tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69892069445742833932024-03-23T03:13:24.777-07:00The Real Life Cooking Strategy Guide BlogAn online anti-junk-food cookbook for people who can't cook, especially gamers. This is a test run for a more comprehensive paper bound cookbook, in the future. ***Next Post To Be Added Real Soon***Gladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-9600031740197829952012-01-10T06:07:00.004-08:002012-12-10T07:59:22.447-08:00Medieval Mongol Empire aka The Greater Mongol State<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVjR9108GJmwHJS8Hkq1mbNjO3H_g3uafo4lNvd9A-rKY5NCjlgA0p_2BczShYG_EgbkxphrSG5EG6uJvVMtvZLYeZoHAjBcfjnzZRSxh50yj-ZOxqKUH3QvdT70PSVQ5eli7OoAK2vY/s1600/Mongolain+Yurt+at+Burvansaikhan+Mts.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708212251205198898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVjR9108GJmwHJS8Hkq1mbNjO3H_g3uafo4lNvd9A-rKY5NCjlgA0p_2BczShYG_EgbkxphrSG5EG6uJvVMtvZLYeZoHAjBcfjnzZRSxh50yj-ZOxqKUH3QvdT70PSVQ5eli7OoAK2vY/s320/Mongolain+Yurt+at+Burvansaikhan+Mts.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 193px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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Mongolian Nomad Yurt (tent/home) at Gurvanshaikhan Mountains in Gobi Gurvanshahian National Park courtesy of Adagio<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Breakfast</span> <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Kefir aka Исгэлэн Тараг<br />Arvain Guril (fried and malted barley flour porridge and sweet cream)</span><br />
Preparation Time 20 Minutes.<br />
No marinating required. <br />
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Some Mongolians often eat porridge for breakfast, but if they are planning to leave very early on a long cold journey, they traditionally eat a full dinner for breakfast. Some Mongolians however, prefer to have a generous helping of stew for breakfast everyday. For them, porridge seems like just a snack. <br />
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Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />
Kefir:<br />
1 bottle of Kefir (Available at Health food Store).<br />
Arvain Guril:<br />
1 teaspoon of Oil or any kind. Butter probably tastes the best, and is better for you than a lot of oils. Coconut oil is an excellent choice, especially if you are trying to lose weight.<br />
1 cup of Grape Nuts (ground down to a 1/2 cup of malted barley malt powder).<br />
1 cup of Water<br />
Sweet Cream to Taste<br />
Sugar to Taste (Stevia is so much healthier than sugar).<br />
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Equipment:<br />
Microwave<br />
Wax paper to cover microwaving food<br />
1 microwavable bowl<br />
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Instructions:<br />
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Crush Grape Nuts into a powder. You can use a mortar and pestle, the smooth side of a meat tenderizing hammer with Grape Nuts wrapped in a paper towel, a blender, a coffee grinder, or the back of a knife handle with the Grape Nuts in the bowl.<br />
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Add oil and water. Mix well.<br />
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Cover with wax paper and microwave for about 1 minute.<br />
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Add Sweet Cream and sweetener.<br />
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Get Kefir.<br />
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Eat. <br />
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Note: The brain food in this meal is the kefir. <br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Lunch </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Süütei Tsai aka Сүүтэй Цай (salted tea with milk) <br />Chanasan Makh aka Чанасан Мах (Lamb Chops, liver and stuff, and Carrots)</span><br />
Preparation Time 15 minutes to 3 hours (if using crock pot method).<br />
No marinating traditionally required. <br />
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This is the kind of dinner that Mongolians eat for breakfast if they are going on a long cold journey.<br />
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Süütei Tsai and Chanasan Makh, Courtesy of Tamorlan (Jens courtesy)<br />
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Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />
Süütei Tsai: <br />
1/2 cup of Tea or any kind. Regular tea is more traditional.<br />
1/2 cup of Milk<br />
Salt to taste<br />
Chanasan Makh:<br />
Raw Lamb Chops or any smaller cut of lamb; not a whole leg of lamb (leg of lamb is too large and expensive).<br />
1 piece of Raw Chicken, Beef, or Calf Liver (The Mongolians use sheep liver, stomach, and heart, but you probably won't be able to buy that anywhere near your home.)<br />
1/2 cup of Raw Chicken Gizzards and Hearts (optional)<br />
1 can of Carrots <br />
1/2 teaspoon of Salt <br />
Catchup or hot sauce to taste. (-- a modern addition).<br />
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Equipment:<br />
1 coffee cup<br />
1 sauce pan or crock pot<br />
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Instructions:<br />
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Open the can of carrots and pour off the water. If you have a crock pot you can use fresh carrots. If you use fresh carrots, wash and clean them. Then skin them if you like them skinned. Use a vegetable skinner or knife. If you are using a crock pot, put the meat, and vegetables in the crock pot. Put in enough water to barely cover the meat and vegetables. Add salt. Put on lid. Cook on high for about three hours. <br />
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Put lamb meat, liver, and optional gizzards and heart, and carrots in the sauce pan. Cover them with water. Add salt and boil for about 15 - 30 minutes til done.<br />
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Make a 1/2 cup of tea. Add 1/2 cup of milk. Add salt<br />
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Take cooked meat and carrots out of the pan or crock pot and put them on a plate.<br />
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Get Süütei Tsai<br />
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Eat.<br />
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Note: The brain food in this meal is the liver and hearts. <br />
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Note: Like yogurt, kefir is one of the healthiest drinks in the world. It has been a part of the Mongolian diet for millenniums. <br />
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Note: Many lamb meat cuts are very fat. The leaner cuts are the arm, the lion, the shank half of the leg, and of course the leg of lamb. <br />
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Note: Mongolians usually eat mutton, not lamb, but it is difficult to buy mutton in many parts of the world. Mutton is an adult sheep, and lamb is a baby sheep. They also eat goat and marmot (a large squirrel-like animal that looks like a beaver without the big teeth).<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Dinner </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Budaatai Huurga aka Будаатай Хуурга (any kind of meat and rice boiled in Süütei Tsai)</span><br />
Preparation Time 15 minutes, if meat is already cooked. <br />
No marinating traditionally required.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
1 quart of Tea of any kind. Regular tea is more traditional.<br />
1 quart of Milk<br />
2 cups of Microwaveable Rice<br />
2 cups of per-shredded coleslaw without the dressing (from the produce section of the grocery store).<br />
3 tablespoon of Powdered Ranch Dressing Mix<br />
Salt to Taste<br />
Any kind of canned or raw meat. Lamb or a meat like ground up jerky is more traditional and beef is a favorite.<br />
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Equipment:<br />
Microwave<br />
One 4 quart microwavable bowl<br />
One microwavable plate<br />
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Instructions:<br />
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If meat is raw, cook first. Set Aside.<br />
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Put coleslaw mix on a plate, cover with wax paper or microwave-safe lid, and microwave for about 3 minutes. Set Aside<br />
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Make one quart of tea. Put one quart of water in 4 quart microwave bowl. Microwave for about 3 minutes. Put tea bags in and let them steep for about 10 minutes until the tea is nice and dark.<br />
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Add one quart of milk.<br />
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Add powdered ranch dressing and salt. Stir.<br />
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Add veggies.<br />
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Add Meat.<br />
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Cover with wax paper of microwave-safe lid and microwave again for about 4 - 6 minutes, until warm enough to eat. <br />
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Salt to Taste.<br />
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You can drink water or kefir with this meal.<br />
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Eat. <br />
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Note: The brain food is this meal is lean meat (if it was used) or kefir (if it was drank). <br />
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<a href="http://www.mongoliatoday.com/issue/1/wisdom.html">http://www.mongoliatoday.com/issue/1/wisdom.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8848282/13th-century-Mongolian-wreckage-discovered-off-Japanese-seabed.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8848282/13th-century-Mongolian-wreckage-discovered-off-Japanese-seabed.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://pingates.com/">Pingates</a>Gladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-52714295794465965012011-08-16T05:52:00.000-07:002012-02-13T14:30:14.336-08:00Medieval Byzantine Empire; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZKmkzihdxPW0bg10_lvDqvuBHXai6CEZR5xvlD2v6bvlnJBempLWB1isEcQlR6BpC06nE4pxJ0Qew0KsWxSGYEp4fN90fXWJOxPlg9PrEJXgrbtczWAy6HrjgHSV-TjgDSgCGheQE5I/s1600/800px+Justinian+I+Cout+003.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZKmkzihdxPW0bg10_lvDqvuBHXai6CEZR5xvlD2v6bvlnJBempLWB1isEcQlR6BpC06nE4pxJ0Qew0KsWxSGYEp4fN90fXWJOxPlg9PrEJXgrbtczWAy6HrjgHSV-TjgDSgCGheQE5I/s320/800px+Justinian+I+Cout+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708124821012175378" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mosaic of Justinian I and Some of His Court (Byzantine Emperor who tried to reconquer Fallen Western Rome; lived from 483 AD to 565 AD).<br /><br /><em>Breakfast</em><br /><strong>Muscat Grape Juice Spiced with Aniseed (instead of muscat wine) <br />Dried fruit <br />Bacon with Honey<br />Black-eyed Peas with Honey and Vinegar<br />Fine Mastic Biscuits </strong><br />Preparation Time: 20 Minutes<br />No Marinating Needed<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMVViuYijgXKJoWOUeXL_fpI8x5rklnYaqLFGI9MUSaj1QSaV3-7EMaQyorNPJASbqPKff8TJwuKMC0HTGaEHOUbNqvYoJ17veB1LjsiEAg3AH6gwr2XOKrlGSnwOmFxnkEV6HtzlJqE/s1600/Muscat_grapes.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMVViuYijgXKJoWOUeXL_fpI8x5rklnYaqLFGI9MUSaj1QSaV3-7EMaQyorNPJASbqPKff8TJwuKMC0HTGaEHOUbNqvYoJ17veB1LjsiEAg3AH6gwr2XOKrlGSnwOmFxnkEV6HtzlJqE/s320/Muscat_grapes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708748874204267938" /></a><br />Muscat Grapes courtesy of KetaiBlogger<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJnpD02_WxrYiYBC3k8Ya0cXm3LR_BELHScUZPBj1NvgBp8cSno51d5YFK7auuMlVOl7b5y2qi6SbPJEh-IQqX5_wK7twnzTzQf6PW6Y5EhG-BrpF4xUjeWyZO_ERSoBoetiyWwSO-Sk/s1600/12344050651177321972GMcGlinn_red_wine_glass.svg.thumb.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 46px; height: 99px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJnpD02_WxrYiYBC3k8Ya0cXm3LR_BELHScUZPBj1NvgBp8cSno51d5YFK7auuMlVOl7b5y2qi6SbPJEh-IQqX5_wK7twnzTzQf6PW6Y5EhG-BrpF4xUjeWyZO_ERSoBoetiyWwSO-Sk/s320/12344050651177321972GMcGlinn_red_wine_glass.svg.thumb.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708749189150485202" /></a><br />Wine Goblet courtesy of OSCAL<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dried Uncooked Black-eyed Peas<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuu-r3OtVK6qRYS-A5f7gZ5dH_7IJNBZAcnd8F18P7dNa6D_XQkbDCu-Xod8vFypdSRmpNZej1bRfB5HlNJzrUZM3M-7NPQl2wRaweYJIrXw3YYc_vU_hwAhDtKlV7PkXgKG9rtDt0-bo/s1600/BlackeyeBean.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuu-r3OtVK6qRYS-A5f7gZ5dH_7IJNBZAcnd8F18P7dNa6D_XQkbDCu-Xod8vFypdSRmpNZej1bRfB5HlNJzrUZM3M-7NPQl2wRaweYJIrXw3YYc_vU_hwAhDtKlV7PkXgKG9rtDt0-bo/s320/BlackeyeBean.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708749411388215090" /></a><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />Aniseed Spiced Grape Juice:<br />1 glass of Regular or Muscat Grape Juice (Muscat grape were the grapes of choice for this empire. This kind of grape juice can only be bought at home brew wine-making stores. It can't even be bought at health food stores. Its sweeter than the Concord Grape Juice available at the grocers. Muscat grapes are used today to make raisins. The healthiest grapes are grapes with seeds. Grape seeds are very healthy for the immune system).<br />a pinch of Crushed Aniseed (Aniseed prevents bad breath, aids digestion, and prevents flatulence that can happen when eating beans).<br />Dried Fruit:<br />1 cup of Dried Fruit of Any Kind<br />Bacon:<br />2 slices of Bacon<br />1 Tablespoon of Honey (Raw honey is more nutritional than regular honey but should never be fed to children under one year of age, the elderly, or those with a compromised immune system. Raw honey is available at the health food store).<br /><br />Black-eyed Peas with Honey and Vinegar:<br />Mastic Biscuits:<br />1 cup of Bisquick Mix or its generic equivalent<br />1/4 teaspoon of Crushed Mastic, Crushed Boswellia (Frankincense) or Gum Arabic Powder (Mastic is a Byzantine spice that prevents tooth cavities. Its is available at the health food store. Boswellia and Gum Arabic Powder are cheaper substitutes that are also available at the health food store.)<br /><br />Equipment:<br />1 Wine Goblet<br />Microwave<br />Wax paper to cover microwaving food<br />Microwave-safe plate<br />Microwave-safe bowl to cook the black-eyed peas in<br />Mixing bowl<br />Rolling pin or glass<br />Cutting board or plate<br />biscuit cutter or top of glass<br />Oven or toaster oven<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Follow the instructions on the Bisquick box, but mix in the mastic at the end of the instructions. Put a little Bisquick mix on the cutting board of plate. Spread it all around. Put a little Bisquick mix all over the rolling pin. Take the dough out of the bowl, and put into a big ball. Roll into a flat circle with the rolling pin. Cut out Bisquick and put them onto a cookie sheet. Bake at 375 Degrees for 15 minutes according the to the Bisquick instructions. <br /><br />While the biscuits are baking. Cover the bacon with wax paper and put it into the microwave for about 2 minutes and microwave until crisp to your liking. Pour honey over bacon.<br /><br />Then, in a microwave-safe bowl mix the ingredients for the black-eyed peas, cover with wax paper, and microwave them for about 3 minutes. <br /><br />When the biscuits are done, you can put them on the plate hot. For a more Greek flavor sprinkle olive oil onto the biscuits, for a more Roman flavor, add butter. (Most Byzantines actually said 'Hello' in Greek, from Greece, but some in Latin, from Rome, because they were their own unique hybrid of both cultures). <br />Add the dried fruit, the bacon, to your plate. <br /><br />Pour the muscat grape juice or regular grape juice into your wine goblet. Mix in the crushed aniseeds.<br /><br />Eat, and you will be transported back to Byzantium for just a few minutes. <br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal is the grape juice. <br /><br />Note: Mastic is the sap from the mastic tree of the Mediterranean area. It has natural antibiotic/antiviral qualities that prevent cavities, cure some peptic ulcers and other digestive system disorders, reduce cholesterol level, and protect the liver. Mastic biscuits can be eaten to relieve upset stomach, but there is little modern research on its effect on morning sickness. It hasn't been shown to be safe for pregnant and lactating women. It was widely used and prized as one of the many valuable spice trade items in the Byzantine Empire. It is still used to make health-food gum today. <br /><br />Note: Whole wheat Bisquick is healthier than white flour Bisquick, but the rich in Byzantine probably ate white flour biscuits and the poor probably ate whole wheat biscuits. <br /><br />Note: For a more brain healthy version of this meal, you can include a little yogurt.<br /><br />Note: The Byzantines started to eat sugar and white flour, more than the cultures before it, even though sugar and white flour were quite expensive then. This move from raw honey to sugar and brown flour to white four was a very bad food choice because the increase in the use of sugar and white flour in history, coincides with the increase of death by stroke in the brain, or heart attack; first for the rich, and then for the poor (when sugar became inexpensive and easy for the poor to get). <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Lunch</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mastic Spiced Grape Juice<br />Chicken and Olives</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Salad with Yogurt and Dill Dressing</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Grouta</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">(Wheat pudding with Carob Chips, or Raisins, and Honey) </span><br />Preparation Time: 20 Minutes - 1 Hour and 15 Minutes<br />No Marinating Needed<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />Byzantine Spiced Grape Juice:<br />1 glass of Regular or Muscat Grape Juice (Muscat grape were the grapes of choice for this empire. This kind of grape juice can only be bought at home brew wine-making stores. It can't even be bought at health food stores. Its sweeter than the Concord Grape Juice available at the grocers. Muscat grapes are used today to make raisins. The healthiest grapes are grapes with seeds. Grape seeds are very healthy for the immune system).<br />a pinch of Crushed Mastic, Crushed Boswellia (Frankincense) or Gum Arabic Powder (Mastic is a Byzantine spice that prevents tooth cavities. It is available at the health food store. Boswellia and Gum Arabic Powder are cheaper substitutes that are also available at the health food store).<br />Chicken and Olives:<br />1 can of Chunky Italian-style Tomato Soup (or if you can't find that 1/2 can of Vegetable Soup + 1/2 can of dices tomatoes + 3 Tablespoons of Italian Dressing).<br />1 can of Pre-cooked Chicken<br />1/4 cup of Green or Black Olives, (green olives are more authentic)<br />Salad with Yogurt and Dill Dressing:<br />1 package of Pre-made Salad<br />1 container of Plain Yogurt<br />1 teaspoon of Dill, fresh or dried<br />Grouta:<br />1 cup of Brown or White Microwave Rice or if you can clean and cook them, wheat berries, or if you can cook it, pearled barley (wheat berries are available at health food store, pearled barely is available at a Kroger grocers, not Walmart).<br />1 cup of Ready-to-Eat Vanilla Pudding<br />1/4 cup of Raisins or Carob Chips (available at some Kroger grocers and health food stores)<br />1/4 cup of Nuts, your favorite kind<br />1/4 teaspoon of Cinnamon<br />1/8 teaspoon of Honey (optional. Raw honey is more nutritional than regular honey but should never be fed to children under one year of age, the elderly, or those with a compromised immune system. Raw honey is available at the health food store).<br /><br />Equipment:<br />1 wine goblet<br />1 microwaveable bowl for the Chicken and Olives<br />Wax paper or microwave-safe lid for microwaving food<br />1 cup for the dressing<br />1 plate for the salad<br />1 bowl for the pudding<br /><br />Instructions:<br /><br />If you are cooking the wheat berries, rice, or barley cook it first, otherwise just use the already cooked or microwave rice. White rice will take about 20 minutes to cook. Wheat berries, pearled barley, or brown rice will take about one hour. 3 cups of water to one 1 of barely. 2 cups of water to 1 cup of rice. <br /><br />Chill the muscat grape juice or regular grape juice about a hour before, or not (since it probably wasn't chilled in the Byzantine era.) Pour the grape juice into the goblet and the pinch of mastic to the grape juice.<br /><br />Mix together in a cup the yogurt and dill.<br />Put the salad on a plate, and pour the dill yogurt dressing on the salad.<br /><br />Mix together, in a bowl, all of the ingredients for the Chicken and Olives cover with wax paper or microwave-safe lid, and cook it in the microwave for about 4 minutes.<br /><br />Put the Chicken and Olives on the plate next to the salad. Keep the wheat pudding in the bowl. Get the spiced grape juice.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal is the olives and lean chicken.<br /><br />Note: As the people of India use betel leaves today, the Byzantines used salad after a meal, to help with digestion, and/or settle the stomach.<br /><br />Note: Mastic is the sap from the mastic tree of the Mediterranean area. It has natural antibiotic/antiviral qualities that prevent cavities, cure some peptic ulcers and other digestive system disorders, reduce cholesterol level, and protect the liver. Mastic biscuits can be eaten to relieve upset stomach, but there is little modern research on its effect on morning sickness. It hasn't been shown to be safe for pregnant and lactating women. It was widely used and prized as one of the many valuable spice trade items in the Byzantine Empire. It is still used to make health-food gum today. <br /> <br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Lenten* Dinner</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Grape Soda Pop Spiced with Chamomile</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sweet and Sour Yellow Fish Soup </span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Black-eyed Peas with Honey and Vinegar</span> (The Byzantines were not as avid record keepers as the Greeks and Romans, so it is very difficult to find a Black-eyed pea and honey-vinegar recipe that one can say with any certainty is authentically Byzantine. But history records show that they liked this dish. The best I could find was a modern Greek recipe that may be similar).<br />Preparation Time: 40 Minutes<br />20 minutes of marinating required for the Sweet and Sour Yellow Fish Soup<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Caution: This meal contains chamomile, Valerian, and spikenard essential oil. Any of these alone can make you very sleepy. Don't drive or do anything that requires alertness after eating this meal.</span> <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxeCuXLnXwYvawj7mG8ucviE85FSdmM6uDcoT_iz1pHl_mpYicPr45bXvoCwJd4RK4YDpnyIUbH5ZQgSDwEdHjOZABJxEuaClDCI5mdxFufgX7C7SFoiDY8rmv14nqqYHvy4kbHl-546U/s1600/800px-Brazilian_bouillabaisse.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxeCuXLnXwYvawj7mG8ucviE85FSdmM6uDcoT_iz1pHl_mpYicPr45bXvoCwJd4RK4YDpnyIUbH5ZQgSDwEdHjOZABJxEuaClDCI5mdxFufgX7C7SFoiDY8rmv14nqqYHvy4kbHl-546U/s200/800px-Brazilian_bouillabaisse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678005165069305890" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Modern Greek-style French Yellow Fish Soup looks something like this -- Courtesy of Stu Spivack<br /><br />Shopping List and Ingredients:<br />Soda Pop:<br />1 can of Grape Soda Pop preferable Zevia, the healthiest pop on the market (available at the health food store).<br />1 cup of Chamomile Tea<br />Sweet and Sour Yellow Fish Soup:<br />1 small any type of gurnard fish cleaned, scaled and trimmed (ask your fish clerk to do this for you)<br />1 small mullet fish, cleaned, scaled and trimmed (ask your fish clerk to do this for you)<br />1 pinch of Saffron (Optional. Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world, but is famous for giving food a yellow color and unique flavor. The Byzantines were the first to use this spice in food. If you decide to use saffron the strings are better than the powder because sometimes the powder if fake saffron being sold as real saffron. If you decide not to use saffron, your fish stew will be fish stew without it. It will just be sweet and sour fish stew).<br />3 1/2 teaspoons of Red Wine Vinegar or Pickle Juice<br />1/2 teaspoon of Allspice<br />1 Tablespoon of Honey (Raw honey is more nutritional than regular honey but should never be fed to children under one year of age, the elderly, or those with a compromised immune system. Raw honey is available at the health food store).<br />1/4 cup of Chopped Baby Onion Tops or Scallions<br />1/4 cup Mushrooms (Still not sure what kind of mushrooms the Byzantines used, please comment if you know...)<br />1 can of Chunky Italian-style Tomato Soup (or if you can't find that 1/2 can of Vegetable Soup + 1/2 can of dices tomatoes + 3 Tablespoons of Italian Dressing).<br />1/2 cup of mussels (Very Optional. This ingredient wasn't included in the authentic historic version, but it is included in modern versions. Use only if you have the cooking skill to properly handle mussels).<br />Salt and Pepper to taste.<br />Other Optional Spices: 1 capsule of Valerian and 1 drop of Spikenard essential oil (both expensive, and both not available at Walmart or King Soopers -- both will make you sleepy. Use with caution if you have a heart condition).<br />Black-eyed Peas with Honey and Vinegar<br />1 can of Black-eyed Peas<br />4 Tablespoons of Parsley<br />5 Tablespoons of Olive Oil<br />3 Tablespoons of Red Wine Vinegar or Pickle Juice<br />3 Tablespoons of Honey (Raw honey is more nutritional than regular honey but should never be fed to children under one year of age, the elderly, or those with a compromised immune system. Raw honey is available at the health food store).<br />Salt and Pepper to taste.<br /><br />Equipment:<br />1 wine goblet<br />Microwave<br />1 bowl for soup<br />1 bowl to mix the black-eyed peas in<br />1 plate to put the black-eyed peas on<br /><br />Instructions:<br />About an hour before the meal, put the soda pop into the refrigerator, or not, since it was probably drunk warm in Byzantium. When ready to mix 1/3rd camomile tea, 2/3rds to the pop. This drink may make you sleepy. <br /><br />About 20 minutes before meal, cut the gunard fish and mullet fish into 1 inch chunks and marinate in 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar or pickle juice for 20 minutes.<br /><br />If you are adding mussels boil them in tomato juice, vinegar, and salt until they open. Throw away the ones that don't open. After they are well cooked add them to the rest of the ingredients in the soup. Be sure to handle them properly because these types of seafood can cause an upset stomach quicker than other kinds of foods, if poorly handled).<br /><br />Rinse off the fish chunks and microwave them for about 4 minutes.<br /><br />Pour the chunky Italian vegetable soup into the bowl (or the vegetable soup + the chunky tomatoes + the Italian dressing into the bowl). Add the saffron, allspice, 1 teaspoon of vinegar or pickle juice, and honey. Add scallions and mushrooms. Add the fish chunks. (Add the mussels if adding them). Cover with wax paper or microwave-safe lid and microwave for about 3 minutes. Set aside.<br /><br />Mix together in a bowl all the ingredients for the black-eyed peas and honey vinegar. Microwave it for about 3 minutes.<br /><br />Add the black-eyed peas to a plate. Put the bowl of fish soup on the plate. Get your spiced wine. <br /><br />Eat. <br /><br />*Lenten means during the season of Lent. The season of Lent is the 40 days leading up to Easter when Byzantine Christians often spent their free time in fasting, self-denial, introspection, and repentance. During this season, alcohol was often replaced by soda pop. <br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal is the fish. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s1600/face_icon_laughing.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s320/face_icon_laughing.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708592578202852274" /></a><br />The Byzantines just didn't record a lot of their activities, they were more doers than recorders, so Byzantine jokes are hard to find. I only found one, instead of an entire link's worth.(Constantinople is the name Constantine the Great gave Byzantium when he moved there).<br /><br />Jokes and funny stories are not what comes to mind when people think about Byzantium but even so, if you search really hard you can find some. The historian John Skylitzes writes that after a grain shortage in Constantinople the Emperor Nicephorus Phocas tried to make a handsome profit by selling the grain in the Imperial grain stores at black market prices. His greed became the butt of jokes for the people of the city. He wrote down one of them:<br /><br />Once, when the Emperor had gathered his troops in a field to train them, an old man came and stood among them trying to pass as a soldier. The Emperor noticed that and said to him:<br /><br />- How can you, an old man, think you can pass as one of my soldiers?<br /><br />The old man responded:<br /><br />- Oh, but I'm much stronger now than when I was young.<br /><br />- How is that?<br /><br />- Well, when I was young I needed two mules to carry one nomisma's worth of grain, now in your reign I can easily carry two nomisma's worth on my shoulders.<br /><br />From:http://www.allempires.com/Forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26787&PID=508549<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s1600/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s320/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708591925063790098" /></a><br /><br />The greatness and wisdom of Byzantium is somewhat forgotten amongst the controversies of the ages. In particular, the controversies surround exactly what Byzantium should be called. Byzantine contemporaries called themselves Romans. They didn't think of themselves as a separate empire from the Roman Empire. After 308 AD, most of them thought of themselves as the Christian version of the pagan Roman Empire and after 1054 AD, they thought of themselves as the Eastern Orthodox Christian Roman Empire. (For the sake of simplicity I will be using AD instead of CE this time).<br /><br />There are non-Christian powers that don't want it known that the mighty, rich, paragon of success, known as the Byzantine Empire, thought of itself as a Christian Empire. For some reason they don't want it known that a Christian empire was the envy of the entire world for about 1850 years. As result, some US citizen think that the US is the first country where Christians have been notably allowed to worship freely without persecution. But, in Byzantium they had annual parades dedicated to people freely dancing down the streets, singing only Christian praise songs, and they had church services where entire towns of 10,000 people were baptized on the same day. <br /><br />In the past, there have been Christian powers that didn't want it to be known that Byzantine Empire thought that the Roman Empire never fell, it just moved, and they were what was left of it. They wanted everyone to think that Eastern Byzantium (Eastern Rome) and Western Rome were two completely separate and different countries. They wanted everyone to think that Western Rome was evil, and that's why it fell, and that Eastern Byzantium (Eastern Rome) was good, and that's why it was so rich. Well the pagan Roman Empire did only last for about 500 years, (which isn't very long for an empire); probably in part because of its greed and its cut-throat inhumanity to human beings. Eastern Rome lasted for about 1800 years. <br /><br />Thus we have this nice little politically correct name for this empire, the Byzantine Empire, which they didn't call themselves. Since we can't agree to call them what they called themselves, the Roman Empire, they would probably rather have us call them the New Christian Roman Empire, or the Eastern Orthodox Christian Roman Empire, or something like that. Such names would better lead to the telling of their real story than the name of the Byzantine Empire has. <br /><br />In fact, history records that, when asked, a Byzantine preferred to be called simply a Christian. On the first day after the Fall of Byzantium, Sultan Mehmed II, the Ottoman ruler who conquered Byzantium, asked the most eminent Byzantine to survive the war, the Byzantine prisoner Genniadius, "Who were the people of this crumbling city, and what exactly was their faith?" Genniadius the theologian replied, "You may not call me a Greek, because I do not believe as those ancient pagan people once believed. You might call me a Byzantine because I was born in this city, but I prefer simply to call myself, a Christian." So they thought of themselves as Christian Romans.