tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47724774891575834372024-03-13T05:09:22.892-05:00cookiecrumbsA little bit of my stuff...to brush off or to savor when no one is looking.cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02837791122363491192noreply@blogger.comBlogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772477489157583437.post-84543839564183332642015-10-10T21:51:00.000-05:002015-10-12T09:25:41.326-05:00Brooch Bouquet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
T minus 5 days until my son and his finance wed in Vegas. I have tied the last knot on the wedding bouquet for my soon-to-be daughter in law. I began collecting inspiration ideas last fall.<br />
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brooches, earrings, bits and bobs</div>
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Thanks to the many donations from my mother and vintage sellers <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecentHistory">RecentHistory</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AuntHattiesAttic">AuntHattiesAttic</a>.</div>
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...and several months of scouring antique and thrift stores</div>
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(the musical note and tiny bull dog are special to the couple)</div>
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4 silk hydrangea blossoms formed the bundle that I attached the wired jewels</div>
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a large heavy glass vase supported the work for months.</div>
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I just about can't fit another piece on...fingers cramping!</div>
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At this point I am wiring new pieces to existing, and have added some beaded tendrils to some of the tying wires. Tiny H in foreground found a home.</div>
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Once I wrap the stem in some satin cloth it will be ready to go in my carry-on!</div>
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August bridal shower: Ione, me, Cerenity (bride to be) and my daughter Caroline</div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">bridal shower photography by </span><a href="http://www.kaylapieperphoto.com/"><span style="color: #bf9000;">kayla pieper </span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Last week, my treasury </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjczNzMzMHwyNzI1MDc5MjM5/copper-river"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Copper River</span><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></a><span style="color: #666666;">was honored as winner </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">in the Age of Metal Treasury Challenge</span></div>
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Cool black and white is the theme for today... and it's going to be a scorcher with high humidity and a heat index of close to 100 degrees. Stay cool and drink your flax milk!</div>
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the live link to this treasury can be found<span style="color: #666666;"> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjczNzMzMHwyNzI1MTExNDU3/like-milk">here</a>.</span></div>
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cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02837791122363491192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772477489157583437.post-69713621294231943892015-04-28T20:40:00.004-05:002015-04-28T20:49:25.531-05:00Controlled Burn<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So I'm working in the lower level with the windows open and sniff sniff..."mmm...smells like smoke!"</div>
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Yes indeed, less than a quarter of a mile away, there is a controlled burn being executed in what I had though was a no burn, high drought situation.</div>
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Me being the good neighbor to the north, thank you WCCO, hopped in car and headed south.</div>
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The crew was not appreciative of the photo op.</div>
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Controlled burns can be beneficial for prairie restoration. And I know my neighbor is developing organic farming and bee keeping in an area of 120 acres that was previously farmed with traditional chemical use and non treated pastureland.</div>
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However...it still stunk to high heaven. There was no water truck. And there was no notice given to the good neighbors down breeze.</div>
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In addition to forest management, controlled burning is also used in agriculture. In the developing world, this is often referred to as <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_and_burn" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Slash and burn">slash and burn</a>. In industrialized nations, it is seen as one component of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shifting_cultivation" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Shifting cultivation">shifting cultivation</a>, as a part of field preparation for planting. Often called <b>field burning</b>, this technique is used to clear the land of any existing crop residue as well as kill weeds and weed seeds. Field burning is less expensive than most other methods such as herbicides or tillage, but because it does produce smoke and other fire-related pollutants, its use is not popular in agricultural areas bounded by residential housing.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></div>
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One pot meals are favorites of mine for obvious reasons. <br />
I was scrounging for something quick and satisfying this weekend and I found a package of shiitake mushrooms tucked way in the back of my refrigerator crisper that seemed no less worse for wear since the 5 days I had purchased them. With a few stand-by condiments and a bag of fresh spinach leaves I had supper within 15 minutes. <br />
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Saute 8 ounces of sliced shiitake mushrooms, 1 tablespoon of Penzy's Dried Shallots and 1/4 cup unsweetened organic coconut flakes in enough coconut oil & butter to coat the bottom of a 9" skillet.</div>
