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  • pip57
    pip57 Member Posts: 12,401
    edited June 2011

    I am forwarding them to my hubby!  LOL  I am soooo spoiled!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2011

    Pip, ure making us all jealous ! Lol

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  • Carola32
    Carola32 Member Posts: 206
    edited June 2011

    Thanks everyone for brightening my Sunday by sharing veggie & vegan links! And Susan, oh là là Dan is just goooorgeous ;-)

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2011

    Oye, Oye Carola, we're all sharing the cute nudist Kiss 

    To see more, you can visit the Dr. Oz thread

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPJL4Zar2mI&feature=related

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  • Carola32
    Carola32 Member Posts: 206
    edited June 2011

    "Most of the time he is shirtless" Very good sales argument :-D

    Aaanyway, I made a great banana/almond cake yesterday which my husband and his daughter and I couldn't get enough off.

    1/4 cup of brown sugar (cassonade for the French Canadians). I used honey too, and even maple syrup works (but I guess honey is the healthiest choice..)

    3 eggs

    1/4 cup yoghurt or buttermilk

    1/2 cup of spelt flour (farine d'épeautre in French) which benefits can be read here for example http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/benefits-of-spelt-6450.html

    1/2 coffeespoon of sodium bicarbonate

    1/2 unidose bag of baking powder.

    1 touch of salt

    2-3 bananas (good for those twitchy, achy legs)

    Chopped almonds (they say one should eat 5 nuts a day) http://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/seed-and-nut/health-benefits-of-almonds.html

    Put the ingredients together as listed, butter your cakeform before putting it in the pre-heated oven (180°C=356°F) for 45 minutes. You can either put the chopped almonds in the paste directly, orjust before puttin it in the oven (prettier). Yummy. And organic, of course. 

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  • Carola32
    Carola32 Member Posts: 206
    edited June 2011

    "Most of the time he is shirtless" Very good sales argument :-D

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2011

    Mumummmmmm munummmmm !  Gwyneth Paltrow's blog:

    http://goop.com/newsletter/104/en/

    Late Summer Chicory Salad with Seeded Whole-Wheat Croutons

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  • Merilee
    Merilee Member Posts: 3,047
    edited June 2011

    I am reading a good book called Raw Energy.

    Here is an easy yummy one from it

    Organic Chocolate turtles

     1/2 cup cocoa

    1/4 cup agave

    1/2 cup almond butter

    Mix all to form a dough, then make bite size balls. Smash each ball down with a nut of your choice in center, put in frig for 2 hours. You can also roll this dough in coconut if you like it.

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  • apple
    apple Member Posts: 7,799
    edited June 2011

    yum yum yum  - I'm going to make those kale chips.  I've had some fantastic ones that my friend made.

    Tonite I'm making Greek Cinnamon Chicken.

    I cut up a chicken and sauteed in olive oil with some garlic/ginger paste (about 1 tablespoon).. I usually add about 6 cloves of chopped garlic.  I sprinkled in 2 chopped onions, 4 cans of tomatoes... usually I make a sauce with puree, tomatoes and greek oregano which I grow.  It is now stewing ...  I'll add some precooked garbanzoes.... I have some in a tupperware container usually.

    in about 90 minutes I will stick it on the table with a pan of basmati rice, mixed with wild rice.  I start the wild rice and add the basmati after about 30 minutes.... maybe 40.

    I'll make a salad with feta cheese, romaine, cilantro and lime/olive oil dressing.. 

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  • sara1970
    sara1970 Member Posts: 127
    edited July 2011

    These recipes have inspired me! Thanks ladies. After 40 years of eating crap I am moving forward with creating a healthy environment in my body that is inhospitable to cancer. Have been checking out the organic and raw food restaurants in my neighborhood and am slowly making the adjustments.

    Has anyone checked out Sheryl Crow's cookbook? Is it created with BC patients in mind?  

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  • Merilee
    Merilee Member Posts: 3,047
    edited July 2011

    Sara1970- I did not know that Sheryl Crow had such a book, I will check it out, Thanks for the tip.

     I have slowly moved into eating almost all organic. It was not hard to do because I just took one step at a time and before I knew it, I was turning down anything that was not organic. I thought it would be expensive, but it really costs no more than other stuff when you peel away the junk food that used to come home in my grocery order. In particular I look at the sugar content of things also and think about how carbs turn into sugar and how sugar feeds cancer. It stops me from buying alot of things when I look at how many grams of sugar per serving. When I picture for example some food loaded with sugar giving any dormant cancer cells the fuel it needs to multiply, I can put stuff down pretty quick. 

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  • apple
    apple Member Posts: 7,799
    edited July 2011

    i didn't care for my kale chips so much.. they were neat to eat, crunchy and krispy but I prefer brussel sprouts for instance.  I made them on the grill and I think the oven would be better.  My friend's certainly were better.

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  • peggy_j
    peggy_j Member Posts: 1,700
    edited July 2011

    I've had good luck with the cookbook THE CANCER FIGHTING KITCHEN by Rebecca Katz. (I originally found it in my library) I use all organic ingredients when possible. I'm not much of a chef so some of the recipes seems a little time-consuming, but she also has a section called "Anytime foods" which are easy to make ahead of time and grab on the go. i.e. she has a great recipe for Curry Hummus which you can eat as-is, or use to make a wrap, whole wheat tortilla, curry hummus, spinach, carrots + mango. Yum.

