Tuesday, May 24, 2011

BLACK BEANS AND COCONUT LIME RICE

THE SWEETS LIFE: BLACK BEANS AND COCONUT LIME RICE

Lime, coconut, mango and black beans, mmmm yummy!
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http://www.thesweetslife.com/2011/05/black-beans-and-coconut-lime-rice.html

MEATLESS MONDAY - Simply Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN ORZO SALAD WITH FETA VINAIGRETTE



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http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/mediterranean-orzo-salad-with-feta-vinaigrette-10000001065540/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DinnerTonight+%28MyRecipes.com%3A+Dinner+Tonight%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Friday, May 20, 2011

Gluten-Free Beer Battered Coconut Shrimp w/Blood Orange Dipping Sauce

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Note: Redbridge also makes gluten-free beer and Bob's Red Mill offers gluten-free flour. I would also recommend organic coconut oil over canola oil as most of our canola oil these days comes from genetically modified crops.

To Your Good Health!



http://delectablyglutenfree.blogspot.com/2011/05/beer-battered-coconut-shrimp-wblood.html

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Cinnamon and Honey - Bet the Drug Companies won't like this one getting around!

I received this information a while back from my sister, Rebecca. I wish I would have taken the time to look it over better before now. One excuse after another why I didn't get to it. But I'm glad I finally did. What a wealth of information for us all! I do not know the original source but whoever it was, wanted it to be shared with "a friend, kinfolks and loved ones". To that end, I am sharing it with all of you!

Did you know that honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot? What it will do is what some call 'turning to sugar'. In reality, honey is always honey. However, when left in a cool place for a long time it will "crystallize". When this happens loosen the lid, boil some water and sit the honey container in the hot water, but turn off the heat and let it liquefy naturally. It is then as good as it ever was. Never boil honey or put it in a microwave. This will kill the enzymes in the honey.

Facts on Honey and Cinnamon:

It is found that a mixture of honey and cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a 'Ram Ban' (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without side effects for any kind of diseases.

Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, when it is taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm even diabetic patients. Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, in its issue dated January 17, 1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon, as researched by western scientists:

  • HEART DISEASES - Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply it on bread instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, those who have already had an attack, when they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as one ages, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and the veins.
  • ARTHRITIS - Arthritis patients may take daily (morning and night) one cup of hot water with 2 tablespoons of honey and 1 small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. When taken regularly, even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of 1 tablespoon honey and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week (out of the 200 people so treated) practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain -- and within a month, most all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis now started walking without pain.
  • BLADDER INFECTIONS - Take 2 tablespoons of cinnamon powder and 1 teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.
  • CHOLESTEROL - 2 tablespoons of honey and 3 teaspoons of cinnamon powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water given to a cholesterol patient was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, when taken 3 times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.
  • COLDS - Those suffering from common or severe colds should take 1 tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic coughs, cold, and clear the sinuses.
  • UPSET STOMACH - Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also stomach ulcers from its root.
  • GAS - According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that when honey is taken with cinnamon powder, the stomach is relieved of gas.
  • IMMUNE SYSTEM - Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacterial and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles (where DNA is contained) to fight bacterial and viral diseases.
  • INDIGESTION - Cinnamon powder sprinkled on 2 tablespoons of honey taken before food is eaten, relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals. 
  • INFLUENZA - A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural 'ingredient' which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.
  • LONGEVITY - Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Use 4 teaspoons of honey, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder, and 3 cups of water and boil to make a tea. Drink 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans increase and even a 100 year old will start performing the chores of a 20-year old.
  • RASPY OR SORE THROAT - When throat has a tickle or is raspy, take 1 tablespoon of honey and sip until gone. Repeat every 3 hours until the throat is without symptoms.
  • PIMPLES - 3 tablespoons of honey and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it off the next morning with warm water. When done daily for two weeks, it removes all pimples from the root.
  • SKIN INFECTIONS -  Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm, and all types of skin infections.
  • WEIGHT LOSS - Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast and on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in 1 cup of water. When taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.
  • CANCER - Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take 1 tablespoon of honey with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder three times a day for one month.
  • FATIGUE - Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a 1/2 teaspoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, even when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, when taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 PM, the vitality of the body increases within a week.
  •  BAD BREATH - People of South America gargle with 1 teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water first thing in the morning so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.
  • HEARING LOSS - Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts, restores hearing. Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it!  
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To Your Good Health! 

Saturday, May 7, 2011

The Washington Post: Why being a foodie isn't 'elitist'

By Eric Schlosser, Published: April 29


..."This name-calling is a form of misdirection, an attempt to evade a serious debate about U.S. agricultural policies. And it gets the elitism charge precisely backward. America’s current system of food production — overly centralized and industrialized, overly controlled by a handful of companies, overly reliant on monocultures, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, chemical additives, genetically modified organisms, factory farms, government subsidies and fossil fuels — is profoundly undemocratic. It is one more sign of how the few now rule the many. And it’s inflicting tremendous harm on American farmers, workers and consumers."

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-being-a-foodie-isnt-elitist/2011/04/27/AFeWsnFF_story.html

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

New Pathogen and A Possible Link Between Roundup Ready® (GMO) Corn and Soybeans and Severe Reproductive Problems In Livestock

According to Food Democracy Now!, internationally recognized plant pathologist Dr. Don Huber, wrote a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack warning of the discovery of a new pathogen and a possible link between Roundup Ready® (GMO) corn and soybeans and severe reproductive problems in livestock as well as widespread crop failure.

Less than 3 weeks later, the Obama administration approved 2 new Roundup Ready® GMO crops, set to be planted this spring... Read on about Dr. Huber's discovery. If it gives you pause, sign our petition to ask Sec. Vilsack to stop these seeds from being planted until further research is done."

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http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/sign/dr_hubers_warning/?akid=314.286762.ksY1AF&rd=1&t=6#research

Sunday, May 1, 2011

A Healthy Gluten Free Recipe for Restaurant Style Egg Drop Soup

This recipe is from Chelsea Jans. Thank you Chelsea!

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http://chelseajans.posterous.com/restaurant-style-egg-drop-soup-recipe-allreci