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(Shiitakes hold their meaty texture far better than just white button mushrooms.) When the mushrooms, shallots and coconut is just browned and still tender, set aside. Use the same skillet and add 3/4 cup arborio rice. Turn heat to low/medium and add your first half cup of chicken or vegetable stock. Do the risotto thang of cooking down and adding stock 3 or 4 times until the rice is creamy and al dente. This may take up to 1 and a half cups of stock. I did not have white wine which is nice to add to the cooking risotto but I did have lemons. Add the juice of one half lemon to the last cooking. Add a small handful of shaved parmesan, stir and serve immediately over fresh spinach leaves with extra parm, freshly ground pepper and a drizzle of olive oil.</div>
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Enameled cast iron cookware is perfect for cooking one skillet meals as it holds the heat so beautifully. I bought this set of three nesting Descoware skillets in flame orange from Etsy seller <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CustomDeluxeDesigns?ref=pr_shop_more"><span style="color: #b45f06;">CustomDeluxeDesigns</span></a> last year. Descoware preceded Le Creuset and was made in Belgium in the early mid century. It was the preferred cookware of Julia Child.</div>
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The light dry air of late winter can make one feel floaty and unconnected.</div>
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Experiment with a few ways to get grounded.</div>
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stand with feet comfortably apart no wider than hip width</div>
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draw your shoulders up to ears then let them ease down and back</div>
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keep your eyes forward and then close them</div>
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lift your toes and lay them back on the ground without gripping</div>
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distribute your body's weight throughout the soles of your feet</div>
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breathe, relax</div>
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notice the energy of the ground (<i>insert grass, sand, carpet</i>) coursing up into your feet </div>
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your legs, hips and back</div>
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3 large parsnips</div>
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3 large turnips or golden beets</div>
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3 large carrots or 12 baby carrots</div>
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6 cloves of garlic sliced thin or chopped</div>
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2 T coconut or olive oil</div>
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1 tsp fresh or dried rosemary leaves</div>
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Wash all the vegetables and peel the parsnips. It is not necessary to peel the beets or turnips as the skins are edible or easily removed after roasting. Cut all the vegetables into equally sized pieces.</div>
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Melt 2 T of coconut oil in a 10" x 15" jelly roll pan or roasting pan and toss the vegetables lightly to coat. I use coconut oil and finish with just a drizzle of olive oil as high heat can damage the nutritive qualities of olive oil. <a href="http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=dailytip&dbid=261">(The effect of heat on its monounsaturated fats)</a></div>
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Sprinkle with sea salt. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes then reduce temperature to 325. Add the garlic and rosemary and roast for another 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. When the vegetables are caramelized and tender they are done! Enjoy as a main dish, side dish or as a breakfast accompaniment. </div>
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Honor Your Roots - Talk to your Ancestors</div>
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When I was little I was taught to pray and include my grandparents Nick and Annie at the end of each nightly prayer. After falling away from traditional prayer, I find nearly fifty years later that there is comfort and a power that comes from invoking their names out loud. I keep their wedding portrait on an easel on a small table in my bedroom next to the black and white photo of my parents.</div>
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Celebrating my birthday in Minnesota is generally time to hunker down with shoulders shrugged to ears. This mid January has brought a blessed respite of temps rising to 40 degrees. Collar bones can soften down the back and possibly some creative juice can flow. <br />
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<i>my heart picks its way around the house</i><br />
<i>my mouth proceeds the white cane blindly </i><br />
<i>tapping bumping bruising smarting</i><br />
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<i>I understand that the muse </i><br />
<i>often becomes the doormat</i><br />
<i>I've been in up in the rafters </i><br />
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<i>what's a body to do </i><br />
<i>in order to live in the center - </i><br />
<i>where blind desire is shown to the door</i><br />
<i>and kindness and gratitude </i><br />
<i>given the best seats in the house?</i><br />
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If you have wondered about the how the muse inspires contemporary writers as well as how the ancients viewed genius vs inspiration check out <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius">Elizabeth Gilbert's TED TALK</a> here.<br />
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cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02837791122363491192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772477489157583437.post-13462902909715683972014-05-29T10:34:00.000-05:002014-05-29T10:34:42.636-05:00lilacs for them all<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My mother's favorite flower is lilac. The house on Market Street where I grew up was filled with the pale purple blossoms for a few brief days every May. Even with this year's late spring they arrived as always in a big heady burst in time for Memorial Day. I picked from the one white bush in my yard and tied them in bunches with some sprigs of Royalty crab and blue bugle weed.<br />