<br /><br />And, these Greek-speaking Romans (Western Romans spoke Latin), these Christian Romans of the Eastern Rome, were quite impressive, to say the least, even though they did have some counterproductive dietary quirks that they have passed down to our generation, (like a bigger sweet tooth than any other empire before them). <br /><br />So this is what really happened. By 98 AD the Roman Empire was larger than ever before, and it began to have more poor citizens than ever before. It seems it had become just too large to govern. They just couldn't collect enough taxes, from conquered nations, to feed everyone they wanted to feed. In 326 AD, Constantine the Great (or Constantine I), the first Christian Roman emperor moved the capital of the Roman Empire from the Western city of Rome to the Eastern city of Byzantium, in an effort to further unite the empire. He took with him the Roman trade route connections and most of the Roman inventors, but he left behind a succession of emperors who were to govern the Westren European countries from Rome. But, without the trade routes and inventors, these emperors were unable to reinvent their economy, so they remained poor and pitiful, and by 475 AD, (149 years after the move), they lost possession of them, including Rome and Italy, to the Barbarians. <br /><br />The empire had become so sprawled out that it had barely been able to hang onto some of these counties anyway. And without the trade route connections and inventors that Constantine the Great took with him, countries like Italy were not able to build up enough wealth, or ingenuity, to sustain an effective military. But the Eastern European countries like Byzantium, were quite economically viable without the trade route connections, or the new influx of inventors. So losing the trade routes and inventors made Western Rome too poor to fight off the Barbarians, while gaining the trade routes and inventors just made Byzantium (Eastern Rome) richer. <br /><br />After the Fall of Western Rome, the Roman Empire (the Eastern part that was left) became smaller and easier to manage. The left behind Western European regions had fallen into the turmoil of; warring Barbarian conquerors, small unaligned rich villas, sparsely populated towns, and then warring city-states. They also consequently fell into ignorance of the Dark Ages. In the meantime, Byzantium (Eastern Rome) and its Eastern Europe countries continued to rise in peace and prosperity, under the Christianized versions of Greco-Roman classical wisdom. They became richer than the Western Roman Empire ever was, without nearly as much wild extravagant living. The quality of life there far surpassed what many had even thought to be possible. <br /><br />The Renaissance Period of Western Europe set into motion, in part, as a result of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I mustering up the military might to regain some of the parts of Western Europe, that emperors, who were left behind, had lost after the capital was moved. During his Western European conquest, in 552 AD, Justinian I reconquered Dark-Ages Italy from the Ostrogoths (who were a group of Barbarians that had since become civilized). Eventually, centuries later, after the Fall of Byzantium, in 1453, the expert Greco-Roman wisdom of Byzantine scholars (who were refugees that had left for Italy right before the Fall of Byzantium) seeped back into Italy and then from Italy throughout Western Europe. During this time, throughout Western Europe, the expert wisdom and monumental marble architecture of Byzantium replaced the amateur superstitions and wooden buildings, (that sometimes collapsed while still being inhabited), of the Dark and Medieval Ages. Western Europe leaped from being a collection of illiterate multilingual masses to including a small collection of educated, Micheangelos, Leonardo de Vincis, Donettlos, Raphaels, and Dantes. Their ignorant era was over, and the prosperity of the Renaissance was upon them. <br /><br />Byzantium fell in 1453, when it was sacked by the Sunni Muslim Ottoman Empire. In around 1379, Byzantium had tried to save itself from the Ottoman attack, that it saw coming, by rejoining the (Western) Catholic Church, (that they had split from in 1054 A.D.), and gaining the military assistance of its medieval Western European Crusaders. But, the Ottoman knew they were trying to do this, and before the rejoining with the Catholic Church could become politically beneficial to them, the Ottoman attacked. When the Ottoman attacked, Byzantium was weak and crumbling shadow of its former self because it still hadn't recovered from the devastating looting, pillaging, and plundering, from 1204 A.D. to 1261 A.D., by the medieval Western European Christian Crusaders of the (Western) Catholic Church. A stunning amount of the resulting loot, that represents only a small portion of the vast wealth of Byzantine, is still held today, at a Catholic church in Venice, Italy. Also, when the Ottoman attacked, Byzantium had been further weakened by from the civil war that broke out, in 1379, over their attempt to seek military aid from the Catholic Church's Crusaders (yes the very ones that had just plundered them in the the first half of the 1200's). Byzantium fell to the Ottoman after only about 57 days of war. <br /><br />The massive amount of inventing stopped, and eventually the prosperity of what had been Byzantium dwindled, to what is now Southeastern Europe and Turkey, etc... (So, after the Fall in 1453, Christian were granted freedom to worship in order to keep them from successfully rejoining the Catholic Church's Crusaders and overthrowing the New Ottoman Empire, but now, in Istanbul (formerly Constantinople), in modern times, Christians no longer are free to worship without express permission from the Muslim government. They are sometimes harassed, they sometime face trails and jail time, and they are sometimes beaten, just for their faith.) <br /><br />But, these controversies hide the ancient wisdom of theses Christian Romans. <br /><br />Started by the first Christian Roman Emperor, Constantine the Great, Byzantium had chariot races next to palace, in the Hippodrome of Byzantium, instead of the man-eating lion gladiator sports at the old pagan Roman Coliseum. The inhumane gladiator sports did continue in Western Rome until 536 AD, well after the Fall of Western Rome, even though they were first declared illegal in Western Rome in 399 AD. The emperor and his family attended the chariot races to be with his people, which were seen to be more like his extended family than his subjects (sort of like the Egyptian pharaohs and US President George Washington). Before the move to Byzantium, the emperor unified the empire by issuing his Edict of Milan, in 313 AD, which stopped the religious persecution of all kinds, in all of the empire, east and west. Byzantium (Eastern Rome) took a posture of being a strong peaceful nation instead of a warring nation that had to keep conquering other nations in order to keep collecting enough taxes to survive. Instead, they relied on inventions, and trade to survive. They further Christianized their calendar and holiday, ridding themselves of some of their more inhumane lore. And they simply, by many accounts, became kinder and gentler than pagan Rome, although they were still violent by modern standards. So here some wisdom from Constantine the Great:<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great">http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwUtiUAzHXPhrbYFFGsCxRPgqzPU6RujhZMBLVDVdIwjNrCfwDbXdQ0R61x8v4LtWJrBGY-K6A-qMVt0pO7gdTYphNnze2oL6bBzdkK51ORGweWylPwsG-LgKL1S-M1ovgww49sPUIbM/s1600/endeaver.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwUtiUAzHXPhrbYFFGsCxRPgqzPU6RujhZMBLVDVdIwjNrCfwDbXdQ0R61x8v4LtWJrBGY-K6A-qMVt0pO7gdTYphNnze2oL6bBzdkK51ORGweWylPwsG-LgKL1S-M1ovgww49sPUIbM/s320/endeaver.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708144365733421106" /></a><br />Found Sunken Byzantine Ship<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sFJe4J5Z68">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sFJe4J5Z68</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrG69BodGcUX441RGUKEUDUXdH0IAaP8wUyvnVivd__xGt_26w8MqFLVbfKjvhDvl_1ZODUceyeIEEsaafdQU10A_tTyDi_8abeSTDc0dG-JK3UqdY3fBz9CQgP0sdrm5nxR7JdLcjvo/s1600/a-green-cartoon-pipe-md.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrG69BodGcUX441RGUKEUDUXdH0IAaP8wUyvnVivd__xGt_26w8MqFLVbfKjvhDvl_1ZODUceyeIEEsaafdQU10A_tTyDi_8abeSTDc0dG-JK3UqdY3fBz9CQgP0sdrm5nxR7JdLcjvo/s320/a-green-cartoon-pipe-md.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708212941924133538" /></a><br />Byzantine Gold Coins, Part I<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibFygagzbMg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibFygagzbMg</a><br /><br />Byzantine Gold Coins, Part II<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ADh3JXCr0M">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ADh3JXCr0M</a><br /><br />Byzantine Gold Coins, Part III<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTH59d9uoQw&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTH59d9uoQw&feature=related</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s1600/mortar_with_pestle_1.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s320/mortar_with_pestle_1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708594428443071586" /></a><br /><br /><br />As far as I can tell, it seems Byzantine women were very modest, and didn't wear much make up, if they wore it at all. If you know different, please comment. There is a controversy about them covering there faces (like Muslim women) before the were conquered by the Muslims (of course being conquered by a Muslim nation the Ottoman, such controversies are likely to occur). As far as I can tell, they really didn't wear their faces covered. <br /><br />They did wear their heads covered, and Western Roman women did not. They wore head coverings that looked like Catholic nun coverings to various kinds of turbans. Their purses were hidden within the folds of their ankle-length Roman-style-dresses and hardly ever showed. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Costume_History/romanesque.htm">http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Costume_History/romanesque.htm</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pheromoness.org/">pfm</a>Gladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-56510420453598244372011-08-01T22:20:00.000-07:002012-02-13T14:45:51.052-08:00India; Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Breakfast, and Dinner<span style="font-style:italic;">Breakfast</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Lassi <br />Peanut Chutney and Rice or Dosas</span><br />Preparation Time: 10 Minutes<br />No Marinating Needed<br /><br />Picture of Fat Free Lassi in Mumbai courtesy of Swami Stream<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Mpe0aK-td3_OJii0spUvsxnEMPBGuXChhMRKAwJJLBhstZ1g_SELj4oBCazky7b5CNNMBTs_brlfIV2RgS41xEEJy9aZV-Hp2HJ06VXMTQ49qlwFajU1bX9VQYxv3ZmSBN06Q8nfIVI/s1600/Fatfreelassi.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Mpe0aK-td3_OJii0spUvsxnEMPBGuXChhMRKAwJJLBhstZ1g_SELj4oBCazky7b5CNNMBTs_brlfIV2RgS41xEEJy9aZV-Hp2HJ06VXMTQ49qlwFajU1bX9VQYxv3ZmSBN06Q8nfIVI/s320/Fatfreelassi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708751689756472450" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />Lassi<br />1 cup of Plain Yogurt, whole, low-fat, or non-fat<br />1 cup of Ice<br />1 teaspoon of Truvia or Stevia<br /><br />Peanut Chutney<br />1 cup of All Natural Peanut Butter, chunky or smooth whichever you prefer<br />¼ cup of Vegetable Broth<br />Hot Sauce to taste<br />1 teaspoon of Mustard<br />1 teaspoon of Ginger<br />1 teaspoon of Curry Powder (Probably not at Walmart try local grocer, health food store, or spice store).<br />1 cup of Microwave Rice<br /><br />Equipment:<br />Blender<br />Glass for lassi<br />Microwave <br />Wax paper to cover microwaving food<br /><br />Instructions:<br /><br />Put the yogurt, ice, and Truvia or stevia into the blender. Blend for 2 minutes. Pour into glass, set aside. Rinse out blender. Put the peanut butter, vegetable broth, mustard, ginger, and curry into the blender. Blend for 2 minutes. <br /><br />Prepare microwave rice according to the instructions. Put rice on a plate, and pour peanut chutney out of blender, onto the rice. Cover the plate with wax paper. Put the plate back into the microwave for about 1 ½ to 2 minutes. <br /><br />Grab lassi.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal is the lassi.<br /><br />Note: If, by chance, you live somewhere near a store or restaurant that sells dosas (Indian fermented rice and lentil pancakes), dosas are healthier for the brain than rice because they are easier for the body to digest so that no blood is required to drain for the brain in order to digest dosas.<br /><br />Picture of Dosas courtesy of Roland.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-D7BbAw1u_JsVov4-zztxSG6c5KDd1eMo2dUndcwyGgbR0880ZpD7YW3x1UsSp2QqHFOxjMtjAX82V6GS25cyElWObh8eaFc_UgPEcHMfvrggRWcpZQMGD8fTDdvwV_e8bOsYuFWFxg/s1600/Dosa-chutney-sambhar.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-D7BbAw1u_JsVov4-zztxSG6c5KDd1eMo2dUndcwyGgbR0880ZpD7YW3x1UsSp2QqHFOxjMtjAX82V6GS25cyElWObh8eaFc_UgPEcHMfvrggRWcpZQMGD8fTDdvwV_e8bOsYuFWFxg/s320/Dosa-chutney-sambhar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708752003905356194" /></a><br /><br />Note: Whole grain rice and flour is healthier than white rice and flour. <br /><br />Note: If you would like to boil regular rice, please see the instructions under China, Japan, or Thai breakfast.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Lunch </span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Almond Milk<br />Palak Paneer and Rice</span><br />Preparation Time: 10 Minutes<br />No Marinating Needed<br /><br />Pic of Palak Paneer courtesy of Leningrad at en.wikipedia<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55ylk0BCWcUfJgZCDeJSYoV6C4RJt3CfKuroRaeRvzTghmGjp5lrlgupw7LMCamrYRatVstVif0N4RcSyvtrypls0qGvSeDl9JBcR189BuwXljUvHBpAu9IL-S1UqU00VI2jy1pLJoJA/s1600/Palakpaneer.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55ylk0BCWcUfJgZCDeJSYoV6C4RJt3CfKuroRaeRvzTghmGjp5lrlgupw7LMCamrYRatVstVif0N4RcSyvtrypls0qGvSeDl9JBcR189BuwXljUvHBpAu9IL-S1UqU00VI2jy1pLJoJA/s320/Palakpaneer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708752235447726498" /></a><br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />Almond Milk:<br />1 glass of Almond Milk<br /><br />Palak Paneer:<br />1 can of Spinach<br />1 tablespoon of powdered Hidden Ranch Dressing Mix <br />1 teaspoon of Curry Powder (Probably not sold at Walmart try local grocer, health food store, or spice store).<br />½ teaspoon of Ginger<br />Hot Sauce to taste<br />½ cup of Ricotta Cheese, in quarter-sized pieces<br />Microwavable Rice<br /><br />Equipment:<br />Microwave<br />Wax paper to cover microwaving food<br />Microwave-safe bowl, medium-sized<br />Blender<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Put the box of almond milk in the refrigerator about a couple of hours before you eat.<br /><br />Prepare the microwave rice according to the instructions. Put the cooked rice on a plate and set it aside. <br /><br />Mix in the bowl, the spinach, dressing mix, spices and hot sauce. Pour the spinach mixture into the blender. Blend for about 2 minutes. Pour the spinach mixture back into the bowl. Cover the bowl with wax paper. Microwave for about 2 minutes. Add the ricotta cheese (torn up into quarter-sized pieces), mix lightly, cover, and microwave again for about two minutes. The cheese (paneer) should be chunkier than the cheese in the picture. Put it on the plate next to the rice. <br /><br />Take the almond milk out of the fridge and pour it into a glass, or plan to drink it out of the box. <br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: the brain food in this meal are the spinach and the almonds in the almond milk. <br /><br />Note: If you would like to boil regular rice, please see the instructions under China, Japan, or Thai breakfast.<br /> <br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Evening Breakfast</span> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Tea <br />Banana Chips</span><br />Preparation Time: 5 Minutes<br />No Marinating Needed<br /><br />Many Indian families meet together early in the evening over snacks to talk. This is called evening breakfast.<br /><br />Ingredients:<br />1 tea bag of Tea of any kind<br />1 box of Dried Banana Chips<br /><br />Equipment:<br />A way to heat the water for the tea<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Prepare the tea. Open the banana chips.<br /><br />Eat. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Dinner</span> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Chai Tea<br />Curry<br />Ras Malai (Sweet Cheese Dumplings)</span><br />Preparation Time:15 Minutes the Night Before, and 15 Minutes the Same Day<br />Nor Marinating Needed<br /><br />Desert needs to be made the night before. Ras malai is a festive desert that is a Indian favorite and is often served at weddings. <br /><br />Picture of Ras Malai Courtesy of Secretlondon 09<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NBUoetoNQpxLMPZeaXGzNKkK2se_kZ72EvVpv9g4kVTSN6zOT86TGMZ0QyX7As7H4JBXUfPHeeoWZhFibT1R3hY9vRny3yqTi9LtI6deofs2ZUFFrNZgYVKkfmWbDGPaExcOA9kbtSc/s1600/800px-Rasmalai_Secretlondon_09.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NBUoetoNQpxLMPZeaXGzNKkK2se_kZ72EvVpv9g4kVTSN6zOT86TGMZ0QyX7As7H4JBXUfPHeeoWZhFibT1R3hY9vRny3yqTi9LtI6deofs2ZUFFrNZgYVKkfmWbDGPaExcOA9kbtSc/s320/800px-Rasmalai_Secretlondon_09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708754486979802290" /></a><br /><br /><br />Tea:<br />1 tea bag of Chai Tea or one cup for a box of Liquid Chai Tea<br /><br />Curry:<br />1 can of Carrots<br />1 can of Sweet Potatoes or Yams<br />1 can of Chickpeas or Garbanzo Beans<br />2 cups of Coconut Milk (in the Asian section at Walmart)<br />1 of Soy Sauce<br />1 teaspoon of Curry<br />1 teaspoon of Crushed Garlic or Garlic Powder<br />1 teaspoon of Onion Powder<br />Salt and Pepper to Taste<br /><br />Ras Malai:<br />½ cup of Ricotta Cheese<br />2 teaspoons of Truvia or Stevia<br />1/2 can of Canned Milk<br />1 teaspoon of Truvia or Stevia<br />½ teaspoon of Cardamom (Cardamom is an Indian spice. It is probably not sold at Walmart; try local grocer, health food store, or spice store).<br />1 teaspoon of Almonds, slivered, chopped, or crushed<br />1 teaspoon of Pistachios, crushed (optional)<br /><br />Note: The brain foods is garlic, onions, almonds, and garbanzo beans. <br /><br />Equipment:<br />Medium-sized microwave safe bowl for the curry<br />Wax paper to cover microwaving food<br />1 small microwave-safe bowl for the curry sauce<br />1 cup for the ras malai<br />1 cup for the ras malai sauce<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Make the ras malai the night before becuase it should be eaten cold.<br /><br />Mix 1 teaspoon of Truvia or stevia into the ricotta cheese. It will be a little hard, but keep mixing until its all mixed up good. Then roll the mixture into smooth little ping pong sized ball. Make more balls, if you think you will eat them, just double the ras malai sauce recipe. Put it it a cup and microwave it for about 4-5 minutes. Let it cool in the cup, in the refrigerator overnight.<br />Put the canned milk, 1 teaspoon of Truvia or stevia, and cardamom into a cup. Stir. Microwave for about 2 minutes. Let cool in the cup in the refrigerator overnight. <br /><br />When its time for dinner mix the coconut milk, soy sauce, curry, garlic powder, and onion powder into the smaller bowl. Cover with wax paper and microwave for about 3 minutes and set it aside. Open the cans of vegetables. Pour the water out of the cans. Put the vegetables in the medium sized bowl. Cover with wax paper and microwave for about 4 minutes. Put them in a serving bowl. Pour the sauce over them.<br /><br />Take the ras malai dumpling and sauce out of the refrigerator. Put the cooled ras malai dumpling in a bowl. Pour the cooled ras malai sauce over the cooled cheese dumplings. Add nuts.<br /><br />Make or pour chai tea.<br /><br />Get the plate of curry.<br /><br />Get chai tea.<br /><br />Eat. <br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal is the almonds, garlic, and onions.<br /><br />Note: The flavor can be more like an experienced chef if you let the flavor of the sauce soak into the vegetables. This is usually done by boiling the raw vegetables in the curry sauce, until they are cooked. As a short cut you can make the flavor of the sauce into the vegetables, if you make the curry and sauce the night before, and then let the vegetables marinate in the sauce, in the refrigerator, overnight, and then re-microwave it at dinner time, the next day. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s1600/face_icon_laughing.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s320/face_icon_laughing.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708592578202852274" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.jokesfromindia.com/">http://www.jokesfromindia.com/<br /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s1600/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png"><img style="float:left; 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With a population of 1 billion, India is the largest democracy in the world. It is also a land of more than 1600 languages. The official first language is Hindi, and the second official language is English, but there is a local langauge for just about every village, every collection of clans, and every nook and cranny, in every region. As for food, what is traditional in one region of India is different from what is traditional in another. But, many Indians, all over India, are vegetarians.<br /><br />Even though there are about 1,000 Indian restaurants in the US, and even about 10,000 Indian restaurants in Great Britain, not much of what is eaten in India can be bought already made from a Walmart in the US, except chai tea and a few frozen dinners. Many Indian food items can't even be replaced with suitable substitutes, and not many Indian recipes are quick and easy to make, but there are a few. In order to cook Indian food, you must be prepared to use some out-of-the-ordinary spices, otherwise, it won't be Indian food. In other words you must be prepared to shop for spices in other places than Walmart, or you can't cook Indian food.<br /><br />Many types of food have a spectacular health quality, such as some Japanese, Scandinavian, and Russian foods help people stay healthy even when they become very old. Some Incan foods give young people more strength and endurance. Well, many Indian foods have the spectacular health quality of helping keep the brain extremely healthy. This is because many Indian foods include some kind of fermented grain. Fermented grains are easier for the digestive system to eat, so they don't require blood to temporarily drain from the brain in order to get the food digested. So the brain gets all of the nutrition it needs more often. So, I guess that is one of the reasons why so many engineers and mathematicians come from India. Fermented grain foods often can't be bought in many areas in the US. They are also usually difficult to make, and errors can cause food poisoning. So I have not included any of them here. I thought it would just be good for you to know what is so spectacular about Indian food. <br /><br />Like China, India is not just a place to find interesting and spectacular foods. India has become the home to the largest oil refinery in the world; the Reliance Petroleum Refinery in Jamnagar, Gujart, India. It produces approximately 1,240,000 barrels a day. The largest refinery in the US is the BP Texas City Refinery, in Texas City, Texas. It produces approximately 475,000 barrels a day. India is also home to the world's largest movie making industry, located in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Maharashtra, India and nicknamed Bollywood. <br /><br />Breakfast --Lassi and Peanut Chutney and Rice or Dosas<br />Lunch -- Almond Milk and Palak Paneer (Spinach and Cheese), and Rice<br />Evening Breakfast -- Tea and Banana Chips<br />Dinner – Chai Tea, Curry, and Homemade Ras Malai (Sweet Cheese Dumplings)<br /><br />Medieval Byzantine Empire<br />Link to the Map of the Byzantine Empire<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Byzantine_Empire_1045.svg">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Byzantine_Empire_1045.svg</a><br />The capital of Byzantine, Constantinople, was located at modern day Istanbul, Turkey<br /><br />Yeia sas. (Health to You) or Salve. (Be Well). (I'm having a little trouble with these greetings because I don't know the difference between pre-medieval Greek, medieval Greek, and classical Greek, so I just used the classical version). The fledgling quiet, but ambitious, ancient Greek colony of Byzantium established a sound economy for itself by importing seafood, especially salted bonito. Bonito was like salted fish chitterlings (fish guts) from the bonito fish. But Byzantium morphed into a stunning and rich superpower when Constantine the Great moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium. They were probably more similar to the United States than any other ancient empire; the envy of all their medieval neighbors. And, they were, for the most part, the medieval Southeastern Europe, or the medieval Balkans. <br /><br />The Balkans or Southeastern Europe is no longer the most famous part of the world, but during the Medieval times, this region (along with various other countries around the Mediterranean and Black Seas) was the place to where everyone with an unrealized dream wanted to immigrate. They were what has come to be known as the the Byzantine Empire. As the Byzantine Empire, they was a magical place of ambitious inventors and immigrants from all over the world all bustling together, seeking to fulfill their dreams of prosperity. It was its own synergistic hybrid mixture of Roman and Greek culture. If the Greeks were inventors, the Byzantine people were much more so. If Roman was rich, in part from their trade routes, than Byzantine became even much more rich when it inherited the Rome's spot in these trade routes. <br /><br />From food to thrones they were always inventing something new, importing something new, or exporting something new. They didn't write and theorize about food as much as the Greeks did; instead they were busy inventing new foods, importing new foods, and exporting new ingredients. In spite of the fact that history didn't preserve any impressive Byzantine cookbooks, like the impressive Greek Cookbook, <span style="font-style:italic;">Hedypatheia</span> by Archestratus, records show that they invented flavored carbonated water beverages (soda pop), it seems they invented salad, and they were probably the first to cook with nutmeg, chamomile, and Valerian. <br /><br />They had the most advanced farming equipment of their time. Visiting a Byzantine farm was like visiting the future of farming for all of their neighboring countries. They also invented the most technically advanced military weapons of their time. They were the first to invent a precursor to the gun, Greek Fire. It was a weapon that could kill many enemy soldiers at once from a long range, more effectively than arrows. They invented this because, even though they had a highly discipline and fierce military, they hated the bloody messiness of up close combat. They were the only ones in ancient to to provide a throne for their king that moved way up and then back down to the floor, so that it would appear that he had magical powers. <br /><br />Since the Byzantine were a peace-loving people, who hated the mess of war, their strategy for keeping their enemies away included amazing them into believing that they had magical or superior powers. And they had a lot to protect because they controlled most of the precious stones, ivory, silk, grains, spices, Asian vegetables, tea, and sugar from Asia to Europe and Africa; salt from Africa to the Middle East, Europe and India; and precious metal, nuts, perfumes, glass, and other expensive goods from Africa, Europe, and India to Asia. Controlling these imports and exports made them a country of great economic might. Their amaze-the-enemy strategy worked for about 1050 years until, (long story short,) the Ottoman Empire, a not-so-easily-amazed people, led by a new war-loving leader, (Sultan Mehmed I), broke his father's treaties and conquered Byzantium, in 1453. <br /><br />Byzantine food is basically new versions of Greek food with out-of-the-ordinary spices, (some of them even still considered exotic by today's standards) and new kinds of seafood. But, the Byzantines ate more meat than the Greeks, since they were rich enough to afford it. However, they ate less meat than the non-Byzantine Romans. The focused on eating pork, poultry, and wild game, and saved the cows for plowing the fields. Their favorite sea food was botargo (fish eggs, similar to caviar). They also loved sweets, and their masses could afford sugar. They probably ate more sweets than any nation before them. <br /><br />The Byzantine ate a morning meal, a midday meal, and an evening meal; like the Romans (skipping the Greek late afternoon snack). The midday and evening meals were larger than the morning meal. They ate their midday food and evening food in a specific order, but it is not clear to me if they ate the salad right before the sweets or right after the sweets, so I am just not going to try to put the meal in the correct Byzantine order. They observed numerous fast days, and often switched from wine, meat, cheese, and fried foods to soda pop and fish, instead of eating nothing at all on fast days. Sometimes they also gave up fish on fast days.<br /><br />As with Indian food, if you really want to cook Byzantine food, you must be prepared to buy some unusual spices, that won't be available at Walmart. You may have to go to a health food store of spice specialty shop.<br /><br />Breakfast – Muscat Grape Juice Spiced with Aniseed (instead of muscat wine), Dried fruit, Bacon, Black-eyed Peas with Honey and Vinegar, and Fine Mastic Biscuits <br />Lunch – Muscat Grape Juice Spiced with Mastic, Chicken and Olives, Salad with Yogurt and Dill Dressing, and Grouta (Wheat pudding with Carob Chips, or Raisins, and Honey)<br />Lenten Dinner – Grape Soda Pop Spiced with Chamomile, Sweet and Sour Yellow Fish Soup, Black eyed Peas with Honey and Vinegar<br /><br />Medieval Mongol Empire aka The Greater Mongol State<br />Link to the Map of the Mongol Empire by User:Astrokey44<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mongol_Empire_map.gif">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mongol_Empire_map.gif</a><br /><br />Сайн байна уу? Sain Bain uu? (How are you?) The Mongolians were nomadic shepherds, so their food is food on the go. Mongolian cooking doesn't involve complicated and time-consuming procedures. Many of their modern recipes are the same as they were centuries ago, during their medieval age. About 30% of its people, still live a nomadic lifestyle. Forget about the Mongolian Barbecue you've had before. It has nothing at all to do with how the Mongolians ever really ate. Its simply some romanticized version of what really happened. Its actually of Japanese origin. In Mongolian history, there was no large metal wok, there was no Mongolian stir-fry. There was and is a tradition of bowling stews using fire hot stones in the stew. But that practice is somewhat frowned on by the rest of the world, so I won't discuss it more right now... Comment if you would like to discuss it. <br /><br />Nomadic Mongolian prefer fatty stews boiled in milk, and very little vegetables or spices; no time to grow them. These nomads live in a very cold climate where temperatures reach -40 Degrees, and are always exercising, so they tolerate this kind of diet. Modern Mongolian food is often lower in fat with vegetables added.<br /><br />Like Mali, Mongolia was once one of the most powerful empires of all times. In fact, only England at its height rivaled their power. Because their most revered leader, Genghis Khan, loved prosperity and knowledge, he quickly unified more than 100 tribes into a nation. In war, he defeated his rivals, but many tribes voluntarily joined his dream to gain riches and knowledge through unity. As one nation they quit kidnapping each others wives, and quit carrying out endless vendettas, in order to gain riches, and knowledge from surrounding countries. So, between 1206 A.D. or C.E. and 1368 A. D. or C.E. they fiercely controlled most of Asia; all of China, parts of Russia, most of Eastern Europe, and Iran. <br /><br />They were not salt, iron, copper, gold miners, and farmers like Malians. They were not inventors and exporters of the delicacy of Bonito fish guts like the Byzantines. They were not inventors, philosophers, and refined Olympic competitors, like the Greeks. They were they aggressive consumers of classic culture, like the conquering Romans. They were not inventors, mathematicians, builders, miners, farmers, and guardians of Ma'at (balance in all things in life), like the Egyptians. Neither were they wool exporters, punctual and sophisticated bankers, and then factory innovators like the conquering English. They were simply shepherds, nomadic and somewhat noble, but often very savage, who loved to learn about new things. Their empire protected the amazing Silk Road trade route. The Silk Road was Marco Polo's trade route. <br /><br />The Mongol Empire controlled the Asian part of the trade that was controlled by the Byzantine Empire. They supplied the Byzantine Empire with precious stones, ivory, silk, grains, spices, Asian vegetables, tea, and sugar from India and Asia. I think they provided salt from Africa to India. They provided India and Asia with nuts, perfumes, glass, and other expensive goods from Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and India. Now, they are a comparatively poor country with about 20% of its population living in dire poverty, an established middle class, and a wealthy class. As in Mali, there is no McDonald's in Mongolia. There is a BD'd Mongolian Grill. Yes, even though its not really Mongolian.<br /><br />How did they lose their wealth and fierce power? Well, the Bubonic Plague started in their region in the early 1300's. It devastated them. Unseasonal weather killed a few of their important Russian leaders, descendants of their most revered leader Genghis Khan, and about that same time, another one of their most important rulers died, their ruler of Iran. Since their methods for succession from one ruler to another was still not very sophisticated, chaos broke out along with all the disease, and they never recovered. Also, about the same time, China's native-ruled Ming Dynasty overthrew the Mongolian-ruled Yuan Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty subsequently shut China's doors to trade and learning about other nations and committed itself to a future of national seclusion, hoping that they would never again be ruled by anyone like the Mongols. With China closed all the Silk Road had to offer was disease; no more exotic and wonderful exports from Chinese inventors; no more imports to China from Africa, Arabia, and the Byzantines. So, after 162 years it was over.<br /> <br />Breakfast – Kefir and Arvain Guril aka Исгэлэн Тараг (fried and malted barley flour porridge and sweet cream)<br />Lunch – Süütei Tsai aka Сүүтэй Цай (salted tea with milk) and Chanasan Makh aka Чанасан Мах (Lamb Chops, liver and stuff, and Carrots)<br />Dinner – Budaatai Huurga aka Будаатай Хуурга (any kind of meat and rice boiled in Süütei Tsai) <br /><br />Germany<br />Guten Tag. (Good Day). Who hasn't heard of Germany? But did you know that of the countries with the most inventors that hold patents, Germany is one of the highest? Did you know that Albert Einstein was from Germany?<br />From 1995-2007 Europe, Korea, and China have vied for the spot of #3 most patents. Since 2001, Korea overtook Europe in 2004, and China in 2007. As far as I know, the European nations counted are Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, but anyway, the Germans by far hold more patents than the other European countries. <br /><br />The traditional German diet is in flux. So no one yet knows what the new traditional German diet will be, but the old traditional German diet was more like the Ancient Roman diet than any other diet. Lots of meat (deli meat and cold cuts this time), and almost the same thing for breakfast as for dinner. Sunday breakfast buffets are quite popular in Germany.<br /><br />Breakfast – Coffee or Tea, Dark, Medium, or Light Rye Bread, Cold Cuts or Deli Meats, and Cheese or Marmalade or Honey, and Eggs.<br /><br />Lunch – Ginger Ale, Hot Dogs and Sauerkraut, Potatoes and Asparagus with Hollandiase Sauce, and Spaghettieis for Dessert<br />Dinner – Ginger Ale, Pumpernickel Bread, Sausages and Cheese, and Broccoli.