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  • Merilee
    Merilee Member Posts: 3,047
    edited July 2011

    Peggy, I'll have one of those wraps please

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  • Merilee
    Merilee Member Posts: 3,047
    edited July 2011

    Mint Pesto

    One bunch parsley

    One bunch of fresh mint

    1/4 cup chopped onion

    1 garlic clove

    1 Hot pepper ( or less depending on heat)

    1 tsp lemon juice

    Olive oil

    Spin everything in the food processor. Add a bit of olive oil and spin again until smooth

    I like this on warm Ezekiel toast

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  • peggy_j
    peggy_j Member Posts: 1,700
    edited July 2011

    Merilee, ok, here comes a wrap, surging down your DSL line... ;)

    BTW, I've gotten that Sheryl Crow cookbook from the library. Some beautiful photos and the recipes seem more manageable, but I haven't had a chance to try any yet (her cookbook is less hardcore, in my opinion, than the Rebecca Katz one. There's even a recipe for a cocktail. shocking! ;) 

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  • sara1970
    sara1970 Member Posts: 127
    edited July 2011

    Amen to that Merilee!! I feel myself taking that same path... and am going to meet with a nutritionist to come up with sample menus. Fortunately I love veggies and beans and legumes and although I won't deny myself some occasional organic meat, I too want to create an environment in my body that won't help cancer return!

     Merilee wrote:

    Sara1970- I did not know that Sheryl Crow had such a book, I will check it out, Thanks for the tip.

     I have slowly moved into eating almost all organic. It was not hard to do because I just took one step at a time and before I knew it, I was turning down anything that was not organic. I thought it would be expensive, but it really costs no more than other stuff when you peel away the junk food that used to come home in my grocery order. In particular I look at the sugar content of things also and think about how carbs turn into sugar and how sugar feeds cancer. It stops me from buying alot of things when I look at how many grams of sugar per serving. When I picture for example some food loaded with sugar giving any dormant cancer cells the fuel it needs to multiply, I can put stuff down pretty quick.  

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  • apple
    apple Member Posts: 7,799
    edited July 2011

    i like that Ezekial toast with pesto (any kind) and peanut butter and tomato ... one can substitute parsley for pesto)

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  • Sherbear
    Sherbear Member Posts: 215
    edited July 2011

    I often get recipes and ideas from this site:  www.thatsfit.ca  

    It's great for overall health actually, but I find the recipes really easy, but also flavourful.   

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  • Merilee
    Merilee Member Posts: 3,047
    edited July 2011

    I have made good use of the local library. Another good cook book is called American wholefoods cuisine. I ended up buying that one I liked it so much. Another one I have out right now is called Raw Energy and I think I will order a copy of that as well, It teaches how to use raw food for some really yummy stuff and each recipe tells you the nutrition factors.

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  • Merilee
    Merilee Member Posts: 3,047
    edited August 2011

    Yummy broccoli salad

    One head of raw  broccoli chopped small

    1/2 cup raisins

    1/2 you favorite nuts

    1/4 small onion chopped fine

    mix all together then add enough canola mayo to make it work. Store overnight before serving to marry flavors.

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  • katsOK
    katsOK Member Posts: 142
    edited August 2011

    My recipe for broccoli salad has grapes cut in half folded into the mixture along with the raisins. Some people add bacon bits to it and if you don't then salty sunflower seeds give it that punch of salt. One of my favorite ways to eat broccoli.  

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  • Merilee
    Merilee Member Posts: 3,047
    edited August 2011

    Yum, that sounds good too. I will have to dig out my recipe for broccoli soup made with oat meal, very good also.

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  • drdolittle
    drdolittle Member Posts: 809
    edited August 2011

    My Brocccoli Salad is delicious- Just mix together broccoli flowerettes ,raisons, half a chopped onion and some grape tomatoes cut in half. Top with organic cheddar cheese shredded. when ready to serve toss with a tomato vinegrette.

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  • drdolittle
    drdolittle Member Posts: 809
    edited August 2011

    Does anyone have a good recipe for kale? I have tried to fix it but it still tastes a little yucky. I chop it fine in soup in the winter - thats ok.

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  • hrf
    hrf Member Posts: 3,225
    edited August 2011

    I just made an amazing broccoli soup and put some kale in it. I also added a little bit of sweet potato and you can't taste the kale. It was very simple. First I softened some diced sweet onion and 3 cloves of garlic in a tablespoon of olive oil in a big pot. Once that was done I put in 4 cups of a vegetable broth (used Campbell's organic) along with a lot of broccoli florets, quite a bit of kale, and a little bit of a hot pepper and let it simmer for an hour. Then I added some sweet potato, 1/2 tsp salt, pepper and let the whole thing simmer until the potato was soft. Put the whole thing in the fridge overnight and in the morning pureed it. Ate it cold - absolutely delicious!!!

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  • drdolittle
    drdolittle Member Posts: 809
    edited August 2011

    sounds delicious. I will try it and try to learn to love kale:)

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  • DebRox
    DebRox Member Posts: 437
    edited August 2011

    Drdolittle: how about "drinking" kale. I juice it along with cabbage, apples and lemon. It actually tastes like lemonade.



    I also add kale to stir fries. But prefer juicing it. I drink it every morning and enjoy it. Gives me an energy boost.

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  • tpcjkk
    tpcjkk Member Posts: 67
    edited August 2011

    drdolittle:  I like baked crispy kale...even my kids will eat it!  

    http://steamykitchen.com/6926-crispy-kale-recipe.html

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  • drdolittle
    drdolittle Member Posts: 809
    edited August 2011

    mmmm, i do like lemonade. I'll give the juicing thing a try. Do you mix it up each time or do a large quantity? Any certain proportions on the kale, cabbage, apples and lemons?

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