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There were decades when I disregarded the practice of visiting the cemetery where my ancestors rest.<br />
My father William Engel, born May 26th 1888, died October 1st 1955 when I was only two and half years old. His sister Katherine, my cantankerous aunt Kate who loved me "like the dickens."<br />
My children's paternal grandparents are in that same cemetery... John Cashmiere Hauger who served in WW2 as a medic at the Battle of the Bulge and his wife Maryann. My adopted father, John Alois Theis who served as a sergeant during the war, but was stationed in the states.<br />
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My mother accompanied me, and led prayer at each stop within the cemetery.<br />
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It's been a little over a month since I completed a 21 day diet detox. Some of the "old pal" offenders have crept back into my pantry...honey, chocolate chips, whole wheat pasta, red wine, a small wheel of goat cheese. I've have had no problem resisting others. Dairy half and half has been replaced with home made almond milk in my morning coffee or tea. There are a couple of bottles of beer tucked on the inside refrigerator door that don't seem appealing (check in with me at grass mowing season.)<br />
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Unfortunately it's not just what you put in your mouth but how you put it there. Delaying breakfast after a couple of cups of 'wake me up' or constantly grazing throughout the day is a hard nut to crack. It's time for me to get back to some of the principles of the detox.<br />
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Getting back to basics with breakfast means taking the time to make something with enough protein to last 4 to 5 hours. I'm a one pot kind of cook and love this old relic of a pan I found at one of my favorite haunts. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/search?q=le%20creuset&ship_to=ZZ&ref=auto1"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Vintage Le Creuset</span></a> cookware may have some cosmetic issues like mine but the porcelain interior over cast iron is great for quick browning and then maintaining an even heat. You'll get a workout trying to one hand the #28 skillet! <br />
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<i>Onion, bell pepper and shitake mushrooms get a sauté in coconut oil </i></div>
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<i>If your missing the cheese in your omelet </i><i>t</i><i>ry substituting with a sprinkle of nutritional yeast!</i></div>
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I love vintage restaurant china for maintaining the heat of a meal from stove to table. <br />
I found my set at Junk Bonanza two years ago from Kathi and her crew: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/allthingswhite">all things white</a>. More can be found here:<br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/179557681/vintage-shenango-restaurant-china?ref=shop_home_active_6">shenango china plates from the dancing wren</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/178484421/vintage-china-creamers-2?ref=shop_home_active_5">vintage china creamers from judyC803</a><br />
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cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02837791122363491192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772477489157583437.post-77998684895246282762014-03-01T18:52:00.001-06:002014-03-01T18:56:06.454-06:00When Life Hands You Lemons<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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thanks to Jennifer Bonnell <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/happydayantiques">of happy day antiques</a> for this refreshing reminder!<br />
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a wind's come up last night and it's still blowing<br />
its chasing everything out<br />
birds and bluejays, precious pets, a Polish moon<br />
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what was crystalline and sparkling yesterday<br />
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Fresh pineapple is in season, and blackberries are on sale. </div>
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Buying frozen fruit may be more healthful and eco-friendly as the fruit is flash frozen at its peak of flavor and avoids shipping long distance. But you do sacrifice texture.</div>
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An easy fruit side looks more like dessert if you put it in a pretty sherbet glass.<br />
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Richard had an electrical outlet installed so that he could add a heated birdbath to our deck railing. <br />
He's been feeding the birds, and squirrels and deer for years but it only occurred to us lately to add the water. It may be natural that they don't seek it out on very cold days. You can see the steam rising in gentle wafts from the surface. If you look to the upper left you can see a bold chickadee. Adding the christmas tree boughs was a way to add bridges so that the birds are more inclined to dip a toe in.<br />
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Wouldn't I like my own hot springs outdoor bath? After yet another rigorous workout with the snow shovel I opted for <a href="http://www.doyoga4you.com/21_day_detox_challenge.aspx">Janell Yule's </a>detox salt bath, which is helpful to detoxify the largest organ of our bodies...our skin. Rather than comforting lavender, I used a dropper full of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TerraDeiFarm">Unbind Me</a> from TeraDeiFarms and a few too many drops of essential oregano oil which is said to heal and boost immunity. <span style="text-align: center;">I smelled a bit like spaghetti sauce simmering instead of flowers.</span></div>
