Goat Cheese Recall - possible Listeria

Bekkum Family Farms LLC Announces The Recall Of Nordic Creamery Brand Grumpy Goat Shreds With A Sell By Date Of 10-MAR-12 Due To Possible Listeria Contamination

Bekkum Family Farms LLC of Westby, WI, is recalling shredded cheese because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The cheese is labeled

Sprouts Recall - possible Listeria

Green Valley Food Corp. Expands Voluntary Recall: Product List Updated

Green Valley Food Corp. is expanding its recall to include additional products because of a possible health risk. Products which were distributed from 12/07/2011 to 1/1/2012 are affected in this recal...

January 3, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on mini-trampoline
5-20 reps on all other exercises (resistance rings, dumbells, ball push-ups counter push-ups, etc.)
Walked around Grocery Outlet for an hour ...

Meals: Breakfast - homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter, 2 kumquats & filtered water
Lunch - Slice of turkey bacon; 2 scrambled organic eggs with salt/pepper/chives and Ore-Ida Potatoes O'Brien; Greek Gods Fig Yogurt; filtered water with Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite
Snack - filtered water; homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter
Dinner - Vegetables in bone broth mixed with radiatore pasta; homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter; organic raw almond milk
Snack - hot organic raw cacao/almond milk
Filtered water

January 2, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
40 jumps on mini-trampoline
Walked 2/3 mile to mailbox and back with Nikky. (Check out her dapper duds - I made that about 15 years ago for another dog I had. May start making them again to sell:

)

Meals:
Breakfast - 2 slices Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread (toast) with organic local honey/Organic Valley Pasture Butter sandwich; organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite
Snack - kumquat; organic carrot/apple juice
Lunch - MaraNatha Natural Raw almond butter/Smucker's Orchard's Finest Northwest Triple Berry jelly/2 slices Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread sandwich; filtered water
Snack - filtered water; homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice
Dinner - Del Real Chicken Tamale in Red Sauce; Eden Organics Chili Pinto Beans & Spelt; organic raw almond milk
Snack -  homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter
Filtered water

Cinnamon Raisin Bread recipe

I've made this recipe many times, but I think my yeast has died as the loaves did not rise as much as usual. But, it still tastes good!

9 ounces filtered water
2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 3/4 Tablespoons organic sugar
3 cups organic flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
3/4 cup organic raisins

Put all ingredients into bread machine pan, in above order, except raisins. Set breadmaker to dough setting. Start. Add 1 teaspoon of flour to raisins in a small jar. Shake to separate raisins from each other. Add raisins to breadmaker after 10 minutes of mixing.
When dough cycle is done, lay dough on floured board. Divide in 2 even parts. Pat each section into a flat square. Fold over in thirds; then fold in thirds again. Turn over (folds are on underside) and lay in glass bread pan that has been lightly greased or buttered. Cover with damp cloth napkin or kitchen towel and place in gas oven (NOT turned on) to rise for approximately 90 minutes. (If you don't have a gas oven, preheat your electric oven while the dough is mixing. Before it finishes, turn oven off, then place the pans on the open oven door to rise.) Take from oven. Preheat oven to 375F. When temperature is reached, place uncovered pans in oven and bake for 35 minutes. Remove from pans. Allow to cool before slicing.

January 1, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

I'm going to try to do a daily journal of my exercises and meals each day to kind of keep myself on track. And may help some of you with meal ideas & prompt you to do some exercises you may not do now.

Exercises:
80 jumps on mini-trampoline
Various reps (from 5-20) of resistance rings, ball push-ups, counter push-ups, ab-doer, and a few other things I don't even know the names of!
Exercycle:
14.4 mph
3.9 miles
15.42 minutes
188 calories burned while reading a chapter of Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, Book 11)

Meals:
Breakfast - 2 organic scrambled eggs with salt/pepper/chives; organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite
Snack - kumquat; filtered water
Lunch - Tropical Chai Smoothie 
Dinner - Broiled pork steak with Mediterranean spices; Monterey Pasta Company Butternut Squash Ravioli with olive oil/pepper flakes; sliced pear; organic raw almond milk
Snack -  Hot Twinings Classic Earl Gray Tea with Blythe Raw lemongrass & Trader Joe's Organic Raw Blue Agave Sweetener
Filtered water

Tropical Chai Smoothie recipe

This turned out yummy. Pretty creamy color. It's very simple.

2 ripe organic bananas
1 1/2 cups frozen organic pineapple chunks
1 cup Trader Joe's Ruby Red Chai tea, cooled

Blend all until smooth. Enjoy!
Served 2.

Diabetes article

steve cooksey originally shared this post:

Good Morning!!

This post was my 'nutritional epiphany'.

I had figured out for myself that reducing carbohydrates reduced drugs and insulin. In fact, I weaned off of drugs and insulin before going 'Primal'.

However, when I read this article... it was 'On like Donkey Kong!'.

Subtitled: 'Bite Me ADA' ... INDEED!!
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/diabetes/#axzz1i7UDMAWb

#diabetes

The Definitive Guide to Insulin, Blood Sugar & Type 2 Diabetes (and you’ll understand it) | Mark's Daily Apple

BITE ME, ADA We all know by now that type 2 diabetes is an epidemic. We’re seeing words like crisis and runaway all over the news and in the journals.