<br /><br />Spain<br />Buenos Dias. (Good Day). Spanish food is not as much like Mexican food as one might think. While Mexico was once owned by the Spanish Empire, Spain was once owned by the Roman Empire. So while you might find bread soaked in something or the other from a Spanish recipe (reminiscent of Greco/Roman food), you won't find that from a Mexican recipe. And while you might eat a tamale from Mexico, I don't think you'll eat one from Spain, unless its a Mexican import. But you will find tortillas in both types of recipes. Spain went down in Roman history for its famous hams. Then it went on to become an empire in it's own right, for a while. Who hasn't heard of the great Spanish Armada?<br /><br />Breakfast – Grape Juice and Migas (Sorta like a Breakfast Stuffing or Dressing)<br />Lunch – Grape Juice, Ensalada Murciana (Onion, Olive, and Salsa Tuna Salad)<br />Dinner – Grape Juice, Paella (Unmixed Spanish Stir-fry), and Peladillas (Sugared Almonds)<br /><br />South Africa<br />Hallo. (Hello). South African is home to the oldest homo sapien fossils in the world. As a result the Khoi-san peoples are believed to be one of the oldest race of humans in the world. It is believed that, even if they came from other races that came before them, all modern races came from them. Former President Nelson Mandela is a Khoi-san. Most present day South Africans are the results of the intermarrying of war-loving Bantu tribes and the peace-loving Khoi-san peoples. Plus, many South Africans are descendants of the Dutch that settled there 1652, and various other peoples who settled there later. As a result, their food is multi-cultural.<br /><br />Breakfast-- Coffee or Decaf Coffee and Patupap (Corn Meal Porridge)<br />Lunch – Pineapple Sherbert (Pineapple Smoothie)<br />Dinner-- Grape Juice, Ginger Ale, or Red Tea, Bunny Chow, and Fruit<br /><br />America – Modern Day<br />Hello Again. These are recipes from a very popular video game. <br /><br />As we know traditional US foods include things like orange juice, bacon, and eggs for breakfast, soda pop, a sandwich, and a piece of fruit for lunch, hot dogs for football games, and meat loaf, green beans, and mashed potatoes with apple pie ala mode for dinner. You can find these types of meals served at every US hosptial. But, the US is in a food crisis and the solution is acquiring new traditional foods. <br /><br />Due to our new lack of exercise, because playing baseball and basket ball all afternoon has been replaced with playing video games for even longer, our traditional foods are no longer working. Twenty percent of our young adults are unfit for military duty, due to this lack of exercise, and we are already seeing more of our 40 something people die of heart attack and stroke than our 70 something people. The problem of switching is two-fold, one, many of the healthier foods that we need are not sold at Wal-mart, but at Whole Foods, and, two, many of us are unaware of what recipes use these healthier foods.<br /><br />To make it simple, we need more foods with Omega 3 oils, and more nutrient dense vegetables and fruits. These oil feeds the brain and prevents heart attack and stroke, even when the exercise level is lower. These vegetables basically keep the doctor away. We can get some of the foods we need from Wal-mart like, fish, cereals made with flax seeds, sunflower seeds, walnuts, Omega 3 eggs, yogurt, kefir, lentils, split peas, all natural peanut butter, garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas), brown rice, whole grain pasta, olives, red bell peppers, green hot chili peppers, broccoli, garlic, onions, beets, avocados, egg plant, spinach, kale, sesame seeds, fresh ginger, extra virgin olive oil, green tea, raisins, dates, apples, Truvia, sometimes spaghetti squash, canned shiitake mushrooms and even smoothies made with spirulina. But we still can't get foods like, miso paste, fresh shiitake mushrooms, kelp, all natural chicken livers, raw honey, kombucha tea, fava beans, meusli, millet for human consumption, whole grain couscous, fermented rice cakes, grass-fed meats, hummus, foods made with stevia, non-GMO canola oil, non-GMO cottage cheese, and spirulia cakes for hurricane and flood emergencies. <br /><br />Many of these foods are available at Whole Foods. But, it seems that the US shopper/gamer hates shopping at more than one grocery store. They want to get everything at one store. And while it is easy to get many of these latter foods at Whole Foods, it is difficult to do all of your shopping there. Whole Foods does provide some online shopping to a few customers, it seems that the average shopper/gamer simply doesn't have access to this service.<br /><br />An example of new traditional foods would be a smoothie made with stevia for breakfast, a soda pop made with stevia, a sandwich made with fish or grass-fed meat, miso soup, and a piece of fruit for lunch, and kombucha tea with a veggie loaf made with a little red, white, and blue corn, millet and red quinoa flour, sesame seeds, kale juice, olive paste, walnuts, onions, and topped with low fat cheese, an olive oil whole grain white sauce instead of gravy, mashed garlic hummus (moussed mashed garbanzo beans and garlic), green beans, and whole grain apple pie ala mode made with stevia for dinner. Such foods can fill the tummy, delight the palate, comfort, provide a lot of nutrition, not leave you ready to eat again in an hour, but add fewer calories than our more traditional meals. <br /><br />Do you have any ideas for new traditional US foods?<br /><br />Well, let's look at what they are serving one of the US video games. Can you guess which one?<br /><br />Breakfast -- Orange Juice and Eggs Machiavellian (Bacon, Eggs, and Watermelon)<br />Lunch -- Grape Juice and Ratatouille <br />Dinner -- Soda Pop and Goopy Carbonara and Homemade Ice CreamGladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-68403379878277786902011-07-10T18:20:00.000-07:002012-02-13T05:05:45.263-08:00USA – Fictional Futuristic Post-Apocalyptic Grand Canyon Area; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicduFTME6ttAP2FEnzx0oyBrbwHmFQoxEMQcPn6yP0nMO3iyvnQ2QbZDkcdgFsxtVp1cNBGfz9JtHgl_VLd8Y4LYmvfia6GrvpwefXM_EbUKlw32Iq65eRWyqnVzksgQYBhqydYCJkEtw/s1600/colorful_gas_mask.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicduFTME6ttAP2FEnzx0oyBrbwHmFQoxEMQcPn6yP0nMO3iyvnQ2QbZDkcdgFsxtVp1cNBGfz9JtHgl_VLd8Y4LYmvfia6GrvpwefXM_EbUKlw32Iq65eRWyqnVzksgQYBhqydYCJkEtw/s320/colorful_gas_mask.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708125620414213202" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Breakfast</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Drinkable Yogurt or Kefir<br />Fried Cola (Post-apocalyptic style)<br />Scrambled Eggs</span><br />Preparation Time: 35 Minutes<br />No marinating needed.<br />If you play the video game where Fried Cola is on the menu, and you've never tasted Fried Cola, let it be known that most people haven't tasted Fried Cola. Its sold at carnivals in Pennsylvania, and some other seasonal carnivals around the US. Can't buy it at Wal-mart, so if you want to know how it taste in real life, you'll have to cook it yourself, or get someone in your house to cook it for you. <br /><br /><br />Picture of Pancakes courtesy of Brandon Martin-Anderson, Fried Cola is Cola Pancakes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9kqBQSkYyOigpFCqsanzKnEWgYuVktYippW8zZmbgkswgmxM_iUy8qT2B6x-A6sNLvWjZ0EzCk0fLR73LVfMIdexy83f7vdbsjdGFCOFLVH1KX_LjxC1T0WV6txfMqks-q3Xu19rqZ4/s1600/Banana_on_pancake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9kqBQSkYyOigpFCqsanzKnEWgYuVktYippW8zZmbgkswgmxM_iUy8qT2B6x-A6sNLvWjZ0EzCk0fLR73LVfMIdexy83f7vdbsjdGFCOFLVH1KX_LjxC1T0WV6txfMqks-q3Xu19rqZ4/s320/Banana_on_pancake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627899613683296850" /></a><br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />1 glass of drinkable yogurt, kefir, or plain yogurt mixed 50/50 with water<br />Batter:<br />1 cup of Pancake Mix<br />1/4 cup of Cola Syrup (Can be ordered from the Walmart pharmacy. Comes in about 1 day. Don't have to be above 18 years of age to order. Just call or stop by the pharmacy and ask them to order it for you. Cost about 2.50 or so for a 4 ounce bottle).<br />1/2 cup of Cola, Zevia, regular, sugar-free, or sugar-free/caffeine-free <br />For Frying:<br />1/2 cup of Canola Oil <br />Syrup:<br />¼ cup of Pancake Syrup<br />¼ cup of Cola Syrup<br />¼ cup of Dried Cherries or Dried Fruit of Any Kind (optional)<br />Eggs:<br />2 Raw Eggs or Equal Amount of Egg Substitute<br />1/4 cup of Canola Oil<br /><br />Equipment:<br />Skillet (preferably not non-stick. If non-stick you will have to get someone to show you how to cook with non-stick cookware) and stove top<br />1 Medium mixing bowl for the pancake mix<br />1 Spatula<br />1 Ladle<br />1 Spoon for stirring scrambled eggs while cooking<br />1 Jar for the scrambled eggs<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Pour the ½ cup of canola oil into the skillet. Turn the heat to medium. Wait until 15 minutes until the skillet is really hot, but not quite smoking. If its smoking its too hot, turn it down and let it cook a bit. While you are waiting for the oil to heat up, mix the ½ cup of Coke or cola, plus the ¼ cup of cola syrup into pancake mix. Mix until smooth. <br /><br />Pour a little pancake-sized disk of batter in the middle of the hot skillet. Wait until little bubbles start to harden in the pancake, and the edges start to look golden brown. Carefully hold the handle of the skillet, while you flip the pancake. It will be a little gooey and sticky, but with a little practice you can flip the whole pancake at one time. Wait for about one minute after flipping. Take the pancake off and put it on a plate, keep doing this until all the batter is gone. Stack the pancakes on top of one another, like a tower of pancakes. Add another ½ cup of canola oil, if the oil runs out. <br /><br />While the pancakes are cooking. Mix the syrup. ¼ cup of pancake syrup, and ¼ cup of cola syrup. Add the optional fruit. <br /><br />While the pancakes are cooking mix the yogurt drink.<br /><br />When the last pancake is cooking, break the raw eggs, and put them into a jar. Try not to get any shells into the jar. Put the lid on the jar. Shake the jar. Pour ¼ cup of canola oil into the skillet. Pour the eggs into the skillet. Stir the eggs a little with the spoon. When they are done, take them out and put them on the plate to. <br /><br />Pour the syrup mix onto the pancakes. <br /><br />Get the kefir, or drinkable yogurt, or make the drinkable yogurt (if there wasn't any at your store), while waiting for the pancakes to cook.<br /><br />To make drinkable yogurt, mix 50/50 water and yogurt of any kind. Pour the water in the glass first. Then pour in the yogurt and mix very well with a fork. <br /><br />Eat. <br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal is the drinkable yogurt.<br /><br />Note: Zevia is the best kind of soda pop for the brain because it is made with erythritol and stevia.<br /><br />Note: Cola syrup doesn't come in a sugar-free or caffeine-free version. <br /><br />Note: Cola syrup is sold at the pharmacy because it is a non-FDA sanctioned medicine for upset stomach. <br /><br />Note: Whole grain pancake mix is healthier than pancake mix made from white flour. <br /><br />Note: White sugar simply doesn't allow the brain to perform at optimal levels. For one reason, it leeches essential B Vitamins from the body in order to be digested. The body need B Vitamins in order to digest sugar, so when sugar enters the body without the B Vitamins attatched (and they would be attatched if they were in their natural sugar cane state), the body must rob its B Vitamin reserves in order to digest that sugar. If the reserves are high, it doesn't affect the brain as much, but if they are low, it affects the entire nervous system becuase B Vitamins are utilized heavily by all aspects of the nervous system including the brain. Stevia doesn't do this to the brain, neither does natural sugar cane. <br /><br />Picture of Fried Coke Made by Experienced Chef. Photo courtesy of Stephen Witherden.<br />Fried Coke can also be served like a funnel cake. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAVaccW_BPe9BIgnLmfzDDiO70sgNXoAI0SrrOd2_4hXgR0b2Wx2dCJiMH_v0l4lC_dSgvHgWxzrZLrgCydzje-yt__3L6xnjAuWVO1SuTbeFKA-KQ3UIofAN4eVSg_qIfX8euhejlG4/s1600/Fried_Coke.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAVaccW_BPe9BIgnLmfzDDiO70sgNXoAI0SrrOd2_4hXgR0b2Wx2dCJiMH_v0l4lC_dSgvHgWxzrZLrgCydzje-yt__3L6xnjAuWVO1SuTbeFKA-KQ3UIofAN4eVSg_qIfX8euhejlG4/s320/Fried_Coke.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627900127758073314" /></a><br /><br />Picture of Funnel Cake courtesy of Lorax.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWmBcaCMlOUItOgaIqaQ8hQtnH13oN_3ai_XZPUxqipXE5a3eSBTEfCH4qbUcwI4X4lxHu_c8nVhpvbsjr1gbDZdhAyByGWq1yyritWhOoTY_wm-mF5AvhTctdi8R8kCfW3MMfpZ_ieA/s1600/Funnel_cake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWmBcaCMlOUItOgaIqaQ8hQtnH13oN_3ai_XZPUxqipXE5a3eSBTEfCH4qbUcwI4X4lxHu_c8nVhpvbsjr1gbDZdhAyByGWq1yyritWhOoTY_wm-mF5AvhTctdi8R8kCfW3MMfpZ_ieA/s320/Funnel_cake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627900406910603010" /></a><br /> <br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Lunch</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Water<br />Hard Tack<br />Dried Veggie Trail Mix</span><br />Preparation Time: For most people, 2 Hours or Longer<br />No marinating needed.<br />Hard tack aka Sea Biscuit is just hard crackers, made to last a long time, in difficult conditions, like little or no refrigeration etc... It's sailor's rations. Again, can't buy it at Wal-mart. If you live in Alaska or Hawaii, they are easy to buy. And other people around the US can buy them at stores that carry The Diamond Bakery's “Saloon Pilot Crackers" which is probably not carried at your Walmart. So if Walmart is the only store in your town, and you want to know how it tastes, you'll have to bake it yourself, or get someone you know to bake it for you. <br /><br />The purpose of hard tack is not that it will taste good, not that it will be easy to chew, not even that it will be healthy, prevent scurvy, or help you be a better gamer; but that it will not spoil for a long time, and you can eat it instead of starving. <br /><br />Picture of Hard Tack courtesy of Samuel Mellert.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1D21P-_aLIEUr7Rkx3CCMZIJXrQBn6VpyLI5BQgZfbcXNOuVK3w_2UuXAj1vu9MSrAnWTWBV2jAaN2w1BGRn_HRbI96xeAOH0x3kq3GZihlLr_WhXipNpq4ukLdEDwBaAJUmYquc2Zg/s1600/Hardtack.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1D21P-_aLIEUr7Rkx3CCMZIJXrQBn6VpyLI5BQgZfbcXNOuVK3w_2UuXAj1vu9MSrAnWTWBV2jAaN2w1BGRn_HRbI96xeAOH0x3kq3GZihlLr_WhXipNpq4ukLdEDwBaAJUmYquc2Zg/s320/Hardtack.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627900796617862002" /></a><br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />Hard Tack--<br />2 cups of White Flour <br />¾ cup of Water<br />1 tablespoon of Shortening<br /><br />Dried Veggie Trail Mix--<br />1 can of Nuts of any Kind<br />1 cup of Shelled Sunflower Seeds<br />1 cup of Dried Any Kind of Squash Seeds like Pumpkin Seeds<br />1 cup of Sesame Seeds<br />1 cup of Dried Peas<br />1 cup of Dried Olives (you can use wet olives if you don't really need to store the veggie trail mix, since dried olives are not sold at Wal-mart)<br />½ cup of Chia Seeds or Freshly Ground Flax Seeds (optional since only available at some health food stores)<br />1 package of Wakami (a sea weed available at Walmart in the Asian Food section as sushi wraps) <br /><br />Equipment:<br />Mixing bowl and spoon for hard tack<br />Mixing bowl and zip lock bags for veggie trail mix<br />Cookie sheet and oven<br /><br />Instructions: <br />If you can buy the hard tack, just buy it. <br />If you can't buy it, pre-heat the oven to 400 Degrees. Mix the ingredients. They should mix to a cookie dough consistency. Make the dough into a big ball. Put the ball into the middle of the cookie sheet. Press the dough onto the cookie sheet, and keep thinning it out until its about ¼ inch thick all over the cookie sheet. You can roll it with a rolling pin if you like. <br /><br />Bake for 1 ½ hours. Take out of the oven. Cut into 3 inch by 3 inch squares. Poke 4 sets of 4 holes with a fork. Flip to the other side. Put back into the oven. Bake for another ½ and hour. <br /><br />While the hard tack is baking, fix the veggie trail mix. Mix the nuts, dried seeds, dried peas, dried olives, and sea weed in a bowl. Put it in zip log bags. <br /><br />Take out of oven. Cool. Wrap and store in a cool dry place. <br /><br />You can drink water with this emergency meal (or just a hiking meal for the trail mix).<br /><br />Eat during a gaming or real emergency. <br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are olives, sesame seeds, freshly ground flax seeds, and chia seeds.<br /><br />Note: For really serious hard tack you'll have to bake it again at 250 Degrees to completely dry out any moisture that might cause it to spoil, especially if you live in a humid area. <br /><br />Note: A fantastic brain super food is Tecuitlat, (Aztec for rock excrement), known in English as spirulina. It can be used to improve your brain speed and stamina after a long day of gaming (or studying). It is a micro-sea weed aka micro-algae that grows naturally in Lake Texoco of Mexico. It was used like hard tack by the Aztec warriors, but it is far superior nutritionally to hard tack, as it can maintain muscles, heal wounds, and prevent scurvy. But apparently, like hard tack, it tastes awful. Nutritionally it is more like non-perishable meat fortified with Vitamin C; even though its just a humble water plant. The Aztec carried it around in cakes. Today, in the US, spirulina cakes are not available at Walmart, and even health food stores only carry it in pills or powder. It can't even be bought at a hunting/survival supply store in cakes. In the US, it is most often used to make smoothies. It can be bought in cakes in Ndjemena , Chad, Africa. It grows naturally in at Lake Chad, near there. <br /><br />Picture of Aztec Drawings of Making Tecuitlat or Spirulina Cakes<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lT61BdeJKP37HqnEwn_Fg_a77hcG3Ah58b4Cckx65XfwnF74DKMCB9x2-e8O0z-OsNpCcVkyy9orEmQwq-JQXotNX6Tn7MniIOiBqpHSVkAwBin4k24DAGdZYQDOkeuUPL_wT42DdDw/s1600/Aztec_spirulina.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 107px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lT61BdeJKP37HqnEwn_Fg_a77hcG3Ah58b4Cckx65XfwnF74DKMCB9x2-e8O0z-OsNpCcVkyy9orEmQwq-JQXotNX6Tn7MniIOiBqpHSVkAwBin4k24DAGdZYQDOkeuUPL_wT42DdDw/s320/Aztec_spirulina.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627901708333490082" /></a><br /><br /><br />Picture of Modern-day Spirulina Pills from Health Food Store.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoSokTF05NsKOLOGPJBSm5ULQmVee6G54GZ8HFoTmrNukRskZ9S4fr6p52jIlmlk67b9qvj_GujrAk5mPLrEsHASTdqtFnG8E_cUkgAYH6pku0meefrUru-5KonvC76XEDmlzG8XBgrw/s1600/Spirulina_tablets.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoSokTF05NsKOLOGPJBSm5ULQmVee6G54GZ8HFoTmrNukRskZ9S4fr6p52jIlmlk67b9qvj_GujrAk5mPLrEsHASTdqtFnG8E_cUkgAYH6pku0meefrUru-5KonvC76XEDmlzG8XBgrw/s320/Spirulina_tablets.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627902115474251298" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Dinner</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Local Wild Tea<br />Grilled Goat Bobs</span><br />Preparation Time: 15 - 30 Minutes<br />Marinating not required, but healthier.<br /><br /><br />Picture of Tomato and Marinated Chicken Kabobs on Hot Coals courtesy of Aali451.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyfqhHjFEOLvi4wCyAY93DsbZ3TBFnNOzo5KDwAFXiZvg7KcB6psq9Z9p1mKt8Ubj_3c2Ap5weRGQodlTjAZ-BZwdhcWyKEVaS8gb-x_60vmeAW4zWrinDIiR99SvlfqGrtaRvTYoNSY/s1600/Juje_kabab.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyfqhHjFEOLvi4wCyAY93DsbZ3TBFnNOzo5KDwAFXiZvg7KcB6psq9Z9p1mKt8Ubj_3c2Ap5weRGQodlTjAZ-BZwdhcWyKEVaS8gb-x_60vmeAW4zWrinDIiR99SvlfqGrtaRvTYoNSY/s320/Juje_kabab.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627902722709808226" /></a><br /><br />Wild sage leaves, or wild mint leaves, or wild leaves from a local plant that makes tea<br />Chunks of any Kind of Lean Meat (if its not goat meat, we'll just pretend it's goat meat)<br />Chunks of Onions for cooking <br />Chunks of Green Bell Peppers for cooking <br />Red bell peppers for eating raw<br />Red and Green Hot Peppers for eating raw (eating them raw is optional)<br />Shiitake Mushrooms (available at Walmart in cans, fresh at other grocers)<br />Kelp aka Kombu, a sea weed, or sea veggie (optional since it probably can't be bought at Walmart, but only health food stores)<br /><br />Equipment:<br />Enough Wooden Shish Kabob Skewered or Chop Sticks to stick the meat and veggies on<br />Microwave or Cooking Fire<br />Wax paper for covering microwaving kabobs, if microwaving<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Pick leaves for tea. If you don't know what leaves to pick, please don't. Many poison wild foods can very easily be mistaken for safe wild foods by the unknowing eye. Just make tea out of some of the shiitake mushrooms. <br /><br />Chop up the onions and green bell peppers into chunks. Pull the stem off of the mushrooms and set aside for making into tea. Shiitake mushroom stems are kind tough for eating, but they are good for making tea. Throw them away if you are not using them for making tea. Stick one chunk of meat on the skewer or chop stick, follow it by a chunk of onion, and then a chunk of green pepper, then a chunk of mushroom. <br /><br />Keep doing this until all the skewers or chop sticks are full. <br />Microwave or cook over fire the filled skewered until done (cover with wax paper and cook about 10 - 15 minutes in microwave or 30 minutes over the fire, depending on how big the chucks are. Bigger chunks take longer to cook. <br /><br />While the meat and veggies are cooking start fixing the tea.<br />Wash off the picked leaves, including washing off all of the bugs.<br />Put leaves in a coffee cup full of water and microwave for 2-3 minutes.<br />If making shiitake tea, put the mushroom stems into a cup full of water and microwave for 2-3 minutes.<br /><br />Then the meat and veggies are almost finished cooking put, raw peppers and kelp on the plate.<br />Take the skewers or chopsticks out of the heat and put them on the plate.<br />Get the tea.<br /><br />Eat. <br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal is shiitake mushrooms and kelp and lean meat. <br /><br />Note: In real life shiitake mushrooms are a home remedy for food poisoning. <br /><br />Picture of Shiitake Mushrooms Growing in the Wild.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPG90Z1hhf9wgGiD2wS-RUp-gpOP3hTJ2YTji558mLWPFppu6S-5Go5JhhiYZeChyxumVsVtFSMgLUbVu4-sh0X5EQu0IHrljxu57Fh_Wug3l3e-Lqc9KfarWggVDedC3JbNCwmcqQTs/s1600/Shitake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPG90Z1hhf9wgGiD2wS-RUp-gpOP3hTJ2YTji558mLWPFppu6S-5Go5JhhiYZeChyxumVsVtFSMgLUbVu4-sh0X5EQu0IHrljxu57Fh_Wug3l3e-Lqc9KfarWggVDedC3JbNCwmcqQTs/s320/Shitake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627903153423638450" /></a><br /><br />Picture of Bell Peppers courtesy of Luke Viatour at www.lucnix.be <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlggnLQxXeW-k-JmscHuT53HFuinqg3wfh7D2Aq7APnTaUDV1pX6MZRhTb3o6OGlwE_fJ3Orn1XCsh95IKYkjjgC_G8PV0GO82nPbt8XbW-vrzmkyp-ikH6FeXYVhUTaYMVbB4KbOIDf8/s1600/Red+Bell+Pepper.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 151px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlggnLQxXeW-k-JmscHuT53HFuinqg3wfh7D2Aq7APnTaUDV1pX6MZRhTb3o6OGlwE_fJ3Orn1XCsh95IKYkjjgC_G8PV0GO82nPbt8XbW-vrzmkyp-ikH6FeXYVhUTaYMVbB4KbOIDf8/s320/Red+Bell+Pepper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708134163962953154" /></a><br />Note: In real life, raw red bell peppers and raw red and green hot peppers are the highest foods in the world in Vitamin C. Eating foods high in Vitamin C helps to ward off the effects of rough living, and helps to improve the radiation poisoning fighting effectiveness of shiitake mushrooms. Cooking the red peppers reduces the hotness, but it also reduces the nonavailability of the Vitamin C. <br /><br />Picture of Red Peppers in Texas Sorted According to Hotness as Measured courtesy of the Scoville Heat Units Hotness Measuring Scale or SHU's.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxeueJ_GU054js1H623bTfRLZJ4oupy-RFLOjGfapWwGO71ZN8_bYG20xkGW7SzbuRe2fb5eD9jM-fdprTz8HMkSTN_X24YUK_z5RUm5WmZmWujinAksVlzBfd3fpVB3FdXxZsLMhI0Y/s1600/Hot+Peppers+in+Texas.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxeueJ_GU054js1H623bTfRLZJ4oupy-RFLOjGfapWwGO71ZN8_bYG20xkGW7SzbuRe2fb5eD9jM-fdprTz8HMkSTN_X24YUK_z5RUm5WmZmWujinAksVlzBfd3fpVB3FdXxZsLMhI0Y/s400/Hot+Peppers+in+Texas.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627904251946306562" /></a><br /><br /><br />Note: In real life, kelp helps prevent thyroid cancer as the result of radiation poisoning.<br /><br /> ************************************************************************<br /><br />For more information about this icon see <span style="font-style:italic;">How this Cookbook Blog Works</span> or see the June 14, 2011 Entry, <span style="font-style:italic;">Hello</span>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMn9vS-ldukWWpiHqsBqfLXjggsB8N3O8iAYfjLjz-9Of-0Fj2xUqRlxKLSbtLnBOgjmiBRCm62Ioxb8sXxkkEpqNTYExjdzKxbNlZ0dtFgoRhE8f74phusmo20fkGkYYPsPhUbrUDSg/s1600/perfect-score-md.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMn9vS-ldukWWpiHqsBqfLXjggsB8N3O8iAYfjLjz-9Of-0Fj2xUqRlxKLSbtLnBOgjmiBRCm62Ioxb8sXxkkEpqNTYExjdzKxbNlZ0dtFgoRhE8f74phusmo20fkGkYYPsPhUbrUDSg/s320/perfect-score-md.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708141606487138514" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.onlinestrooptest.com/">http://www.onlinestrooptest.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s1600/face_icon_laughing.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s320/face_icon_laughing.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708592578202852274" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLGj6iSZvak">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLGj6iSZvak<br /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s1600/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s320/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708591925063790098" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." Then President John F. Kennedy, 1961 Inaugural Address. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwUtiUAzHXPhrbYFFGsCxRPgqzPU6RujhZMBLVDVdIwjNrCfwDbXdQ0R61x8v4LtWJrBGY-K6A-qMVt0pO7gdTYphNnze2oL6bBzdkK51ORGweWylPwsG-LgKL1S-M1ovgww49sPUIbM/s1600/endeaver.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwUtiUAzHXPhrbYFFGsCxRPgqzPU6RujhZMBLVDVdIwjNrCfwDbXdQ0R61x8v4LtWJrBGY-K6A-qMVt0pO7gdTYphNnze2oL6bBzdkK51ORGweWylPwsG-LgKL1S-M1ovgww49sPUIbM/s320/endeaver.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708144365733421106" /></a><br />Hunter's Galley, One of Many US Ships Lost in Bermuda Triangle and Never Found (Some Found).<br /><a href="http://www.livescience.com/15177-gallery-bermuda-triangle.html"><br />http://www.livescience.com/15177-gallery-bermuda-triangle.html<br /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.funtrivia.com/en/General/Bermuda-Triangle-18571.html">http://www.funtrivia.com/en/General/Bermuda-Triangle-18571.html</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrG69BodGcUX441RGUKEUDUXdH0IAaP8wUyvnVivd__xGt_26w8MqFLVbfKjvhDvl_1ZODUceyeIEEsaafdQU10A_tTyDi_8abeSTDc0dG-JK3UqdY3fBz9CQgP0sdrm5nxR7JdLcjvo/s1600/a-green-cartoon-pipe-md.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrG69BodGcUX441RGUKEUDUXdH0IAaP8wUyvnVivd__xGt_26w8MqFLVbfKjvhDvl_1ZODUceyeIEEsaafdQU10A_tTyDi_8abeSTDc0dG-JK3UqdY3fBz9CQgP0sdrm5nxR7JdLcjvo/s320/a-green-cartoon-pipe-md.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708212941924133538" /></a><br />Stolen Treasure, Never Recovered<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_heist">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_heist</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s1600/mortar_with_pestle_1.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s320/mortar_with_pestle_1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708594428443071586" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Secrets-of-Green-Tea-Capsules-Revealed---Concentrated,-Convenient--And-More-Potent&id=2674438">http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Secrets-of-Green-Tea-Capsules-Revealed---Concentrated,-Convenient--And-More-Potent&id=2674438</a>Gladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-3702936742618874042011-07-10T00:15:00.000-07:002012-02-13T05:13:47.096-08:00The Scandinavian Peninsula ; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner<span style="font-style:italic;">Breakfast</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Orange Juice<br />Meusli and Yogurt</span><br />Preparation Time: 5 – 10 Minutes<br />No Marinating needed.<br />The traditional Scandinavian breakfast is cookies and coffee, or coffee and bread with butter and jam, but Meusli is the most famous Scandinavian breakfast.<br /><br />Photo of Meusli courtesy of Virtual Steve<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbvVf7F6cywMK-X7y8743eJb7zZqQYd_2LLkqO4SL_n3XY8quFMZNdjTrvGzDLWa9RLWClJ7iJ1lqu7ikramZPTTzralPlwFPUCFNFUCTaWVuILOUdXWTgJWKCdGix44AsV28K1I1aR0/s1600/Muesli.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbvVf7F6cywMK-X7y8743eJb7zZqQYd_2LLkqO4SL_n3XY8quFMZNdjTrvGzDLWa9RLWClJ7iJ1lqu7ikramZPTTzralPlwFPUCFNFUCTaWVuILOUdXWTgJWKCdGix44AsV28K1I1aR0/s320/Muesli.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708606774610538034" /></a><br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />1 cup of orange juice<br />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). <br />1 cup of yogurt of any kind.<br /><br />Equipment:<br />None needed<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Mix the yogurt into the cereal.<br /><br />Pour orange juice.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain foods and possible foods in this meal are yogurt, raisins, almonds, and walnuts.<br /><br />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. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Lunch</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ginger Ale (Ale)<br />Imitation Gravlax</span><br />Preparation Time: 5 – 20 Minutes<br />You can try dry marinating this if you like, or you can just skip the dry marinate.<br />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.<br /><br />Photo of Gravlax Served with Capers. Lemon Wedges, and Pepper courtesy of Charles Haynes<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Gravlax_on_crackers_with_pepper_and_lemon.jpg/250px-Gravlax_on_crackers_with_pepper_and_lemon.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 264px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Gravlax_on_crackers_with_pepper_and_lemon.jpg/250px-Gravlax_on_crackers_with_pepper_and_lemon.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br /><br />To skip the dry marinate:<br />1 Can of Salmon<br />¼ teaspoon of Powdered Dill<br />1/8 a teaspoon of Regular Salt<br />1/8 a teaspoon of Truvia or Stevia<br />Pepper to taste.<br />2 dozen Crackers<br />1 package of Pre-cut Celery Sticks<br />1 can of Ginger Ale<br /><br />To try dry marinating:<br />1 very fresh raw Salmon fillet, from a reputable store, and not past its expiration date. <br />1 package of Fresh Dill<br />1 tablespoon of Course Salt<br />1 tablespoon of Sugar or 1 teaspoon of Truvia or Stevia, or a<br />Pepper to taste.<br />2 dozen Crackers<br />1 package of Pre-cut Celery Sticks<br />1 can of Ginger Ale, regular or sugar-free<br /> <br />Equipment: <br />1 medium sized mixing bowl, if you don't plan to dry marinate. <br />1 glass or microwave-safe plate, if you plan to dry marinate.<br /><br />Instructions: <br /><br />To skip dry marinating:<br />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. <br /><br />Put salmon mixture on the crackers. Pepper to taste.<br />Grab celery sticks.<br />Open can of ginger ale.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />To dry marinating:<br />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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />Warning for new cooks:<br />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.) <br /><br />Put the salmon on the crackers. Add pepper to taste.<br /><br />Grab celery sticks.<br /><br />Open can of ginger ale.<br /><br />Eat. <br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal is salmon. <br /><br />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. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Dinner</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Apple Cider<br />Norwegian Pea Soup</span><br />Preparation Time: 5 minutes<br />No marinating needed. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2e06D03CmPPcOi0Z6dmaC1IdB3-FvcLbFYtpIzPs1-KlytNhwn7CDr4Jq2YR-9_UoPgD_uXbJ4wY1NGOGmyuh1h2cVZO5imLL-ymMK4N-cKHhCu4PllBlaLfnpX4F4KnoODnZMtEqrA/s1600/Dutch+Pea+Soup.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2e06D03CmPPcOi0Z6dmaC1IdB3-FvcLbFYtpIzPs1-KlytNhwn7CDr4Jq2YR-9_UoPgD_uXbJ4wY1NGOGmyuh1h2cVZO5imLL-ymMK4N-cKHhCu4PllBlaLfnpX4F4KnoODnZMtEqrA/s320/Dutch+Pea+Soup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627620598538601938" /></a><br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />Apple Cider<br />1 carton of Split Pea Soup<br />1 piece of Bacon<br /><br />Equipment: <br />Microwave<br />Wax paper to cover microwaving food<br />Microwave-safe bowl<br /><br />Instructions:<br />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. <br /><br />Pour a glass of apple cider.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s1600/face_icon_laughing.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s320/face_icon_laughing.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708592578202852274" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuD3CjuvnxM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuD3CjuvnxM</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s1600/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s320/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708591925063790098" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Always rise to an early meal, but eat your fill before a feast. If you're hungryhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif<br />you have no time to talk at the table. -- 6th Century Viking Poetry from The Havamal</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwUtiUAzHXPhrbYFFGsCxRPgqzPU6RujhZMBLVDVdIwjNrCfwDbXdQ0R61x8v4LtWJrBGY-K6A-qMVt0pO7gdTYphNnze2oL6bBzdkK51ORGweWylPwsG-LgKL1S-M1ovgww49sPUIbM/s1600/endeaver.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwUtiUAzHXPhrbYFFGsCxRPgqzPU6RujhZMBLVDVdIwjNrCfwDbXdQ0R61x8v4LtWJrBGY-K6A-qMVt0pO7gdTYphNnze2oL6bBzdkK51ORGweWylPwsG-LgKL1S-M1ovgww49sPUIbM/s320/endeaver.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708144365733421106" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Huge Dark Age Viking Treasures Found<br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/cuerdale_01.shtml">http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/cuerdale_01.shtml</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U2tCEt17eQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U2tCEt17eQ</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhiZnlUmtVh5z7hcmBq0V6Ab3IDD-s25zKIHcY0MIt568fQieUInnqvOlZtv9cjK-4HI8uCqu-AT46DzSDLdkJMv8uuEODCAXb1KeAwnhkb1oe_Kd1EQypxgX6NbgdE498a3eaoLIOcSE/s1600/a-green-cartoon-pipe-md.