Two blog drafts that just weren't perfect for today. Another day.
Today
2/2/2014
A famous man died.
A famous team won for the first time.
A famous animal came out of it's hibernation for the umpteenth time.
What is famous, what is popular, is not always right.
My sweet husband has felt sick all day.
I decided to pump him up with the best nutrients and antioxidants possible without leaving the warm cozy house.
I made him tea with honey and lemon.
Lunch was leftover of skillet potatoes and fajita veggies and mushrooms.
Dinner was one of my favorites, not Famous though.
Italian Season Baked Seitan
atop an extra large
Dill Seasoned Sweet Potato Wedge
topped off with
Guacamole
rich with
Fresh Garlic and Lemon,
Tomato
on top
I tried to have him eat a cutie but he opted for Orange, Peach, Mango Juice.
I loved feeling like I knew exactly what would boost his immune system.
I practice western medicine in the hospital. I practice holistic, age-old medicine at home.
One day I will be a "witch doctor" with dreads.
"witch doctor"= holistic doctor
Click on the food links for more information and sites I used as resources.
Garlic has long been used to help cure multiple health problems and as an anti-inflammatory.
Lemon has vitamin C, flavonoids, antioxidants, helps digest fat, decreases bloating, decrease mucous and can help fight throat infections.
An Avocado has good fats which lower cholesterol but also is rich in potassium, vitamins, and antioxidants.
A Sweet potato is full of potassium, lots of vitamins, antioxidants, and betacarotene.
A Tomato has an antioxidant Lycopene and promotes heart, colon, and prostate health. It also has vitamins.
Dill can be anti-inflammatory and protects multiple organs.
Raw Local Honey has vitamins, antioxidants and boosts your immune system especially towards seasonal allergies.
The thought behind all of this is promoting health in your immune system as well as every organ of your body. The less parts of the body that are malnourished the more the immune system can concentrate on the part that is being attacked.
Raw Local Honey has vitamins, antioxidants and boosts your immune system especially towards seasonal allergies.
The thought behind all of this is promoting health in your immune system as well as every organ of your body. The less parts of the body that are malnourished the more the immune system can concentrate on the part that is being attacked.
Protein helps energy and muscle growth and repair. Not having to worry about the muscles lets the immune system focus on it's impending goal.
Seitan
My favorite vegan protein currently.
20g protein per serving.
120 calories per serving.
It is deadly to celiacs.
To those who don't have a gluten intolerance, this is a great try.
The two recipes I have tried are included below. The baked seitan is a quicker recipe but needs to be eaten soon after coming out of the oven because otherwise it gets rubbery.
Our conversation about the baked Seitan as it cooled tonight.
Jonathan: "These are rubbery like a car tire."
Me: "Okay, I will eat yours."
Jonathan: takes seitan away from me "No, I like it though."
Jonathan likes quality food.
Seitan was Rubbery.
Jonathan liked seitan.
Bottom Line
Rubbery food can be Quality :)
Juicy Seitan
from Veganomicon
★★★★★
Prep Time: 15 mins | Cook Time: 1 hr | Servings: 4 | Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients:
1 cup vital wheat gluten3 Tbsp. Nutritional yeast1/2 cup cold vegetable broth1/4 cup soy sauce1 Tbsp olive oil2 cloves garlic, grated
Broth
8 cups cold water 3 tsp Better than Bouillon vegetable stock1/4 cup soy sauce
Directions:
Mix together the gluten flour and yeast in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl, mix together the veggie broth, soy sauce, olive oil, and garlic. Pour the wet into the dry and stir with wooden spoon until most of the moisture has been absorbed and the wet ingredients are partially clumped up with the dry ingredients. Use your hands to knead the mixture for about 3 minutes, until the dough is elastic. Divide with a knife into three equal pieces and then knead those pieces in your hand just to stretch them out a bit.
Prepare the brothFill a stockpot with the water, bouillon, and soy sauce, and add the wheat gluten pieces. Cover and bring to a boil but watch carefully; you don't want it to boil for long or the outside of the seitan will be spongy. Try to catch it as soon as it boils and then lower the heat as low as it will go so that it's at a low simmer. Partially cover the pot so that steam can escape and let simmer for an hour, turning the seitan occasionally. Turn off the heat and take the lid off; let sit for 15 minutes.Remove from the broth and place in a strainer until it is cool enough to handle. It is now ready to be sliced up and used. If you have extra seitan, store in the cooking liquid in a tightly covered container.
Baked Seitan
from inthelivingwell.com
Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes
1 cup vital wheat gluten
3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup water
Preheat oven to 375'. Prepare the seitan like the above recipe. Roll into ball and blot dry with a paper towel. Roll into a log and slice into 12 pieces or about 1/2" slices. Place on lightly greased baking sheet and press dough with fingers to spread them. Cook 10 minutes on bottom rack, flip, and cook for 5 minutes.
You can find the vital wheat gluten flour at Whole Foods or order online from Bob's Red Mill.
Find something that makes your life rich that isn't famous or mainstream.
That's my thought for the day.
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