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Healthy Almond Milk Recipe

angie — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:20:42 +0000

Have you ever tried almond milk? Well, if not, you have a wonderful surprise coming. Fresh raw almond milk is delicious and healthy. And not only will it give you nutritious eating for the whole family, but it’s not expensive to make.

You can add fruit such as bananas, strawberries, blueberries, peaches or what ever you enjoy eating. You can even add honey to make it sweeter if you want. Once you get the hang of it, why not play and experiment with all sorts of additional flavors?

Also, don’t throw out the pulp that’s left over from straining the almonds to get the milk. You don’t have to waste anything when you make your own almond milk because that left over almond pulp can be used to make cookies, crumb crusts, porridge, granola, and it can even be used to make breaded crusts, stuffing and dressing in your chicken or turkey Let your imagination flow and be creative.

Now, here’s how to make about a gallon of this wonderful Almond Milk.
First there are a few things you’ll need.

Equipment:
You’ll need a blender or food processor
A sprout bag, mesh bag or cheesecloth for straining
A large bowl to strain into
Depending on how fine you want your milk, you may need a reusable fine wire mesh coffee cone or fine muslin bag for a second straining

Ingredients:
One pound of shelled raw almonds
Optional: a pinch or two of salt to taste (Himalayan salt is healthier)
If you want it sweet, honey or some other sweetener of your choice
Purified water

Directions:

Step One:
Put the almonds into a sprout or mesh bag. Soak almonds overnight in water using around 3 cups of water to every cup of raw almonds making sure there’s enough water to completely cover the almonds.

Step Two:
Drain and rinse the soaked almonds.

Step Three:
Puree the soaked almonds in your food processor or blender with at least 3 cups of purified (drinking) water until it becomes a smooth, thick, frothy puree.

Step Four:
Pour the mixture into the sprout bag, cheesecloth, or strainer over the big bowl.

Step Five:
Now squeeze the almond pulp through the sprout bag extracting the milk. (Don’t throw away the left over almond pulp, put it into a container and refrigerate it to use later for cookies and other recipes that call for almonds.)

Your almond milk is ready to drink. If you wish to flavor it with fruit or sweeten it with honey or stevia, just pour the milk back into your food processor or blender and add the ingredients you desire. This is the step that can be creative and fun. Try adding different fruits, extracts or sweeteners to give you a variety of flavors.

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Lamb Chops Recipe for Your Grill

angie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:41:47 +0000

Personally, I love lamb chops, what about you and your family? They are delicious eating and cooking them is easy because you can just cook them on the grill.

This most satisfying of foods is a healthy and nutritious addition to your family dinner or even lunch. They are also a great meat for an evening dinner party with friends. You don’t have to go to a restaurant to enjoy lamb chops. Personally, they are a favorite of mine, but I find them an expensive menu when going to restaurants. So enjoy this recipe at home with family or friends.

Coriander Crusted Lamb Chops
Adapted from Healthy Cooking for Two

Serve these chops with steamed asparagus and roasted new potatoes.
· 4 lamb rib chops, cut 1-inch thick
· 1 large clove garlic, minced
· 1/4 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
· 3/4 teaspoon cumin seeds, crushed
· 3/4 teaspoon coriander seeds, crushed
· 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
· 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for greasing the grill pan
Trim fat from chops and place them on a flat plate.

Combine all the other ingredients in a small bowl, then rub the mixture over the chops. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator about 30 minutes.

Heat a lightly oiled grill pan over high heat until almost smoking, then add the chops and sear for about 2 minutes. Flip the chops over and cook for another 3 minutes for medium rare or 3§ minutes for medium.

Allow the chops to rest 5 minutes before serving

Nutrients per serving (includes 2 lamb chops, pound asparagus, and pound new potatoes) calories 615; protein 50g; carbohydrates 24g; dietary fiber 6g; fat 34g (saturated fat 10g); cholesterol 150mg; sodium 636mg

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Blueberries, Grapes & Strawberries for Health!

angie — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:17:23 +0000

Don’t forget to eat that grape, blueberry and strawberry!

These berries contain a significant amount of polyphenolic compounds, and polyphenolic compounds are proven to help reduce the motor and cognitive deficits we experience as we age.

Some plant foods and especially these berry fruits have significant antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits. However, polyphenolic compounds can also improve our sensitivity to receptivity in our brains and to improve our motor skills. So, bottom line is; consuming more grapes and berries could actually help protect us against all those dreaded cognitive impairments that come with growing old. (Yuck! It can happen to the best of us! LOL!)

Concord grape juice is a very important addition to our diet along with blueberry and strawberry extracts. Tests have shown that blueberry juice can help us improve memory and learning. So if you want to relieve the possibility of dementia or alzheimer’s disease, try these fruits and drink their juices.

