Orange Juice
Meusli and Yogurt
Preparation Time: 5 – 10 Minutes
No Marinating needed.
The traditional Scandinavian breakfast is cookies and coffee, or coffee and bread with butter and jam, but Meusli is the most famous Scandinavian breakfast.
Photo of Meusli courtesy of Virtual Steve
Ingredients and Shopping List:
1 cup of orange juice
1 cup of Meusli from a box of Meusli (Not sold at Wal-mart. But Meusli can be made from scratch by mixing in a bowl, 1 cup of uncooked oatmeal, a handful of nuts or any kind, and a handful of fruit or dried fruit of any kind).
1 cup of yogurt of any kind.
Equipment:
None needed
Instructions:
Mix the yogurt into the cereal.
Pour orange juice.
Eat.
Note: The brain foods and possible foods in this meal are yogurt, raisins, almonds, and walnuts.
Note: The original Meusli was invented near the year 1900 by Dr. Maximilian Bircher-Benner, for his hospital patients. It contained 1 tablespoon of uncooked oatmeal, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of cream, 1 large sour apple, chopped into the littlest of pieces, 1 tablespoon of ground hazelnuts or almonds. It later became served with orange juice instead of lemon juice and then yogurt. People all over the world started eating it in the 1960's when people became more interested in healthy eating.
Lunch
Ginger Ale (Ale)
Imitation Gravlax
Preparation Time: 5 – 20 Minutes
You can try dry marinating this if you like, or you can just skip the dry marinate.
Real Gravlax is made of raw, so its best left to experienced chefs. You can buy Gravlax already prepared at the restaurant inside of Ikea the furniture store.
Photo of Gravlax Served with Capers. Lemon Wedges, and Pepper courtesy of Charles Haynes
Ingredients and Shopping List:
To skip the dry marinate:
1 Can of Salmon
¼ teaspoon of Powdered Dill
1/8 a teaspoon of Regular Salt
1/8 a teaspoon of Truvia or Stevia
Pepper to taste.
2 dozen Crackers
1 package of Pre-cut Celery Sticks
1 can of Ginger Ale
To try dry marinating:
1 very fresh raw Salmon fillet, from a reputable store, and not past its expiration date.
1 package of Fresh Dill
1 tablespoon of Course Salt
1 tablespoon of Sugar or 1 teaspoon of Truvia or Stevia, or a
Pepper to taste.
2 dozen Crackers
1 package of Pre-cut Celery Sticks
1 can of Ginger Ale, regular or sugar-free
Equipment:
1 medium sized mixing bowl, if you don't plan to dry marinate.
1 glass or microwave-safe plate, if you plan to dry marinate.
Instructions:
To skip dry marinating:
Put the can of salmon in the mixing bowl. Mix in the 1/4 teaspoon of powdered dill, 1/8 teaspoon of salt, and a 1/8 teaspoon of Truvia or stevia to a can of salmon.
Put salmon mixture on the crackers. Pepper to taste.
Grab celery sticks.
Open can of ginger ale.
Eat.
To dry marinating:
First clean the kitchen. The kitchen should be very clean. That means the counters, the sink, the equipment, everything to fish touches should be of a very low germ count. No the cats should not be walking around on the counter where you are preparing raw fish, even though they will show up when you open the package. The equipment you are using should not have even cut vegetables or fruits or anything else before it touched the raw salmon. This is to avoid cross contamination. The fish should be very fresh, not kinda spoiled smelling.
Wash your hands. Pre-heat the oven at 375 Degrees. Mix the 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1 tablespoon of salt. Cover the tuna with the mixture. Cover the tuna with the fresh dill. Let it set in the refrigerator for 8 hours. Rinse the marinate down the drain.
Warning for new cooks:
Now if you are a new cook, and you might have bought your fish from a non-reputable fish merchant, or you may have let the fish marinate for too long, or your kitchen might not have been clean enough, or you might have cross contaminated with the equipment, or there might have been some rotten meat or fish in the refrigerator that might have contaminate your raw fish, or you might have not washed your hands very good, let's cook it. Let's bake the gravlax in the oven for about 10 - 15 minutes (or if you didn't preheat the oven, don't have an oven, or just want to use the microwave; microwave it for 3 - 4 minutes). This will kill any food poisoning bacteria that might be present. (If you choose to eat it raw, as an inexperienced cook, and get sick, I am not responsible. You have been warned.)
Put the salmon on the crackers. Add pepper to taste.
Grab celery sticks.
Open can of ginger ale.
Eat.
Note: The brain food in this meal is salmon.
Note: Gravlax is a medieval Scandinavian sailor's recipe. Back then they salted the salmon, or other fish, and buried it on the Scandinavian beach, (above high tide) where it would dry marinate and slightly ferment. Then they would come back, dig it up and eat it. The recipe is no longer allowed to ferment (probably because too many people got food poisoning by not fermenting it correctly). Now, the dill represents the fermented flavor.
Dinner
Apple Cider
Norwegian Pea Soup
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
No marinating needed.
Ingredients and Shopping List:
Apple Cider
1 carton of Split Pea Soup
1 piece of Bacon
Equipment:
Microwave
Wax paper to cover microwaving food
Microwave-safe bowl
Instructions:
You only need the bacon if you split pea soup comes without meat, and many split pea soups do come without meat. If it comes with meat, it is probably ham, and that's just as good as bacon, so you won't need the bacon. If you need the bacon, put the piece of bacon in the bowl. Chop it up a little. Cover with wax paper. Microwave it for about 1 minute. Cover with wax paper again. Add the split pea soup. Microwave it for about 3 minutes.
Pour a glass of apple cider.
Eat.
Note: To make this meal more brain healthy, leave out the meat (get split pea soup without meat), and drink a glass of drinkable yogurt, or a glass of plain yogurt mixed with milk (50% yogurt/ 50% milk, any kind of yogurt, but plain yogurt to which you can add Truvia or stevia is best for the brain), along with or instead of a glass of apple cider. To mix yogurt and milk, pour the milk in the glass first. Then pour in the yogurt and mix very well with a fork. You can also use 50/50 yogurt and water if you like. The flavor with the water is fine. The advantage to the yogurt and water version is that it is well tolerated by people who are lactose intolerant, and by people who are weight loss resistant and on a very low glycemic diet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuD3CjuvnxM
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you have no time to talk at the table. -- 6th Century Viking Poetry from The Havamal
Huge Dark Age Viking Treasures Found
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/cuerdale_01.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U2tCEt17eQ
Lost Viking Ship Found in a Grave on a Farm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt6vqlF7khY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gokstad_ship
The Vikings used chamomile tea to make their long blonde hair, shine in the sunshine. It is still added to factory-made hair products today, to make hair shine.
http://www.suite101.com/content/chamomille-chamomile-camomile-no-matter-the-spelling-its-calming-a300799
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