeds
feta goat/cow cheese made in brine
heaping tsp turmeric
heaping tsp oregano
salt
black pepper
very little cayenne pepper
heaping tsp thyme (if I had had it, which I didn’t)
superb olive oil
mayonnaise
For breakfast, I had a pancake made of a small amount of water, a small amount of white/whole wheat/quinoa flour, and 2 eggs. It was topped with real maple syrup. For goodness sakes, do not use artificial syrup even though it is thicker and sweeter. If you check out how it is actually made, you will probably never use it again.
They say you can’t cook pancakes in stainless steel. I tried and failed until I found that if I brought the extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil (don’t use anything else) just to the point of smoking and immediately turned down the flame, it works like a charm every time (absolutely no sticking). Just cover and flip after 2 minutes. Truly no stick unless the oil was not just at the point of smoking. But you don’t want it to really smoke because that can destroy some of the nutrients and the taste, although good olive oil can take a very high heat without damage and tastes really great.
But on with the pancake. It is just the base for what is really important. And that is what I put on top: walnuts, almonds, pecans (threw these into boiling water for 5 seconds – you should have seen whatever rose to the top – just strain and rinse), plus sunflower and sesame seeds, together with 2 tsp of cinnamon and a dash or two of ginger. And don’t forget to slice a banana on top before pouring on the real maple syrup. After this you will be ready for the marathon. But wait two hours… or perhaps a day.
With these three meals, you will ace the ‘What vitamins and minerals are you lacking’ questionnaire on The World’s Healthiest Foods: Food Advisor. http://whfoods.com/foodadvisor.php
Take it and see what you are missing… or not missing. I’m a vegetarian and I came out great on everything, and medium-low on only 3 minerals/vitamins plus D, which I get from the source directly each day.
Turmeric Omelet With Swiss Chard
Swiss Chard is great stuff. It compares very highly with Spinach plus it tastes great – not like spinach :-( and it takes only three minutes to cook, Popeye would have done himself a favor by eating Swiss Chard – for one thing he wouldn’t have had to eat it out of a can. Very high vitamin K and A, 50% of daily need in C, plus magnesium, manganese, potassium, iron, with traces of most of the Bs. Has 13 different polyphenol antioxidants, one of which is instrumental in blood sugar control, and also has anti-inflammatory capabilities. Reference: whfoods.com http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=16
The hue of the omelet is due to the turmeric left in the pan from cooking the Swiss Chard and tomatoes.
Filling:
cherry tomatoes
white stem swiss chard with the stems
sunflower seeds
1 heaping tsp turmeric
black pepper
sea salt
oregano
Omelet:
2 eggs
Eggplant Wrap
Whole wheat tortillas
eggplant
feta cheese
sweet chili sauce
oregano
olive oil
Heat pan with olive oil.
Cut eggplant in thick slices and place in pan when oil is close to smoking so that the eggplant does not soak up too much oil. I find that it is not necessary to press, salt, and all the things that people say to do. The slightly sharp taste with the salty feta cheese and sweet chili sauce is perfect. Keep turning every once in a while making sure that there is just enough oil in the pan. Keep covered between turns. When soft, put aside and brown the wrap on both sides. Add everything else so it looks like the photo.
I don’t usually redo my dishes. This one I will.
Special Eggsalad Tortilla Chips (with a secret)
My sister was coming and I had nothing. Saw an egg that I had hard boiled and thought of tortilla. My mind has these funny connections. What you see is the result, but what you do not see is that the tortilla was fired in olive oil (very little on both sides – do not do it before – ease of turning and all that), and then it was cut with a pizza cutter into easy to handle slices. But, the cuts were just up to the edge and not all the way. Again, for ease of putting on the egg salad. Then when served, everyone break their own (with the help of a knife or fork if necessary). Sweet chili sauce on top.
Egg Salad Ingredients:
2 eggs
small cubed bell pepper fried and when almost finished,
sesame seeds and sunflower seeds
oregano
thyme
turmeric
black pepper
sweet chili sauce
serve with sweet or hot paprika
Great taste. Does not contain much of all the vitamins and minerals, but the skin of eggplants has an antioxidant and free radical scavenger which protects cell membranes, and has many benefits for more info: http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=22
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December 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments
One of the Best Breakfasts I Have Ever Had
I figured I had had enough flour, white or whole wheat, so decided to make quinoa for breakfast - had had it in mind for 14 hours – there really is no spontaneity in the universe, at least in mine.
So while the quinoa was cooking for its 15 minutes, I dumped in some walnuts, almonds, and cashews (be sure to rinse in boiling hot water before). Then added some dried peach slices and figs which I had bought 3 days ago, and were just sort of sitting there looking unused and not getting any younger.
When the 15 minutes was up (more or less – usually less for me), I added some butter (because that had also been in my mind) and salt/pepper, and turmeric. And then, although it went against my sensibilities to add cinnamon, and maple syrup at this point, I did. One of the best breakfasts I have ever had. I’m not kidding. It’ll be tough breaking out of the pancake rut but for this I’ll manage it somehow.
Quinoa – It’s not really a grain, being related to beets, spinach, and Swiss chard. The ‘mother grain’ of the Incas. Gluten free, high in protein with all 8 of the essential amino acids making it a complete protein. Also great for a cold salad (sort of like potato salad but healthier, and with a great taste).
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Hot Salad Deluxe
Ingredients (for one person)
1 sweet pointed red pepper (or red bell pepper)
1 zucchini squash
half a handful broccoli shoots, or other shoots of choice
cheese (sliced or small chunks depends on type you choose)
sweet chili sauce
olive oil
oregano
turmeric
black pepper
sea salt
This was one of the most beautiful salads I’ve ever seen.
Well, maybe I was just hungry. I just wish that my camera had arrived.
Preparation
Wash zucchini squash and cut off ends. Cut 3 pieces, and then slice the rest to make 4 or 5 long lengthwise pieces.
Be sure that the red pepper you have is sweet and not any of the hot peppers, or you will never forgive me. Slice red pepper in fairly thin slices and use all of it including the white ribbing and the seeds which contain the majority of the _____.