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My spot is reserved at this morning's <a href="http://ionesattic.blogspot.com/2014/01/21-day-detox.html">diet detox</a> breakfast table. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BeelersPurePork">Uncured bacon</a> is on the menu!</div>
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The side of roasted golden beets and parsnips were quickly sautéed with kale. </div>
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I've had to recondition my impulse to grab the olive oil bottle for cooking and roasting. High heat changes the nature of the Coconut oil is on of the preferred fats to use for high heat cooking and ALL seed oils are to be avoided. </div>
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After reading <a href="http://wellnessmama.com/2193/why-you-should-never-eat-vegetable-oil-or-margarine/">this article</a> I think I'll just eliminate them permanently from the pantry and save it for polishing lawn tools!</div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: justify;">Olive Oil:</i><i style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: justify;">This oil has been everyone’s favorite oil for a number of years now. It’s a foun<span class="highlightedSearchTerm">d</span>ation of the famous health-promoting Me<span class="highlightedSearchTerm">d</span>iterranean <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">D</span>iet; rich in health-promoting Omega-9 monounsaturate<span class="highlightedSearchTerm">d</span> fatty aci<span class="highlightedSearchTerm">d</span>s, olive oil has been associate<span class="highlightedSearchTerm">d</span> with improvement in cholesterol, bloo<span class="highlightedSearchTerm">d</span> pressure, <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">d</span>iabetes, age-relate<span class="highlightedSearchTerm">d</span> <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">d</span>ementia, bloo<span class="highlightedSearchTerm">d</span> clots, cancer, an<span class="highlightedSearchTerm">d</span> living longer (to name a few!).</i></span></h4>
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<i><span style="color: #660000;">Olive oil also tastes great an<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span> can be use<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span> heate<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span> in cooking as well as col<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span> as a substitute for butter on brea<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>, as the base of a healthy sala<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span> <span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>ressing, or in a marina<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>e.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #660000;">The key to un<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>erstan<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>ing this para<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>ox is looking at the concept of “Smoke Point.” The Smoke Point is literally the point at which oil starts to smoke. <span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">D</span>ifferent oils smoke at <span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>ifferent temperatures; olive oil is one that generally <span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>oes best at Low to Me<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>ium heat. Much hotter, an<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span> it may smoke.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #660000;">Smoke when cooking is not a goo<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span> thing—the oil is <span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>ecomposing un<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>er the extreme heat, an<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span> the antioxi<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>ants we usually love in olive oil are replace<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span> by free ra<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>icals an<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span> other <span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>angerous molecules. The smoke itself is also toxic an<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span> shoul<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>n’t be breathe<span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>. Finally, when there’s smoke, it means the oil is <span class="highlightedSearchTerm" style="background-color: transparent;">d</span>angerously close to its “Flash Point”—the point at which it may catch on fire!</span></i></div>
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cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02837791122363491192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772477489157583437.post-23941056180955136932014-01-24T09:12:00.000-06:002014-01-24T09:12:36.835-06:00January Diet Detox...No Picnic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Before dawn of the sixth day of my <a href="http://ionesattic.blogspot.com/2014/01/21-day-detox.html">21 Day Detox</a> I woke up to crazy uncomfortable muscle aches and what felt like sciatica from my butt to the arches of my feet. While I tried to rearrange and stretch my limbs my mind wrapped around the image of comfort food: a bowl of steel cut oats with a dollop of greek yogurt and brown sugar. Yesterday, after doing a fair amount of shipping, I had to lay down for two hours from exhaustion. The energy and freedom that I am looking for in my joints may be more elusive than six days into this program. <br />
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Counter plan: I am getting over to the gym and on a treadmill and then to see <a href="http://fcandlaser/">Dr. Dustin Campion</a> for my A.R.T. appointment. Active Release Therapy is a therapy that incorporates myofascial release and targets scar tissue that inhibits movement and ease. The patient actively participates through a prescribed range of motion while the provider stabilizes the area. On my first two appointments, I was amazed at the relief I found in my right shoulder, neck and wrist. I also learned that my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qZ517Rw7ME">tight periformis</a> could be due to restriction at the psoas and hip flexors at the front of the body. My <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_yoga">Yin yoga</a> practice is sorely missing and I know how valuable sustained, deep stretch is to my health.<br />
