Sunday, August 31, 2008

Recipes

Homemade Chicken Soup

2 Large chicken breasts, including bone and skin
1 clove garlic, peeled
1 tbsp extra-virgin oliver oil
1 4 0z can of tomato sauce
1/2 cup carrots, sliced
2 stalks celery, diced ( add tops as well for flavor)
1 bunch of kale, chopped
4 small red potatoes, diced with skins on,
2-3 quarts water
sea salt and pepper to taste.

Place all ingredients in a 6-quart stock pot. Bring to a boil, then simmer on low for three hours, stirring occasionally.

I got this recipe from The Healing MS book!!

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Friday, August 29, 2008

More good food to eat

Hi again,

More recipes for you:

Gluten-free pizza dough:

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon - Gluten-free dry yeast
2/3 cup - Brown rice flour or bean flour
1/2 cup - Tapioca flour
2 tablespoons - Dry milk powder or non-dairy milk powder*
2 teaspoons - Xanthan gum
1/2 teaspoon - Salt
1 teaspoon - Unflavored gelatin powder
1 teaspoon - Italian herb seasoning
2/3 cup - Warm water (105 degrees F)
1/2 teaspoon - Sugar or 1/4 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon - Olive oil
1 teaspoon - Cider vinegar
Cooking spray

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

In medium bowl using regular beaters (not dough hooks), blend the yeast, flours, dry milk powder, xanthan gum, salt, gelatin powder, and Italian herb seasoning on low speed. Add warm water, sugar (or honey), olive oil, and vinegar. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes. (If the mixer bounces around the bowl, the dough is too stiff. Add water if necessary, one tablespoon at a time, until dough does not resist beaters.) The dough will resemble soft bread dough. (You may also mix in bread machine on dough setting.)

Put mixture into 12-inch pizza pan or on baking sheet (for thin, crispy crust), 11 x 7-inch pan (for deep dish version) that has been coated with cooking spray. Liberally sprinkle rice flour onto dough, then press dough into pan, continuing to sprinkle dough with flour to prevent sticking to your hands. Make edges thicker to contain the toppings. Bake the pizza crust for 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Spread pizza crust with your favorite sauce and toppings. Bake for another 20-25 minutes or until top is nicely browned.

Remember - don't use regular cheese or bad sandwich meat - use roasted veggies, tomatoe sauce, roasted garlic and chicken or something like that. All ingredients can by purchased at health food store.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Danielle & Andrea's health blog

Hi! Here's my first entry...I'll have to make it quick because I have to run. But I'll start by listing some standby foods to make this easier for us! Tried tested and true!

-Sour dough spelt bread - you'll find this at health food stores. It's pretty good.
-Butter - can eat butter
-blueberries - you can have berries on the cleanse - I like to blend blueberries with rice milk and ice for desert. it's not too bad. Don't get flavoured rice milk though. Try to get non-pasteurized too
-eggs - the world's best omelette directions are in the cook book I gave you - just don't add cheese :)
-cabbage borscht
-all raw nuts and seeds
-unpasteurized honey - superstore or health food store
-almond butter - mmmm
- a quick desert: Mix together into balls: ground almonds, unsweetened coconut, maple syrup, cocoa and then roll in ground almonds - very good
-plain yoghurt
-rice noodles - I like to buy them individually packaged like ichi ban noodles with flavour package and then stir-fry veggies into it
-all vegetables
-make veggie omelletts

Supplements:
Greens of some sort
Genestra brand fish oil (tastes like oranges) can be ordered online
fibre supplement
fungal defense - then primal defense

I'll keep posting recipes and food ideas day by day.