Heat olive oil to smoking and reduce flame. Place the three round and lengthwise slices of squash separately into the bottom of the pan. Throw the red pepper slices on top and cover. Cook for 2 minutes and turn, making sure that the slices are not on top of the red peppers. Cover for another minute or so. Place the cheese as long slices across the squash but be sure that the squash is still visible (I used regular Swiss, but it depends on what taste you want). Cover until cheese is melted.
Wash broccoli shoots and separate as best as possible across the top of everything, only to heat but not cook. Cover for a quarter of a minute and then transfer as-is to the plate – two pieces at a time if you’re lucky. Load the red pepper slices on top. Three round squashes on top of in the form of a triangle. This is a signature plate.
Add turmeric, sea salt, black pepper and oregano. Pour sweet chili sauce on top sparingly, and serve.
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December 19th, 2010 · 3 Comments
THE ULTIMATE
Ingredients
1 eggplant
1/2 red bell pepper
some broccoli shoots/sprouts
handful cashews
1/2 sliced avocado
2-3 cloves garlic
turmeric
salt
pepper
oregano
1 tbsp sweet chili sauce
Preparation
Cut eggplant into chunks.
Dice red bell pepper.
Leave cloves of garlic whole so that those who have other social engagements can place them to one side if so desired.
Put enough olive oil to just cover bottom of skillet (do not use Teflon or any of its other names, or similar products), and heat to just before oil starts to smoke so as not to allow eggplant to soak up too much oil. Put flame on low.
Toss in eggplant and bell pepper moving them constantly with a fork. When they have been sealed slightly with the heat and oil, pour in a bit more oil while moving everything around so as to not get too much oil on any one part.
Cover on low flame.
Peel avocado and slice, rinse broccoli shoots, and pour boiling water over cashews in a strainer.
When eggplant mixture is about ready (most of the cubes are soft), add the spices and stir, cover, cook for one more minute, and turn off flame..
Add avocado, broccoli shoots, and sweet chili sauce. The chili sauce is supposed to be a hint and not a statement.
Mix briefly.
Serve and enjoy.
What this dish does for you
The major influences of this dish on our body in terms of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Only the major vitamins for each food item will be given and not the whole list for each. The benefits are taken in many cases word for word from subtitles of individual pages for each food from http://whfoods.com/foodstoc.php
eggplant – antioxidant compounds, antimutagenic (anti-cancer), antimicrobial, anti-LDL (bad cholesterol) and antiviral activities, cardiovascular health and free radical protection.
bell pepper – vitamin C, A, powerful antioxidants, lycopene, a carotenoid whose consumption has been inversely correlated with prostate cancer and cancers of the cervix, bladder and pancreas, reduce risk of cardiovascular disease.
broccoli shoots – while I do not have data on broccoli shoots, here is the information on mature broccoli. Provides high C, K, and A, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, cancer prevention (need more broccoli than used here to really have an effect, but some is better than none, digestive and cardiovascular support, eye health, possible skin support from sun damage, metabolism of vitamin D.
avocado – vitamin K and dietary fibre, potassium, promotes heart health, protection against different types of cancer, improves absorption of carotenoids.
cashews – copper, magnesium, heart protection, antioxidant defenses, energy production, copper for ground substance and flexibility in blood vessels, bones and joints, magnesium for balancing calcium, regulation of nerve and muscle tone, prevention of gallstones.
garlic – manganese, helps keep blood pressure under control, blood cell and blood vessel protection from inflammatory and oxidative stress, help prevent blood clots, lower blood pressure, prevention of heart disease, antioxidant, antibacterial and antiviral benefits, cancer prevention.
turmeric – (needs pepper for absorption) – potent antinflamatory, relief for rheumatoid arthritis, help for cystic fibrosis sufferers, cancer prevention by several means including destroying mutated cancer cells and enhancing of liver function, inhibiting cancer cell growth, improve liver function, reduce risk of childhood leukemia, cardiovascular protection through possible prevention of the oxidation of cholesterol, prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
oregano – vitamin K, effective anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant, and nutrient dense.
To your health: to find out more about the major problems we face which are either solved or impacted by this dish, see http://whfoods.com/foodstoc.php
What are you lacking?: to take a short questionnaire which will tell you what you are lacking in terms of minerals and vitamins based on what you eat, see http://whfoods.com/foodadvisor.php
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December 17th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Fantastic Brown Beans
Preparation
Brown beans – I cooked 4 days worth at once early in the
day. It saves on gas, or electricity, or oil, or wood – whatever
you are using for fuel – 40 minutes worth of heat is a lot. Unless,
of course, you are using the sun. Then congratulations. Just
remember that you only have about 5 billion years to go before
But you don’t have to worry about that during this lifetime.
Other ingredients
- half a small eggplant cubed
- 2 to 3 cloves garlic – this is an incredible item healthwise. So
don’t stop using it just because of its effect on your breath and
presence around other people. Just wait several hours before
intermingling, unless, of course, it’s with someone eating the
same dish with you. Although be careful if you are on blood
- half onion cut into small pieces
- half sweet red/green bell pepper (red is better color combination
with dish)
Cooking instructions:
Begin frying all above except beans in olive oil (no other oil has
the health benefits, and some oils are actually detrimental to
your health)
When fairly far along, add a small amount of water and the
spices:
- sea salt
- oregano 1 heaping tbsp
- thyme 1 heaping tbsp
- curcumin 1 heaping tbsp – fantastic health benefits (if you don’t
know about it, be sure to look it up) Oh, ok. Here is a link
and if you want to know what U.S. government sources have to
- small amount of black pepper – helps digestion and is
important for the assimilation of the curcumin.
- small amount of sweet chili sauce (be careful of any
ingredients which just say sugar. It is probably GMO corn
syrup. You can make your own using Stevia – but very little
Stevia because it is 10 times sweeter than sugar. A good
recipe for Easy Thai Sweet Chili Sauce.
Add 3/4 cup pre-cooked brown beans
Rinse 1/2 cup nuts (almonds, walnuts, cashew) in boiling
water for not longer than 30 seconds (so as not to destroy all
their nutrients but just ‘sterilize’), rinse and add.
And if you are using this dish as your basis for protein, add
1/2 cup of brown rice or 1/4 cup chia to provide a full protein.