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cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02837791122363491192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772477489157583437.post-74746544798842509102014-01-22T13:53:00.002-06:002014-01-22T20:51:50.252-06:0029 candles no cake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Day 3 of the detox and I'm happily cooking birthday dinner for my daughter at her lovely little place in St.Paul. We went shopping for the ingredients at Lund's after pedicures and then we high tailed back to her apartment. Our birthdays are four days apart and always notoriously bitter cold.<br />
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It was fun to cook in her tiny but well stocked galley kitchen. Caroline is familiar with a diet cleanse having done one at her yoga training on the Baja and she is AOK with my program. The verdict on the main course: Cod is bland. There is a reason that it is enjoyed deep-fried and served with tartar sauce. I've used it in cream fish stews previously. For this diet detox I'll stick to salmon, shrimp and scallops.<br />
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After our omelet and juice we were out into the cold crisp morning for a Slow Flow Vinyasa Yoga at <a href="http://www.corepoweryoga.com/yoga-studio/minnesota/highland-park">core power yoga</a>. Just what I needed. I am realizing that this detox is no simple matter for scheduling proper meal times and appropriate snacks. Many of my go-to "emergency I'm hungry" snacks like yogurt, or cheese and crackers and even a glass of soy milk are on the Eliminate List. <br />
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Consider that our ancestors spent over 90% of their waking time hunting, fishing and foraging for enough calories to stay alive. Juxtapose that to our fast food and instant gratification society and you need to have a big shift of priority. I am grateful that I have had a 3 to 4 day period of a relatively light work schedule, so that I can rest and prepare the food that I need. It takes time to tune in to the physical and mental sensations, not all pleasant, that come from withdrawing sugar, caffeine, and alcohol.<br />
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I've been preparing for a marathon. My goal is not to cover any mileage with my legs or feet, but to detoxify and restore health by diet. Encouraged by a team of instructors and clients at the <span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="http://www.doyoga4you.com/home.aspx">doyoga4you</a> </span>studio who have successfully done the detox before, I committed to attend the kick-off meeting. I've also made a commitment to journal about it here on my blog every few days.<br />
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Janell Yule of <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.chanhassenfitnessrevolution.com/y4ynewyearsdetox/#sthash.y6IkuqVN.fRf1nHLx.dpbs">Chanhassen Fitness Revolution</a></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"> </span>is the developer of the program and presented the case for how a detoxifying diet plan can work to assist our overly taxed systems from the Standard American Diet. (SAD) Typically, I choose fresh organic foods when possible. And I've never been grossly overweight. But after my 60th birthday last year I noticed a substantial shift of extra flesh around my waist. My clothing didn't feel comfortable. I wasn't gaining pounds, but I was loosing muscle mass. </div>
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Protein is the showcase of any meal, surrounded by vegetables and fruit. Considering that last night's leftover cooked vegetables can be an appropriate breakfast food was a lightbulb moment! I learned that one egg is truly not enough protein per meal for an average sized woman, so I also drank a large glass of almond milk. A few strips of crisp, uncured bacon would have been perfect on this plate.</div>
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The meat and potatoes of this plan are what may be referred to as the paleo diet. It's based on what our caveman ancestors may have eaten which includes grass fed meats, seafood, eggs, fruits and vegetable, nuts and seeds and healthful unrefined oils. in addition, this plan also eliminates many of the foods that are most offending to autoimmune disease. What I was forced to consider was my relationship to sugar, caffeine and alcohol. <a href="http://www.doyoga4you.com/21_day_detox_challenge.aspx">Janell's program</a> explains the science behind the cycle cravings with my morning cup of coffee and english muffin and jam. And how I could expect that after detoxifying my system of these sugar highs and lows I could hope to see improvements in energy and focus. </div>
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No shy child like ashes of rose or mauve this color packs a punch.</div>
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I like it best when it is neutralized with gray:</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Saute 3 cloves of chopped garlic and one medium chopped onion till lightly browned in enough olive oil to cover the bottom of a large pot. Stir in 2 cups of chopped zucchini, 2 cups of chopped eggplant, 2 chopped and seeded mild sweet peppers of your choice and cook until tender. Remove the vegetables from the pan and reserve in a bowl. Add another tablespoon or so of olive oil and saute a cup of sliced mushrooms </span><a href="http://ionesattic.blogspot.com/2011/09/hen-of-woods-part-2.html" style="text-align: left;">(I added frozen hen of the woods)</a><span style="text-align: left;"> from last autumn. Add 2 cups of chopped fresh tomatoes or substitute with a large can of fire roasted tomatoes. Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes until the tomatoes thicken. You can add in a third to a half cup of red wine or dark beer. I used </span><a href="http://CutThroat Porter by O'Dell Brewing" style="text-align: left;">CutThroat Porter by O'Dell Brewing</a><span style="text-align: left;">. Add back the reserved cooked vegetables to the pot with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in a good half cup of fresh snipped basil and or thyme. Serve over noodles or smashed potatoes. Share it with the village.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">The birds have been more actively guarding the feeder lately. I was </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">sorry to have found this beauty near a window. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">The poem was written in 2005 while I was in a writing mood and took an 8 week poetry class at the <a href="https://www.loft.org/">Loft Literary Center</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"><i><span style="color: #783f04;">my father, William Engel gave me the nickname when I was a tyke.</span></i></span><br />