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhiZnlUmtVh5z7hcmBq0V6Ab3IDD-s25zKIHcY0MIt568fQieUInnqvOlZtv9cjK-4HI8uCqu-AT46DzSDLdkJMv8uuEODCAXb1KeAwnhkb1oe_Kd1EQypxgX6NbgdE498a3eaoLIOcSE/s320/a-green-cartoon-pipe-md.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708216082095853890" /></a><br />Lost Viking Ship Found in a Grave on a Farm<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt6vqlF7khY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt6vqlF7khY</a><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gokstad_ship"><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gokstad_ship</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s1600/mortar_with_pestle_1.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s320/mortar_with_pestle_1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708594428443071586" /></a><br />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.<br /><a href="http://www.suite101.com/content/chamomille-chamomile-camomile-no-matter-the-spelling-its-calming-a300799">http://www.suite101.com/content/chamomille-chamomile-camomile-no-matter-the-spelling-its-calming-a300799</a>Gladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-61427142722766865932011-07-09T20:21:00.001-07:002012-02-13T14:59:33.390-08:00Medieval Europe; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Bedtime Snack<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-1xVNF9_3vGr8bt5q2iITIqpDzwmJ5MuTu2RDS6eafyZE9sYF5MytfLPxjFKhS1-U788MTV7YbnrlluVGHAfl0gK7tp63nUF8kvk8d54P7u-jacAWLrJru8roRLP77Fc97VtjG-gSjo/s1600/Banquet_de_Charles_V_le_Sage.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-1xVNF9_3vGr8bt5q2iITIqpDzwmJ5MuTu2RDS6eafyZE9sYF5MytfLPxjFKhS1-U788MTV7YbnrlluVGHAfl0gK7tp63nUF8kvk8d54P7u-jacAWLrJru8roRLP77Fc97VtjG-gSjo/s320/Banquet_de_Charles_V_le_Sage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708127279920285618" /></a><br />A painting by Jean Fouquent of a Medieval Banquet in a French Castle<br />The robed people seated at the guest table were, the host King Charles the V (in the blue robe), and his guests King Charles the IV of the Holy Roman Empire (in the yellow robe), and his son, King of the Romans <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">King's or Prince's Breakfast</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Prince Bisket (Bread) <br />Buttered Beere (Buttered Ginger Ale)</span><br />Preparation Time: 5 minutes – 20 minutes<br />Needs no marinating<br />Prince Bisket and Buttered Beere are recipes from 1600 CE or AD England. Breakfast in the Medieval times was small because it was believed that it was the sin of gluttony to start eating too much, too soon after the fast during the night. Men who worked hard labor jobs, women, children, the elderly, and the infirmed were allowed to eat an early large breakfast without it being considered a sin. The largest meal of the day was lunch.<br /><br />Photo of Regular Ale, not Buttered Beere from http://fullhomelydivinity.org<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vWo2uUcUon1DwNmTOHlEUeEAUoFnAy8uBIvfS5qmuxhA2Vswy7f6okq-iEYqJUaD7G9oGzm1JuIbNt4osIL6YRNj6eNC5kZt7bYsD_C0fQ2Ig2rBamS7EU7sbIoo5YE9BGmcry62DWo/s1600/tankard+of+ale.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vWo2uUcUon1DwNmTOHlEUeEAUoFnAy8uBIvfS5qmuxhA2Vswy7f6okq-iEYqJUaD7G9oGzm1JuIbNt4osIL6YRNj6eNC5kZt7bYsD_C0fQ2Ig2rBamS7EU7sbIoo5YE9BGmcry62DWo/s320/tankard+of+ale.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627559499140776722" /></a><br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br /><br />Angle Food cake<br />Can of Ginger Ale or Cream Soda (Zevia is the best kind of sugar free soda pop to start the day with, it is only available at health food stores).<br />1 Egg (or the equivalent in egg substitute)<br />1 Tablespoon of Pumpkin Pie Spice<br />1 or 2 Tablespoons of Butter (not margarine)<br /><br />Equipment:<br />Microwave<br />12 ounce coffee cup<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Cut the cake. Open the ginger ale. Put the ginger ale or cream soda in a large coffee cup. Whip it and mix it very well with a fork, the egg and the pumpkin pie spice. Drop in the butter. Microwave it for about 2 minute, until it is as hot as tea. <br /><br />Eat. <br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal is the egg.<br /><br />Note: Prince Bisket was actually made of baked flour, sugar or raw honey (if you weren't at a castle rich enough to afford sugar), eggs, anise seeds, and rose water. It was served like a cookie that was sort of the texture of angle food cake. Angle food cake is the only cake recommended to be eaten by diabetics, although some diabetics find that eating it doesn't help them manage their blood sugar levels.<br /><br />Note: Buttered Beer was actually beer mixed with egg, sugar or raw honey, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and butter so it tasted like a cross between beer and pumpkin pie, sorta like a spicy ginger ale. <br /><br />Note: Zevia pops are much healthier because they are made with erythritol and stevia.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Lunch</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Spiced Grape Juice (Hypocras, Mulled Wine, or Spiced Wine)<br />Bread (White Bread)<br />Stuffed Pork (Imitation Stuffed Piglet)<br />Almond Cakes (aka Honey Cakes)</span><br />Preparation Time: 20 minutes.<br />No marinating required.<br />In the castles medieval people at bleached white bread, the villager at brown bread, even though the brown bread was healthier. Spiced wine was served from 1300 – 1500 CE or AD in England, France, and Spain. This Stuffed Piglet recipe is like that from 1300-1400 CE or AD England. The Almond Milk Cake recipe is from 1400 CE or AD England.<br /><br />Photo of Spiced Wine courtesy of Clement Petit<br />In Ancient Rome and Greece Spiced Wine was used as a medicine, but in Medieval Europe it was used as a royal beverage.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmuzOtiHfDO8oBf5E7u9aeCE-7f8bVO7_XWvU-LATesRVIj4d2NMoA9Jf4skExeMfLZJEBsBY9gU5EuTAxa0bJgXFDXL0KpZcii-StTw55rLRvPhaANnkQn4UJ6TXWBSTeMaWep9MBq0/s1600/Spiced+Wine.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmuzOtiHfDO8oBf5E7u9aeCE-7f8bVO7_XWvU-LATesRVIj4d2NMoA9Jf4skExeMfLZJEBsBY9gU5EuTAxa0bJgXFDXL0KpZcii-StTw55rLRvPhaANnkQn4UJ6TXWBSTeMaWep9MBq0/s320/Spiced+Wine.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627567006114564786" /></a><br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />Spiced Wine:<br />1 glass of Grape Juice (really watered down wine, but grape juice is healthier for the brain)<br />½ teaspoon of Sugar (or Truvia or Stevia) or 1 teaspoon of Honey or Raw Honey (optional since grape juice is already sweeter than wine)<br />1 Tablespoon of Allspice<br /><br /><br />Bread:<br />White Bread (Wheat bread is healthier)<br /><br />Piglet:<br />4 Hot Dogs or Kosher Beef Dogs (They are healthier)<br />Piglet Stuffing:<br />2 eggs<br />1/4 tsp. Ginger <br />1/4 tsp. Salt <br />1/8 tsp. Pepper <br />A pinch Saffron (optional) <br />4 slices White Bread all crumbled up <br />¼ cup Raisins <br /><br />Almond Milk Cakes:<br />2 tablespoons of Honey or Raw Honey<br />1 cup of Crushed Almonds<br />2 Sweet Rolls<br /><br />Equipment:<br />Small mixing bowl<br />Small cake pan<br />Oven<br />Cup<br />Microwave<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Mix the optional sweetener and allspice into the grape juice. Set it aside, or chill it if you like, although in Medieval times chilling was probably not done. <br />Preheat the oven to 350 Degrees. Put the hot dogs in a small cake pan. Cut the raw hot dogs across the top, about halfway through, for the stuffing. In the mixing bowl, mix well the eggs, raisins, ginger, salt, pepper, and optional saffron. Mix in the crumbled up bread slices. Stuff the hot dogs. Its OK if there is too much stuffing. Bake for about 15 minutes. <br />Mix the crushed almonds and honey. Spread them over the top of the sweet rolls. Microwave for about 1 minute.<br /><br />Get your spiced wine. Put your slices of bread and stuffed hot dogs on a plate with the almond cakes.<br /><br />Eat. <br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal is the raisins, almonds, and the raw honey; and the meat if it is low-fat enough. <br /><br />Note: If you are more ambitious, you can make stuffed pork loin instead of stuffed hot dogs. I wouldn't try a whole piglet unless I was an experience chef. Food poisoning can happen really easily when trying to cook large amounts of stuffed meat. For pork loin, get a 4 pound piece. Its a log-like roll of pork, sometimes wrapped in a thick net. Cut it along the middle, like you did the hot dog. Cut through the thick netting if it has netting. But don't remove the netting. If it is simply pieces of meat held together by the netting unwrap it if it is pieces of meat. Then stuff it the stuffing in the cut or in the middle of the pieces of meat. Then take a cooking needle and thread and sew the netting back together. Then bake at 350 Degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes. If you go to the trouble of stuffing a pork loin, you may as well know that stuffed piglet was traditionally served with hot yellow pepper sauce (basically white wine and white wine vinegar spiced with pepper, lemon juice, ginger, and safforn with mushy bread in it) or Cameline Sauce (basically spiced wine and wine vinegar with mushy bread in it). <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Dinner</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ale<br />Bread<br />Stewed Chicken<br />Cheese</span><br />Preparation Time: 10 minutes<br />No marinating needed.<br />Medieval dinners by upstanding members of the community were smaller, as it was believed that eating too much, too late, was gluttony. Only the wild immoral members of their society ate large dinners. <br /><br />Ingredients:<br />A slice of Bread<br />A can of Hungry Man Chicken Soup or Stew<br />1/8 teaspoon of Powdered Sage or a Sage Leaf <br />A slice of goat cheese or any other kind of cheese<br />A can of Ginger Ale<br /><br />Equipment needed.<br />Microwave<br />Wax paper for covering microwaving food<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Pour chicken soup or stew into the microwave-safe bowl and cover it with wax paper. Microwave for a few minutes. Put the piece of bread and cheese on top of the bowl. Get your ginger ale (you can make it like Buttered Beere if you like).<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal is the sage and the low-fat chicken and the garlic already in the canned stew.<br /><br />Note: For a more elaborate, but more rarely eaten dinner, known as stewed rooster or stewed capron, you can add little bits of raisins, dates, prunes, lemon juice, and and a very tiny pinch or powdered mace to your Hungry Man Chicken Soup or Stew. <br /> <br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Bedtime Snack</span> <br />Italian Pudding (Bread Pudding)<br />Preparation Time:<br />No marinating needed.<br />This recipe is from 1600 CE or AD England.<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />1 cup of Milk <br />2 eggs <br />½ cup of Raisins<br />½ cup of Dates <br />3/4 teaspoon of Nutmeg <br />1 Tablespoon of Truvia or Stevia or ¼ cup of Sugar <br />1 ½ tablespoons of canola oil or melted butter <br />1 tablespoon of rose water (optional, since you can't buy it at Wal-mart)<br />1/2 loaf of White Bread (Whole grain bread is healthier) <br /><br />Equipment:<br />small mixing bowl<br />small rectangular cake pan<br />oven or toaster oven<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Preheat the oven at 350 Degrees. Put aside a little bit of the oil or butter, about one teaspoon. Mix together well everything but the bread. Crumble up the bread, mix it in til it soaks up the liquid. Grease the cake pan with a little bit of oil or butter. Bake in the oven or toaster oven for 30 minutes. You must be careful not to start a fire when baking in a toaster oven; don't leave unsupervised. <br /><br />Eat hot or let cool. <br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this recipe are the raisins and the eggs.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s1600/face_icon_laughing.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s320/face_icon_laughing.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708592578202852274" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.florilegium.org/files/UNCAT/jokes-msg.html">http://www.florilegium.org/files/UNCAT/jokes-msg.html</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s1600/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s320/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png" border="0" ahttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giflt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708591925063790098" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.searchquotes.com/quotation<a href="http://www.searchquotes.com/quotation/The_art_of_healing_comes_from_nature,_not_from_the_physician._Therefore_the_physician_must_start_fro/140483/">/The_art_of_healing_comes_from_nature,_not_from_the_physician._Therefore_the_physician_must_start_fro/140483/</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem6z-QcGEkClQvNhRVgpNmLVCiDAThqZfL2dAdstQDgW1Ledj9MPvbOEdnGI8zQgZLCeMVyi2EQgBO95cKC1fLwSgY0ureRYFrkT_Lj0AlwEbEWZm9Zq5t5gwGNP2Zz8Q1Fnu_Pz51Aw/s1600/a-green-cartoon-pipe-md.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem6z-QcGEkClQvNhRVgpNmLVCiDAThqZfL2dAdstQDgW1Ledj9MPvbOEdnGI8zQgZLCeMVyi2EQgBO95cKC1fLwSgY0ureRYFrkT_Lj0AlwEbEWZm9Zq5t5gwGNP2Zz8Q1Fnu_Pz51Aw/s320/a-green-cartoon-pipe-md.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708217761731899010" /></a><br />A Lost Medieval Treasure, Never Found<br /><a href="http://medieval-castles.org/index.php/finding_lost_medieval_treasures">http://medieval-castles.org/index.php/finding_lost_medieval_treasures</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDaB-NNyM8o">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDaB-NNyM8o</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s1600/mortar_with_pestle_1.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s320/mortar_with_pestle_1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708594428443071586" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_6584218_make-medieval-perfume.html">http://www.ehow.com/how_6584218_make-medieval-perfume.html</a>Gladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-90528479422671485622011-07-08T13:37:00.001-07:002012-02-15T17:54:23.345-08:00Mali, Africa; Farmer's Breakfast, and Farmer's Lunch and Dinner; and Rich Person's Breakfast, Lunch, and DinnerMali is the home of the city of Timbuktu. In medieval times, Timbuktu once housed the second largest library in Africa; Alexandria, Egypt housing the first largest. From 1230 CE or AD to 1600 CE or AD, Mali was an amazingly rich and powerful empire that controlled all of the gold, copper, salt, and grain trade in Western Africa. It was a trade route that connected to the Arab Iranian trade routes and then to the Byzantine Empire trade route, and then onto the Silk Road trade route to China and back. In fact, by 1300 CE or AD the Mali Empire was richer than any of the kingdoms medieval Western Europe. And way back around the Stone Age, the Mali region was the first place in Africa to progress to inventing iron. At that time, it was the region of the Bantu people. Now, Mali is one of the most stable countries in Africa. There has not been any war since 1960.<br /><br />But, in 2008, Mali was rated as the 173rd poorest country in the world out of 177 countries. Eighty-five percent of the citizens are very poor, most eat the same foods every day. Some can't afford one of their favorite food ingredients, powdered milk, and some sometime can't afford to eat at all. The other 15% of the citizens are mostly rich business entrepreneurs who can afford to eat different kinds of foods every day. <br /><br />Heretofore, I have provided recipes from the middle class or the largest class, but for Mali there is not much of a middle class, and the largest class eats the same things everyday, if they eat. How did Mali become poor? Long story short, a combination of Malian wars, the Bubonic Plague which began around 1346 A.D.or C.E., the collapse of the Silk Road to China trade route in around 1368 C.E. or A.D., the Fall of the Byzantine Empire in and the collapse of their trade routes 1453 A.D. or C.E., Malian political corruption, and terrible droughts have robbed Mali of its great wealth, even though its gold mines are still producing great amounts of gold. <br /><br />The poor farmers in Mali eat mostly a millet-based cooked cereal, for breakfast, and couscous or rice for lunch, and dinner, every day. They pour peanut, tomato, spinach, okra, or baobab leave sauces over the couscous so that it doesn't taste the same every day. Sometimes they add little meat chunks, or a piece of meat. This reminiscent to the strategy of the Ancient Greeks, when their economy could no longer bear a meat-based diet. The rich people believe that it is healthy and wise to eat their traditional foods, but sometimes they eat recipes from other countries too. Their traditional diet is healthier than many because of its high vegetable content. The farmers also have fermented drink, like drinkable plain yogurt, made without milk, that is very healthy for the brain. It is called punon or pulon, but it can't be easily duplicated or even easily approximated in the US, at all. The closest drink we have to it in the states is the Russian kvass, but kvass is a brown liquid, and punon or pulon is a white liquid. There are not any McDonald's Restaurants in Mali.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Modern Farmer's Breakfast – Water and Millet Porridge or Kini (Rice) </span><br />Preparation Time: 10 – 30 Minutes<br />No Marinating needed.<br />Since millet can't be bought at Wal-mart, you can cook kini (rice) instead. Either kini or couscous (a small pasta) is usually served for lunch, but we'll make an exception and have it for breakfast due to the lack of easy access to millet in the US. For lunch kini is usually served with a sauce poured over it, but we will fix it like a Malian breakfast food.<br /><br />Picture of Millet Porridge courtesy of Matsumoto, Azusa<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDg0Z6lfJQZCSY9a6Dnugwq8mK8tTPGmCqpnrSF5V6F384jI_XonVZSpGxMpMwjth6ZqhOxo6aZkubcpsFOUhdWg5Xmb2u1nzBofiAlBoyfHLiS5bwrNIOP_3Vw38rpaoP_HirR5t_FBA/s1600/millet+porriadge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDg0Z6lfJQZCSY9a6Dnugwq8mK8tTPGmCqpnrSF5V6F384jI_XonVZSpGxMpMwjth6ZqhOxo6aZkubcpsFOUhdWg5Xmb2u1nzBofiAlBoyfHLiS5bwrNIOP_3Vw38rpaoP_HirR5t_FBA/s320/millet+porriadge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627086608997028850" /></a><br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br /><br />For Millet Porridge:<br />1/2 cup of Millet (Millet for human consumption is probably not available at Walmart. Available at health food store.)<br />4 1/2 cups of Water <br />1 tablespoon of powdered milk, crushed peanuts, or dried fish powder (fish powder is probably not available at Walmart).<br />1 teaspoon of sugar, or ½ teaspoon of Truvia, or stevia<br /><br />For Kini (Rice)--just rice not rice porridge<br />1 cup of Microwavable Rice or 1/2 cup of Regular Rice <br />1 tablespoon of powdered milk, crushed peanuts, or dried fish powder (fish powder is not available at Wal-mart).<br />1 teaspoon of sugar, or ½ teaspoon of Truvia, or stevia<br /><br />Equipment:<br />Microwave for pre-cooked microwave rice <br />Microwavable bowl for microwave rice<br />or sauce pan and stove top for regular dried rice or regular millet<br /><br />Instructions:<br />For millet, don't completely follow instructions on the package. We are going to cook it with too much water so that it is swimming in its own starchy sauce. For rice, just follow the package instructions.<br /><br />For regular millet:<br />Place water and millet in a two quart sauce pan<br />Cook for 30 minutes, until millet is mushy and swimming in its own starchy sauce, if all the liquid is gone, you cooked it for too long.<br /><br />For microwavable rice:<br />Microwave rice according to instructions.<br /><br /><br />Put millet porridge or kini (rice) in a bowl.<br />Add powdered milk, dried peanuts powder, or dried fish powder<br />Add sugar, Truvia, or stevia<br /><br />You can drink water with this meal.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain and heart food in this recipe is millet.<br /><br />Note: Brown rice is healthier for the brain than white rice, but it takes 1 hour to cook, if its not the microwave kind.<br /><br />Note: For best brain performance water is essential. The brain simply won't function as well when the body is dehydrated. Pictures of Single Proton Emissions Computed Tomography Scans or SPECT scans of the brain show a stark difference in the same brain. It actually show much lower brain function during dehydration. So, I can't say it enough, if you want you brain at peak performance, you must drink enough water, about 6-8 12 ounce glasses a day or whatever you doctor recommends. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Modern Farmer's Lunch and/or Dinner – Water and Couscous or Kini (Rice) with Peanut or Tomato Sauce</span><br />Preparation Time:<br />No Marinating needed.<br />Malian farmers eat kini (rice) or couscous for lunch and dinner. To give variety to lunch and dinner, since it is basically the same food every day, they pour different kinds of sauce over it. This particular couscous recipe is for the kind of couscous sold in American, which is an instant couscous. African couscous is a non-instant couscous that is cooked differently than American couscous.<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />1/2 cup of Couscous, or 1 cup of Microwave Rice, or ½ cup of Regular Rice<br />3/4 cup of Water for Couscous<br />1 cup of water for Regular Rice<br /><br />Equipment:<br />1 Two-quart Saucepan and stove top or microwave-safe bowl for microwave rice<br />1 Microwave-safe bowl for the sauce<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ingredients for Peanut Sauce (for lunch)<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br />1 cup of Beef Broth<br />1/2 cup of Natural Peanut Butter (traditionally without sugar, but you can use regular peanut butter if that is all you have).<br />1/4 cup of Spaghetti Sauce<br />1/4 teaspoon of Ginger<br />Salt and Pepper to taste. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Ingredients for Tomato Sauce (for dinner)<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br />1 cup of Spaghetti Sauce, preferable Garlic Spaghetti Sauce or Spaghetti with Meat Sauce<br />1/4 teaspoon of Ginger<br /><br />Equipment for sauces:<br />Microwave-safe bowls<br />Paper towels or wax paper for covering microwaving food<br /><br />Instructions:<br /><br />For Couscous:<br />Bring water to a boil in the sauce pan. It will take about 10 minutes. Pour in couscous. Put on the lid. Turn off the stove and remove the sauce pan from the heat. Let it stand with the lid on it for about 15 minutes. After 15 minutes fluff it with a fork.<br /><br />For Kini (Rice):<br />Fix microwave rice according to package instructions, or boil regular rice 1 cup of water to ½ cup of rice for about 20 minutes until the water boils out. Don't burn. <br /><br />For sauces:<br />Put broth in the bowl. Cover with paper towel or wax paper. Heat it in the microwave for about 3 minutes.<br />Mix in the peanut butter until it is all melted. <br />Add spaghetti sauce and ginger. <br />Salt and pepper to taste.<br /><br />Place couscous or kini onto a plate. Pour one of the sauces over the top. <br /><br />You can drink water with this meal. <br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain healthy food in this meal is peanut butter without sugar. To make this a more brain healthy food use almond butter instead of peanut butter. <br /><br />Note: Brown rice is healthier for the brain than white rice, but it has to be cooked for 1 hour, if its not the microwave kind. <br /><br />Note: Whole wheat couscous is healthier for the brain than white flour couscous. Whole wheat couscous is available at health food stores.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Modern Rich Person's Breakfast – Lemongrass Tea<br />Egg Sandwich</span><br />Preparation Time: 15 Minutes<br />No Marinating needed.<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />1 French Baguette<br />Two raw eggs<br />1 tablespoon of Canola Oil<br />¼ cup of already Chopped Onions (or chop the onions if you know how).<br />1 tablespoon of Powdered Beef Broth (in the baking section at Wal-mart)<br />1 bag of Lemongrass Tea<br /><br />Equipment:<br />Microwave<br />Paper towel or wax paper to cover microwaving food<br />1 medium sized glass or plastic jar with lid<br />Microwave-safe bowl<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Spread canola oil around the microwave-safe bowl.<br />Crack eggs, and pour the yolks and whites into a jar. Add chopped onions and powdered beef broth.<br />Put on the lid. Shake well<br />Pour into the microwave-safe bowl.<br />Cover with paper towel or wax paper.<br />Microwave for about 3 minutes.<br />Cut French baguette down the middle, making a space for the microwaved eggs <br /><br />Add microwaved eggs.<br /><br />Prepare Lemongrass Tea.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal is eggs.<br /><br />Note: Whole wheat baguettes is healthier for the brain than white baguettes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Modern Rich Person's Lunch – Lemongrass Tea <br />Your Choice of:<br />Thiebu Djen (Stewed Whitefish) <br />or Couscous de Timbuktu</span><br />Preparation Time: 30 minutes.<br />Whitefish Should Be Marinated for 4 Hours.<br />Next to salmon, whitefish is one of the healthier fishes for the brain. This particular couscous recipe is for the kind of couscous sold in American, which is an instant couscous. African couscous is a non-instant couscous that is cooked differently than American couscous.<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Ingredients for Stewed Whitefish:<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br />1 can of Chicken Broth<br />2 Tablespoons of Hot Sauce or Tabasco Sauce<br />1 Whitefish or Trout<br />Spaghetti Sauce<br />¼ teaspoon of salt<br />1 cup of Already Shredded Coleslaw Mix without the dressing (from the fresh vegetable part of the produce section)<br />½ cup of Chopped Eggplant<br />½ cup of Frozen Okra<br />½ cup of Any Kind of Summer Squash<br />1 cup of Water<br />Microwave Rice or Regular Rice<br />1 packet of Lemongrass Tea<br /><br />Equipment:<br />Microwave-safe or glass dish for marinating<br />Wax paper for covering microwaving food.<br />Another microwave-safe dish that can also be used in the oven<br />Microwave<br />Oven<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ingredients for Couscous de Timbuktu:<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br />1 can of Beef Stew<br />1 cup of Pitted Dates<br />½ cup of Couscous<br />A pinch of Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger, and Fennel Seeds. Optional.<br />1 packet of Lemongrass Tea<br /><br />Equipment:<br />1 Two-quart sauce pan with lid and stove top<br />1 Microwave safe soup bowl<br />Plate<br /><br />Instructions for Stewed Whitefish:<br />Mix the chicken broth, hot sauce or Tabasco sauce together in a microwave-safe or glass dish for marinating. Cut a pocket along the top of the fish. Put the fish in the dish, pour the marinate in the pocket, and let the fish stand covered with the marinate in the refrigerator for 4 hours. Longer than 4 hours marinating fish, often makes the marinate flavor too strong. <br /><br />Pour the marinate down the drain.<br /><br />If you are using regular rice. Boil it about 20 minutes before taking the marinating fish out of the refrigerator. You don't have to pre-cook the microwave rice. Pre-heat the oven at 325 Degrees. Cut and chop the squash and eggplant to bite-sized pieces. Put spaghetti sauce, cole slaw mix, chopped eggplant, okra, any kind of chopped summer squash, and water into a microwave-safe/oven-safe bowl. Add fish. Stuff some of the sauce and vegetable mixture in the fish pocket along the top of the fish. Cover with wax paper. Microwave for about 10 minutes. Take the dish out of the microwave, and cover it with microwave rice or the regular rice. Spoon some of the sauce and vegetable mixture over the rice. Cover the dish with foil. Bake in the oven at 375 Degrees for about 20 minutes, until done. Don't burn. <br /><br />Pull out of the oven. Fix the lemongrass tea.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Instructions for Couscous Timbuktu:<br />Pour 3/4 cup of the liquid from the stew into the sauce pan. Bring it to a boil. It will take about 8 minutes. Add the couscous. Put a lid on the sauce pan. Remove it from the heat, and let the couscous sit in the sauce for about 15 minutes with the lid on. While the couscous is sitting, chop the dates into as little pieces as you can manage. Set aside. Put what is left of the beef stew into a microwave-safe bowl. Add the chopped dates. If you have cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and fennel seeds add them. Stir well. Cover with wax paper. Microwave for about two minutes. After 15 minutes of waiting for couscous. Fluff it with a fork. Pour the couscous on the plate. Shape the couscous into a little mountain and then put a big crater in the middle, like a volcano. Pour the beef stew and date mixture into the crater of the couscous. <br /><br />Prepare lemongrass tea.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain food in Thiebu Djen (Stewed Whitefish) is the whitefish.<br /><br />Note: The brain food in Couscous de Timbuktu is low fat beef, because it is high in CoQ10 and L-Carnitine, but fat beef cancels out the brain benefits of beef. <br /><br />Note: Brown rice is healthier for the brain than white rice. <br /><br />Note: Whole wheat couscous is healthier for the brain than white flour couscous. Whole wheat couscous is available at health food stores.<br /><br />Note: If you want to be more authentic than healthy the traditional version of this dish is made with Jasmine rice, which is available at Wal-mart in the Asian food section. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Modern Rich Person's Dinner – Lemongrass Tea<br />Yassa au Poulet (Stuffed Chicken)<br />Meni-Meniyong, (Sesame Honey Sweet)</span><br />Preparation Time: 30 Minutes<br />Should be Marinated for at least 1 hour. <br />Sesame seeds are excellent brain food. <br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />1 cup of Toasted Sesame Seeds<br />1 cup of Honey<br />4 tablespoon of Butter<br />1 can of Cooked Chicken <br />1 cup of lemon juice.<br />½ cup of Mustard<br />2 tablespoons of Onion flakes (or chopped onions)<br />1 teaspoon of canola oil or peanut oil<br />¼ teaspoon of Thyme<br />Microwave Rice, Regular Rice or Couscous<br />½ cup of Chicken Broth<br />½ cup of Natural Peanut Butter (no sugar added)<br />½ cup of Already Shredded Carrots or one carrot shredded<br />½ cup of canned Sweet Potatoes or Yams<br />1 bag of Lemongrass Tea<br /><br />Equipment:<br />Cereal bowl<br />Cookie sheet<br />Small microwave-safe or glass bowl for marinating<br />Microwave-safe plate<br />1 two-quart sauce pan and stove top<br />Small microwave-safe bowl<br />Microwave<br /><br />Instructions:<br /><br />Pour half of the lemon juice, half of the mustard, and half of the onion flakes or chopped onions into the bowl. Put the chicken in, and marinate in the refrigerator for at least one hour, but not more than 14 hours.<br /><br />About 30 minutes before taking the chicken out of the refrigerator, put honey and butter in microwave-safe bowl. Heat for about 2 minutes. Mix well. Mix in toasted sesame seed. Spread mixture onto cookie sheet. Make it about ¼ and inch thick. Wait until it cools, about 20 minutes. <br /><br />While that is cooling, cook the microwave rice, regular rice, or couscous. (To cook microwave rice, follow instructions on package. To cook regular rice put ½ cup of rice into 1 cup of water and boil until the water boils out for about 20 minutes. To cook couscous boil 1 ½ cups of water. Then add ½ cup of couscous and boil until the water boils out.) Put the peanut butter and chicken broth into a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for about 2 minutes. Stir well. This is the sauce to serve over the rice or couscous. Set it aside. <br /><br />Open the can of sweet potatoes or yams. Cut them into smaller bite-sized pieces. Add shredded carrots and sweet potatoes or yams to the couscous or rice. Stir in about 1 teaspoon of the other half of the lemon juice, mustard, and onion flakes or chopped onions. This is the stuffing. Set this aside.<br /><br />Pour the marinate down the drain. <br /><br />Put the chicken on a microwave-safe plate. Add the other half of lemon juice, mustard and onion flakes or chopped onions, oil, and thyme to the chicken. Microwave for about 2 minutes. <br /><br />Put chicken, and rice or couscous, and sesame honey sweet together on plate. Pour the peanut sauce over the rice or couscous.<br /><br />Prepare Lemongrass Tea.<br /><br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal is sesame seeds. <br /><br />Note: You can use a piece of raw chicken if you know how to fry it in a skillet, in the canola or peanut oil; after marinating it. <br /><br />Note: Brown rice is healthier for the brain than white rice.<br /><br />Note: Raw honey is healthier for the brain, but it shouldn't be fed to children under 1 years of age, or to people with compromised immune systems.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s1600/face_icon_laughing.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s320/face_icon_laughing.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708592578202852274" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A website about Malian humor was difficult to find. It seems that there is a national joke that all Malian families are cousins with each other, since there are only a small number of different Malian surnames. It seems that Malian humor is their own special version of boisterous roast humor, reserved espeically for all of their 'cousins'. --information from a Peace Corp volunteer blog.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s1600/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s320/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708591925063790098" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">One finger can’t pick up anything.<br />Bolondio kelen te se ka foi taa.<br />This is used in the context of “two heads are better than one.”<br />Malian Proverb</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem6z-QcGEkClQvNhRVgpNmLVCiDAThqZfL2dAdstQDgW1Ledj9MPvbOEdnGI8zQgZLCeMVyi2EQgBO95cKC1fLwSgY0ureRYFrkT_Lj0AlwEbEWZm9Zq5t5gwGNP2Zz8Q1Fnu_Pz51Aw/s1600/a-green-cartoon-pipe-md.