The rice together with beans creates a full protein. Chia is a
full protein on its own.
Cover – cooking for about 5 minutes to be sure that the
eggplant is relatively soft, and the beans hot.
Serve with a red wine.
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Well, I’m back. But just for a quick note. I have been eating in the mean time, of course, and by accident do something which makes me say “I should put this one up”. I won’t be able to stay away to much longer. I’ll be back.
Mosquitos – It’s the season again, at least in my neck of the woods. West Niles Fever – yup, although at very low levels and apparently only really dangerous to the very elderly and those with chronic health problems. But I’m still relatively young (with the emphasis on the relatively and the standard you are using) and healthy as a horse – at least the healthy ones. As one of the major Israeli papers put it “Most of those affected are over 65 or are suffering from chronic illness. The largest recent outbreak in Israel occurred in 2000 when more than 400 caught the fever and 29 people died of it.” Haaretz.com August 2, 2010 And, for now, it’s centered in Tel Aviv. So, what should you do about it. Well, here is what I do: If there is nothing in the room but roaches and ants, the female mosquito, who is the only one to bite (must provide support for her eggs), will generally vacate the premises, if she can, as fast as she can, during the time she is out in active search. Therefore, if there is a mosquito in the room buzzing around me, I know it’s her, and I open the window and leave the room, shutting the door, for an hour until she gets desperate enough to find her own way out, in search of more inviting prospects. Then I return, shut the window or put the screen back up, and keep all other entrances to the room shut while I’m in there. Remember, there is no percentage for her being there unless you are, or… unless she can’t get out. And if she’s imprisoned, she gets desperate when you, her only source, comes back in. And about opening the window? If you’re not there, nobody’s interested in the first place. And the insecticides? My take on it is that after finding out what chemicals they have in them, in the long run you’re probably better off without them anyway. On Deet, one of the most popular. http://www.mercola.com/article/pesticides/deet.htm On the bright side, there are natural alternatives which can be very effective. But, don’t leave any standing sources of water around for the development of larvae. Check possible stationary sources of water such as bowls, watering cans, water dishes for animals (replace water frequently), check gutters, and other possible standing sources.
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April 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment
See anything yet?
Nice to have someone who’s got your back
My camera is on the fritz, so that’s the truncated part.
The END of the line
That was very good, even if I do say so myself. Nothing left to eat. Literally. This is for those times when you just haven’t gotten out for 40 days and nights, the check from whoever hasn’t arrived, the cat is eating but you have decided not to join her type of thing. So, there was spaghetti and the last of a bag of frozen peas, and, and… this packet of dry salad dressing with almonds, seeds, bread crumbs and spices (covered with dust because I figured I would never use it). So I start the spaghetti cooking, put in the peas and am about to open the dressing packet when I read right there on the label “for cooking or baking”. Well, if the manufacturer tells you to cook it, even though it is something you would never consider cooking, he must know something you don’t. So cook, or put in a lot of “anti” spices, or both. Spices which are anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, anti-fungal, anti-rust (no scrap that one) include cinnamon, turmeric (cumin), oregano, thyme, rosemary, sage, cloves (see http://www.hi-tm.com/Documents/Spices.html for a complete listing). I went the ‘both’ route, and since I had turmeric and oregano, didn’t stint on either. The moral of the story is, always stock up on things which you figure you will never ever use. You just never know. And the end result? DELICIOUS
Quinoa Sweet Potato Health Dish
If you have never eaten quinoa before, take a look at the vitamin and mineral content below. You just do not know what you’re missing. Together with sweet potato, onion, and garlic, it’s a health dish come true. Cook half a cup of quinoa (rinsed) in a cup of water which is brought to a boil while preparing and adding the following: Onions, handful of cut up sweet potato, a small amount of garlic, 4 cherry tomatoes. Once boiling, reduced the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes (or less) until all of the water is absorbed. Add sea salt and a little seasoning (oregano, basil) with a small amount of butter for a creamy flavor, and a touch of soy sauce (real soy sauce only – fermented such as Kikkoman).
QUINOA: One of the staples of Mayan cooking. Low Fat, Protein(16), Thiamin(13), Riboflavin(12), Niacin(4),Vitamin B6(11), Folate(19), Calcium(3), Iron(15), Magnesium(30), Phosphorus(28), Potassium(9), Zinc(13), Copper(18), Manganese(58), Selenium(7). Legend: () represents percentage of daily value in a serving.
I CAN’T GO ON WITHOUT COFFEE
And I was out. So, I said to myself (do that a lot these days), there must be something here that will fill in. And sure enough there was. A spoonful of blueberry jam, or whatever you have like honey, strawberry jam to give it body (it all drops to the bottom anyway, like a rock). Then I added 1 heaping tsp. of cinnamon, and a bit of ginger for an extra slight zing, milk and boiling water. Really did it. Although, as soon as I get some coffee, this will only be a sweet memory.
Just had a delicious breakfast
No wonder it was good – acidic wheat flour pancake with fake maple syrup (lots of sugar), coffee, milk and yes, sugar. Tried to balance it out from the alkaline side of the chart: Half a banana, and some raisins, but since it was an extra large pancake, finished balancing with a tsp. of baking soda (soda bicarbonate) in a glass of water. Ruined the aftertaste, but at least I gave my system a fighting chance. Detailed Listing of Acid Alkaline Forming Foods http://www.rense.com/1.mpicons/acidalka.htm
Pickled Pitta Sandwich
Best thing in the world. Well, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but.. close. Pita with mayonnaise, large homemade salt water pickle (sliced), tomato, lettuce, hummus in that order. You will want it every day. And I, for that matter, will keep making it for lunch every day until the pickles run out and then go into withdrawal mode.
If you are one of the 5 people left in the world
who has never had hummus, you definitely don’t know what you are missing. The dish is fried eggplant bits, peas, thin sliced broccoli, yellow onion, 2 cloves garlic dumped into a skillet with hot olive oil with basil, oregano, sea salt, cayenne pepper (sauce or ground) added. The hummus can be mixed in at the end of the fry process or served on the side (but keep it close in order to counteract the effect of the cayenne pepper). Fantastic taste. An aside: For the side effects of broccoli, see ‘Solving THE Problem’ way below, or add some ginger. The garlic in the mix may also help in this regard.
