Cruciferous Vegetables

Today I was cleaning out some paperwork in my dayplanner that I felt was important to save. I have some new apps on my Iphone that allow me to scan and file with the click of a button. I picked up a paper from my surgeon that performed a lumpectomy a couple of years ago on me. She said my diet was very important and vital to breast health to prevent this from happening again. I filed that paper away but tried to eat a healthier diet. When I was in Cometoloty school I found myself on a budget and also like so many others, short of time. I made my lunch often but some days I just wanted to eat fast food. Once you eat it, you crave it. It was cheap and easy to pick up, not to mention fast! Well a few months ago I discovered another lump. I went to her again and she did a biopsy. Thank the Good Lord it was a non-cancerous and it has become smaller. She gave me a new print out which was a TSA Diet for Breast Health. I saw many on the list that I was NOT doing.
Exercise was one that I have gotten lazy about. She suggest 4 - 5 times a week to do aerobic activity for at least 30 minutes.
She suggest to control body fat.
 Decrease caffeine to one serving a day.
Vitamin E ( almonds are a good sorce)
Omega 3-FA (wild salmon, tuna, flax seed, & walnuts) This one is vital
Fiber  30-50 grams daily
Antioxidants ( especially orange and green)
Vitamin D
Vitamin C (anti-inflammatory)
Consider organic (avoiding chemical estrogens in pesticides or as an additive in meats or dairy)
*** Eat Cruciferous vegetables (cabbage & broccoli, collards,etc) She said they contain Indole-3 Carbinal which acts like Tamoxifen in your body. Tamoxifen is chemotheropy. Well I heard a Dr. about a year ago when I was doing research for my Mother which was fighting Cancer. It also said to eat at least 3 of those foods on the list to naturally fight cancer just as if you were taking powerful chemotheropy.
These are Anti-Angiogenesis foods. Take a look at this link: http://www.ted.com/talks/william_li.html

I felt led to share this information today. Please read over it and share with your loved ones and friends. We all need to eat a balanced healthy diet. If we could get away from processed foods and eat well, we can take control of our health and lead better lives. God Bless!

Cruciferous Vegetables

Tea Time!

I love hot tea. Today I am sharing my favorite for the season and it is

Trader Joe's Organic Ginger Pear.

It is so yummy and I like to add honey. The Oolong and Mate Chocolate is also very good.

Tea is has so many health benefits and it is so relaxing and warms the soul.

Ginger helps soothe your tummy. Ginger helps treat  a cough, cold and congestion.

Tea contains antioxidants. Tea helps keep arteries clear and clog-free. Tea helps protect you against

cancer and it boost your immune system.

You can find so many wonderful varieties of tea.  I enjoy shopping at World Market also. You can find good teas from all around the world. They also have 2 pots brewing all day for customers to sample. Tea makes a great gift!
Enjoy!

Tea Time!

Banana flambé

I found banana's at the market for 24 cents a pound! So tonight I decided to make something yummy with the bananas. We had a wonderful Sunday lunch. I woke up around 9 and put a pork tenderloin in the oven. I cooked it slow for 2 1/2 hours. It was so tender and yummy. I served it with gravy, rice, and garden peas. We had leftovers tonight and then finished it off with this yummy dessert! Enjoy!







- I slice the banana's fairly large because they will cook down and get too mushy if you slice them up too thin.





For this dish I sliced up three banana's.
1 cup of brown sugar
1 stick of butter
1 teaspoon of good vanilla
1/4 cup of chopped walnuts
Cinnamon
Brandy, rum, bourbon or Tuaca (to flame at the end)
A salon client gave me the Tuaca for a present. It is good Italian with hints of citrus and vanilla.
I used this tonight. You can skip this step but it does give a good flavor and the presentation is a lot of fun
if you are having guest over for dessert!




Melt the butter in a large, heavy skillet.




Put the Brown sugar in the pan. And cook the banana's.




Put in a dash of cinnamon.



Add the walnuts in the pan so that they roast a little in the pan and pick up some of the flavor!




Stir carefully so that you don't make the banana's mushy.





Once they are tender and the sauce has thickened you can splash in the Tuaca. Have a torch lighter handy and immediately light on top of the bananas where you splashed it in the pan. It will light up and flame and burn out the Tuaca and give the dish a caramelized flavor.




I tried to get a shot of the flame. Can you see it? It is a low flame because I don't put in too much.




Tonight I served this over 2 scoops of Vanilla bean ice cream. It was divine!









I like to save the leftovers for breakfast. It is so yummy over hot oatmeal in the morning. I have served this over oatmeal for breakfast so many Winter mornings when Emily was in High school. We enjoyed it sooooo much! I just left off the Tuaca!


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Banana flambé

What's for Dinner?

I use my crockpot often. It makes life so much easier when you can simply throw in a few ingredients and have a wonderful meal ready later in the day, to allow you to work on other task. Tonight our dinner will be old fashioned pot roast with veggies.  I keep a variety of frozen veggies in the freezer. I try not to use can veggies since I found out that they line the cans with BPA materials.

What's for Dinner?

I am just gaga over roses!

I decided to try making coffee filter roses. I wanted to put them on my lampshade.
I love them. However, I can't decide if I want to finish putting them on the whole shade!