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem6z-QcGEkClQvNhRVgpNmLVCiDAThqZfL2dAdstQDgW1Ledj9MPvbOEdnGI8zQgZLCeMVyi2EQgBO95cKC1fLwSgY0ureRYFrkT_Lj0AlwEbEWZm9Zq5t5gwGNP2Zz8Q1Fnu_Pz51Aw/s320/a-green-cartoon-pipe-md.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708217761731899010" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lost Treasure, Partially Found<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYMkTxNQGGU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYMkTxNQGGU</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s1600/mortar_with_pestle_1.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s320/mortar_with_pestle_1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708594428443071586" /></a><br />A book about beauty tips from Somali. Somali and Mali don't share politics, but they share a lot of culture.<br /><a href="http://www.hiiraan.com/2005/nov/somali_news10_3.html">http://www.hiiraan.com/2005/nov/somali_news10_3.html</a>Gladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-43603892114271444572011-07-03T19:26:00.000-07:002012-02-15T17:59:27.629-08:00Ancient Israel; Farm Worker's Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner<span style="font-style:italic;">Farm Worker's Breakfast</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Grape Juice<br />Bread<br />Cheese<br />Olive Oil</span><br />Preparation Time: 5 minutes<br />No Marinating needed.<br />The modern Israeli breakfast is a large breakfast of eggs, salads, olives, cheeses, Israeli bread, juice, and coffee. However, in Ancient Israel, everyone didn't eat breakfast, only the farm workers, who rose early in the morning to work, ate a small breakfast. Everyone else ate their large first meal around 11AM in the morning, and then a small dinner, and that's all. This is what was often in a farmer worker's breakfast, (they got 3 meals a day.)<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />A couple of slices of Bread (Preferably whole wheat)<br />A couple of slices of Cheese (goat or sheep cheese or any kind)<br />A glass of Grape Juice (really watery wine, but grape juice is healthier for the brain.)<br />1/4 cup of Olive Oil<br /><br />Equipment:<br />No equipment needed.<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Put cheese and bread on a plate. Get grape juice and olive oil. <br /><br />To eat the bread, spread olive oil onto the bread and dip it into the grape juice; or dip it into the olive oil, and then dip it into the grape juice. <br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are olive oil and grape juice.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Everybody's Lunch</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Grape Juice or Water<br />Bread<br />Fish<br />Roasted Grain<br />Olives<br />Figs<br />Raisins</span><br />Preparation Time: 10 minutes<br />No marinating needed. <br />Remember the little boy in the Bible with the five loaves and two fishes? Well, his sack lunch may have started out something like this one, but by the time Jesus asked to borrow his lunch, he had eaten all the fruit and olives, so all that was left was five loaves and two fishes. The fruit in the lunches changed with the seasons. Many Ancient Israeli males spent their days away from home because work was away from home in the fields outside of town (the fields were not near the homes), fishing, working a trade, working in the synagogue. So, many first meals of the day were sack lunches. Females stayed in the home making flour, bread, cheese, and soup etc... from scratch, which took all day. <br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />4 or 5 Slices of Bread (Preferably whole wheat)<br />1 cup of Grape Nuts (or Whole Grain Barley Tea, or Roasted Barley Grains if you know how to make them)<br />1 cup of Olives<br />½ cup of Figs<br />½ cup of Raisins<br />1 small package of Tilapia fillets (fish) or Red Belly Tilapia fillets (Tilapia is the kind of fish caught in the Sea of Galilee. They also ate other kinds of dried or salted fish imported from other countries. If you don't want to cook you can use canned tuna or sardines for this meal).<br />¼ cup of Olive Oil<br />1 Crushed Garlic Clove or 1 tablespoon of Crushed Garlic<br />Salt and Pepper to Taste<br />Water or Grape Juice to drink<br /><br />Equipment:<br />Microwave<br />Paper wax paper or microwave-safe lid for covering microwaving food<br />Microwave-safe cooking dish for fish<br />Cooking brush or paper towel<br />Wax Paper or microwave-safe lid<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Put olive oil in the microwave-safe cooking dish. Place the tilapia in the dish, so that no one fillet is on top of the other. Spread olive oil and garlic all over the fish with a cooking brush or paper towel. Cover the fish with the wax paper of microwave-safe lid. Microwave for 2 minutes. Turn over. Microwave for 2 more minutes. Salt and pepper to taste.<br /><br />Put all of the bread, grape nuts, fish and everything on the plate. To eat the bread, spread it with olive oil and dip it into the grape juice; or dip it into the olive oil and then into the grape juice.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal are tilapia fish, olives, raisins, garlic, olive oil, and grape juice. <br /><br />Note: The story about the little boy with the five loaves and two fishes is in the Bible, in the Book of John, Chapter 6:1-14.<br /><br />Picture of modern-day Red Belly Tilapia aka S.t Peter's Fish served with french fries and coleslaw courtesy of Etan Tal.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbId_anex1L3h5JCD5dqkhvtqATpAo90Ztg9gkuGkdi2vb4Brm-G7oHZHX0q1iYUm9F5mcx7ulSzwBOwtpG2ex1RePJcKAZWBNxamUEJ059sXYjSj9NFABFWZMtDMExq7Tr9lvEyT6ik/s1600/800px-Tilapia_zilli_Kineret.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbId_anex1L3h5JCD5dqkhvtqATpAo90Ztg9gkuGkdi2vb4Brm-G7oHZHX0q1iYUm9F5mcx7ulSzwBOwtpG2ex1RePJcKAZWBNxamUEJ059sXYjSj9NFABFWZMtDMExq7Tr9lvEyT6ik/s200/800px-Tilapia_zilli_Kineret.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696391177708108338" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Dinner</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Yogurt Drink or Kefir<br />Honey<br />Bread <br />Lentil Soup</span><br />Preparation Time: 10 minutes<br />No Marinating needed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OOaRqWe4EPRcW-y-X5TQFjBB-72thuBL_VA0y_LvxlZ80rVH6lXtjbzGiyLuzt6Xr-Fxyy6lcpGigcTxnnNRmyeP9gAOOSjQMJL3aCt-GvK1GEb24EkE_4svoAaVDSkTDp9_TBc9PhQ/s1600/raw+honey.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OOaRqWe4EPRcW-y-X5TQFjBB-72thuBL_VA0y_LvxlZ80rVH6lXtjbzGiyLuzt6Xr-Fxyy6lcpGigcTxnnNRmyeP9gAOOSjQMJL3aCt-GvK1GEb24EkE_4svoAaVDSkTDp9_TBc9PhQ/s200/raw+honey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696392831604847154" /></a><br />Modern day raw honey courtesy of akarlovic.<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />1 bottle of Drinkable Yogurt or Kefir<br />1 carton of Lentil Soup without any meat in it<br />a few slices of Bread<br />Honey or Raw Honey (Raw honey should never be eaten by any child under 1 year of age, nor anyone with a compromised immune system, including the elderly.)<br /><br />Equipment:<br />Microwave<br />Paper towel or wax paper for covering microwaving food.<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Cover soup with paper towel or wax paper. Heat up the soup in the microwave in the microwave-safe bowl for about 3 minutes.<br />Spread the honey on the bread. (The honey really would have gone into the yogurt drink, but modern drinkable yogurt is already sweet, so let's just put the honey on the bread. Honey is very nutritional for the brain, especially if its raw). <br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are drinkable yogurt and raw honey. Raw honey should never be fed to children under 1 year of age, or people who have a compromised immune system. Yogurt is one of the most healthy foods of all foods and is an excellent food for the elderly. <br /><br />Note: If you would like to make your own drinkable yogurt, mix or blend in blender 50/50 water and yogurt. If you use plain yogurt you can add honey or raw honey to the mix. The quickest way it to just pour the water into the glass first, then pour in the yogurt and mix well with a fork. You can also use 50/50 yogurt and milk if you like for a richer taste, but for those who are lactose intolerant (and for those who are weight loss resistant and on a strict low glycemic diet)a 50/50 water and yogurt mix is better. The flavor with the water is fine. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s1600/face_icon_laughing.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s320/face_icon_laughing.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708592578202852274" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.jewishjokes.net/jokes/139/Cheapest-car-parking/">http://www.jewishjokes.net/jokes/139/Cheapest-car-parking/</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s1600/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s320/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708591925063790098" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+6%3A8&version=NIV">http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+6%3A8&version=NIV</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem6z-QcGEkClQvNhRVgpNmLVCiDAThqZfL2dAdstQDgW1Ledj9MPvbOEdnGI8zQgZLCeMVyi2EQgBO95cKC1fLwSgY0ureRYFrkT_Lj0AlwEbEWZm9Zq5t5gwGNP2Zz8Q1Fnu_Pz51Aw/s1600/a-green-cartoon-pipe-md.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem6z-QcGEkClQvNhRVgpNmLVCiDAThqZfL2dAdstQDgW1Ledj9MPvbOEdnGI8zQgZLCeMVyi2EQgBO95cKC1fLwSgY0ureRYFrkT_Lj0AlwEbEWZm9Zq5t5gwGNP2Zz8Q1Fnu_Pz51Aw/s320/a-green-cartoon-pipe-md.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708217761731899010" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lost Gold Never Found<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHXBw8_1Uj8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHXBw8_1Uj8</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s1600/mortar_with_pestle_1.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s320/mortar_with_pestle_1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708594428443071586" /></a><br />Jewish Queen Esther Was a 6 Month Treatment of Myrrh to Prepare for Her Wedding to the Persian King<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrrh">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrrh</a>Gladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-91581721349644462862011-07-03T12:06:00.003-07:002012-02-24T18:30:42.980-08:00Ancient Greece; Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, and Dinner<span style="font-style:italic;">Breakfast</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Grape Juice<br />Bread and White Sauce<br />Olives<br />Figs<br />Feta Cheese</span><br />Preparation Time : 10 Minutes<br />No Marinating needed.<br />The Ancient Greeks often liked to go to see a play first thing in the morning. So often they would pack a sack breakfast, and gather at the theater to wait for the sun to rise. When the sun rose, the play would start, and they would eat breakfast. Their white sauce on a bread plate was the beginning of the invention of pizza. (Ancient Greeks ate breakfast, lunch, a late afternoon snack, and a dinner. Modern Greeks eat a very small breakfast, a mid morning snack, a huge meal around 2PM, followed by a 2-3 hour nap, and a large late evening meal around 9PM. It very hot in Greece, so it basically shuts down from 2PM until 5:30PM.).<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />½ cup of Alfredo Pasta Sauce<br />1 glass of Grape Juice (It was really wine, but their wine was kinda like watered down wine compared to our, also grape juice is healthier for the brain than wine).<br />1 cup of Olives<br />½ cup of Figs<br />½ cup of Feta Cheese<br /><br />Equipment:<br />No cooking equipment needed, unless you would like to warm up the Alfredo sauce in the microwave. <br /><br />Instructions:<br /><br />Put the white sauce in a little cup. Put everything on the plate. Get your grape juice.<br /><br />To eat the bread dip the bread in the grape juice and/or the white sauce before eating.<br /><br />Pour grape juice into glass.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The mastery of the cooking of white sauce from scratch is an accomplishment that chef students take pride in. You take 2 Tablespoons of olive oil, meat broth, or fish broth. 2 Tablespoons of flour, and 1 cup of milk, and mix them all together just right to come out with this very tasty sauce. The oil goes in the sauce pan first, when its hot enough you add the flour so that there are not lumps. Then you stir in the milk, just right, so that it gets to just the right thickness, and voila, you've got white sauce. If you are a really fancy chef, you can add just the right amount of white shredded cheese to the sauce (Mornay white sauce). And if you are even fancier you can add an egg to the cheesy white sauce (Carbonara white sauce). Most modern chefs make white sauce with butter. The white sauce of the Ancient Greeks was more like the modern day Veloute white sauce. Alfredo sauce is butter, mixed with a heavy cream, and Parmesan cheese. <br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are olives and grape juice. <br /><br />Note: Unbleached flour makes a healthier white sauce than, white flour. Whole wheat flour is even healthier, but it will make your white sauce have little brown speckles in it. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Lunch</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Grape Juice<br />Moussaka (Eggplant baked in hamburger sauce, and thin white sauce)</span> <br />Preparation Time: 15 - 30 minutes<br />No marinating needed.<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />1 glass of Grape Juice (really watered down wine, but grape juice is healthier for the brain)<br />1 Eggplant<br />1 pound of cooked or raw Hamburger<br />1 cup of Alfredo Sauce<br />¼ cup of milk <br />½ teaspoon of Allspice (optional)<br /><br />Equipment Needed:<br />Microwave and a skillet with stove top for the tastier version<br />Small baking dish, preferable glass<br />Oven or toaster oven<br /><br />Instructions:<br /><br />Get the hamburger and crumble it up if its already cooked. If its raw, crumble it up, cover it, and cook it in the microwave for about 4 minutes. <br />Wash and slice eggplant the long way. <br />Add the milk and allspice to the Alfredo Sauce and mix it up well<br /><br />There are 2 versions, the tastier version and the super quick version.<br /><br />For the super quick versions: <br />Sprinkle the crumbled hamburger over the sliced eggplant, and then pour the Alfredo sauce over the eggplant and hamburger. Bake at 350 for thirty minutes and eat. (Of course you could skip the oven altogether, and microwave the eggplant, hamburger, and sauce for 15 minutes, but it won't be crunchy at all). Pour grape juice into glass and eat.<br /><br />For the tastier version. Wrap the eggplant sliced individually with paper towels and microwave it for about 1 minutes to dry them out so that it will fry better. Then fry the eggplant slices in olive oil until they are all browned on both sides. Then lay them in the baking dish, cover it with hamburger and Alfredo sauce, bake for 30 minutes, pour grape juice into glass, and eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal is eggplant.<br /><br />Note: This meal would be brain healthier if you cook the white sauce from scratch using olive oil, instead of using already made Alfredo sauce. <br /><br />Note: Low-fat hamburger is healthier for the brain than regular hamburger.<br /><br />Note: Modern Greek moussaka is made with eggplant, but ancient moussaka probably wasn't because Greek literature doesn't mention eggplant until the Medieval Era. Chinese literature mentions it as early as 544 A.D. or C.E. I chose it for this recipe because eggplant is one of the best brain foods in the world. Like blueberries, it is outstanding at helping the brain cope with stress. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Mid-afternoon Snack</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Individual Tryopita or Feta Cheese Pie Snacks</span><br />Preparation Time: 20-25 minutes.<br />No marinating needed.<br />Greek traditionally ate four meals a day, one being an afternoon snack. This is a great snack for having friends over to watch TV or whatever. They look like little paper footballs made into a pastry.<br /><br />Photo courtesy of DC Central Kitchen<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Phyllo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 459px; height: 500px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Phyllo.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Instructions and Shopping List:<br />1/2 pound of Feta Cheese<br />Phyllo Bread Dough aka Filo Dough (Probably not available at Walmart; try a Greek or Arabian grocery store, Whole Foods may also have it.)<br />2 Eggs<br />1/2 cup of Olive Oil<br /><br />Equipment Needed:<br />Mixing bowl<br />Cooking scissors or washed and sanitized regular scissors<br />Paper towels<br />Pastry brush or paper towel<br />Cookie Sheet<br />Oven<br /><br />In the mixing bowl, mix together the feta cheese and eggs<br />Carefully open the filo dough and very carefully roll the sheets.<br />Take out about ¼ of the sheets.<br />Roll the rest of the sheets back up.<br />Put them back into the package, and then put it in an air tight Tupperware (or reused margarine ) container or a zip lock bag, so they won't dry out.<br />Wet some paper towels put them over the sheet you aren't using, so they won't dry out.<br />Cut the first sheet long ways into a 9 inch by 12 inch sheet, about the size of a piece of notebook paper.<br />If you bought the dough already in 9 inch by 12 inch sheets you won't have to cut it.<br />Brush or coat the sheet with olive oil.<br />Put one tablespoon of the egg and cheese mixture in the center of the sheet, about 2 inches from the bottom edge.<br />Fold in half, into a 9 inch by 6 inch sheet.<br />Smooth out the folded sheet, so that the egg/cheese mixture is no longer making a big lump in the sheet.<br />Then fold up the folded sheet like a paper football into a little triangle.<br />Put the little triangles on the cookie sheet. Keep making the little triangles until the egg and cheese mixture is all gone.<br /><br />Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 – 15 minutes, until golden brown.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain food in this snack is olive oil. <br /><br />Note: for a fancier snack, you can add 1 teaspoon of blue cheese, ½ pound of ricotta cheese, and 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese, and 1 more to the egg/cheese mixture. <br /><br />Note: Phyllo aka Filo dough doesn't come in whole wheat and its very hard to make from scratch.<br />Picture of layers of baked Phyllo dough aka Filo dough, its very very thin. (Picture courtesy of Wikipedia Phyllo Dough page).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhtlXWlMGk2lL5jIICjLaFdnfcTrE4HS7ELCXHIXor4j9uMOpvgnYRDuDFn-Zwnhnxo_RKPiwLJWfSs2hQjyQjp-20L8xvp8toctUs9phV8etNhZm_Xf9yWGFXNlC2r4Wbwg7hYqPqxI/s1600/250px-Baklava.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhtlXWlMGk2lL5jIICjLaFdnfcTrE4HS7ELCXHIXor4j9uMOpvgnYRDuDFn-Zwnhnxo_RKPiwLJWfSs2hQjyQjp-20L8xvp8toctUs9phV8etNhZm_Xf9yWGFXNlC2r4Wbwg7hYqPqxI/s320/250px-Baklava.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708134956331779378" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Dinner</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Grape Juice<br />Imitation Blackened Fish <br />Chilled Artichokes</span><br />Preparation Time: 20 - 25 Minutes<br />Marinating Should be Done. <br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />1 glass of Grape Juice (really watered down wine, but grape juice is healthier for the brain)<br />One Tuna or Salmon Steak<br />1 bottle of Lemon Juice<br />½ cup of Olive Oil<br />Garlic flakes or powder as needed (or Italian Seasoning for a more Roman flavor)<br />1 can (or little glass jar) of Artichokes Hearts<br />Salt and Pepper to taste<br /><br />Equipment:<br />1 microwave-safe or glass bowl for marinating<br />Skillet (preferable a not a non-stick skillet; if non-stick you'll have to get someone to show you how to cook with non-stick cookware) and stove top<br />Spatula<br />Cookie Sheet<br />Oven<br /><br />Put the can (or little glass jar) of artichokes hearts in the refrigerator. <br />Put fish steak in bowl cover them with lemon juice. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 – 4 hours.<br /><br />Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees.<br />Pour the lemon juice marinate down the drain.<br />Turn the stove top on high, pour in olive oil and wait about 4 minutes until the skillet smokes a little.<br />Sprinkle garlic flakes or garlic powder on both sides of the steaks. <br />Put the steak carefully in the skillet, don't splash the hot oil!<br />Carefully press down on the steak for about 2 minutes. Don't burn. This is called searing. Turn the steak carefully over and sear the other side.<br /><br />Take the fish steak out of the skillet and put it on the cookie sheet. Turn off the stove top!<br /><br />The oven should be hot enough by now.<br />Bake the steak in the oven for about 10-12 minutes. Don't burn. One side should be really really crusty, but the meat inside should be tender.<br /><br />Take the steak out of the oven, put it on a plate <br />Open the can of artichokes, pour the water down the drain, put them on the plate. Sprinkle olive oil on artichokes. Salt and pepper meal to taste.<br />Pour grape juice into glass.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are salmon or tuna and olive oil (and garlic, especially if its real garlic and not garlic powder).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s1600/face_icon_laughing.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s320/face_icon_laughing.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708592578202852274" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://publishing.yudu.com/Library/Au7bv/PhilogelosTheLaughAd/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yudu.com%2Fitem%2Fdetails%2F18287%2FPhilogelos--The-Laugh-Addict---The-World-s-Oldest-Joke-Book">http://publishing.yudu.com/Library/Au7bv/PhilogelosTheLaughAd/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yudu.com%2Fitem%2Fdetails%2F18287%2FPhilogelos--The-Laugh-Addict---The-World-s-Oldest-Joke-Book<br /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s1600/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s320/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708591925063790098" /></a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_thyself">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_thyself</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfuTNFKehLFbkHkk9bt81JCLa3ZHduOiX_RVwrEL1mE3MrQBnsonSmA0ieo1w-6HjfX-7gVIYqkC0dBMKRBN1UGDaHMs3h8tZ5jObVV0zzgWuRyK9H-LbR9tXc-6STcAAaIR8_1KZ8Duw/s1600/endeaver.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfuTNFKehLFbkHkk9bt81JCLa3ZHduOiX_RVwrEL1mE3MrQBnsonSmA0ieo1w-6HjfX-7gVIYqkC0dBMKRBN1UGDaHMs3h8tZ5jObVV0zzgWuRyK9H-LbR9tXc-6STcAAaIR8_1KZ8Duw/s320/endeaver.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708148731995828770" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lost Treasures Found by Looters<br /><a href="http://www.museum-security.org/?p=1484"><br />http://www.museum-security.org/?p=1484</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Pr5a8lYHs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Pr5a8lYHs</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem6z-QcGEkClQvNhRVgpNmLVCiDAThqZfL2dAdstQDgW1Ledj9MPvbOEdnGI8zQgZLCeMVyi2EQgBO95cKC1fLwSgY0ureRYFrkT_Lj0AlwEbEWZm9Zq5t5gwGNP2Zz8Q1Fnu_Pz51Aw/s1600/a-green-cartoon-pipe-md.png"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s320/mortar_with_pestle_1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708594428443071586" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.prairielandherbs.com/scrubingredients.htm">http://www.prairielandherbs.com/scrubingredients.htm</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mybeautyrecipes.com/olive_oil.html">http://www.mybeautyrecipes.com/olive_oil.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2010/03/03/beauty-history-cosmetics-in-ancient-greece/"><br />http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2010/03/03/beauty-history-cosmetics-in-ancient-greece/</a>Gladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-58380083834624053972011-06-30T01:38:00.003-07:002012-03-01T00:37:52.753-08:00Thailand; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner<span style="font-style:italic;">Breakfast</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Iced Green Tea<br />Khao Tom (Thai Rice Soup with Pork, Chicken, or Shrimp)</span><br />Preparation time: 15 – 45 minutes<br />Needs no marinating<br />Khao Tom is like Congee or Jook, but its boiled with broth instead of water.<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List<br />3 cups of Vegetable or Chicken Broth for Microwaveable Rice <br />or 3 cups of Broth and 1 1/2 cups of Water for Regular Rice <br />1 cup of Microwaveable Rice or 1/2 cup of Regular Rice<br />2 tablespoons of Cooked Pork, Chicken or Shrimp<br />1 tablespoon of Shiitake Mushroom Tops (not the stems; Not available at Wal-mart)<br />1 teaspoon of Powdered or Fresh Ginger<br />1 teaspoon of Finely Chopped Onions<br />2 teaspoons of Soy Sauce, Tamari Sauce, or Fish Sauce (Nam Pla fish sauce aka Thai fish sauce, probably not at Wal-mart)<br />1 bag of Green Tea, caffeinated or decaffeinated<br /><br />Equipment:<br />microwave for pre-cooked microwave rice <br />microwavable bowl<br />or sauce pan and stove top for regular dried rice<br />1 Coffee Cup and 1 glass for the iced tea<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Don't completely follow instructions on the package. We are going to cook the rice with too much broth so that it is swimming in its own starchy sauce. <br /><br />For microwavable rice:<br />microwave rice according to instructions.<br /><br />Remove cooked rice from package and put into a microwavable bowl. Add broth.<br />Cover with paper towel or wax paper.<br /><br />Microwave again for about 10 minutes, until rice is mushy and there is just a little starchy sauce covering the rice. If all the water cooks out, you cooked it for too long. <br /><br />Add the rest of the ingredients<br /><br />For regular rice:<br />Place water and rice in a two quart sauce pan.<br />Cook until all the liquid is down to the top of the level of the rice, and the rice is super mushy. If all the liquid is gone you cooked for too long.<br /><br />Place rice and starchy sauce into a bowl<br />Add the rest of the ingredients.<br /><br />Prepare hot tea in a coffee cup. Fill a glass with ice. Pour the tea over the ice in the glass. Add water until its filled to the top.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal are shiitake mushrooms, green tea, onions, and lean meats, if they are low-fat enough. <br /><br />Note: For a less traditional, but brain healthier recipe use brown rice.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Lunch</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Iced Green Tea<br />Tom Yam (Thai Hot and Sour Soup)</span><br />Preparation Time: 10 minutes.<br />No marinating needed.<br />You can buy this soup in a can already made by a company called Thai Kitchen, if not at Wal-mart, at Amazon.com in 12 can packages.<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />1/2 cup of Cooked Chicken in a can<br />1 can of Chicken Broth<br />1 raw egg<br />Hot Sauce or Tabasco Sauce to taste<br />1 teaspoon of Truvia or Stevia<br />1 tablespoon of Lime Juice for a lime, or from one of those little green lime-shaped bottles with yellow cap.<br />2 teaspoons of Soy Sauce, Tamari Sauce, or Fish Sauce (Nam Pla fish sauce aka Thai fish sauce, probably not at Wal-mart)<br />2 tablespoons of Shiitake Mushrooms caps only (not available at Wal-mart)<br />1 tablespoon of Spinach, Green peppers, or Cabbage<br />1 tablespoon of Garlic Powder or Fresh Garlic Cloves crushed<br />1 teaspoon of Powdered or Fresh Ginger or Chopped Coriander Root<br />1 bag of Green Tea<br /><br />Equipment:<br />microwave <br />paper towel or wax paper to cover microwaving food <br />microwavable bowl<br />1 Coffee Cup and 1 glass for the iced tea<br /><br />Crack raw egg, and put it in the microwavable bowl. Mix everything together. Cover with paper towel or wax paper. Microwave.<br /><br />Prepare hot tea in a coffee cup. Fill a glass with ice. Pour the tea over the ice in the glass. Add water until its filled to the top.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are shiitake mushrooms, green tea, coconut milk, garlic, spinach, and lean meats. <br /><br />Note: You can use coconut milk instead of a raw egg if you like coconut milk is available at Wal-mart in a can, in the Asian food section. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Dinner</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Iced Green Tea<br />Pad Thai (Most Exported Thai Noodle Dish) <br />Pineapple, Mangoes, and Papayas</span><br />Preparation Time: 20 minutes.<br />No marinating needed.<br />Pad Thai is a national dish of Thailand, and has been used during various times to revive their economy. In the 1930's and 1940's their prime minster convinced everyone to eat rice noodles and Pad Thai instead of rice, so that they could save more extra rice to sell to other countries; thereby creating jobs and reducing unemployment. Eventually, Pad Thai was also exported to create jobs and reduce unemployment. <br /><br />Picture of Shrimp Pad Thai in Bangkok courtesy of Terence Ong<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfplKJCFKg_Ei3wSvVijXXCHg-CIWeEyWTdp1DP350EicNr8rUBusXNCynAKD_ZLHX_qWmcMoA8uiHR6LxvrC694uPudqcXSHD-owxW6pkXxK0kR68SrlQy2b2hQFj4n8o5uyKne8pbA/s1600/Pad_Thai.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfplKJCFKg_Ei3wSvVijXXCHg-CIWeEyWTdp1DP350EicNr8rUBusXNCynAKD_ZLHX_qWmcMoA8uiHR6LxvrC694uPudqcXSHD-owxW6pkXxK0kR68SrlQy2b2hQFj4n8o5uyKne8pbA/s320/Pad_Thai.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623929854994676754" /></a><br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />1 tablespoon of canola oil or sesame oil<br />¼ cup of Mung Bean Sprouts <br />¼ cup of Shredded Cabbage<br />¼ of Cooked Chicken in a can<br />1 tablespoon of Garlic Powder or Fresh Garlic Cloves crushed<br />1 teaspoon of Powdered or Fresh Chopped Ginger or Chopped Coriander Root<br />1 cup of Rice Noodles soaked in water until soft<br />1 teaspoon of Peanut Butter<br />1 teaspoon of Ketchup<br />Hot Sauce or Tabasco Sauce to taste<br />2 teaspoons of Soy Sauce, Tamari Sauce, or Fish Sauce (Nam Pla fish sauce aka Thai fish sauce, probably not at Wal-mart)<br />¼ cup of pineapples<br />¼ cup of mangoes<br />¼ of papayas <br />1 bag of Green Tea<br /><br />Equipment:<br />Large microwave-safe bowl<br />Microwave<br />Paper towels or wax paper for covering microwaving food<br />1 Coffee cup and 1 glass for the iced tea<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Put bean sprouts and cabbage into the microwavable bowl. Pour on canola oil. Stir until oil coats sprouts and cabbage. <br />Cover with paper towel or wax paper.<br />Microwave for about 2 minutes.<br />Mix together peanut butter, ketchup, hot sauce or Tabasco sauce, and soy sauce (or fish sauce) until mixed well.<br />Add soft rice noodles into microwavable bowl. <br />Pour on peanut butter mixture<br />Cover with paper towel or wax paper.<br />Microwave again for about 3 minutes.<br />Mix fruit together.<br /><br />Pull plate out of microwave. Add fruit mixture to plate.<br /><br />Prepare hot tea in a coffee cup. Fill a glass with ice. Pour the tea over the ice in the glass. Add water until its filled to the top.<br /><br />Eat. <br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal are green tea, garlic, and lean meat. <br /><br />Note: For a brain healthier recipe; peanuts, tomato sauce, and Truvia or stevia can be used instead of peanut butter and ketchup.<br /><br />Note: If you know how to boil noodles you can use the healthier Pad Thai noodles called Pasta Joy Brown Rice Pasta, Fettuccine Style, sold at Wal-mart in the pasta section.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s1600/face_icon_laughing.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s320/face_icon_laughing.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708592578202852274" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFytcWi9csE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFytcWi9csE</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s1600/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s320/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708591925063790098" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thailandlife.com/thai-culture/thai-proverbs.html">http://www.thailandlife.com/thai-culture/thai-proverbs.html<br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfuTNFKehLFbkHkk9bt81JCLa3ZHduOiX_RVwrEL1mE3MrQBnsonSmA0ieo1w-6HjfX-7gVIYqkC0dBMKRBN1UGDaHMs3h8tZ5jObVV0zzgWuRyK9H-LbR9tXc-6STcAAaIR8_1KZ8Duw/s1600/endeaver.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfuTNFKehLFbkHkk9bt81JCLa3ZHduOiX_RVwrEL1mE3MrQBnsonSmA0ieo1w-6HjfX-7gVIYqkC0dBMKRBN1UGDaHMs3h8tZ5jObVV0zzgWuRyK9H-LbR9tXc-6STcAAaIR8_1KZ8Duw/s320/endeaver.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708148731995828770" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lost Treasures Found<br /><a href="http://www.oceantreasures.org/videos,thailand-pottery-wreck-diving-pt1-7957.html">http://www.oceantreasures.org/videos,thailand-pottery-wreck-diving-pt1-7957.html</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s1600/mortar_with_pestle_1.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s320/mortar_with_pestle_1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708594428443071586" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://beautytipsforface.net/thai-beauty-tips/">http://beautytipsforface.net/thai-beauty-tips/</a>Gladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-1077363264527000072011-06-26T11:08:00.000-07:002011-07-31T21:11:40.621-07:00Second Week PreviewThailand<br /><br />LINK TO MAP OF THAILAND<br /><a href="http://www.worldofmaps.net/en/asia/map-thailand/online-political-map-thailand.htm">http://www.worldofmaps.net/en/asia/map-thailand/online-political-map-thailand.htm</a><br /><br />Sah-wah-dee khrap . (Good Luck). Thai food is one of our absolute family favorites. Its taste can be amazing and its appearance can be so beautiful that you hate to eat it. Thai food likes to balance the five following sensations in each dish or meal; spicy, sour, sweet, salty, and sometimes bitter. But, there is no really traditional Thai breakfast. A Thai breakfast can be anything from chok, a recipe similar congee or jook, to the same recipes that are often cooked for Thai lunch or dinner. As in Japan, and Ancient Rome, people in Thailand like to eat dinner's leftovers for breakfast. Tea is a big deal in Thailand, but they also drink coffee. They sometime drink both iced. <br /><br />Breakfast – Iced Green Tea, Khao Tom (Thai Rice Soup with Pork, Chicken, or Shrimp)<br />Lunch – Iced Green Tea,<br />Tom Yam (Thai Hot and Sour Soup with Chicken)<br />Dinner – Iced Green Tea, Chicken Pad Thai (Most Imported Thai Noodle Dish) and Pineapple, Mangoes, and Papayas<br /><br />Ancient Greece<br /><br />LINK TO MAP OF GREECE<br /><a href="http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/maps/ig/Ancient-World--Maps/Greece-500-479-B-C-.