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Waiting on the photos – but I couldn’t wait any longer.
The reason I don’t like squash is because it is usually boiled. But I really enjoyed this squash. With a little bit of olive oil, butter, onion and garlic, the problem is solved. No water. And that’s hummus and tahina (ground sesame seeds). And of course the salad with a single cherry tomato. A potassium dish, if I ever saw one, for keeping the old ticker young. No salt in this one. Had a moment of reflection this a.m. (that’s what I call a pressure in my chest). Never had it before. And I decided that I needed to give it some encouragement. That’s what I call being sure to get one of the factors in there that keeps it ticking – potassium. But you want to be careful not to over do on the potassium. Too much of a good thing has the opposite effect. This is particularly true if you have any kidney problems. We normally get enough potassium in a normal diet. You can check out the food stuffs which give it here http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=90 And sometimes a little bit of a nudge is needed to keep everything smooth. However, in terms of too much potassium, unless there is significant kidney problems, the kidney “is said to be able to unload 26,000 mg of potassium in a day if necessary” WHEN BLOOD POTASSIUM is too HIGH (Hyperkalemia), http://charles_w.tripod.com/blood.html A very readable article on the known causes, and some home remedies of high potassium buildup. Given the amounts of potassium for the following items:
2 cups romaine lettuce 325mg, 1 cup winter squash 896mg, 1 cup tomato 400mg, cup onion 251mg, 100g garbonzo (chick peas) 291mg, the potassium in this dish would be about 1,700mg. I figure it’s absolutely safe, but then I really do not know. So don’t quote me. Sources whfoodss.com http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=90 wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickpea
Cure all breakfast
Unless you are addicted to corn flakes or cocoa puffs, this is the answer to breakfast. Raisin-walnut-nutmeg-cinnamon-ginger-banana-oatmeal with milk and sugar (stevia preferred). The title says it all. Bring the ingredients, except the oatmeal and banana, to a boil in half a cupful of water (or whatever you are using to serve). Add the almost instant oatmeal until you get the consistency you want and cook on low flame for two minutes adding more water when necessary. Add banana slices, milk and sugar after pouring into whatever.
Came across this article http://www.naturalnewstoday.com/2009/12/herbal-mix-may-reverse-tobacco-damage.html “claims that after using a herbal mix made with ginger, scent leaf, nutmeg, cloves, and black pepper he feels a lot better, and has stopped smoking. “The persistent cough has gone. As you can see I no longer have dry cough. I use to feel a sharp pain by my lungs, and that has also gone. Most importantly, I have stopped smoking”. If you want to add clove and black pepper to the above, you are on your own.
Snatching victory from the jaws of utter defeat. The egg… well, as you can see. Ran out of oil. This meal is at least 70%+ alkaline which is what is important to keep most of the untoward conditions the body can get itself into at bay. Come to think of it, most of the alternative treatments for cancer and a number of other conditions are heavily on the alkaline side. Natural Food Sources of Glyconutrients
http://www.healingcancernaturally.com/glyconutrients-food-sources.html
Check out – The National Institutes of Health in the Fall of 2001 awarded The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, CA a $34 million grant to understand how cells and the immune system use these sugars.
One of the best descriptions for the layman that I have found so far.
Glyconutrients – Can I get them in my food? http://www.articlealley.com/article_71153_23.html
Lists the types of glyconutrients(sugars) and the foods which provide them.
I had a question when I woke up this morning. How did the Eskimos live so success.fully for so many centuries without all he green stuff we normally think of as one of the most important parts of our diet. The first thing I ran across in my search was this “For three billion years Marine Phytoplankton has supported virtually all living creatures in the Ocean. It contains a unique combination of life sustaining nutrients including; Omega 3 essential fatty acids (EPA and DHA), protein, chlorophyll, vitamins, minerals and trace elements” http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/plankton.htm
- Basic article on glyconutrients and phytoplankton http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/glyconutrients.htm
Three things. Now that I’ve said that, I have to come up with three things. In this case, you think that it might be difficult. What can one say about toasted in butter challa (special white bread), with fried eggplant and onions on melted kashkaval cheese with milk and flour, with a side of home made beet soup?
Well… here goes.
1. You are going to need a glass of water and baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) after this. Will ease any acidic build up, heart burn, and will change the Rh level to alkaline which is very good for the general health of the system. In fact, this link Baking Soda (Bicarbonate) & Maple Syrup Cancer Treatment
might be worth taking a look at in terms of cancer.
Or this study published by the national health service of the U.K.
Baking soda for kidney patients http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/07July/Pages/Bakingsodaforkidneypatients.aspx which details a study in which “The researchers conclude that supplementation with oral bicarbonate in patients with chronic kidney disease and low plasma bicarbonate (metabolic acidosis) slows the rate of decline in kidney function and lowers the chances of developing end-stage renal disease. OK? They say that this cheap, simple strategy also improves the nutritional status of patients and has the potential to translate into significant economic and quality of life gains, as well as clinical benefits”
Medical: Relative to injection of sodium bicarbonate:
Baking soda for kidney patients http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/07July/Pages/Bakingsodaforkidneypatients.aspx
Treatment of increased lactic acid in emedicine.
One negative reportage to consider: Two common heart treatments found harmful – injecting sodium bicarbonate, prescribing flecainidehttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0815/is_n124_v14/ai_7946645/?tag=content;col1
2. This dish is on the acidic side, and not 70% alkaline which is the best for you. Bicarbonate of soda is indicated.
bread – acidic
butter – acidic
cheese – acidic
milk – acidic
white flour – acidic
onions – alkaline
eggplant – alkaline
A list of Acid / Alkaline Forming Foods http://www.rense.com/1.mpicons/acidalka.htm
3. Which all led to the need to do in depth research on a topic and the way to effectively do it to get authoritative sources, information.
Uses sodium bicarbonate as a research topic http://www.virtuowl.com/bicarb-lab/index.html
and then, just a page on the uses of soda bicarbonate in the home
http://www.virtuowl.com/home/bicarb-uses.htm
For two but that didn’t stop me
This and sunshine will keep me going long past the 3 score and 10, plus it will keep my weight down. The raisins add immensely to the enjoyment of this dish.