Cheese Recall - possible Listeria

Consumer Alert for cheese and milk products due to Listeria Monocytongenes contamination

The MA Department of Public Health (MDPH) is issuing a warning to consumers to avoid consumption of certain cheese and milk products because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogene...

Carrot Juice recipe

I have some organic rainbow carrots that I need to use up. There are black, white and red carrots. And, they are big! Also, a few organic Gala apples. I've been wanting to make carrot juice, but since my juicer died & I can't get a new one yet, I decided to experiment and make juice the old-fashioned way. With my nut milk bag!

2 large organic carrots with tops, sliced
1 organic Gala apple, with skin, sliced
1/4 teaspoon organic maca powder
1/4 teaspoon organic hemp seeds
1 cup organic almond milk
1 cup water
1 drop Blythe Raw Lemongrass Essential Oil

Blend thoroughly in the blender, using liquify on high. Place nut milk bag in pitcher. Pour juice through bag. Squeeze until no more juice comes through. Makes about 2.5 cups of juice.

Sorry, no pictures. I'll have to make this again and take pictures!

Candy Recall - undeclared sulphites

Undeclared Sulfites in Baraka Apricot Candies, from Lebanon

U.B.C Food Distributors of Dearborn, MI is recalling 14.08 ounce (400g) cellophane wrapped, product of Lebanon “Baraka Apricot Candies” food treats because they were found to contain undeclared sulfit...

Green Bean Recall - possible peanut allergen

Winn-Dixie Issues Voluntary Recall on Winn-Dixie Brand Italian Green Beans

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., is voluntarily recalling Winn-Dixie Brand Italian Green Beans sold in the 14.5 oz can with a UPC code of 2114021236 and a best by date of Sept. 2014, due to a potential for in...

Salt article

My mom was told to stop taking in salt back in the '70s. My whole life practically, she refused added salt on anything. Drives me crazy. I try to sneak salt into her foods. I constantly tell her she needs it. Probably the reason she DOES have HBP & enlarged heart, etc.

http://www.westonaprice.org/vitamins-and-minerals/the-salt-of-the-earth

The Salt of the Earth - Weston A Price Foundation

Sally Fallon Morell sets the record straight on salt.

Saturated Fat article

To Achieve Optimal Health Eat MORE Saturated Fat

Health Impact News Editor Comment: This short 9 minute video (below) by Dr. Joe Mercola on saturated fats is worth watching. The 50-70% recommendation may or

Cheese Recall - possible Listeria

Kradjian Imp Co. Recalls Cedar Brand Tresse Cheese and Cedar Brand Shinglish Cheese Because of Possible Health Risk

Kradjian Imp Co, Glendale, CA is recalling 231 Cases, 22Lb / Cs of Cedar brand Tresse Cheese, 16 oz and Cedar brand Shinglish cheese, 16 oz because they have the potential to be contaminated with , ...

Candy Recall - undeclared peanut allergen

Eillien's Candies, Inc. Issues a Voluntary Recall of Select Candy Items Due to Possible Health Risk.

Eillien’s Candies, Inc. is recalling Yogurt Raisins, Granola Mix and Cinnamon Granola Mix because they may contain undeclared yogurt covered peanuts. Consumers who are allergic to peanuts may run th...

Bagged Spinach Recall - Possible Salmonella

>Avon Heights Mushrooms, Inc. Recalls Fresh Spinach Because of Possible Health Risk

Avon Heights Mushrooms, in full cooperation with the FDA is recalling certain packages of fresh packaged spinach. The brands include Krisp Pak 1 Ooz bags, Better Brand 10oz.bags, and Avon Heights 4-2....

Candy Recall - Peanut Allergen

Maribel Sweet’s Inc. Recalls Their New York Handbag Collection Gourmet Chocolate Candies Due To Undeclared Tree Nuts And Peanuts

Maribel’s Sweets Inc. of New York, is recalling its New York Handbag Collection gourmet chocolate candies because they may contain undeclared peanuts and tree nuts (pistachios). People who have allerg...

Homemade Tortillas recipe

I got this recipe when I was about 10 years old (38 years ago!) In fifth grade, I had Mr. Sotelo's class. Totally bilingual. I loved it. We learned to make tortillas in the class, by hand. I kept the recipe all these years, but haven't made them in years. So, I thought I would adapt it slightly. I'm making the dough in my breadmaker & using my brand new tortilla press! I'm also subbing coconut oil for the lard in the original recipe.

2/3 cup filtered water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup coconut oil
3 cups organic flour

Add all ingredients, in above order, to your breadmaker's pan. Set to dough cycle & start. It is usually 90 minutes total for the mixing and rising of the dough.

After cycle is done, remove ball of dough. Pull off small chunks of dough and roll into smaller balls by hand.

Put small ball onto middle of 7.5-inch cast iron tortilla press between 2 sheets of wax paper (reuse these sheets for each tortilla.) Press down on handle until ball is flattened.

Remove and place on cast iron comal on medium-high heat.

Turn over after about 30 seconds.

Cook for about 30 seconds more. Then stack tortillas between small sheets of wax paper to prevent sticking.
Makes approximately 12 four-inch tortillas.

Cheesecake Recall - undeclared egg allergen

Price Chopper Supermarkets Issues Voluntary Cheesecake Recall

December 20, 2011 - Price Chopper Supermarkets is issuing a voluntary recall on the following three varieties of Price Chopper 24 oz. French Cheesecake from its bakery: Raspberry with UPC 41735-22...