Along with the addition of these fruits and their juices in our diets, we should exercise daily and in general, eat healthy foods rich in nutrients, low in calories, especially the empty calories found in processed and junk foods. The combination of all this will contribute to us enjoying a lifestyle with less of the aging problems that could otherwise effect us in our golden years.

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Triple-Citrus Ginger Sockeye Salmon with Moroccan Pesto

angie — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:56:02 +0000

This salmon recipe is a fairly long recipe, but the end results are well worth the time spent to prepare this delicious, nutritious, healthy fish!

Triple-Citrus Ginger Sockeye Salmon with Moroccan Pesto

By Rebecca Katz from The Cancer Fighting Kitchen.
Prep Time: 15 minutes / Cook Time: 10 minutes (plus 30 minutes marinade time)
4 servings

Ingredients
1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Zest of 1 orange
Zest of 1 lemon
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
Pinch of cayenne
4 6-ounce skinless boneless Vital Choice Sockeye Salmon fillets
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley or mint or Moroccan Mint Pesto
1 cup tightly packed fresh parsley

Moroccan Mint Pesto
1/2 cup tightly packed fresh cilantro or basil leaves
6 fresh mint leaves
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 clove garlic, chopped
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed
lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons water (optional)

Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor and process until well blended.

Instructions
In a small bowl or glass measuring cup, whisk together the orange juice, lime juice, lemon juice, olive oil, orange zest, lemon zest, ginger, and cayenne.
Place the salmon in a baking dish and season each piece with 1/8 teaspoon of the salt.
Pour half of the orange juice mixture over the salmon and turn to coat well. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Remove the salmon from the refrigerator, uncover, and add 2 tablespoons of water to the bottom of the dish.
Bake just until the fillets are tender and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of each fillet registers 121F; it will take 8-10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillets.
Meanwhile, combine the remaining orange juice mixture and the mustard in a small saucepan over medium heat and simmer until the liquid is reduced by half. Pour the reduction over the fillets, and serve with a dollop of Moroccan Mint Pesto.

Tips
This versatile, delicious marinade is great with other fish, such as cod, sablefish (black cod), and halibut.

You can also cook the fish on a grill. Wipe the marinade off the fillets and rub them with 1 teaspoon of light sesame oil. Grill over low, even heat for about 4 minutes per side, until the flesh is opaque and flakes easily and the center of each fillet registers 121ºF
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Healthy Salmon Recipe

angie — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:00:44 +0000

For natural health care, salmon is one of the most nutritious, healthy fish we can eat…and this is a delicious recipe that people who tried it, loved it and raved about it.

Some recipe consumers’ comments:
“This was delicious.…”
“…we couldn’t stop eating it.”, and:
“Made this for friends last night (with the maple syrup) it was terrific!”

Cedar-Plank Salmon

yield: Makes 6 servings
active time: 30 min
total time: 2 1/2 hr
Where this recipe calls for lemon zest and rosemary, the native Coast Salish Indians on Vancouver Island would use grand-fir needles. Either way, the salmon takes on a light, smoky woodiness from grilling on a cedar plank, for a lovely pairing of earth and ocean.

· 2 tablespoons grainy mustard
· 2 tablespoons mild honey or pure maple syrup
· 1 teaspoon minced rosemary
· 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
· 1 (2-pounds) salmon fillet with skin (1 1/2 inches thick)
Equipment: a cedar grilling plank (about 15 by 6 inches)
Soak cedar grilling plank in water to cover 2 hours, keeping it immersed.

Prepare grill for direct-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium-high heat for gas); see. Open vents on bottom and lid of charcoal grill.
Stir together mustard, honey, rosemary, zest, and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Spread mixture on flesh side of salmon and let stand at room temperature 15 minutes.

Put salmon on plank, skin side down (if salmon is too wide for plank, fold in thinner side to fit). Grill, covered with lid, until salmon is just cooked through and edges are browned, 13 to 15 minutes. Let salmon stand on plank 5 minutes before serving.

Cooks’ note: Salmon can be grilled without plank over indirect heat 8 to 15 minutes.

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Nutritious, Broccoli Salad for Heart Health

angie — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:20:35 +0000

Broccoli is such a nutritious, healthy vegetable for our heart. This is a great recipe for eating broccoli without cooking it. By adding dried fruit, it gives some extra nutrition “kick” to satisfy your taste for something a little tangy and sweet.

Try using organic natural products and to boost it’s health benefits add add the raisins or dried cranberries!

Easy Broccoli Salad:

Ingredients:
1 large bunch organic broccoli
3/4 cup seedless raisins or dried cranberries
3/4 cup organic celery, chopped
1 small organic red onion, chopped
1 Bell red organic pepper
1/2 cup sunflower seeds (optional)
1 cup reduced fat/non-fat mayonnaise
1/4 cup white vinegar

Directions
Cut the broccoli into small bite-sized pieces (including the stems) – you should have approx. 7 cups.