Aside from the pancake itself with the fake syrup, this is probably one of the best cardiovascular protective breakfasts you can have. Of course the one free range egg helps with it added nutrients and a free and satisfied(most important), normal chicken.
Nuts are very good against weight gain for one thing but aside from that are very good in the protection of the cardiovascular system. The following gives an indication only of the some of the benefits. This is not exhaustive nor particularly accurate. To get to the depth and get accurate figures according to the literature, see http://whfoods.com (the numbers in () are the minimum daily value for the particular amounts specified in the link. These amounts are not necessarily represented by the servings seen – some over, some under).
almonds manganese(45), E (44) magnesium (24) tryptophan (21) copper (20)
reduce risk heart disease, antioxidant (particularly when eaten with skins [not like here],
walnuts omega-3(90) Anti-Inflammatory and Cardiovascular health, reduce blood clotting, reduces inflammation, manganese(40)
sunflower seeds E(90), B1(54) manganese (35), magnesium(31) copper (31) tryuptophan(31) selenium(31) phosphorus(26 B5(25)
Anti-Inflammatory, Cardiovascular health, calming of nerves, reduce heart attack, health of bones, magnesium helps general health of muscles, nerves cramping, tension, soreness, fatigue
raisins bone health due to boron “boron provides protection against osteoporosis and reproduces many of the positive effects of estrogen therapy in postmenopausal women” http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=33
check out article regarding non organic raisins and the possibility of added sulfites and pesticide residues.
Another rendition of the previous dish but with the eggplant slices fried in a separate part of the pan, bell pepper, onions, and garlic with soy sauce and instant mushroom soup topping. Soy should be fermented and Kikkoman soy sauce is put through a 6 months fermentation process before marketed which is not true of several other soy sauce products on the market.
Once in a lifetime but should be every day. Whatever is wrong with you, wouldn’t be. Started out boiling and half way through, the water was dumped and olive oil added with cooking continuing for another 5 minutes. Until eggplant is cooked, but not until everything is cooked because the less cooked, the better. Peas, eggplant, garlic, bell pepper, 2 tsp basil, 2 tsp oregano, small amount of cayenne pepper sauce, sea salt, walnuts, cashews. Soy sauce goes great on this, as does my favorite sweet chili sauce, but soy sauce is preferable. In case you missed my mention of soy sauce previously, this is fermented soy (Kikkoman) with all of the health attributes of fermentation of a soy product. In fact, all soy should be eaten only if it is fermented: Fermented tofu, fermented soy burgers, miso, tempeh. There have been many articles on the negative aspects of un-fermented soy products (unfortunately un-fermented is what you will find in most supermarkets today). If you are starting, or are on, a vegetarian, or vegan diet, take the extra time, and yes, extra cost, to get fermented soy products. One link to the facts on unfermented soy: The Truth About Unfermented Soy and Its Harmful Effects
http://www.naturalnews.com/022630.html or another source:
“Some of the most detrimental [aspects of unfermented soy] are potent trypsin inhibitors which block the action of enzymes needed for protein digestion. Soybeans also contain hemagglutinin, which causes red blood cells to lump together. Soybeans are also high in phytates, an organic acids which blocks the uptake of calcium, magnesium, iron, and especially zinc and contributes to widespread mineral deficiencies.” It is stated that only fermentation reduces phytate content. Further, “Vegetarians – especially vegetarian children – who eat tofu and drink soy milk as substitutes for meat and dairy products are at very high risk of loss of bone mass and severe mineral deficiencies.” http://www.zenzibar.com/Articles/issoysafe.asp
Goes on part already at top of last publication. A case in point. Delicious. Of course, with chili sauce everything is delicious to me. But I wasn’t about to throw out all of those vitamins and minerals slightly blackened or not.
If you don’t have it, make it – MY OWN SALSA
Have been eyeing the salsa jar (empty) for some time now, but each time I go to the super, I can’t find a replacement. This morning was salsa day somewhere inside me. This is the result. One thing to remember: Beauty is nice, but it’s the quality, the range and depth of what is offered and, in this case, the taste, that counts. This rates a 1000.
My Salsa: Cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, garlic, olive oil, basil, oregano, turmeric, black pepper, sea salt, cayenne pepper sauce (very little), water (very little). This will cure you of untold deficiencies throughout your system. Just give your body a gift, get it down there, and let it happily do its thing.
The failed cheese sauce (it did not pour, hence the drop pattern): Milk, two cheeses: Kashkaval and normal yellow, very small amount of flour, turmeric powder (very, very little), black pepper to help the system absorb the turmeric, sea salt. Base: Two eggs. Just shake in a used jar. Much easier than beating it in with a fork in a bowl, unless the lid is not tightly closed.
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Outside My Window – If you are still stuck in a snow drift, your time will come.
morgan 2010
Cooking is the greatest experimental situation we have and it should be used frequently. If your life is boring, you are not doing enough innovative cooking. The great thing here is that most of our failures are still eatable, and most of the time do not set fire to or blow up the kitchen. The worst that can happen is extra charcoal for the body which helps in cleaning, but only to a limited degree. Plus, and this is the most important, it takes longer to cook.
Experiment 1023. Number pulled out of the air. Amazing what the air holds. But, to the present dish. (Waiting on photo) White/red already prepared rice on 1 egg with yellow cheese and chili sauce. Actually not much more to say about it except it tasted great. SCORE: (on a 0 to 1000 scale): 999
Chocolate syrup would have pushed it up there.
On Hold For CAT
Perfect rice pancake with sunflower seeds (health-in-a-shell) Very high in E and B1 plus other things you’ll have trouble easily finding elsewhere.
