Sunday, February 28, 2010

An Easy Live Forever Recipe

It's fast, easy, tasty with easy variations and is full of anti-oxidants that are anti-carcinogenic and anti-aging. Excellent for various ailments and to just live a longer, healthier life!

Quick Curry Soup

2-3 cups Chicken, Beef or Vegetable broth
Vegetables you like as much as you like
If you are a meat eater, add meat of your choice
Add curry spice by teaspoon to taste (caution: turmeric, the main ingredient in curry, has a bitter aftertaste if you use too much, so add slowly and taste often)

That's it. This is low calorie unless you use a high-fat meat (not recommended).

Additions that power up the anti-oxidant properties: Add to your taste.

Fresh garlic/onion
nutritious yeast
beans of any kind
olive or sesame seed oil (a tablespoon is plenty)

So eat up!

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Another great stretch

We all spend too much time typing on the computer, here's a great stretch for those aching fingers (good for avoiding carpal tunnel as well):

Reach out both arms, fingers spread wide, as if you were reaching for a huge barrel of something you wanted to grab fistfuls of. Extend your arms almost straight out, grab the imaginary fistfuls and pull back firmly. Repeat at least 4 more times.

Do whenever you feel your fingers/arms/wrists becoming fatigued.

Monday, February 1, 2010

A healthy fast and easy recipe

Beans reduce your cholesterol and pack a protein energy punch. Enjoy the recipe!


Hummus: Version 1:

1 can garbanzos (chick peas)
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste.
Drain can of garbanzos. Process with all ingredients until smooth. Eat.

This is the simplest version of hummus I know. It's tasty and versatile: use as a spread or condiment on bread, crackers or chips.

The more traditional version of Hummus:

1 can garbanzos
1 tablespoon tahini
1 clove garlic
1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice
pepper and salt to taste

Drain can of garbanzos. Process with all ingredients until smooth. Eat. It's the tahini that gives the hummus its traditional flavor in this recipe.

Now for the fun: ENDLESS VARIATIONS WITH THIS FORGIVING BEAN SPREAD!

Here's a few:
Peanut butter (smooth, unsweetened) instead of the tahini or olive oil.
Real butter instead (very creamy).
3 tablespoons nutritious yeast.
Add parsley, dried or fresh.
Add sesame seeds.
Add half a cup of chopped green onion before processing.
Add cumin.
Add sour cream.
Add Mexican seasoning.
Italian seasoning.
Curry spice.
Use white beans instead of chick peas.

Okay, I could go on. And on. And on. I can attest that all these variations are quite tasty.