I am just gaga over roses!

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Dollar Tree Find

I found this cute little lady bug in the baby section at my local Dollar Tree. As soon as I saw it, I thought it would work out great for dusting or washing things down while I am cleaning. It sure beats the sock I was using. It not only workds great for dusting but works well with wet task as well because it doesn't drip.  I keep it in my Dollar Tree dish tub that I store under my kitchen sink. It holds all my cleaning supplies so that I can slide it out and carry it with me when I am cleaning. I have enjoyed using this cute little lady bug.  It works great for my plantation blinds because it is like a glove. Nice for cleaning baseboards too. I use her all the time for wiping down the bathroom countertops & sinks. I use alcohol a lot for cleaning and always keep some in a spray bottle. This little lady bug is easy to wash out when I am done. I just hang her in the shower and when she is dry, she goes back in my cleaning bucket.   Well worth $1!

Dollar Tree Find

Yummy Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Greetings from my kitchen!

I just had a taste for something sweet. I try to keep the basics in my kitchen. You can create just about anything if you stock your pantry with sugar, spices, flour, and butter. These ingredients are the base for so many things! I love to bake and love to be at home.

Home is truely where my heart is!

I have a very special Chocolate Chip recipe that I always use. I worked on the recipe for years. But I have had a tough year and still have things boxed up and can't locate them. So I decided to try a new recipe. It was a success! I used the ice cream scoop to make these. I had tons of cookie dough left for later!

Here is the recipe as promised! Toot-a-loo ( I say this when I am happy!)

Yummy Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/4 cups unsifted flour ( I used whole wheat unbleached)

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 cup butter ( 2 sticks)

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

1/4 cup chopped pecans

Preheat your oven to 375.  Stir flour with baking soda and salt. Set this aside.

Beat the butter (room temp.) with the sugars at medium speed until creamy.

Add the vanilla and each egg, one at a time.

Mix this on a very low speed and then you can stir

in your nuts and chocolate chips.

Scoop out with an ice cream scoop on a buttered cookie sheet. I really like using the Ice cream scoop.

**(Update: I baked a second pan without using the ice cream scoop and cut them from the roll. I took one slice and cut it into 3 parts and baked. They were much smaller and they were good but I really like the larger size the best! It makes up a nice large cookie like you get at the fancy cookie shops!)

Bake 9 - 11 minutes until golden brown. I baked these large sized cookies for exactly 11 minutes and they were perfect.  The second batch that were smaller were cooked 9 minutes. Always check your oven about 2 minutes before the actual time, because all ovens are different. Remove from heat and let cool (if you can!) They are so yummy!

TIP: If you are like me, you won't need to bake the whole recipe at one time. I baked these and took the rest of the dough and rolled in in waxed paper. This enables me to have cookies later. You can also scoop them out on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and freeze them. Then once frozen move them to a freezer bag or container. This is a great way to freeze them for single people like myself. That way you have individual frozen cookies to pull out for the next sweet attack!

Enjoy!!!

Yummy Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I have been baking away today and will be posting pics & recipes soon! Happy Thanksgiving!


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Happy Thanksgiving!

Live What You Love: Tate's Bake Shop

I love to bake and wanted to share a video about Kathleen of Tate's Bake shop in the South Hampton's. Her story is such an inspiration. I have often been asked why I don't start a baking business. Baking is a passion and I love to share the goodies that I prepare. Maybe I will act on this one day.... I have another passion as well, and that is a love for cosmetology. I am in cosmetology school at this time. It has been a challenge. Through this time I have still found time to bake. When life gets tough, I find time to bake which soothes and calms me down. It makes me happy! I hope you enjoy her story. I would love to have a farm stand and bakery as well. Hmmm.... I wonder how I can pursue all of my passions. There is just one of me! lol Enjoy this story and as always, "Thank you" for visiting with me today. Toot~a~loo

Live What You Love: Tate's Bake Shop

A New Focus and magazine feature!

I am so excited that I will be featured in a magazine.  Please stay tuned! I also will be changing the focus of the blog. Please bookmark and come back often. I have changed the name and will be posting a new logo soon! I am very excited about blogging again!

A New Focus and magazine feature!

Embracing Change

"Embrace Change" ~ once you do, you can learn about the new world you are in and take advantage of it. Change has brought you to a new level. The best is yet to come!

I was interviewed for a magazine article and I am very excited! I have had a year of change and it has been a challenge. I have learned and I have grown in the past year. I have learned to live with less. I have donated and purged many items that I thought I needed. It was hard but afterwards I experienced a nice lighter feeling, a new peace and freedom. Possesions were owning me.
                                                          
I have enjoyed my RV. I have traveled and I have learned so much about owning and driving an RV. I have enjoyed many meals and lots of soul searching in my little home on wheels. I made it through a long, cold winter! That was a learning experience for another post.  Miss Laguna (RV) has been my best friend. She has been my saving grace. I am so thankful for my RV.

Allow your mind to explore what your heart is calling you to do.
I am at a point in my life that I am exploring my heart and my future. I have so many decisions to make. Will I do what is best for me or what is best for everyone else? I pray that I make the right choices. God Bless!

Embracing Change