CAT came in from outside meowing and asking to be fed just as I was starting to eat this. Very hard to put it down, but she comes first. Some morning she gets up earlier than I do and goes to meet friends, defend the territory, answer the wake up call, and scout the parameter, or whatever cats do. Just an aside: She is very territorial. Sometimes, she is gone for a long time and I think that she is out somewhere in the larger neighborhood. But when I go down, there she is somewhere on the property – her 1/10th of an acre. I asked a girl who feeds the neighborhood cats if she had seen and perhaps been feeding her, but she said that since I had pointed Attackit out, she hadn’t seen her or fed her. Back to breakfast. Attackit(aka CAT) waits very patiently while I fix it, goes and sniffs when I put it down, comes over to me purring, gets petted, goes back to the bowl, hesitates, turns around and comes back for a final pet before racing back to the bowl – as I myself head back to the pancake. Who is better trained? The white rice/red rice combination pancake with flour, 2 eggs, and sunflower seeds. I find it hard to cook rice. Can never wait for it to finish. So the rice in this dish was given to me by my daughter. It’s perfect – and because of that, I put it as a combination into a lot of different things. But in pancakes? Great.
Red Onion Sandwich
If you feel like crying and don’t know why, and want a reason, this is it. Onion with bread straight up is the purist, and the best taste. But, this is for those of us who don’t love purity for it’s own sake to that degree – at least when it come to eating onion. Be sure to put mayonnaise on both slices. Undue exaggeration aside, there is nothing worse than having a slice of bread with nothing on it. Besides the mayonnaise (on both slices), there is tomato, oregano and sea salt. The unsliced loaf of bread was picked up unwrapped at the super, after being who knows where, so I run the crust part through the flames just to be sure. Don’t want all of my protection to come only from the liberal amount of oregano and thyme (both anti-microbial, anti-fungal) which I put on things. And the corn chips? Thankfully they’re finished.
Onion-Soup With Mushroom-Soup Topping and Melted Cheese
Says it all. Now the details. The onion soup with real onions was made from scratch but given as a gift so I can’t say anything about it. Topped off with thick instant mushroom soup, and cheese melted with milk and a small amount of flour. Chips as a prop only – definitely not eatable, but everything eatable I could have used here had already been eaten.
The Alkaline-Acidic Dichotomy
I’ve mentioned this before, but because I believe it is important, here goes again. For true health and preventative action against many of the dis-eases known, our diet should be about 70% alkaline. The problem being that most of the good things we consume are on the acidic side of the chart – grains, meats, eggs, sugars, etc. All taken from the alkaline side of the chart except for the mayonnaise (eggs – but very little of that). Apple, banana, almonds, raisins, and a small amount of olive oil (depends on which chart you consult), and cinnamon. I couldn’t find the ginger or that would have gone on also. The Alkaline Diet Chart, or Various Other Charts
A side note: Two of my sisters are on a vegan fast for religious reasons. From what they are eating, they are going to be healthier than I.
There’s A Pizza Cutter For Every Tough Decision
Had looked at the avocado. Even felt it to see if it was ripe. But no, I wanted a pancake with butter and syrup. So the pancake was cooking (2 eggs), and I was waiting to turn it over, when I found myself cutting the avocado. So you see my solution. There is a solution to everything. This one helped along with the pizza cutter my sister had sent. Euphemistically speaking, there is a pizza cutter for every tough decision. Looking at it now, I can’t imagine eating these together. Would take a split personality…
I will not say what is inside this pita, or the totally nutrient free character of the corn chips. What is important here is the fact that the corn chips are on the plate, and some effort went into the arrangement of the pita halves. Just think of it. Two seconds more in arrangement and five in putting the chips on the plate, and you are almost forced to sit down and not eat at the sink. Very important for that relaxation, sense of luxury, and pampering of yourself (all of which is probably deserved). By the way, the only good part of this meal was the blueberry jam which I put on the leftover crusts of the pita. And yes, I ate that standing at the sink. I had already lived the good life.
Chili Spinach
Defrosted my fridge. First time in 2 years. Had to get in there with an ice pick. And in the process, the frozen spinach… Well, now I don’t know what to do with all that spinach. Check out Eat spinach everyday for increased strength [no joke] for everything that spinach does for you. This is about half a cup of frozen spinach with half a large onion, 2 cloves garlic, veggie burger, fried in olive oil, with oregano, thyme, sea salt, and chili sauce added at the end. This particular sauce reminded me that these bottles have labels. I hate to shop. I’m in the store a maximum of 6 minutes if I can help it. So I didn’t read the label HOT. Just saw the bottle with chili in it, and also didn’t read it before I put it on the spinach. You can imagine my surprise when I sat down to enjoy it. I did anyway. The form of it on the plate should have warned me.
It’s What’s Underneath (Tomato Sauced Noodles)
The reason this is being shown is not because of the noodles, instead of the spaghetti, or the store bought tomato spaghetti sauce, or even the kashkaval cheese, but to ask you how many times in your life have you had enough sauce on your spaghetti. If it is more than once, you are indeed fortunate. Luck probably had nothing to do with it. And this is why the dish is being shown. Always be sure that the spaghetti (noodles) are tasty enough to sit down and eat without the sauce, before you put the sauce on. This may mean mixing extra butter, extra spices, extra hummus, extra cream cheese, extra melted cheese, etc. into the spaghetti first. And mixing more sauce into the dish doesn’t count. If you make it eatable without the sauce first, whoever you are trying to impress, will be. Even if it’s just yourself.
Dump
Talked to the guy who sells me cat food. His flackjacket had large tears in it as though a gigantic cat had had a major disagreement with him. When I inquired, he said that he had bought it that way. That the fashion world and all the neighbors sort of dictate what is worn. I would have taken the disagreeing cat any day. Then I realized that even in fixing ourselves a meal, unseen by the rest of the world, we follow established patterns – what goes with what and how it is prepared, and even how we eat it. Was this dish a subconscious reaction? The dish just fell together. That’s butter beside the egg. Soy sauce on the burger under the tip of the kashkaval cheese, beside the hard boiled egg on top of noodles with spinach. At least, I had the dessert last. I’m not hopelessly lost to social convention.