-_QU.htm">http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/maps/ig/Ancient-World--Maps/Greece-500-479-B-C-.-_QU.htm</a><br /><br />Yeia sas. (Health to You). Ancient Greeks devoted volumes of writings to food; philosophy writings about food and entertainment writings that included food. Greek cooks were celebrities. Everyone waited, with great anticipation, to taste their latest new recipes. During the age of Homer they ate lots of meat but when their economy could no longer endure that, they voluntarily chose a lifestyle of eating broth-flavored sauces, soups, and stews instead. When bread replaced meat as the largest portion on the plate, they sometimes even made the plates out of bread (pizza). <br /> <br />Breakfast – Grape Juice, Bread and White Sauce, Olives, Figs, and Feta Cheese<br />Lunch – Grape Juice, Moussaka (Eggplant baked in hamburger sauce, and thin white sauce) <br />Mid-afternoon Snack – Feta Cheese Pie<br />Dinner – Grape Juice, Imitation Blackened Fish and Chilled Artichokes<br /><br />Ancient Israel<br />Shalom. (A Deep Comprehensive Peace and Well Being). Even though the Israelites spent a lot of time in Egypt, by 30 AD or CE, their diet was more similar to the Greek diet than the Egyptian diet; based on bread, wine, and olive oil. Meat was only eaten during special holidays. So most of the time they were basically pescatarian vegetarians. Pescatarian are vegetarians who eat dairy products, eggs, and fish. Their diet was unique to their region because there were several foods that the Greeks and Egyptians ate, that the Israelites didn't eat due to their religious obligations. Many of these religious obligations are still kept by some modern Jews today. <br /><br />Farm Worker's Breakfast: Grape Juice, Bread, Cheese, and Olive Oil<br />Everybody's Lunch: Grape Juice or Water, Bread, Fish, Roasted Grain, Olives, Figs and Raisins<br />Everybody's Dinner: Yogurt Drink or Kefir, Honey, Bread, and Lentil Soup<br /><br />Mali, Africa<br /><br />LINK TO MAP OF MALI<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ml-map.png">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ml-map.png</a><br /><br />Bon Jour. (Good Day). The people of Mali have a very healthy diet of which they are very proud. Due to its high fruit and vegetable content, and millet, their staple gain, their diet has allowed them to avoid many of the modern-day plagues of the industrialized world, such as heart disease. Tea is a big deal in Mali. <br /><br />Modern Farmer's Breakfast – Water and Millet Porridge or Kini (Rice) <br />Modern Farmer's Lunch and/or Dinner – Water and Couscous or Kini (Rice) with Peanut or Tomato Sauce<br />Rich Person's Breakfast – Lemongrass Tea and Egg Sandwich<br />Rich Person's Lunch -- Lemongrass Tea and Thiebu Djen (Stewed Whitefish) or Couscous de Timbuktu <br />Rich Person's Dinner – Lemongrass Tea and Vassa au Poulet, (Stuffed Chicken) and Meni-Meniyong, (Sesame Honey Sweet)<br /><br />Medieval Europe<br /><br />LINK OF MEDIEVAL MAP OF EUROPE<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Late_Medieval_Trade_Routes.jpg">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Late_Medieval_Trade_Routes.jpg</a><br /><br />Goad Day. (Good Day in Medieval English). O the medieval era; kings, lords, castles, manors, villages, and serfs, sword fighting; jousting, and chivalry. But, what did they eat in those castles? <br /><br />King's or Prince's Breakfast – Prince Bisket (Bread) and Buttered Beere (Buttered Ginger Ale)<br />Lunch – Spiced Grape Juice (Hypocras, Mulled Wine, or Spiced Wine), Bread (White Bread), Stuffed Pork (Imitation Stuffed Piglet), and Almond Cakes (aka Honey Cakes)<br />Dinner – Ale, Bread, Stewed Chicken, and Cheese<br />Bedtime Snack -- Bread Pudding (aka Italian Bread)<br /><br />The Scandinavian Peninsula<br /><br />LINK TO MAP OF SCANDINAVIAN PENINSULA<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Scandinavia.jpg">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Scandinavia.jpg</a><br /><br />God Kvall. (Good Day). The Scandinavian Peninsula (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands) was once the land of the Vikings. Some modern day Scandinavian foods are the very same recipes that were eaten by the Vikings; especially in Iceland. Their climate is very cold, so change comes very slowly. Scandinavians are still eat Viking recipes like whale and shark steaks (both probably not sold at Walmart). Whale and shark steaks are probably not that difficult to grill, but they are very difficult to buy. <br /><br />Viking drinks were mainly barley ale and fruit cider. For these meals I've used ginger ale in place of ale, and apple cider is easy to buy. So, here are some easy food recipes from Norway.<br /><br />Breakfast – Orange Juice, Muesli, and Yogurt<br />Lunch – Ginger Ale (Ale) and Imitation Gravlax<br />Dinner – Apple Cider and Pea Soup<br /><br />USA – Fictional Futuristic Post-Apocalyptic Grand Canyon Area<br /><br />LINK OF MAP TO USA<br /><a href="http://www.pdclipart.org/displayimage.php?album=70&pos=2">http://www.pdclipart.org/displayimage.php?album=70&pos=2</a><br /><br />Hello. These are recipes from a video game where cooking food is a part of the game. <br />Post-apocalyptic fiction is a form of fiction where the author imagines what life would be like after a super-catastrophic war, plague, or environmental disaster; espeically after a catastrophic nuclear war. <br /><br />Currently, the USA is the home of the largest publicly held company in the world, JP Morgan Chase (Ban), as well as the number 3, 4, largest such companies, General Electric (Electricity Provider), and Exxon Mobile (Gasoline Provider). It has the 2nd highest number of patent holding inventors, Japan being the 1st. It is home to the 7th, 10th, and 17th tallest buildings in the world; The Willis Tower at 1,451 feet (formerly the Sears Tower), the Trump International Hotel Tower, at 1,389 feet and the Empire State Building, at 1,250 feet; and home to the 13th, 14th, and 15th largest malls in the world; The Mall of America, South Coast Plaza, and Millcreek Mall. But, in a post-apocalyptic fictional story, the author imagines that all accomplishments have been reduced to rubble by some overpowering calamity. Fans of this kind of fiction, like to imagine the challenges that might occur if the worst possible things happened, and someone actually survived. There are at least 135 versions of video games set in a post-apocalyptic senario. So let us try to imagine trying to eat in a world where all that is left, in the whole world, is one corporation located near the Grand Canyon Arizona/Nevada USA, and most things are in shambles. <br /> <br />Breakfast – Drinkable Yogurt or Kefir, Fried Cola (Post-Apocalyptic Style), and Scrambled Eggs<br />Lunch – Water, Hard Tack and Dried Veggie Trail Mix<br />Dinner – Local Wild Tea and Grilled Goat Bobs with Onions, Green Bell Peppers, Red Bell Peppers, and Shiitake Mushrooms<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />DSFJVJGW96WYGladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-75154460586790150552011-06-22T11:17:00.003-07:002012-03-18T06:22:44.146-07:00Ancient Incan Empire; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner<span style="font-style:italic;">Breakfast</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Banana Honey Nut Super Smoothie</span><br />Preparation Time: About 15 minutes<br />No marinating needed. <br />This is a modern version of a combination of foods enjoyed by some of the tribes of the Incan Empire. <br /><br />Ingredient and Shopping List:<br />1 cup mixed nuts roasted or raw, (roasted for more flavor, raw for more nutrition)<br />2 Brazil nuts (If you can't fine them sold separately, you can find them in the mixed nuts.)<br />1 cup milk yogurt, soy yogurt, whey protein shake, myoplex shake, goats milk, or milk (Myoplex or whey for more protein for the brain; or yogurt for boosting immune system).<br />2 cups of frozen bananas<br />¼ ripe avocado<br />1 tablespoon honey (raw honey for more nutrition; not available at Wal-mart; try health food store)<br />2 tablespoons of flax seed meal for convenience; optional since not available at Wal-mart (or freshly ground flax seed for more nutrition, or chia seeds. Chia seeds not available at Wal-mart; available online)<br />½ teaspoon of cinnamon<br /><br />Cut the bananas in halves or quarters. Put all of the ingredients into the blender and blend for about 2-3 minutes. If you don't have frozen banana you can add regular bananas plus a cup of ice. <br /><br />Drink. <br /><br />The brain foods in this meal are Brazil nuts, avocados, flax seeds (or chia seeds), and yogurt.<br /><br />Caution: The Brazil nut has more selenium than any other food, so eating too many Brazil nuts can cause an overdose of selenium aka selenium toxicity. You should have only one blender full of these shakes per day to avoid selenium toxicity. The brains loves selenium and hordes it like it was gold. No one yet knows why. The more nutrition version of this shake is super food for the brain; can be used for unavoidable all night study sessions.<br /><br />Note: to use Myoplex or whey protein, don't put in one cup of powder, put in one cup of water and one scoop of powder.<br /><br />Note: ½ cup of nuts if you are on a tight budget.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Lunch</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cacao Drink or Chocolate Milk<br />Burrito with Cranberry Avocado Salsa</span><br />Preparation Time: About 5 minutes<br />No marinating required. <br /><br />A burrito is the Latin American version of the sandwich. It mean little donkey, little pack horse, or little burro. Avocados and cranberries are brain super foods.<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />1 Fresh or Frozen Burrito<br />½ cup of Cranberry Sauce<br />1 avocado<br />Tabasco Sauce or hot sauce to taste. <br />1 can of Cacao Drink or 1 Carton of Chocolate Milk (Cacao is only available at some health food stores).<br /><br />Equipment<br /><br />Microwave<br />Paper towels or wax paper to cover microwaving food<br /><br />Open the cranberry sauce and cut the avocado in half. Smash the ½ cup of cranberry sauce and avocado together until its all mixed up together. Add Tabasco sauce or hot sauce. Spread the sauce over the burrito. Cover with paper towel or wax paper. Microwave for about 3.5 minutes until warm enough to eat.<br /><br />You can drink water with this meal. <br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />The brain foods in this meal are avocados, cranberries, and lean meat. <br /><br />Note: Its healthier to buy whole wheat burritos than white flour burritos, but you won't find those at Wal-mart.<br /><br />Note: Canned cranberry sauce and chocolate milk both contain sugar. Stevia is healthier than sugar, but most canned foods in America are not yet available made with stevia.<br /><br />Note: You can make your own burrito from tortilla shells and burrito stuffing if you know how. You can learn how to make a burrito by watching the burrito maker very carefully at Chipotle restaurant, when they are making the burritos ordered there. If you are cooking raw meat you may always marinate if you choose. Its healthier for the brain, immune system, and intestines.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Dinner</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Imitation Chica Morada<br />Ceviche <br />Corn on the Cob with Goat Cheese <br />Ice Cream with Fruit</span><br />Preparation Time: About 10 minutes.<br />Marinating Required and Essential; should be done 4 hours before eating. <br />Cerviche is believed to be a Moor raw fish recipe that was brought to the Incan Empire after their defeat by the Conquistadors. It is now a very popular Latin American recipe.<br /><br />We are using cooked tuna becuase raw fish recipes should only be prepared by experienced chefs due to the ease of getting food poisoning from making mistakes while preparing raw fish recipes.<br /><br />Photo of Ecuadorian (modern Incan Empire) Cerviche made with shrimp courtesy of Rinaldo Wurglitsch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2csX2q4Ia2y-0ManmDYHN0XiZvV1lNAhWatV9DiTdP_MBSnScoEhDGhBKuCtZjLqi_YdH1rSTxevjA2uaEj9Rc24mcH6kKlcrjvjP_r4BKOlRvwr5irnkO-1zq4zkT2QBpsvFa_EY9c/s1600/Shrimp+Ceviche_ecuador.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2csX2q4Ia2y-0ManmDYHN0XiZvV1lNAhWatV9DiTdP_MBSnScoEhDGhBKuCtZjLqi_YdH1rSTxevjA2uaEj9Rc24mcH6kKlcrjvjP_r4BKOlRvwr5irnkO-1zq4zkT2QBpsvFa_EY9c/s200/Shrimp+Ceviche_ecuador.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621116447556325298" /></a><br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br /><br />Cerviche:<br />1 can of Tuna<br />¼ cup of Lime or Lemon Juice, either fresh or in the little bottles that look like lemons and limes with the yellow caps<br />¼ of salsa or picante sauce<br />Corn:<br />1 Corn on the Cob<br />¼ of Goat Cheese or any kind of cheese<br />1/4 of a ripe avocado<br />Ice Cream:<br />2 scoops of any kind of Ice Cream<br />1 cup of any kind of Fresh or Canned Fruit<br />Chicha Morada:<br />1 measure of juice from 1 can of creamed corn<br />1 pinch of allspice<br />1 a few drops off lime juice<br />1/4 cup of cold water<br /><br />Equipment:<br /><br />1 small glass or microwave-safe bowl for marinating<br />Microwave<br />Wax paper for covering microwaving food<br />1 cup for the Imitation Chica Morada<br />Put the can of creamed corn in the refrigerator.<br />Put tuna in glass or microwave-safe bowl, and cover with lime juice, lemon juice or a mixture of lemon and lime juice and marinate in the refrigerator for 4 hours. Pour the mixture of juices down the drain. Mix the salsa or picante sauce into the tuna.<br />This is cerviche set it aside. <br /><br />Don't pull the husk off of the corn.<br />Inspect the top of the husk for freshness, pull off any rotten parts etc...<br />Rinse the top of the husk with water.<br />Put the entire corn on the cob in the microwave, with husk on.<br />Cover corn with wax paper.<br />Cook for about 1 ½ to 2 minutes. <br />Take the corn out of the microwave. Let it cool for about 5 minutes. Its hot, so carefully pull off the husk. <br />Smooth the avocado all over the corn, like it was butter.<br /><br />Take the can of creamed corn out of the refrigerator.<br />Pour the juice from the creamed corn into a cup. Mix in a pinch of allspice, a few drops of lime juice, and 1/4 cup of cold water. This is imitation chica morada.<br />Save the creamed corn itself for another meal. <br /><br />Put cerviche, corn, and goat cheese on a plate.<br />Put ice cream in a bowl<br />Add fruit to ice cream.<br /><br />Get your imitation chica morada. <br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal are avocado and tuna.<br /><br />Note: Ice cream contains sugar. 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s320/mortar_with_pestle_1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708594428443071586" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.pioneerthinking.com/avocadobeauty.html">http://www.pioneerthinking.com/avocadobeauty.html</a>Gladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-69707227451701651962011-06-21T17:33:00.004-07:002012-03-01T00:53:18.685-08:00Russia; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner<span style="font-style:italic;">Breakfast</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Imitation Syrniki Breakfast Parfait</span><br />Preparation Time: About 15 minutes<br />No marinating required.<br />This is an Americanized version of a popular Russian breakfast and/or dessert.<br /><br />Ingredient and Shopping List:<br />2 Buttermilk Pancakes<br />1/2 cup of flavored Cream Cheese; any sweet flavor; low fat or non-fat if possible<br />1 cup of Vanilla Yogurt<br />1/2 cup of Raisins<br />½ cup of All Fruit Apple Jam<br />½ cup of applesauce<br /><br />Equipment:<br /><br />1 or 2 Parfait Glasses, Parfait-like Glasses, or any kind of tall glass<br />Microwave<br /><br />Spread the flavored cream cheese over the frozen buttermilk pancakes. Microwave for about 2 minutes, until the cream cheese is slightly melted. Careful the pancakes will be hot. Carefully roll them up, and cut the rolls into smaller rolls. Set aside.<br /><br />For this recipe, you don't have to measure the ingredients out first, the amounts are just to give you an idea of how much to use. You can spoon the ingredients directly into the parfait glass (or whatever kind of glass you are using) without first measuring them out. Spoon in about 3 tablespoons of vanilla yogurt, followed by one small hot pancake rolls, followed by 3 tablespoons of all fruit apple jam, followed by 3 tablespoons of applesauce, followed by 1 tablespoon of raisins, then start over with the vanilla yogurt again, and keep making layers until you are filled to the top.<br /><br />Eat. <br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal is yogurt. <br /><br />Note: If you can find them, whole wheat pancakes are healthier than white flour pancakes.<br /><br />Note: Buttermilk pancakes and vanilla yogurt both may contain sugar. Stevia is healthier, but yogurt made with stevia is not yet available in America.<br /><br />Note: Its true that syrniki is quark cheese pancakes, which is more like American cottage cheese than buttermilk, but American cottage cheese has been kicked off of the healthy food list for often being made with genetically modified organisms (or GMO's)(and you can't buy cottage cheese pancakes in America anyway). Healthy food cooks consider foods made with GMO's to be guinea pig food because they have been unleashed upon the unsuspecting public without first being tested to find out what effect they will have on our health. They include foods like soybean genes spliced with bacteria genes in order to reduce the need for pesticides to kill corn crop pests. In China, the public policy is that GMO's can only be used in plants that is to be worn, not eaten, like cotton. <br /><br />Currently, there is no American law requiring companies to notify the public that they are selling genetically modified foods. The list of foods that are genetically modified include foods like Roundup Ready sugar beets, Honey Sweet plums, cheap canola oil, and Ovaltine. In fact, there is a huge controversy going on right now about GMO salmon which could become the permanent bane of all salmon. Truely a tragedy since wild salmon is one of the most amazingly nutritional foods on earth. It is an excellent source of Omega fats, which can prevent, heart attack, stroke, joint pain, and mental illness. So an outcome of infusing GMO salmon with all of the other salmon on the planet may be a much higher incident of physical and mental illnesses. Once all of the salmon on earth has been infected with the GMO DNA it will be too late to do anything about it. US politicians are currently trying to pass a law preventing this tragedy. But, the vote is close, so they need citizens to let them know what they want. You can contact your or sign the protest at the link under <span style="font-style:italic;">Link To Join the Protest of GMO Salmon Protest</span> on this blog. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Lunch</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kombucha Tea<br />Sausage Borscht</span><br />Preparation Time: About 15 minutes.<br />No marinating required.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuOfeGhs7RbUwUn24m-PkW4Wtv_rafsUiTOF28edp-Bl9VrKOyRnigdPtakDBDX9Y5hYNYcl4hrsUNyGx_E_ftOx0mB-QRzRowlwS1UUe2D17-7kFvSO5SWOGfl9guoazJpD3v1MJp40/s1600/Kombucha_rosehip.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuOfeGhs7RbUwUn24m-PkW4Wtv_rafsUiTOF28edp-Bl9VrKOyRnigdPtakDBDX9Y5hYNYcl4hrsUNyGx_E_ftOx0mB-QRzRowlwS1UUe2D17-7kFvSO5SWOGfl9guoazJpD3v1MJp40/s200/Kombucha_rosehip.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620847026485742690" /></a><br /><br /><br />1 cup of Beets (regular or pickled, whichever you prefer)<br />1 cup of Already Shredded Cabbage<br />2 Turkey Sausages of any kind; breakfast, or otherwise<br />2 cups of meat or vegetable broth of any kind<br />1 teabag or bottle of Kombucha Tea<br /><br />Equipment:<br /><br />Blender<br />Microwave <br />Paper towels or wax paper to cover microwaving food<br /><br />Pour the can of beets, with the beet juice and the cabbage into a blender. Blend for about 2-3 minutes. Pour the mixture into a bowl, filling it about half way. Add broth. Cover with paper towel or wax paper. Microwave for about 4 minutes. Can be seasoned with hot sauce, Tabasco sauce, mayonnaise, or sour cream. Set it aside.<br /><br />Cover sauage with paper towel or wax paper.<br />Microwave sausage.<br /><br />Prepare or open kombucha tea.<br /><br />Eat. <br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal are beets and kombucha tea. <br /><br />Note: Meat that include nitrates, such as bacon and lunch meats are not as healthy as meats that don't include nitrates. Eating a small amount of nitrates once and a week of less is OK. Eating nitrates daily is not a good idea. <br /><br />Note: You may always marinate raw meat if you choose. Its healthier for the brain, immune system, and intestines. <br /><br />Note: Kombucha tea in the tea bag form does not contain sugar. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Dinner</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kombucha Tea<br />Turkey Burger Pirozhki <br />Carrot Sticks<br />Vanilla Ice Cream and Imitation Kissel</span><br />Preparation Time: About 20 minutes.<br />No marinating required. <br /><br />Photo by Evilmonkey003@en.wikipedia<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUojCiAs5BAh6Df4WFOMNG1KLvB79lLLWaeutfmpLajSvlUiuGM8d0_rwdB2yK7fJL2z_QDSu1A0_GDCNHOYgh16yy42xAeItHls99eSTpigitadV_R1qT2muMlEUBVwEjgHywFy-tggk/s1600/Piroshki.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUojCiAs5BAh6Df4WFOMNG1KLvB79lLLWaeutfmpLajSvlUiuGM8d0_rwdB2yK7fJL2z_QDSu1A0_GDCNHOYgh16yy42xAeItHls99eSTpigitadV_R1qT2muMlEUBVwEjgHywFy-tggk/s320/Piroshki.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620847439181770754" /></a><br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br /><br />Pirozhki:<br />1 tube of Pillsbury Roll Dough<br />¼ pound of Turkey Burger<br />¼ cup of Mushroom Soup<br />Carrots:<br />1 package of Pre-cut Carrot Sticks<br />Ice Cream and Kissel:<br />2 scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream<br />¼ cup of Fruit Juice, preferably berry or cranberry<br />2 tablespoons of Matching All Fruit Jam or Cranberry Sauce (matching the juice)<br />Tea:<br />1 Tea bag, or bottle, or a cup from a carton of Kombucha Tea, <br /><br />Equipment:<br /><br />Microwave<br />Paper towel or wax paper for microwaving food<br />Oven or Toaster Oven<br /><br />Cover turkey burger with paper towel or wax paper. Microwave turkey burger for about 3 minutes until it is done. Mix in the mushroom soup. Open roll dough. Spread out dough in little circles. Put a little meat into each circle. Fold the dough and pinch the edges together so that you can't see the meat, and it won't fall out. Bake for about 15 minutes.<br /><br />Mix the fruit juice and the matching jam or sauce together. You can mix cranberry juice, and cranberry sauce or raspberry juice and all fruit raspberry jam. Stir until the jam or sauce dissolves into the juice as much as possible. This will make an approximation of the Russian dessert sauce called kissel.<br /><br />Prepare kombucha tea.<br /><br />Put a couple of scoops of ice cream on a plate. Put the imitation kissel over the ice cream. <br /><br />Add pirozhki, carrot sticks, onto the plate. <br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Picture of Polish Kissel by Ludek<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrORcFVRKiH6YmalFXSaryGKaaGS4aWHCmdq0BetNaYKl2KgG6zzvr7ExRIqVyvjUMekBSsyxt0Isl6kpRzl_moNPTIbvormA9p75SeC97cTQ-B-tN80ib_TDwR6I6Hp4qbLretr5s08w/s1600/Kisiel.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrORcFVRKiH6YmalFXSaryGKaaGS4aWHCmdq0BetNaYKl2KgG6zzvr7ExRIqVyvjUMekBSsyxt0Isl6kpRzl_moNPTIbvormA9p75SeC97cTQ-B-tN80ib_TDwR6I6Hp4qbLretr5s08w/s400/Kisiel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621217250727446514" /></a><br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are cranberries, and kombucha tea. <br /><br /> <br />Note: Button mushrooms aren't very healthy. They are what is now used in the typical mushroom soup. Portabella, crimini, shiitake, or maitake mushrooms are much healthier, and shiitake mushrooms are particularly healthy for the brain.<br /><br />Note: Whole wheat bread dough is healthier than white bread dough, but I have never ever been able to buy whole wheat bread dough.<br /><br />Note: You may always marinate raw meat if you choose. Its healthier for the brain, immune system, and intestines.<br /><br />Note: Vanilla ice cream contains sugar, most bread doughs contains a small amount of sugar especially because it is part of the bread rising process. Again, stevia is healthier, but its impossible to buy bread dough already made that way. There are some already cooked breads made without any sugar for diabetics, but they are very hard to find. I have seen loaves at Target.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s1600/face_icon_laughing.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s320/face_icon_laughing.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708592578202852274" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.russianlegacy.com/en/go_to/culture/humor/students.htm">http://www.russianlegacy.com/en/go_to/culture/humor/students.htm</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s1600/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s320/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708591925063790098" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">"Onions cure seven ailment."<br />Russian Proverbs</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfuTNFKehLFbkHkk9bt81JCLa3ZHduOiX_RVwrEL1mE3MrQBnsonSmA0ieo1w-6HjfX-7gVIYqkC0dBMKRBN1UGDaHMs3h8tZ5jObVV0zzgWuRyK9H-LbR9tXc-6STcAAaIR8_1KZ8Duw/s1600/endeaver.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfuTNFKehLFbkHkk9bt81JCLa3ZHduOiX_RVwrEL1mE3MrQBnsonSmA0ieo1w-6HjfX-7gVIYqkC0dBMKRBN1UGDaHMs3h8tZ5jObVV0zzgWuRyK9H-LbR9tXc-6STcAAaIR8_1KZ8Duw/s320/endeaver.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708148731995828770" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Shipwreck with lots of Treasure Lost at Sea, Found<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrouw_Maria">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrouw_Maria</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Human+Rights+court+rules+against+iVrouw+Mariai+divers/1135254411352"><br />http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Human+Rights+court+rules+against+iVrouw+Mariai+divers/1135254411352</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem6z-QcGEkClQvNhRVgpNmLVCiDAThqZfL2dAdstQDgW1Ledj9MPvbOEdnGI8zQgZLCeMVyi2EQgBO95cKC1fLwSgY0ureRYFrkT_Lj0AlwEbEWZm9Zq5t5gwGNP2Zz8Q1Fnu_Pz51Aw/s1600/a-green-cartoon-pipe-md.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem6z-QcGEkClQvNhRVgpNmLVCiDAThqZfL2dAdstQDgW1Ledj9MPvbOEdnGI8zQgZLCeMVyi2EQgBO95cKC1fLwSgY0ureRYFrkT_Lj0AlwEbEWZm9Zq5t5gwGNP2Zz8Q1Fnu_Pz51Aw/s320/a-green-cartoon-pipe-md.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708217761731899010" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Treasure Never Found<br /><a href="http://cruises.about.com/od/northerneuropeancruises/ss/pushkin_6.htm">http://cruises.about.com/od/northerneuropeancruises/ss/pushkin_6.htm</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s1600/mortar_with_pestle_1.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s320/mortar_with_pestle_1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708594428443071586" /></a><br />In Russian, during the Soviet era, many women had to make home made beauty care products. Here is a brief article about some of the basics of making your own skin care products. <br /><a href="http://www.livestrong.com/article/67208-kitchen-solutions-skin-care/">http://www.livestrong.com/article/67208-kitchen-solutions-skin-care/</a>Gladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-956267947046573092011-06-19T12:07:00.007-07:002012-03-01T01:22:28.133-08:00Egypt; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner<span style="font-style:italic;">Breakfast</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Almond Date Smoothie</span><br />In Ancient Egypt the typical breakfast was beer, bread, and onions. This smoothie is a modern version of the combination of foods also enjoyed by the Ancient Egyptian Empire.<br />Preparation Time: 10 - 15 minutes<br />No marinating needed.<br /><br />Ingredient and Shopping List:<br />1 cup of Vanilla Yogurt<br />1 cup of Myoplex Shake, whey protein shake, goat's milk, or milk (Myoplex or whey for more nutrition) <br />1 cup of Pitted Dried Dates<br />1 cup of Almonds<br />2 tablespoons of Flax Meal, (or freshly ground flax seeds for more nutrition)<br />½ teaspoon of Cinnamon<br /><br />Equipment:<br /><br />Blender<br /><br />Put all of the ingredients in a blender and blend for about 2-3 minutes.<br /><br />Drink.<br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are yogurt and almonds. <br /><br />Note: to use Myoplex or whey protein, don't put in one cup of powder, put in one cup of water and one scoop of powder.<br /><br />Note: Use ½ cup of almonds if you are on a tight budget.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Lunch</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mint Tea<br />Fenugreek Seed Bread<br />Turkey Burger <br />Beans</span><br />Preparation Time 15 - 25 minutes.<br />No marinating required. <br /><br />Fenugreek seeds are a popular seed used in Ancient Egyptian and modern Egyptian bread. But, for this recipe you can add any seed you prefer. Aniseeds, and caraway seeds are also popular seeds used in modern Egyptian cooking. Watermelon seeds and sunflower seeds are popular seeds to eat in modern Egypt. Other ideal seeds are, ground flax, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, and any kind of squash or pumpkin seeds. If you want to surprise someone with your cooking skills, you can even add flower petals. Ideal flowers to add would be flowers that have been grown in your garden, from seed, w/o dangerous chemicals. Popular edible Egyptian flowers are hard to get. But, other edible flowers that may be added include; sunflower petals, squash blossoms, radish flowers, okra flowers, bean flowers, sage bush flowers, basil flowers, mint flowers, rosemary flowers, thyme flowers, marigold petals, purple cone flower petals, or periwinkle petals, lilacs, and dandelions <span style="font-weight:bold;">Caution; DON'T EAT ANYTHING GROWN IN YOUR GARDEN or IN THE WILD UNLESS YOU ARE SURE WHAT IT IS.</span> It is very easy to mistaken something poison for food. Just because the fruit or vegetable of a plant is safe, doesn't mean the flower is safe; some plants that have safe fruits <span style="font-weight:bold;">DO HAVE POISONOUS</span> other parts such as; potatoes, cherries, and apples. <br /><br />Originally they type of wheat bread that the Ancient Egyptian grew was a spelt-like bread called emmer, but is way too hard to buy as food today. So we are just going to use the kind of wheat that Pillsbury uses. Modern Egyptian bread is made of maize, which is like cornmeal; not so hard to get, but hard to prepare. <br /><br />In modern Egypt, lots of beans and a couple of boiled eggs are often served at a traditional Egyptian breakfast, and sometimes, but not often for lunch. Fava beans aka broad beans are the beans of choice. One of their national breakfast dishes is Ful Medames, which is mashed fava beans seasoned with olive oil, garlic, lemon, and salt. Fava beans are high in dopamine, a nutrient that prevents depression. They are one of the few foods in the world that can radically interfere with some medication regimes. If you are depressed, you should still seed a doctor's help, even if you are eating fava beans. Fava beans look sorta like lima beans when raw and sorta like large red beans when cooked, but they taste nothing like lima beans. So we are going to use red beans. <br /><br />Most lunch dishes from Egypt are hard to make, so I've created my own inspired by Egyptian recipe. At McDonald's at Egypt they have Egyptian inspired sandwiches like, the Fish Mac, the Double Fillet-O-Fish, Chicken MACDO, Mc rabia Grilled Kofta, and Mc Arabia Grilled Chicken, Big Mac Chicken, plus several mega hamburgers like the Mega Mac. The Mega Mac is the Big Mac with four patties, instead of two patties, on a triple sesame seed bun. The McArabia Grilled Kofta is kofta seasoned with tahini sauce. Kofta is like an Asian/Middle Eastern meatloaf. Chicken is a little hard to cook, and chicken burger is hard to find, so I am just using turkey burger and tahini sauce. <br /><br />Picture of Fel Medames courtesy of Abdullah Geelah<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODM0ZP9lioytRNU3lULIGmPL8e4nLbGatlGUXETv3mrUYZfHiTsQfbY_WKBXItlGMCHpu7gS2aG5uUyqDLBAsQf4XT-iBcRW-vFxKKSSjTu3YCVqjX8KB1vGawNxlXBlPVauq4QSnU3w/s1600/Ful.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODM0ZP9lioytRNU3lULIGmPL8e4nLbGatlGUXETv3mrUYZfHiTsQfbY_WKBXItlGMCHpu7gS2aG5uUyqDLBAsQf4XT-iBcRW-vFxKKSSjTu3YCVqjX8KB1vGawNxlXBlPVauq4QSnU3w/s320/Ful.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714856489553525314" /></a><br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br /><br />Fenugreek Bread:<br />1 tube of Pillsbury Breadsticks Dough<br />2 tablespoons of Fenugreek Seeds, or the seed or flower petals of your choice<br />Turkey Burger:<br />¼ pound of Turkey Burger<br />Sesame Seeds or Tahini Sauce (Tahini can't be found at Wal-mart. It is sauce made of sesame seed paste. Sesame seeds are also another food that fights depression).<br />Beans:<br />1 can of Red Beans<br />½ teaspoon of Olive Oil <br />½ teaspoon of Garlic <br />½ teaspoon of Lemon Juice (from a lemon cut in half, or from one of those little bottles that looks like a lemon with a green cap).<br />Pinch of Salt <br />Tea:<br />Mint Tea or Any Kind of Tea<br /><br />Equipment:<br /><br />Microwave<br />Paper towel or wax paper to cover microwaving food.