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cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02837791122363491192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772477489157583437.post-39311732263599641032013-08-24T18:37:00.000-05:002013-08-24T19:03:34.884-05:00Eve Loves Apples<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Every three years it seems we get a bumper crop of apples and this year all </span><span style="text-align: left;">three of my varieties produced. </span><span style="text-align: left;">Our early summer rains must have washed the coddling moths away because the fruit is well formed and the bees and asian beetles have not arrived to consume the fruit. </span><span style="text-align: left;">State Fair is right on schedule, followed by the Golden Crisp. The Haralson need to add more weight and color and should keep well into October. </span></div>
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I love surprises. When I recently acquired a large glass curio case for<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ionesattic">the shop</a>, </span>inside was a huge collection of miniature porcelain bird figurines, almost twenty of them. They were produced in the early 80's by Royal Cornwall. Each bird is painstakingly hand painted. Two have issues as noted but they are sweet. <br />
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You know birds love berries...so no surprise that they seemed very interested in wild black raspberry cream scones. A recipe adapted by me from my adopted grandmother, Ida Mayhew Hopkins.<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">1 cup unbleached wheat flour</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">1 cup oat flour</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">2 and 1/2 tsp baking powder </span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">1/2 tsp sea salt</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">6 T cold butter</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">3/4 cup heavy cream</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">1 cup berries (combination of wild black raspberries, red raspberries or blueberries - fresh or frozen)</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">2T sugar</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">1/2 tsp cinnamon</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">In a large bowl, combine the flours, baking powder and salt. Blend in the cold butter with a pastry cutter until the butter is pea sized and well blended. Pour in 1/2 cup cream and mix lightly with a fork. If the mixture seems too dry add a bit more cream. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Divide the dough in half. Turn the first half of the dough onto a piece of parchment paper that has been dusted with flour. Sprinkle with half of the berries and carefully shape into a 6" round. The less you work the dough the better. </span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">With a long thin bladed knife slice the round into six equal wedges. Separate the wedges slightly as they will bake together a bit. Press a few remaining berries into the top of the scones. </span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">Brush the scones with the reserved 1/4 cup cream with a pastry brush, and sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon mixture. </span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">Repeat with the second half of the dough. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Place the dough rounds on the parchment paper and then on an insulated cookie sheet. I use two separate cookie sheets and swap their position in the oven half way through baking.</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees and continue baking another 20 to 25 minutes or until the surface is cracked and golden brown.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">makes 12 scones</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Cool and serve! They are best the morning they are baked but will hold for a couple of days at room temperature in a covered container.</span></div>
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creds to Ione and the <a href="http://69.89.31.60/~shakope4/index.html">St. Mark's</a> Sampler for the recipe:</div>
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<i>FYI: The pie baked above is a similar recipe version that does not call for milk and substitutes a 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg instead of the cinnamon. </i></div>
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<i>Since this pie is going to travel 350 miles in a car tomorrow, I thought it best.</i><br />
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3 cups cut rhubarb</div>
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Blend the sugar, flour, nutmeg. Toss in cut rhubarb to coat. Add the beaten eggs and blend well. </div>
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Pour into a 9" pastry lined pan. Dot the top with small pieces of the butter. Or top with your favorite crumb topping. (I skip this as the custard gets nice and golden)</div>
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While the thesaurus defines a rapscallion as a hood, thug or racketeer, I deem rampscallions to be of the highest order of wild onion foragers. I inducted Richard this Sunday. The sweet little scallions are easy to spot along the forest floor. June's soggy ground kept a firm hold so it did take a little more finagling to get them to release.<br />
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