True Non-stick Perfect Pancakes Every Time
This is really no different from the rest of the 1-2 egg, flour and water spheres I make except for the amount of cinnamon (2 tsp) mixed with powdered chocolate drink, walnuts, and blueberry jam. One of the things which is important here is the fact that the pancake never sticks – now that I have the secret for making a pancake in a regular frying pan. The olive oil must be just at the point of smoking (do not do this with non-stick pans. In fact, do not use non-stick pans). Turn down the heat and pour the batter. The walnuts can be evenly spaced using a measuring stick and extensive calculations (360 degrees divided by the number of walnuts available), or if you hate math, by placing one nut each at north, south, east and west, and adding another 4 somewhat in the middle between each. The walnuts are for the omega-3 which keeps your blood flowing smoothly. The cinnamon and lots of it for anti-clotting, and anti-microbial potential, and enhancement of brain functioning. I even remembered to take out the trash today (after eating the pancake). The blueberry jam is for the antioxidants and the possible reduction of certain types of cancer. In the dead of winter, blueberry jam is the closest I can come to blueberries. Source
Frying Pan Cookies
Just pour the brown sugar into the mix. Do not mix. If it is too much, then you won’t eat as many cookies. If it’s too little, you also won’t. It’s a win/win situation. The danger is when the cookies are just right. Ingredients: Flour, sugar, vanilla, olive oil, sea salt and just enough water so that you can pick it up and make into a ball which is then placed on a floured board and pounded out with the heel of your hand until as thin as you can get it. Cut with a glass for large cookies or a tall small mouth jar for small cookies. Toast in butter in the pan on low flame with the cover on, until the one side is cooked, and then turned over. As soon as you turn it over, press cut up pieces of semi-sweet cooking chocolate into the done side, and add the walnuts. Cover. Keep checking, although burned cookies are safer. It’s good to have as many stops to overeating built into the baking as possible.
Signs of SPRING
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February 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments
STARTING today, a new section on dishes and comments which other people send to me. Basic criteria for acceptance? Have not worked that out yet, but it may have something to do with whether or not I would want to make it – even if I couldn’t. The other criteria is vegetarian. See OTHER PEOPLE section below (9 photos down, with the instructions for submission below that).
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Today I fed the floor. Must not have been hungry. The food just sat there. I let it sit. That’s what happens when you balance a plate on your knees while crossed and try to fork something that’s not in the middle.
There went my vitamin A, B6, C, E, G, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, and selenium for the day from the banana Benefit from the Natural Health of Bananas, along with a huge amount of Vitamin C and the kiwi’s reported protection of DNA, provision of antioxidants, and my eyesight, to say nothing of my need for extra cardiovascular support on my heart whfoods.com (kiwi and banana not shown because I didn’t eat them). I was set for the day on my Omega-3 (had eaten the walnuts), and saved the remaining cheese with my wrist. Never had chili sauce on the wrist before. I can assure you it is no tastier than it was on the plate. One thing for sure. The floor is now much cleaner. Got tired of watching it not being absorbed. to top
Etruscan Wall Painting Cheese Omelet
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Fried eggplant and mushrooms with avocado (added just before dining). The only spices here are sea salt and ground cayenne pepper. Did not know what I was going to fix. Just started with the eggplant. Sometimes, life just hands us those out of the way and never considered surprises. The important thing, as with most things, is to just start. totop
What this DOESN’T have, you don’t need (except for b12).
O.K. so that’s a slight exaggeration, but not by much. Wait until you see what’s there. Whole grain rice, noodles, onion, bell pepper, sweet potato, sweet chili sauce, ground cayenne pepper, and a lot of hummus (garbanzo beans). Should also have the following which I had in a salad just before this so did not double up: Sea salt, oregano, thyme, turmeric, and black pepper. Eat this in the sun, and you will live to 100. I plan on beating you by 10 years. Add some button or champignon mushrooms and sunflower seeds, and the only thing you are lacking on the quick-nutrient-coverage check is B12. Note: The quick-nutrient-coverage check is to fill out the form as though you are eating whatever is in the dish or the meal 4-6 times a day, with everything else being <1. Try it. You’ll be amazed at what you are missing big time, or whether you can beat me at my own game. Then take it again the right way. I was worried about my friend. So I asked him to do the check. I heard nothing from him, and 6 months later he admitted that he took it, and his comment was ”they are already measuring me for a pine box“. to top
Healthy Toasted Open Cheese
Just an idea. Not really a recipe. Using stuff which I had left over. Always keep something back of whatever, for one of these. Afterwards, you should be out of at least one of the items. Possibly all of them depending on how serious you take the holding back process. I am now out of avocado. Though I was also out of banana but found another one. Toast the bread in butter (both sides) first. Cheese heated with a small amount of milk, and a very small amount of olive oil to keep it from bunching, and then poured onto the toasted bread. The base is store bought eggplant in tahina. And be sure to use a very mild onion. Otherwise, this might be healthy but it won’t be fun. to top
Potato Burger Mash With Avocado.
This was so good I am glad there wasn’t more. Would have eaten it all. The only real problem faced while fixing this was not eating all of the avocado before it was put on the potatoes. Potatoes boiled and then fried with 2 chopped up soy burger patties in a combination of olive oil and butter with 2 cloves of garlic. Lots of basil and oregano. to top
Situation Resolved.
This was just waiting to happen. I did not create it. It created itself. All I did was facilitate. We forget that the universe is a constantly-in-motion, coherent whole which has its own reason for existance and its own way of carrying out the plan. It had to happen. I’m just glad that I was one of the facilitators and the main recipient at this juncture of this particular unfolding. Nothing sweet and I had to have something. All I had was oatmeal, some 3% cream cheese, and some semi sweet cooking chocolate. Why not? Boiled a cup’s worth of water and oatmeal, melted the chocolate, added some sugar, and poured it into a bowl. Added some vanilla and a small amount of sugar to the cream cheese and put it on top. Absolutely delicious. to top
Two Egg Whatever (That’s 2 pieces of bread there each with it’s own egg.