<br />Oven or Toaster Oven<br /><br />Don't completely follow the instructions on the breadsticks package, we are going to add seeds (or flower petals) to the dough before baking. Preheat oven or toaster oven to 375 Degrees. Unroll dough and separate into 12 strips. Roll the dough in a pile of fenugreek seeds. Or instead you may use the seed or flower petals of your choice. The bread is going to be used to make a sandwich. Shape the dough your favorite tool or weapon from your present game or make a pita pocket bread loaf. To see hints on how to make pita bread loaf see notes. Bake for 10 -13 minutes; up to 20 minutes for the pita bread loaf. <br /><br />Squeeze out or take out 1/4th of the turkey burger out of the package. Roll it into a ball, and flatten it into a pattie. Put in a small microwave dish. Cover turkey burger with paper towel or wax paper. Cook it in the microwave for about 3 minutes until done. Take out of the microwave, and put the turkey burger pattie with the bread to build a sandwich. Spread sesame seeds or tahini sauce on the turkey burger pattie. Put the top on the sandwich, or slide the turkey burger all the way into the pita pocket. <br /><br />Open the can of red beans, mix in the olive oil, garlic, lemon, and salt. Put beans on the plate. Cover with paper towel or wax paper. Microwave for about 3 minutes. Add the sandwich or the pita pocket to the plate that already has the hot beans on it. <br /><br />Prepare the tea. Can add sugar, Truvia, or stevia, and cream.<br /><br />Eat. <br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal are fava beans and sesame seeds if you choose to use them. <br /><br />Note: to make a pita bread loaf. Squeeze the breadsticks together into a big ball. Take a flour covered rolling pin or glass and roll the ball out into a flat circle. Bake in a pan for about 20 minutes. When the bread is done, pull it out of the oven and cut the puffy flat circle into two half circles. Careful its still hot. When it cools off, carefully cut a pocket into the middle of each half of circle, so that you can stuff the meat into the 2 half of circles of bread. <br /><br /> Picture of pita slice filled with falafel courtesy of Gilabrand at en.wikipedia<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9E3Ethe5j6KjeJ6ABOXz6WGsvxNqn6uSGDo3VJiYVztbMUzXNgjsHO3jobO8xALmDrhV9Boj4MvdZyS9MDlCXCBqz8Il6gWmT7Twq-cP0yUTBqXSjqNnGz1n8o9iJLhT0kNkP9MJMlQ/s1600/Pita_felafel.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9E3Ethe5j6KjeJ6ABOXz6WGsvxNqn6uSGDo3VJiYVztbMUzXNgjsHO3jobO8xALmDrhV9Boj4MvdZyS9MDlCXCBqz8Il6gWmT7Twq-cP0yUTBqXSjqNnGz1n8o9iJLhT0kNkP9MJMlQ/s320/Pita_felafel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708126644136538530" /></a><br /><br />Note: You may use frozen Old Fashioned Meat Loaf Mix instead of turkey burger if you like. It doesn't come in small packages. It comes in a 3 or 4 pound package instead of a 1 pound package. It also may contain sugar.<br /><br />Note: If you would like to make tahini sauce, mix together, ½ cup of Sesame Seed Paste, 3 tablespoons of already crushed garlic (comes in a bottle), or crush some 3 tablespoons fresh garlic cloves yourself, ½ teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and ¼ cup of lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon of parsley powder (found in the spice isle). <br /><br />Note: Whole wheat flour dough is healthier for the brain than white wheat flour dough, but it is not sold at Walmart. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Dinner</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Strawberry or Mango Juice<br />Koshari<br />Rice Pudding</span><br />Preparation Time: About 15 minutes.<br />Koshari is another Egyptian national dish. Traditional Koshari isn't made with cheese.<br /><br />Picture of Koshari at served at Abu Tariq Restaurant, Cairo, Egypt courtesy of Marios<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qpe7Tu7_5tcbr5wSjHpegW3kTX12yGDhIL-67GIcXeybk_RwzifLk5OI7TKWXh2i-EsUH65fPousWCmnYsmJ2sWzhXsYkwzib2i4Uyd0Xo_-sWdSb2jtY0HLZufDQt5dD3MwRrZxrUY/s1600/Abu_tariq_koshari.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qpe7Tu7_5tcbr5wSjHpegW3kTX12yGDhIL-67GIcXeybk_RwzifLk5OI7TKWXh2i-EsUH65fPousWCmnYsmJ2sWzhXsYkwzib2i4Uyd0Xo_-sWdSb2jtY0HLZufDQt5dD3MwRrZxrUY/s320/Abu_tariq_koshari.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714854579041600162" /></a><br /><br />1 cup of Already Cook Rice<br />1 can of Lentil Soup<br />1 can of Garbanzo Beans aka Chickpeas<br />1 container of Already Cooked Macaroni and Cheese<br />1 cup of Canned Spaghetti<br />1 cup of Hot Salsa<br />1 tablespoon of Vinegar<br />1 tablespoon or one Clove of of Crushed or Diced Garlic<br />Pudding:<br />1 container of Ready-to-Eat Rice Pudding<br />Juice:<br />1 glass of Strawberry or Mango Juice<br /><br />Equipment:<br /><br />Microwave<br /><br />Wax paper or microwave-safe lid to cover microwaving food.<br /><br />Mix together the hot salsa, vinegar, and garlic. Open the lentil soup and drain the soup off. Save the soup for another meal or snack. Open the garbanzo beans. Pour the water from the garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas) down the drain. Open everything else. Mix together the rice, lentils, garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas), macaroni and cheese, and spaghetti. <br /><br />Pour the salsa mix over rice, lentils, garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas), macaroni and cheese, and spaghetti. Cover with wax paper or microwave-safe lid. Microwave for about 4 minutes until warm enough to eat.<br /><br />Grab the rice pudding.<br /><br />Pour the strawberry or mango juice.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: This is a meal for sleeping time, not game time. The only brain food in this meal is garlic. <br /><br />Note: You may use canned spaghetti and meat sauce instead of canned spaghetti if you like.<br /><br />Note: If you are a more skilled cook, you may add chicken livers to this meal if you like. Just follow the recipe for chicken liver pate, but when the chicken livers are finished cooking, instead of cooling the livers with ice and putting them in the blender, just put them on a plate with a paper towel to drain for a few minutes, add a little salt and pepper, and eat them right away.<br /><br />Note: If you can handle cooking dried pasta instead of using canned pasta, its healthier. Just boil the proper amount of water (instructions on package) and add all the pasta. When the pasta is done, pour the hot water down the drain through a pasta drainer, then add the salsa mixture. This version would be more like the traditional recipe, since it doesn't include cheese.<br /><br />Note: Rice pudding and canned spaghetti usually contains sugar or Splenda (for sugar-free rice pudding). Stevia is healthier, but these items made with stevia are not available for purchase in America.<br /><br /><br />Note: Whole wheat pasta is healthier for the brain than white wheat pasta. It is sold at Wal-mart in the pasta section.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s1600/face_icon_laughing.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s320/face_icon_laughing.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708592578202852274" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="">http://www.perankhgroup.com/the_mouse_and_the_vizier.htm</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s1600/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png"><img style="float:left; 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Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner<span style="font-style:italic;">Breakfast</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mincemeat Parfait</span><br />Preparation Time: about 5 minutes<br />No marinating needed.<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br /><br />1 cup of Plain or Apple Yogurt<br />1 cup of Mixed Nuts<br />1/2 cup of Raisins<br />½ cup of Figs<br />½ cup of All Fruit Apple Jam<br />1 teaspoon of Allspice<br />1 teaspoon Ginger (optional)<br />1/8 teaspoon of Mace (optional)<br />1 cup of Grape Nuts<br />½ cup of Orange Juice<br /><br />Equipment:<br /><br />1-2 tall parfait or parfait-like glasses<br /><br />Spoon the ingredients in by layers. For this recipe, you don't have to measure the ingredients out first, the amounts are just to give you an idea of how much to use. You can spoon the ingredients directly into the parfait glass (or whatever kind of glass you are using) without first measuring them out. Spoon in 3 tablespoons of yogurt first, then 3 tablespoons of the nuts, the 3 tablespoons each of the raisins and figs, then 3 tablespoons of the jam, then add 1/4 a teaspoon of each of the spices, then 3 tablespoons of the Grape Nuts. When you get to the Grape Nuts, then start all over again with another layer, until its about ½ inch from the top. Pour the orange juice into the remaining space. Take a knife or chopstick and stick in all the way to the bottom so that the orange juice will drain throughout the parfait.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are yogurt, apples, and raisins. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Lunch</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Imitation V8 Smoothie<br />and/or Chicken Liver Liverwurst Pate Sandwiches<br />Soy Yogurt Waldorf Salad</span><br />Preparation Time: 15 - 45 minutes<br />Marinating required, which may be done 14 hours before or 1 hour before.<br /><br />This meal has two options, the easy option and the more skilled cook's option. The easy option is just to make the Imitation V8 Smoothie, add a little cooked meat to the smoothie (to make up for the lack of a sandwich), make the Soy Yogurt Waldorf Salad; and forget about making the Chicken Liver Liverwurst Pate. The more skilled cook's option is to make everything on the list, including the Chicken Liver Liverwurst Pate. The Chicken Liver Liverwurst Pate is harder than anything else we have cooked so far. So you can take the easy choice, if you have never used a skillet and don't want to learn how. What will you be missing? The pate is high in iron. Iron so gives the brain stamina when it is growing tired during intense sieges and long study times. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Imitation V8 Smoothie</span><br />Preparation Time 15 minutes<br />No marinating required.<br /><br />Ingredient and Shopping List:<br /><br />2 cups Tomatoes Juice<br />¼ cup of Shredded Fresh Carrots<br />¼ of Chopped Fresh Celery<br />¼ of Fresh Beets or Canned Beets<br />¼ cup of Fresh Spinach<br />½ cup of Fresh Parsley<br />½ cup of Fresh Lettuce<br />½ cup of Fresh Watercress<br />1 teaspoon Lemon Juice<br />1 tablespoon of Onion Flakes or Chopped Onions<br />1 clove of Garlic<br />¼ teaspoon of Salt<br />1 teaspoon of Basil (optional) <br />1 tablespoon of Sugar, or 1 teaspoon of Truvia, or Stevia (Stevia is not sold at Wal-mart; sold at health food store.)<br />1/3 cup of Water<br />½ cup of Cooked Meat (for the easy option, if you decide not to make the more skilled option of Chicken Liver Liverwurst Pate).<br /><br />Equipment:<br /><br />Blender<br />1 or 2 glasses for the smoothie<br /><br />Put all items in the blender. Blend for 2- 3 minutes. Pour into a 20 ounce glasses If taking the easy option, you're done. Drink. If taking the easy option. If taking the more skilled option, put the smoothies in the refrigerator for about a ½ hour and rinse the blender out very good. You will need it to blend the pate. <br /><br />Note: for an even easier but less brain healthy option, instead of measuring out all of the spices, and sweetener, simply mix in 1/2 a package of The Original Hidden Valley Ranch Salad Dressing Mix. It a powered mix that comes in a tear-able package. It contains great seasoning, but it also contains milk, so it will decrease the nutritional availability of iron in this meal. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Chicken Liver Liverwurst Pate <br />Soy Yogurt Waldorf Salad</span><br />Marinating required.<br />Preparation Time: 45 minutes<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br />1 pound of Chicken Livers<br />1 cup of Tomato Salsa<br />¼ cup of Canola Oil<br />3/4 cup of Water<br />½ cup of Canned Black Beans<br />1/2 cup of Sour Cream<br />1 package of powdered Hidden Valley Ranch Buttermilk Dressing Mix<br />1 cup of Pre-cut apples or apples<br />½ cup of Raisins<br />½ cup of Walnuts<br />1 small container of Soy Yogurt<br />Slices of Any Kind of Bread<br /><br />Equipment:<br /><br />Glass or Microwave-safe bowl for marinate<br />Skillet (preferably not a non-stick skillet; if non-stick you'll have to get someone to show you how to cook with non-stick cookware) and stove top<br />1 bowl with about 1 cup of ice in it<br />Blender<br />Bowl for the Soy Yogurt Waldorf Salad<br />Bowl for cooked Chicken Livers<br /><br />Wash chicken livers and put them in glass or microwave-safe bowl. Cover them with the salsa and let them marinate in the refrigerator for 1 – 14 hours. <br />Pour the salsa marinate down the drain.<br />Wash the chicken livers again.<br />Put the oil in the skillet. Turn the stove top on medium.<br />Let the oil get hot for about 5 minutes.<br />Put the chicken livers in the oil. Cook for about 4 minutes on one side. <br />Turn them over to cook on the other side for about 4 minutes.<br />Fill the skillet with water,and let the livers cook for about 20 minutes, until most of the water has boiled out of the skillet. <br />While the livers are cooking, open up your pre-cut apples or cut up your apples.<br />Mix the apples, raisins, walnuts, and soy yogurt together. Set aside for later.<br />Remove the chicken livers, and the remaining water and oil from the skillet. <br />Put them all in a bowl of ice for about 5 minutes.<br />Put them in the blender along with the powdered ranch dressing mix, sour cream and black beans.<br /><br />Blend for 3-4 minutes.<br /><br />Take a knife, spread the pate onto your sandwiches. <br /><br />Get your smoothie. Put your salad and your sandwich on a plate.<br /><br />Eat. <br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are either spinach and beets, or chicken livers.<br /><br />Note: This recipe will make enough pate for about 7-10 sandwiches.<br /><br />Note: This chicken liver recipe is a super iron recipe. Iron increases the brain's endurance. If you want to increase the availability of iron in the pate you can substitute soy yogurt for sour cream, but it may dramatically change the taste. <span style="font-weight:bold;">CAUTION: NEVER TRY TO INCREASE BRAIN PERFORMANCE WITH IRON SUPPLEMENTS; only use iron from food sources. An iron overdose is lethal.</span><br /><br />Note: Soy yogurt usually contains sugar. Stevia is healthier. But, soy yogurt made of stevia has yet to be offered by any American company.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Dinner</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Tea<br />Beef Wellington Pot Pie <br />Vanilla Ice Cream with Plums</span><br />Preparation Time: About 10 minutes<br />No marinating needed. <br /><br />Pot pie courtesy of avlxyz at http://www.flickr.com/photos/avlxyz/<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/ChickenpotpieswholeFeb09.jpg/800px-ChickenpotpieswholeFeb09.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 600px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/ChickenpotpieswholeFeb09.jpg/800px-ChickenpotpieswholeFeb09.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />If you didn't make the Chicken Liver Liverwurst Pate for lunch you can just heat up the pot pie, change the ice cream to Italian ice and add plums, and you're done. What are you missing? The pate is high in iron, so it gives the brain stamina when it is growing tired during intense sieges and long study times. But, you still have the plums. Plums are good for the brain because help the iron in meat absorb into the body better. Ice cream interferes with the body's ability to digest iron, so since there is not as much iron without the pate, you should switch the ice cream to Italian ice. Italian ice is like ice cream , but it contains no milk. <br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br /><br />1 Frozen Beef Pot Pie<br />Leftover Chicken Liver Liverwurst Pate from the lunch recipe before this<br />Vanilla Ice Cream or Italian Ice<br />Fresh Plums or Canned Plums<br />1 Tea Bag of Regular Tea, preferably decaffeinated (Regular tea is black tea.)<br /><br />Equipment:<br /><br />Microwave or regular oven<br />Paper towels or wax paper for covering microwaving food.<br />1 cup for the tea<br /><br />Don't completely follow the instructions on the pot pie. We are going to thaw the pot pie, add the pate and then fully cook the pot pie. <br />Microwave the pot pie for about 1 minute.<br />Cut a small hole across the side of the pie crust. Peel the crust 1/2 way back.<br />Spread in the chicken liver liverwurst pate.<br />Put the crust back on.<br />Finish cooking the pot pie, either in the microwave or in a regular over.<br /><br />Prepare the tea.<br /><br />Put plums on top of your ice cream or Italian ice.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are chicken livers, plums, and lean beef. <br /><br />Note: Cooking the pot pie in an over or toaster oven will make the crust come out crunchy and tastier. You must be very careful not to start a fire if you are cooking a pot pie in a toaster over; don't leave it unsupervised.<br /><br />Note: If you know how to make crust, you can make a brain healthier crust with whole grain wheat flour. To make the pot pie filling, fill the whole wheat crusted pie pan with canned beef stew, and then mix in 1 tablespoon of whole wheat flour, unless you know how to make pot pie filling from scratch.<br /><br />Note: Natural chicken livers grown without pesticides etc... are healthier, but they are impossible to get at Walmart, and hard to find elsewhere.<br /><br />Note: Vanilla ice cream and canned plums contain added sugar and pot pies may contain sugar. 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height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s320/mortar_with_pestle_1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708594428443071586" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.29secrets.com/sections/beauty/getting-english-rose-beauty-look">http://www.29secrets.com/sections/beauty/getting-english-rose-beauty-look</a>Gladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-3253576738572034962011-06-16T04:17:00.001-07:002012-02-12T12:47:08.458-08:00Ancient Rome; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner<span style="font-style:italic;">Breakfast</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Grape Juice<br />Roman Bread <br />Goat Cheese <br />Sausage <br />Bacon <br />Beans</span><br />Preparation Time about 5 - 10 minutes.<br />No marinating required.<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br /><br />1 glass of Grape Juice (really watered down wine, but grape juice is healthier for the brain)<br />Slice of bread of any kind, Roman Meal brand is OK<br />A Slice of Goat Cheese<br />Two of four pieces of left over cooked or uncooked Link Sausage (easy to cook), or any other kind of sausage<br />Two or four pieces of left over cooked or uncooked Bacon<br />A cup of canned or leftover Beans of any kind<br />1/4 cup of Honey or Raw Honey (raw honey is not sold at Walmart; at health food store or from farms)<br />1 teaspoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil<br /><br />Equipment:<br /><br />Microwave<br />Paper towels or wax paper to cover microwaving food.<br /><br />Put everything on a plate and eat it cold, or cover it with paper towel or wax paper and warm it up for about 2 minutes in the microwave, first.<br />Or if your meat is raw, put onto a microwaveable plate or dish, cover with a paper towel, cook sausage, and bacon in the microwave for about 3 minutes.<br />Put beans on another microwavable plate, cover, and cook for about 1 to 2 minutes.<br />Add sausage, bacon, cheese, bread and beans to the same plate.<br />Sprinkle olive oil on bread.<br />Pour honey over meat.<br />Pour grape juice into a glass.<br />Eat. (You can soak the bread in the grape juice to eat it Roman style.)<br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are olive oil and raw honey. Raw honey should not be fed to children under 1 years of age, or people with a compromised immune system.<br /><br />Note: for a healthier brain and heart, let the grease from the meat drain on a clean paper towel for about 10 minutes. <br /><br />Note: for an even healthier brain and heart turkey sausage, and turkey bacon is lower in fat.<br /><br />Note: Romans loved lots of raw honey sauce on their meat, but we are using honey because its easier. They also preferred olive oil on their bread instead of butter. To them, butter was for salving wounds before wrapping them. <br /><br />Note: You may always marinate raw meat if you choose. Its healthier for the brain, immune system, and intestines. <br /><br />Note: Meat that include nitrates, such as bacon and lunch meats are not as healthy as meats that don't include nitrates. Eating a small amount of nitrates once and a week or less is OK. Eating nitrates daily is not a good idea. <br /><br />Note: Some bacon and sausage contain a small amount of sugar. The amount is so small that it doesn't affect most people, unless they have trouble digesting sugar.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Lunch</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Grape Juice<br />Roman Tuna<br />Spaghetti Squash</span><br />Preparation Time: About 20 minutes<br />No marinating needed.<br /><br />In the early centuries of the Roman Empire the Romans hated fish, even though they were surrounded by seas. In the later centuries the Greeks taught the Romans to catch and eat fish, so Roman fish is like Greek fish (served with lemon), but with Roman spices instead of Greek spices (like Italian seasoning). <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Starr_070730-7822_Cucurbita_pepo.jpg/800px-Starr_070730-7822_Cucurbita_pepo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 600px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Starr_070730-7822_Cucurbita_pepo.jpg/800px-Starr_070730-7822_Cucurbita_pepo.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Spaghetti Squash courtesy of Forrest and Kim Starr<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br /><br />1 glass of Grape Juice (really watered down wine, but grape juice is healthier for the brain)<br />Spaghetti Squash (not butternut squash)<br />¾ of Spaghetti Sauce<br />½ cup or two slices of Mozzarella Cheese<br />1 can Tuna<br />½ teaspoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil<br />¼ teaspoon of Italian Seasoning<br />½ teaspoon of Lemon Juice (from a lemon cut in half or the little bottles that look like a lemon with a green cap.)<br /><br />Equipment:<br /><br />Microwave<br />Paper towel or wax paper to cover microwaving food.<br /><br />Cut spaghetti squash in half. It will be hard to do, use the tip of the knife. Be careful. It's OK if the cuts are not perfectly straight. We just need the squash to lie sorta flat, like an upside down bowl, on the plate. Scrape out all of the seeds with a spoon, and save them in the fridge for a snack of microwaved, salted, seeds with olives, nuts, and dried fruit -- later.<br />Put a little water in a microwavable plate.<br />Microwave for about 10 - 15 minutes. Until the squash shell is much more pliable.<br />Take a fork and scrape the spaghetti-like strings of squash onto the plate. <br />1/2 of a medium sized squash should be enough for one person. <br />Pour spaghetti sauce over the squash on the plate, put the Mozzarella cheese on top.<br />Open can of tuna and put it on the plate next to the squash, spaghetti sauce and cheese.<br />Mix Italian seasoning into tuna.<br />Cover with paper towel or wax paper.<br />Microwave for about 3 1/2 minutes, until cheese on the spaghetti squash is melted.<br />Add olive oil and lemon juice to tuna.<br />Pour grape juice into a glass.<br /><br />Eat. (You can soak the bread in the grape juice to eat it Roman style.)<br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are olive oil and tuna.<br /><br />Note: To make a snack from squash seed. Toast squash seeds and mix with any kind of olives (preferably dried, but dried are not available at Wal-mart and are very difficult to find elsewhere), any kind of nuts, and any kind of dried fruits. This mixture is similar to some of the food that Ancient Roman and Greek soldiers ate while on active duty. To toast seed the quickest; wash off remaining squash strings, add 1 tablespoon of canola oil to taste, microwave for 2 - 4 minutes. Don't burn. Salt to taste when crisp enough. <br /><br />Note: Spaghetti squash really didn't exist in Ancient Rome, neither did spaghetti. Spaghetti was first cooked in Rome during the Medieval Era. Spaghetti squash is a fun, modern recipe made in the US, in honor of Italy. I chose it because it is a low-fat, easy, alternative to junk food.<br /> <br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Dinner</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Grape Juice<br />Sausage <br />Bacon<br />Beans <br />Italian Veggie Bake <br />Italian Ice</span><br />Preparation Time: About 20 minutes<br />No marinating required.<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br /><br />1 glass of Grape Juice (really watered down wine, but grape juice is healthier for the brain)<br />A Slice of Bread, Roman meal is OK<br />1 teaspoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil<br />A Slice of Goat Cheese<br />Two of four pieces of cooked Link Sausage (easy to cook), or any other kind of sausage<br />Two or four pieces of cooked Bacon<br />A cup of canned or leftover beans of any kind<br />1/4 cup of Honey or Raw Honey (raw honey is not sold at Walmart; at health food store or from farms)<br />2 cups of frozen broccoli/cauliflower/onion/and peppers aka stir-fry vegetables<br />1 cup frozen or canned green beans<br />Spaghetti Sauce<br />1/2 can of Olives<br />Mozzarella Cheese<br />Italian Ice (hopefully from the Ice Cream Section of Walmart)<br /><br />Equipment:<br /><br />Microwave<br />Paper towels or wax paper to cover microwaving food.<br /><br />Sprinkle olive oil onto the slice of bread and set it aside.<br />Put frozen vegetables and green beans on plate.<br />Cover with paper towel or wax paper.<br />Microwave for about 6 minutes.<br />Add spaghetti sauce, olives, and cheese.<br />Cover with paper towel or wax paper.<br />Microwave for about 3 minutes<br />Put everything else on plate, cooked meat, beans, and goat cheese<br />If meat is raw, put is on a microwavable plate, cover with a paper towel, cook for about 3 minutes, then cook the vegetables, and put everything on the vegetable plate when vegetables are done. <br />Pour honey over the meat.<br />Pour grape juice into a glass.<br />Grab a container of Italian Ice.<br /><br />Eat. (You can soak the bread in the grape juice to eat it Roman style.)<br /><br />Note: The brain food in this meal are eggplant, olive, and raw honey. Raw honey should not be fed to children under 1 year of age, or people with compromised immune systems. <br /><br />Note: for a healthier brain and heart, let the grease from the meat drain on a clean paper towel for about 10 minutes.<br /><br />Note: You can add chopped tomatoes either fresh or from a can to the vegetables if you want to take the time to do so.<br /><br />Note: You may also add cubed eggplant to the vegetables, if you know how to do that.<br /><br />Note: The main difference between Italian ice and ice cream is that Italian ice doesn't have any milk in it.<br /><br />Note: You may always marinate raw meat if you choose. Its healthier for the brain, immune system, and intestines.<br /><br /><br />Note: Meat that include nitrates, such as bacon and lunch meats are not as healthy as meats that don't include nitrates. Eating a small amount of nitrates once and a week or less is OK. Eating nitrates daily is not a good idea.<br /><br />Note: Some bacon and sausage contain a small amount of sugar. The amount is so small that it doesn't affect most people, unless they have trouble digesting sugar.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NDKIaMcL84I/TjN7if2Y4SI/AAAAAAAAAG8/-pKz34j7eM8/s1600/face_icon_laughing.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NDKIaMcL84I/TjN7if2Y4SI/AAAAAAAAAG8/-pKz34j7eM8/s200/face_icon_laughing.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634983391366013218" /></a><br /><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/worldcivresources/home/some-jokes-from-ancient-rome">http://sites.google.com/site/worldcivresources/home/some-jokes-from-ancient-rome</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rj0fmzcqOB4/TjOAgc_iRWI/AAAAAAAAAHE/eznFuHPUTzU/s1600/1215441523370396515lemmling_Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem6z-QcGEkClQvNhRVgpNmLVCiDAThqZfL2dAdstQDgW1Ledj9MPvbOEdnGI8zQgZLCeMVyi2EQgBO95cKC1fLwSgY0ureRYFrkT_Lj0AlwEbEWZm9Zq5t5gwGNP2Zz8Q1Fnu_Pz51Aw/s320/a-green-cartoon-pipe-md.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708217761731899010" /></a><br />Roman Treasures Rescued from the Flood from the Building of a Dam, Some Lost<br /><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/zeugma/">http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/zeugma/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BA6IODOImxI/TjT3FpFo2AI/AAAAAAAAAHc/NWK3d-htRzA/s1600/mortar_with_pestle_1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 175px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BA6IODOImxI/TjT3FpFo2AI/AAAAAAAAAHc/NWK3d-htRzA/s200/mortar_with_pestle_1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635400710048241666" /></a><br /><a href="http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2010/04/02/beauty-history-cosmetics-secrets-of-the-ancient-romans/">http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2010/04/02/beauty-history-cosmetics-secrets-of-the-ancient-romans/</a><br />...And The Best Vinegar for Skin Care is Apple Cider Vinegar<br /><a href="http://www.ehow.com/video_4971940_fix-skin-problems-apple-cider.html">http://www.ehow.com/video_4971940_fix-skin-problems-apple-cider.html</a>Gladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-81314528677329686472011-06-16T03:08:00.008-07:002012-03-18T06:19:36.095-07:00Japan; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner<span style="font-style:italic;">Breakfast</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Green Tea<br />Steamed Rice with Wakame and any kind of Leftover Meat or Meat<br />A Boiled Egg</span><br />Preparation Time 15 – 30 minutes.<br />A recipe traditionally served at a Japanese breakfast<br />No marinating needed.<br /><br />Boiled or Steamed Rice Without Anything Added<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqoLe4abQnS8ii_VcSGOpcuo7fBRByvIH4wg3IE9o59d1_LzdlAP6IGz4OQcLsi7Ug77VMn9ZRMvthfU-fMKfqagfJijwVxGWVl1TW7BH3GKOr3CgC9Sa6ZtooOsmhC8ez7UM4msQQ70/s1600/Boiled_Rice.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqoLe4abQnS8ii_VcSGOpcuo7fBRByvIH4wg3IE9o59d1_LzdlAP6IGz4OQcLsi7Ug77VMn9ZRMvthfU-fMKfqagfJijwVxGWVl1TW7BH3GKOr3CgC9Sa6ZtooOsmhC8ez7UM4msQQ70/s200/Boiled_Rice.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619036923656748322" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br /><br />1 cup Microwavable Rice or Regular Rice<br />2 cups Water<br />1 sheet of Wakame (sea vegetable or sea weed aka YamaMotoYama Sushi Party sushi wrappers available in the Asian food section at Wal-mart)<br />1 Boiled Egg<br />1/4 cup of Leftover Pre-cooked Meat or any kind of Pre-cooked Meat<br />Green Tea or Decaffeinated Green Tea <br /><br />Equipment:<br />Microwave for pre-cooked microwave rice and meat <br />2 quart microwavable bowl<br />Cereal bowl full of warm water<br />or Sauce pan and stove top for regular rice<br />A sauce pan, two cups of water, and stove top for boiled egg<br />1 Coffee cup for tea<br /><br />Peel on already boiled egg. Set it aside. If you can't find them at the grocery store, they are usually at the deli or a convenience stores like 7-11. Or you can try boiling the egg yourself. See the notes for hints. <br /><br />Prepare microwave rice:<br />Microwave according to instructions.<br /><br />For regular rice:<br />Put in one cup of rice and two cups of water. Boil for about 20-30 minutes until you can't see the water anymore, but don't let it burn.<br /><br />While the rice is cooking cut with kitchen scissors or tear wakame along perforations.<br />Soak wakame in warm water for about 5 minutes.<br />When rice is ready put it in a bowl, add the wakame and meat, stir.<br />Set boiled egg on top of rice in bowl.<br />Prepare a cup of green tea.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are green tea, egg, wakame, and lean meat.<br /><br />Note: To boil and egg, fill a 2 quart sauce pan half full of water. Bring water to a boil. Put egg in a spoon and put it carefully into the boiling water. When you boiled eggs yourself you can decide how you would like them cooked, soft-boiled, medium-boiled, or hard-boiled. When you buy them already boiled they are always hard-boiled. So, boil 3-5 minutes for a soft-boiled egg. 5-7 minutes for a medium egg. 10 minutes for a hard boiled egg. Cool boiled egg by spooning it out of the boiling water and putting it into a bowl of cold ice water.<br />Let it set for about 5 minutes.<br />Peel boiled egg. Be careful, it may still be hot.<br /><br />Note: The healthiest meat are lean meats like turkey, or buffalo, and beef heart. Beef heart is only occasionally available at Wal-mart. <br /><br />Note: if you know how to cook meat you can choose raw meat instead of cooked meat. Prepare the meat after you have put the egg in the sauce pan to boil.<br /><br />Note: Once you know how to boil one egg, you can try boiling a 1/2 dozen of eggs. Then you can put the eggs in the refrigerator and instead of having to take the time to boil an egg for each meal, 5 egg will already be ready to eat. They will last for about a week in the fridge. Freezing is not advisable. <br /><br />Note: For a less traditional, but healthier version use brown rice. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Lunch</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Green Tea<br />Miso Soup with Wakami and Tofu</span><br />Preparation time 15 minutes<br />No marinating needed. <br />A recipe traditionally served at a Japanese breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Miso_Soup.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Miso_Soup.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">JAPAN</span><br /><br />Not eating miso simply because it is not sold at your Wal-mart is not a particularly wise healthy food choice. Miso is inexpensive, easy to make, and high in Vitamin K. The typical American diet is deficient in Vitamin K. Vitamin K, especially Vitamin K2, helps keep the blood vessels, brain, heart, and bones healthy; preventing slow thinking, heart attacks, and strokes, and saving thousands of dollars in medical care. People who shouldn't eat miso are people who are eating low salt or low Vitamin K diets for medical reasons, and people who are allergic to soy or miso. Also, people who can afford more expensive food sources of Vitamin K, like fresh or frozen kale and fresh or frozen spinach, won't suffer health-wise if they never eat miso. The average container of miso paste for about $3.75 - $4.75 makes about 20 bowls of miso (like the Shiro Miso Paste, a product of Japan, or Cold Mountain Miso Paste, a product of the USA, sold at health food stores). The average package of instant miso and tofu for $2.15 only makes one bowl of miso. Instant miso and tofu is sold at some Wal-mart, but miso paste is not. <br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br /><br />1 cup of Meat Broth or Vegetable Broth -- canned, boxed, or homemade left-over from boiling meat.