Throw the broccoli into a large transportable salad bowl (one with a lid so you may take it along to your picnic), along with the raisins, celery, onion, red pepper, and sunflower seeds.

In a smaller bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, vinegar.Pour over the vegetables and mix well.

Cover and refrigerate.

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More on Extending Our Lives…

angie — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:05:36 +0000

From what science already knows about age-related disease, “With calorie restriction, if your genetic predisposition is to live to 65, calorie restriction may add 15 or 20 years, and that’s huge.”

Scientists at three research universities have studied calorie restriction under a program called CALERIE, Comprehensive Assessment of Long-Term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy for two years now…

A calorie restriction diet reducing food intake by 20 percent to 30 percent was studied. The participants consumed foods dense in nutrition and cut back on high-calorie, low-nutrient food.

Scientists have come to the conclusion that by restricting our diets and consuming more foods dense in nutrition reverses the effects of aging and helps to prevent age-onset diseases such as cancer, diabetes, arthritis and cardiovascular disease.

Because researchers have discovered that mice, bugs, rats and, more recently, monkeys lived up to 60 percent longer on calorie restricted diets, the scientific community has discovered that calorie restriction can increase the life span of humans as well.

Even when the animals died in the study, “For a third of the animals who are calorie restricted, we can’t find a cause of death,” said Dr. Luigi Fontana, a physician studying calorie restriction at Washington University and in Rome. That means the animals simply died from old age, instead of disease.

Good news…hunger hasn’t been a problem. Researchers have learned that eating fewer calories doesn’t mean eating less, Ulrich said. “People in calorie restricted diets eat huge amounts of food. It’s just they’re nutrient dense and low in calories.”

SOME OF THE MANY BENEFITS OF A RESTRICTED DIET:

Weight loss — Body mass indexes of the subjects dropped as low as 17. “We don’t want them going below 17,” said Mary Ulrich, research manager for the study.

Blood pressure and cardiovascular health — All participants fell below normal numbers, but some, even in their 70s, fell to 100/60, researchers said.
“We find the hearts of these people are 15 years younger than their age,” Fontana said.

Blood – Good cholesterol goes up, bad cholesterol goes down, triglycerides drop; blood sugar and insulin production flatten — all good things.

Inflammation – This quiet but harmful malady becomes negligible to nonexistent in the participants.

Acne – acne often will go away.

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Some Health Benefits of Eating Wild Salmon

angie — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:47:59 +0000

There are many nutritional benefits you’ll gain from eating wild salmon. This is a delicious fish that is packed full of vitamins, minerals, and other essential nutrients that help to keep you in the best of health.

Wild Alaska salmon, especially, is an incredibly tasty fish that also has many natural health benefits. If you did not already know, fish is a good source of protein, and wild salmon has especially high levels of protein that are easily digestible. The antioxidants present in the salmon are also very important for your health. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, salmon is rich in Omega-3 and Omega-6 essential fatty acids.

Some people are confused when they hear about Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. They think that anything “fatty” must be bad. However, that is not the case. There are good types of fat that can be extremely beneficial for the human body. These two Omega fatty acids are some of the greatest natural health benefits of eating wild salmon. They help to protect the heart from disease. In fact, a correct balance between the Omega-3s and Omega-6s, which salmon does have, helps to reduce heart disease for everyone including people with Type 2 diabetes. Blood pressure is just another one of the many other areas that can be improved with Omega fatty acids. Studies have shown that these fatty acids have many biological roles. They are a key element for the healthy function of cells and organs, and their role in maintaining ultimate health for our bodies is unmatched.

The nutrients in salmon are also found to be crucial for pregnant women because of their important role in the development of a healthy infant.

Few other foods come close to matching the levels of health promoting qualities that wild salmon has to offer. For example, the nutrients in salmon also reduce the negative symptoms of arthritis, psoriasis, asthma, diabetes, and Crohn’s disease. It is even thought to help with psychological disorders such as depression.

Most people that end up eating a lot of wild salmon do so because they want to prevent heart disease. Indeed, the Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids plus
an abundance of other nutrients and antioxidants found in this tasty Alaskan fish are powerful elements that greatly boost your chances of living a healthy life.

The health benefits of eating wild salmon have been shared by all sorts of professionals in the fields of medicine, science, and even culinary arts. Many experts attest to the benefits of eating wild salmon for your ultimate overall health. Many doctors recommend that you eat multiple servings of wild salmon on a weekly basis. Ask your medical advisor or your doctor about the health benefits of eating wild salmon. I’m sure they will tell you that this fish is a powerhouse of a food. And to maintain a healthy lifestyle they will advise you to definitely eat it as often as you can.

So, keep your body in the best of health…eat salmon!

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