If you are the cook (for most things), do not show this to your significant other. They’ll want it. This takes the getting-all-the-nutrients-in-at-breakfast to new heights. The small stuff: The trail mix came in handy again for the raisins and even some cocoanut. But if you do use trail mix, you’re going to get some chunch when not expecting it in the apple salad, so be forewarned unless there is no crunch in your mix. If the nuts are not roasted, I wash them. Found that the roasting takes some of the beneficial nutrients out of the almonds. But since the taste of roasted is so great, it’s sometimes a toss-up. Now to the hard part. How do you keep the egg from running under the bread and all over the pan? Do not pour from the cracked egg. Break the egg into a jar and then pour a small amount in the hole until cooked enough to pour the rest. Also, cook the two eggs separately, and then stack. I cannot emphasize enough the beneficial effects of spices and herbs on your meals. They are not just window dressing. Some of these spices have nutrients you will be hard pressed to find anywhere else, and add significantly to the nutritional value of any meal. to top
Spices PREVENT diseases
“Extensive medical research has found that nutrients in ginger, turmeric, rosemary, fenugreek, oregano, cloves and many other spices can help to prevent heart disease, alzheimer’s, cancer, diabetes and other degenerative diseases.” The author, Dr. Keith Scott has very interesting articles and videos on each of these. Also, see: The results of a major study on the antioxident values of a large number of foods, showing that spices and herbs have the greatest values far exceeding other categories of foods. Category 22 You can also see the abstract with a link to the pdf discussing the original findings.
More About Non-Stick
If you have teflon/other non-stick cooking ware, or stain and water resistant coatings for carpets and fabrics, please read this. I have mentioned this in relation to pet birds (it kills), but this article relates to its effects on humans.
Falling Tower of Slaw With Eggplant.
Kept falling over. So, this is the best shot you’re going to get. The standup is one of the great things about fresh loaf bread. Added sweet chili sauce to the cheese and vegetarian dogs inside before layering the coleslaw. The tomato is an icon. And that’s bought eggplant-in-mayonnaise in the slaw. There is something to be said about letting the professionals do it. Which means that they know what they’re doing, and their reputation rests on getting whatever knowledge they have across to the customer, which is an art all by itself. The slaw contains yellow onion which, in this case, has no bite. to top
Eating an apple just does not do it for me. The mantra “An apple a day…” never got embedded in my subconscious. But this will do it every time. Thin sliced apple with lots of cinnamon and blueberry jam in a toasted in butter tortilla. If you can’t see this clearly, you need it. to top
Red Bell Pepper And Onions With Just Another Tortilla Cheesewich. See last post for previous wiches. Can’t get enough of these. So easy to make and with different cheeses each time, an endless variety of tastes. Oregano and thyme on the red bell pepper and onions. to top
Things I run across which I think are interesting:
Coconut Oil Provides a Solution to the Spread of MRSA http://www.naturalnews.com/028139_coconut_oil_MRSA.html
And now the OTHER PEOPLE SECTION to top
See below for rules and where to send
O.K., so the first one is my sister’s. But that is where the idea came from. She sent me a photo out of the blue which blew me away. I might just fly to California so she can make it for me.
Accompaning Text:
MY PLATE – egg omelet with spinach/mushroom side. Just whisk 2 eggs with a fork and cook over slow flame until the “bubbling” stops. The eggs need to be cooked through; when almost done sprinkle a handful of grated cheese (whichever is my pleasure as I usually have about 5 cheeses in my fridge) on top and it is ready to go. I like to add the spinach into the omelet but my pan was small and I didn’t want to crowd it. One can add diced tomatoes, a little chopped green chili pepper, scallions, whatever suits your mood – and taste buds! Or as I always keep fresh salsa on hand, a large dollop of that with a spoonfull of sour cream also works well. Was going to put the “wilted” spinach and mushroom combo INTO the omelet, but at the end just added grated Monterey cheese (Swiss would work well – or Pepper Jack). Then folded the omelet onto a plate adding the spinach (cooked briefly in a fry pan with a scant amount of butter or olive oil until “wilted”) and mushrooms. No bread needed with this plate. A side of fresh fruit bowl finished out the meal. (PS – And of course, a piece of chocolate about 1/2 hour after eating just to settle everything!!) I only eat 2x a day – usually around 10 and then at 4. That way I’m not going to bed with a full stomach…… Sonia Penny
Directions for submission
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1. Submit recipe and comments to email: morgan@tsingle.info with the subject ‘recipe’ followed by your name.
2. Photographs must be in .jpeg or .jpg format and sent as an attachment to the email.
3. Dish must be your own
4. All entries subject to slight editing where necessary
5. My decision to accept or reject a dish is final.
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AN EXTRA
Want to study a foreign language?
Some Unasked For Tips On Studying A Foreign Language
I have found the best way to study Spanish – finally after 2 years of trying every technique under the sun and still not getting it right. Now, I copy any Spanish text which has at least 10 words I either: Do not recognize, know how to spell, understand when said, or say. I open up 6 consecutive pages across the top of the browser: The first is a word definition page for unknown words or verbs I want to conjugate Wordreference http://www.wordreference.com/definicion/. The next five are for virtually identical free translators: IMtranslator.net http://free-translator.imtranslator.net/, Reverso http://www.reverso.net/text_translation.asp?lang=EN, Google http://translate.google.com/#, Microsoft http://www.microsofttranslator.com/Default.aspx, and online-languages http://www.online-languages.info/ Try the different engines by inputting the same text to translate and see which appears to be the most helpful, correct, etc. depending on the topic. Some translators are better at certain topics or ways of writing than others. The major plus of IMtranslator is the speech facility in which the text is read aloud electronically although the selection allowed is relatively short.
Then what I do is type the language I am learning under the translated portion of the text and check to see whether or not what I have written is correct, until it is. It also helps to repeat out loud the language to be learned each time I check it. With the IMtranslator, be sure to check the reading speed. Although the speed variability is not great, you can start at a comfortable level and once you have heard it several times, increase the speed for any given text.
The key here is to select a short phrase (no more than about 40 words each time). Otherwise, you never seem to get off of the phrase, giving yourself relatively little positive feedback.
For word definitions, each gives its own dictionary, but the most complete at the present time is wordreference.com. But also, I have found that the listing of possible uses of a word by the Google translator is very good, and sufficient for any single word entry in the entry box.
The fastest way I have found to get a human pronunciation of a single word, at the present time, is online-languages.info http://www.online-languages.info. For some of the languages, the recording of the word pronounced continues to recycle until the mini voice box which appears is closed. Sometimes the box does not appear and must be found by clicking on the browser tab at the bottom of the screen in order to select it and close. to top
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