<br />2 teaspoons of Miso Paste; looks like peanut butter, not dried sheets (not available at Wal-mart; try Asian grocers, or health food store, or ordering online).<br />¼ box of Firm Tofu<br />1 sheet of Wakame (sea vegetable or sea weed aka YakaMotoYaka Sushi Party sushi wrappers available in the Asian food section at Wal-mart)<br />Orange or Grape, regular or sugar-free soda pop or Green Tea<br /><br />Equipment:<br />Microwave <br />Paper towels or wax paper to cover microwaving food.<br />1 Microwavable soup or cereal bowl<br />Cereal bowl full of warm water<br />1 Coffee cup for tea<br /><br />While the rice is cooking cut with kitchen scissors or tear wakame along perforations.<br />Soak wakame in warm water for about 5 minutes.<br />Pour broth in a bowl.<br />Cover broth with paper towel or wax paper.<br />Heat in the microwave for about 2 minutes.<br />Stir in miso paste until it dissolves.<br />Add tofu and wakame<br />Cover with paper towel or wax paper.<br />Microwave for about two minutes.<br /><br />Prepare a cup of green tea.<br /><br /><br />Eat.<br /><br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are wakame, miso, and tofu. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Dinner</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Imitation Karupisu<br />Ramen with any kind of Meat<br />A Boiled Egg<br />Corn on the Cob with Miso <br />Any Kind of Fruit for Dessert</span><br />Preparation Time: About 20 minutes.<br />No marinating needed. <br /><br />1 Package of Top Ramen<br />1 Bowl of Water<br />Any Kind of Cooked Meat<br />1 Corn on the Cob (sometimes available at Wal-mart according to season)<br />¼ teaspoon of Miso<br />1 boiled egg<br />Any Kind of Fruit for Dessert<br />Real Karupisu or 1 small container of yogurt of any kind (Real Karupisu not sold at Walmart, try Japanese grocer)<br /><br /><br />Equipment:<br />Microwave <br />Paper towel or wax paper to cover microwaving food.<br />2 quart microwavable bowl<br />a sauce pan, two cups of water, and stove top for boiled egg<br />1 16 ounce glass for karupisu <br />Fork for mixing karupisu if not already made<br />Blender if karupisu is not already made (optional)<br /><br />Peel on already boiled egg. Set it aside. If you can't find them at the grocery store, they are usually at the deli or a convenience stores like 7-11. Or you can try boiling the egg yourself. See the notes for hints. <br /><br />Prepare ramen in the microwave according to the instructions on the package<br />Add meat to ramen.<br /><br />Don't pull the husk off of the corn.<br />Inspect the top of the husk for freshness, pull off any rotten parts etc...<br />Rinse the top of the husk with water.<br />Put the entire corn on the cob in the microwave, with husk on.<br />Cover corn on the cob with paper towel or wax paper.<br />Cook for about 1 ½ to 2 minutes.<br />Take the corn out of the microwave. Let it cool for about 5 minutes. Its hot, so carefully pull off the husk.<br />Use a table knife to smooth miso all over the corn kernels.<br /><br />Set boiled egg on top of ramen in bowl.<br />Put corn, bowl of ramen, and fruit on a plate.<br /><br />Open Karupisu or mix the small container of yogurt into a 16 ounce glass of water and stir very well. You may blend it in a blender if you like. <br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are egg, miso, lean meat. <br /><br />Note: To boil and egg, fill a 2 quart sauce pan half full of water. Bring water to a boil. Put egg in a spoon and put it carefully into the boiling water. When you boiled eggs yourself you can decide how you would like them cooked, soft-boiled, medium-boiled, or hard-boiled. When you buy them already boiled they are always hard-boiled. So, boil 3-5 minutes for a soft-boiled egg. 5-7 minutes for a medium egg. 10 minutes for a hard boiled egg. Cool boiled egg by spooning it out of the boiling water and putting it into a bowl of cold ice water.<br />Let it set for about 5 minutes.<br />Peel boiled egg. Be careful, it may still be hot.<br /><br />Note: Once you know how to boil one egg, you can try boiling a 1/2 dozen of eggs. Then you can put the eggs in the refrigerator and instead of having to take the time to boil an egg for each meal, 5 egg will already be ready to eat. They will last for about a week in the fridge. 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We are going to cook the rice with too much water so that it is swimming in its own starchy sauce. <br /><br />For microwavable rice:<br />Microwave rice according to instructions<br />Remove microwavable rice from package and put into a microwavable bowl <br />Add water<br />Cover rice with paper towel or wax paper.<br />Microwave again for about 15 minutes, until rice is mushy and there is just a little starchy sauce covering the rice. If all the water cooks out, you cooked it for too long.<br />Add ingredients of your choice from the list.<br /><br />For regular rice:<br />Place water and rice in a two quart sauce pan<br />Cook for 30-45 minutes, until rice is mushy and there is just a little starchy sauce covering the rice. If all the water cooks out, you cooked it for too long.<br /><br />Place rice and starchy sauce into a bowl<br />Add ingredients of your choice.<br />Prepare a cup of green tea to go with your breakfast.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The possible brain foods in this meal are green tea, lean meats, fish, onions, peanuts, and shiitake mushrooms. <br /><br />Note: For a non-traditional, but brain healthier version use brown rice.<br />Fish and nuts are the best brain food amongst the congee choices.<br />The healthiest kinds of fishes are low-mercury fishes like; wild salmon, sole, whitefish, haddock, cod, trout, and tuna. Eating 12 ounces of these types of fishes a week will support optimal brain and heart functioning, without risking any kind of mercury toxicity.<br /><br />Note: Once you become good at cooking congee, you can make a 4 quart pot of congee and put it in the fridge, then the next time you want congee all you have to do is scoop out some of it and microwave it. It will keep in the fridge for about 4 days. If you plan to wait longer than that to use it, put it in one quart freezer zip lock bags, and put it in the freezer. <br /><br />Note: If you know how to cook raw meat or fish, instead of using cooked meat, you may prepare the raw meat or fish while the rice is cooking.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Lunch</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Green Tea<br />Chinese Sausage, Over Steamed Rice</span><br />Sausage requires marinating which can be done an hour before, or the night before.<br />Preparation Time: 15-30 minutes.<br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br /><br />Chinese Sausage or any kind of Sausage<br />Soy Sauce<br />2 tablespoons of Sugar, or 2 teaspoons of Truvia, or Stevia (You won't find stevia at Wal-mart; at health food store)<br />1 cup Microwavable Rice or Regular Rice<br />2 cups water<br />1 package of Already Shredded Cabbage (if can't find use already shredded coleslaw mix without the dressing from the produce section of the grocery store). <br />2 tablespoons of Sesame Seeds<br />2 tablespoons of Canola Oil or Sesame Oil (Sesame oil is not available at Wal-mart)<br />Tea:<br />Green Tea or Decaffeinated Green Tea<br /><br />Equipment:<br />microwave for pre-cooked microwavable rice<br />paper towels or wax paper to cover microwaving food<br />2 glass or microwave-safe bowls for marinating the sausage<br />microwave for sausage<br />or sauce pan and stove top for regular rice<br />a glass or microwave-safe bowl the cabbage<br />mixing spoon<br />coffee cup<br /><br />Put in the glass or microwave-safe bowl, soy sauce and sugar, Truvia, or stevia.<br />Mix them together. This is the marinate.<br />Cut up sausage and put it in the marinate. <br />Let sausage sit in the refrigerator and marinate in mixture for one to 14 hours.<br />Prepare rice, either in microwave or on stove – use instructions on package, (for microwavable rice microwave for the instructed time.<br />Or for stove top rice one cup of rice to two cups of water, and let it boil until the water runs out, don't burn).<br />Take marinating sausage out of the refrigerator.<br />Pour marinate (soy sauce and sugar, Truvia, or stevia mixture) down the drain.<br />Put sausage in the warm microwave safe bowl. (You can keep sausage in cold microwave safe bowl if it is Pyrex or something like that).<br />Cover sausage with paper towel or wax paper.<br />Microwave sausage for about 5 minutes until done, don't overcook.<br />Set sausage aside for a few minutes.<br />Pour oil into the glass or microwavable bowl.<br />Add sesame seeds<br />Microwave for minutes<br />Add cabbage (or coleslaw mix), and stir cabbage (or coleslaw mix) in oil and seed mixture to cover the cabbage (or coleslaw mix) with oil.<br />Cover cabbage and sesame seed mixture with paper towel or wax paper.<br />Microwave for a few minutes.<br />Put rice on plate. Leave some space around the edge of the plate for the cabbage. <br />Pour cooked sausage over rice.<br />Place cabbage mixture around the edges of the rice, around the edges of the plate.<br /><br />Prepare a cup of green tea. <br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are green tea, and sesame seeds. <br /><br />Note: For a non-traditional but brain healthier version use brown rice.<br /><br />Note:<br />Turkey sausage is better for the brain than regular sausage because it is lower fat.<br /><br />Note: If you are experienced at cooking regular rice, you can make a 4 quart pot of rice and put it in the fridge, then the next time you have a rice recipe all you have to do is scoop out some rice and microwave it. It will keep in the fridge for about 5 days. If you plan to wait longer than that to use it, put it in one quart freezer zip lock bags, and put it in the freezer. <br /><br />Note: some sausage contain a small amount of sugar. The amount is so small that it doesn't affect most people, unless they have trouble digesting sugar.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Dinner</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Green Tea<br />Microwave Make-at-home Chicken Stir-fried-rice Takeout <br />Any Kind of Fruit for Dessert </span><br />Needs no marinating<br />Preparation Time: 15 – 30 minutes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPeZayNR6pVJf_HaoCMzHeTPCXO1sWFYYgLAsC5qZ7FK6btOncmUuYjft0P7UBQWCSCSJJHdwX5YSwr1NjbPLNnMbLwu6mLoWI2Q8NY4bt2RjLneKfq6tRXu1yw_F0TEZmv6FXYg1r7Y/s1600/stir+fried+rice.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPeZayNR6pVJf_HaoCMzHeTPCXO1sWFYYgLAsC5qZ7FK6btOncmUuYjft0P7UBQWCSCSJJHdwX5YSwr1NjbPLNnMbLwu6mLoWI2Q8NY4bt2RjLneKfq6tRXu1yw_F0TEZmv6FXYg1r7Y/s320/stir+fried+rice.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708129001960666466" /></a><br /><br />Ingredients and Shopping List:<br /><br />Tea:<br />Green Tea or Decaffeinated Green Tea<br />Stir Fried Rice:<br />Canned Chicken <br />Mixed Vegetables, Frozen or Canned<br />Mushrooms, (shiitake mushrooms improve brain stamina, sold in can at Wal-mart; fresh from other grocery stores)<br />Chopped Onion Flakes or 1/4th of an Onion if you know how to chop Onions<br />Sesame Seeds<br />2 cups of Microwavable Rice or 2 cups of Regular Rice <br />4 cups of water<br /><br />Canola Oil or Sesame Oil (Sesame oil is probably not sold at Walmart; try Asian grocers)<br />Egg or Egg Substitute<br />Soy Sauce<br />Any Kind of Fruit, preferably fresh<br /><br />Equipment:<br />microwave or 2 quart sauce pan and stove top<br />paper towels or wax paper to cover microwaving food<br />2 quart microwaveable bowl<br />Mixing spoon<br />Coffee cup<br /><br />Open the can or chicken and pour the water down the drain.<br />Set chicken aside for a few minutes. <br />Prepare microwavable rice according to instruction or boil regular rice for about 30 minutes until the water is boiled down as low as possible.<br />Open onion onion flake bottle, or chop onions if you know how to chop onions<br />Add chicken, vegetables, mushrooms, onion flakes or chopped onions, and sesame seeds to rice<br />Stir in oil<br />Cover stir-fry with paper towel or wax paper.<br />Microwave for about 7 minutes, but don't let it burn <br />Stir in Eggs until they begin to cooked by the heat of the rice. <br />Cover stir-fry with paper towel or wax paper.<br />Microwave again for about 3 minutes til eggs are no longer slimy.<br /><br />Place take out onto a plate, leave room for the fruit<br />Add soy sauce to take out<br />Add fruit to plate.<br /><br />Prepare a cup of green tea.<br /><br />Eat.<br /><br />Note: The brain foods in this meal are eggs, shiitake mushrooms, sesame seeds, and lean meat. <br />Note:<br /><br />For a non-traditional, but brain healthier version use brown rice.<br /><br />Note: If you would like to cook your own chicken instead of buying it canned, purchase your chicken already cut in cubes, or cut it into cubes when you get it home. Then you can marinate the raw chicken in soy sauce for one hour to 14 hour, pour marinate down the drain, and then follow the instructions form there.<br /><br />Note:<br />If you know how to use a skillet on a stove top you don't have to mix the eggs in using a microwave. It works much better in a skillet. After the rice is done, instead of mixing everything in the microwavable bowl, put oil in a skillet. Let it get a little hot for about 4 minutes. Add the rice and all the ingredients except the eggs. Stir. add eggs, and stir until all the stringy slimy part of the egg turn cooked. Put on a plate and eat.<br /><br />Note: <br />Even though you can find about 20 different kinds of stir fry for only $2.00 each in the frozen food isle at Wal-mart, this recipe gives you the option of making your own stir-fry with healthier ingredients for the brain such as; brown rice, sesame seeds, and shiitake mushrooms, etc....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s1600/face_icon_laughing.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEMGt66xlIb8wRkxDZIA00Bu_FaB-SfvEDt1VAaQKjI0c6s_534f-WSHOUtjWNGdVodlSw5bpCD9cHd1LqcybNqmx2uLFw_o8HHxkvJmk8tyN0TEBJMMXBGfNQahAtvjRogAF-JXTos4/s320/face_icon_laughing.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708592578202852274" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://mandarin.about.com/od/mandarinjokes/a/joke_sea_turtle_and_dragon.htm">http://mandarin.about.com/od/mandarinjokes/a/joke_sea_turtle_and_dragon.htm</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSoTEkE5eQoQskkWEdRRWVJ3hUZ3d5AoxPB-u8KlHb3KsPW4zKDnYwljiJ7k2f7uAKUDMNq4N2DdVyUcgNETXP_p8uoEbfD_v0OPZojFtYGwrZzY9A3Qbwf5-kavWpEtexLF5ZFV9lIw/s1600/Cartoon_owl_1.svg.med.png"><img style="float:left; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQyBGdu5hYcll0p59_4lW3gD_KlmNtm8g-2Fc5KSRddUsKG-VDcEI4rUy6Xo6PDU1B6x00yKWMLLYnuR0BC09G9HwDsamJ7dM4q4CPdawUQjTLPvr5qppf2nzkQFdDp4SWo8mjktro9I/s320/mortar_with_pestle_1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708594428443071586" /></a><br />Chinese women value white tea to preserve their beauty because it is lower in caffeine than green tea, and it is higher in nutritional content.<br /><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1405615/beauty_night_diy_white_tea_treatment.html">http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1405615/beauty_night_diy_white_tea_treatment.html</a>Gladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-39945974817536978662011-06-14T23:47:00.000-07:002012-05-18T04:44:23.185-07:00First Week PreviewCHINA<br />
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LINK TO MAP OF CHINA<br />
<a href="http://www.sacred-destinations.com/china/china-map.htm">http://www.sacred-destinations.com/china/china-map.htm</a><br />
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Ni hao! [Neen how] Chi le ma? [Chir luh ma] You good! Have you eaten yet? China has made eating into an art from. Their formal greeting, means 'You good! Have you eaten yet?' As part of the art of eating, they don't bring knives to the table because they believe it is barbaric to do so. All the food is brought to the table in bite sizes so there is not need for knives. For, their holidays and most festive meals they serve too many courses on purpose. The first courses are often appetizer sushi recipes designed like sculptures so that the cook can show off his or her cooking skills. So, if you eat the first courses, you won't have any room for the last courses. The knowledgeable Chinese feast guest passes on the first courses. They let the cooks' assistants eat the first courses and wait for the later courses, like the main dish courses and the dessert courses. For drinks, green tea is customarily really a big deal in China.<br />
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However, China is the home of more than great take out recipes, and it is even more that the host of the former 2008 Olympics. Currently, China is the home of the largest shopping mall in the world, The South China Mall, in Dongguan, China, with 1500 stores, plus home to 3 other of the 11 largest shopping malls in the world. China is #3 in the most patent-holding inventors of the world, the USA being 2nd, and Japan being 1st. China is home to the 3rd tallest building in the world the Shanghai World Finance Center at 1,614 feet, plus the 6th, 8th, 9th 11th, 15th, and 16th tallest buildings in the world. And it is home to the 6th and 7th largest publicly held companies in the world; PetroChina (Gasoline Provider) and (ICBC Industrial and Commercial Bank of China). <br />
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Here are some easy traditional Chinese recipes.<br />
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Breakfast –Green Tea and Congee <br />
Lunch – Green Tea, Chinese Sausage Over Steamed Rice<br />
Dinner – Green Tea, Microwave Make-at-home Chicken Takeout, and any Kind of Fruit for Dessert<br />
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JAPAN<br />
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LINK TO MAP OF JAPAN<br />
<a href="http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/jp.htm">http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/jp.htm</a><br />
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Ohayo Guzaimasu. [Ohio Gazamas]. (Good Morning). Japan is the first country to see the dawn of the next day. Its 5AM there before it is 5AM anywhere else. China and Japan share many recipes, there is simply the Chinese version and the Japanese version. However, eating traditions in Japan are not the same as in China. Modern Japanese people like to eat the leftovers from the dinner before as part of their breakfast. The Ancient Romans did this as well. The Japanese also often eat miso soup for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Green tea is also a really big deal in Japan. So you can drink green tea with all of these recipes. <br />
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In addition to being the birth place of some really amazingly healthy recipes, currently, as of 2008, Japan had more patent-holding inventors than any other country in the world, and it is home to the 8th largest company in the world. Here are some easy traditional Japanese recipes. <br />
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Breakfast -- Green Tea, Steamed Rice with any kind of Leftover Meat or Meat, and a Boiled Egg<br />
Lunch – Green Tea, and Miso Soup with Wakami and Tofu<br />
Dinner – Imitation Karupisu, Ramen with any kind of Meat and Boiled Egg, Corn on the Cob with Miso, and Any Kind of Fruit for Dessert<br />
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ANCIENT ROME<br />
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LINK TO THE MAP OF ANCIENT ROME<br />
<a href="http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/maps/ig/Ancient-World--Maps/Extent-of-the-Roman-Empire.-0Hp.htm">http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/maps/ig/Ancient-World--Maps/Extent-of-the-Roman-Empire.-0Hp.htm</a><br />
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Salve. (Be Well). While the Ancient Greeks voluntarily stopped eating lots of meat, and turned to meat broths, when their economy went bad, the Ancient (Western) Romans kept eating gobs of expensive meats until an utterly crippled economy simply forced them to stop. So here you have it, gobs of meat. <br />
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Before dinner Ancient Roman middle class and upper class men used to stop by the public bath (hot tub), for a soak. Then they would show up to dinner with a friend for some spirited conversation during the meal. The women stayed home and did the chores. Here are some traditional Roman recipes. Grape juice is used instead of wine, because it is healthier for the brain. <br />
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Breakfast – Grape Juice, Roman Bread and Goat Cheese with Leftover or Regular Sausage, Bacon and Beans<br />
Lunch -- Grape Juice, Roman Tuna and Spaghetti Squash<br />
Dinner – Grape Juice, Sausage, Bacon, and Beans and Italian Veggie Bake with Italian Ice<br />
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ENGLAND<br />
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LINK TO MAP OF UNITED KINGDOM<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom</a><br />
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Hullo, Good Fellow. (Hello, Dude). I started this day out with a easy recipe for a breakfast parfait. And you are right parfait is not really an English recipe. Its French. And a traditional English breakfast is not unlike an Ancient Roman breakfast of beans, sausage, eggs etc.. (as England was once a part of the Roman Empire), and its not unlike a traditional American breakfast of bacon and eggs; except the sausage of England is a very inexpensive blood sausage aka blood pudding. But just like how we Americans like to eat Mexican food, when we get tired of American food, Europeans have similar habits. Sometimes the English like a little French food, and vice versa. Sometimes the French like a little Arabic food, etc... But mincemeat is very English, from way back in the Medieval times; English. A breakfast parfait is a American breakfast adaptation of a French dessert, but is is quick, easy, and very healthy; much quicker and easier than bacon and eggs. <br />
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I have easy recipes for imitation V8 smoothie and liverwurst pate for lunch. And liverwurst is basically German pate. Pate was first made by the French, but the English love French pate, and use it the very English recipe called Beef Wellington. Our European pate is made from chicken livers which is an inexpensive but nutritious meat. The sandwich was named after John Montegu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, England, who was a nobleman who hated to stop playing cards to eat. He was much like a hardcore gamer, but his game much much more expensive (playing cards for wagers that is). It seems Hawaii was originally named the Sandwich Islands after him, and that he has three other islands named after him, Montague Island off of Alaska, the other Montagu Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, because he financed the explorer who discovered them, Captain James Cook. <br />
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I have the recipe of Beef Wellington Pot Pies for dinner. This is a very easy version of Beef Wellington which is a recipe that uses a huge amount of expensive meat. The recipe offered uses inexpensive chicken livers instead of fattened goose livers, and pot pies with only have an inexpensive amount of beef in them; the flavors without all of the expense and time. Black tea is a really big deal in England. <br />
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Another little known fact about England is that, in addition to being the birth place of mince meat pie, currently, England, or the United Kingdom, is home to the world's 2nd largest publicly held company, HSBC Holdings; a banking, finance, and investment company. Here are some recipes with English flavors.<br />
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Breakfast – Mincemeat Smoothie<br />
Lunch – Imitation V8 Smoothie and/or Chicken Liver Liverwurst Pate Sandwiches and Soy Yogurt Waldorf Salad<br />
Dinner – Black Tea, Beef Wellington Pot Pie and Vanilla Ice Cream with Plums<br />
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EGYPT<br />
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LINK TO THE MAP OF ANCIENT EGYPT<br />
<a href="http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/maps/ig/Ancient-World--Maps/Map-of-the-Nile-Delta.htm">http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/maps/ig/Ancient-World--Maps/Map-of-the-Nile-Delta.htm</a><br />
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Iwy em hotep! (Greetings in Peace!) Egyptian food went down in history for its yeast wheat bread. They were the first to make it mixed and stuffed with all kinds of added ingredients, like seeds, leeks, and even flowers. They made it with all kinds of shapes and sculptures. Bread was their thing. Even today, its bread, not rice that they eat most, even though they are considered to be an Oriental culture. They eat mostly vegetarian dishes, fish, seafood, and inexpensive meats. Tea is a really big deal in Egypt. So you can drink tea with all of these recipes. <br />
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Breakfast – Almond Date Smoothie<br />
Lunch – Tea, Fenugreek Seed Bread with Turkey Burger, and Beans<br />
Dinner – Strawberry of Mango Juice, Koshari, and Rice Pudding<br />
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RUSSIA<br />
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LINK TO A MAP OF RUSSIA<br />
<a href="http://www.russiamap.org/map.php?map=political-jp">http://www.russiamap.org/map.php?map=political-jp</a><br />
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3ApaBCTBYNTE [Zdrast-vwee-tye] (Be Healthy). Its interesting that the Russian 'Hello' is 'Be Healthy' because, even though its a little known fact, historically, Russia is near the home of a place where the old people are some of the the healthiest old people in the world; the country of Georgia, near Russia, previously Georgia of the Soviet Union. There are three countries that have really healthy old people, living somewhere amongst their regions; Japan, Scandinavia, and Russia. Scientists have been all over these places trying to figure out why. They found that for one reason, in Japan and in Scandinavia they eat a lot of fish, at least three times a week. This keeps their brains and hearts really healthy for a long time. But what about Russia? That was a harder one to figure out. <br />
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In Russia, they seem to eat like the other countries where old people are very sick and frail. So, it seems that raw honey and drinks high in digestive enzymes, like Kombucha tea are their secrets. Raw honey has the bee pollen still in it, and bee pollen is a super super healthy food, (but it should only be fed to children over 1 year of age and people without compromised immune systems). Drinks high in digestive enzymes, like Kvass and Kombucha tea, seem to help the brain stay big longer, since old people's usually brains shrink. In fact, drinks high in enzymes, like Kvass and Kombucha tea, should be drank with every meal that includes whole grains because whole grains are one of the foods that cause blood to rush from the brain to the digestive system in order to properly digest them. Kvass is a traditional Russian drink and Kombucha tea is a traditional home remedy, that is now used as a regular beverage around the world. More details about bee pollen can be found just about anywhere, and you can find out more about Kvass and Kombucha tea when this cookbook comes out. In the meantime, here are some Russian flavors. <br />
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Breakfast -- Imitation Syrniki Breakfast Parfait<br />
Lunch – Komucha Tea and Sausage Borscht <br />
Dinner – Komucha Tea, Turkey Burger Pirozhki, and Vanilla Ice Cream with Imitation Kissel<br />
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INCAN EMPIRE<br />
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LINK TO A MAP OF THE INCAN EMPIRE<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Inca-expansion.png">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Inca-expansion.png</a><br />
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Don't lie, don't steal, don't be lazy. (Hello and Good Bye). Amazingly, the Incans like to say 'Hello' and 'Good Bye' to each other with a reminder of their most important laws. And some of the most amazing foods in the world, grew naturally in the Incan Empire; like and avocados, acai berries, quinoa, chia seeds, and spirulina. Eating these foods gave young warriors more strength and endurance. In fact, some modern-day marathon runners and body builders use quinoa as one of their high performance secrets. Acai berries, chia seeds, and spirulina are hard to get, without a visit to the the health food store and quinoa is not so easy to prepare, so these four foods are not included in these recipes, but the one that is included, the avocado, is a wonderful brain foods.<br />
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In Modern times, Brazil has become the most prosperous region of South American. Brazil was never a part of the stunning Incan Empire. But it is now home to one of the fastest number of poor people moving up into the middle class. Millions are moving on up. Just as the 2008 Olympics was held in China, another country were millions are moving up into the middle class, the 2016 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Brazil. Brazil doesn't yet have any of the tallest buildings in the world, largest malls, or richest companies, but they do have large malls, tall buildings, and rich companies. They also have an awful crime rate. One of the worst in the world, so to prepare for the 2016 Olympics, Brazilian cab companies are putting bullet-proof armor on their cabs. <br />
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Breakfast – Brazil Nut Banana Super Smoothie<br />
Lunch – Cacao Drink or Chocolate Milk, Burrito with Cranberry Avocado Salsa<br />
Dinner – Imitation Chicha Morada, Ceviche, Corn on the Cob with Goat Cheese, Ice Cream with FruitGladys Smith-Duran, MSW, Manager, Desert Jasmine Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439397201243339654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989206944574283393.post-33625005870389379392011-06-14T22:48:00.003-07:002014-12-28T21:41:08.882-08:00Hello<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Real Life Cooking Strategy Guide Blog</span><br />
Beta version for a gamer's cookbook. Release planned in 2013.<br />
by Desert Jasmine House<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Hello.</span> <br />
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I am not a professional chef. I am a mom who loves to cook, and who has taken several cooking classes, for which I didn't earn any certifications.<br />
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Cooking and learning about cooking is an entire world of fun! This blog is about cooking to improve your brain health, an important subject in the world of cooking, that hasn't received its due.<br />
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Did you know that eating healthier food and doing the right exercises can make you a better gamer and a better student? This blog is about a real life strategy for how to quickly and easily feed yourself in healthy and interesting ways. With this blog, when you take a break during the game to get your food, you can make healthy recipes, in 15 -30 minutes. So, if you are playing a game, like <span style="font-style: italic;">The Sims</span>, you can quickly and easily cook the recipes in the game. And, in fact, there are recipes from all over the world. So, if you are playing a game set in a country, like Russia (in the game <span style="font-style: italic;">Civilization</span> -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_(series)), you can quickly and easily cook recipes from Russia, in 15 - 30 minutes. Then, if someday you get a chance to taste the same recipes made in the real country, you can compare your version to their version. <br />
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So let's see how healthy your brain is now. This link is to a free test to see how healthy your brain is now. If you can pass this test with a score of the same as your current age, you brain is OK. If your score is younger than your current age, you brain health is FANTASTIC!. If your score is older than your current age, your brain is not functioning at its best, and this could be affecting your gaming and school scores. Click on this link to take a free test:<br />
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<a href="http://www.freebrainagegames.com/">http://www.freebrainagegames.com/</a><br />
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If you would like to improve your brain health, this blog is for you. If you would like to keep your brain health as it is, you can still have fun cooking these quick and easy recipes designed for people who can't cook.<br />
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If you scored low on the Memory Test you could try (for one week) eating fish for breakfast or whey protein and flax for breakfast, kale or spinach three times a week, food spiced with sage and rosemary before studying and on test day, and spirulina smoothies every day. For exercise you could try playing ping pong or practicing tai chi every morning, and completing non-physical memory exercises every day. Good sleep habits are extremely important for memory function. (If this regimen doesn't result in any improvement you can consult a naturopath, who may recommend something like magnesium citrate. Please don't use more magnesium citrate than recommend by a naturopath, or by the bottle).<br />
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If you scored low on the Attention Recognition test you could try (for one week) eating a breakfast that is 50% lean protein, and a low fat diet.<br />
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If you scored low on the Language Test you could try (for one week) eating plain yogurt and drinking green tea every day, eating with a little tofu or edamame recipes a few times a week, and eating lots of blueberries or acai berries. You could also try performing language brain exercises every day. You could also try these two free websites: <a href="http://www.visuwords.com/">http://www.visuwords.com/</a> and <a href="http://www.popling.net/">http://www.popling.net/</a>.<br />
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If you scored low on the Reaction Test (the Hand Eye Coordination Test) or on the Visual Perception Test you could try ping pong or tai chi, quinoa and a small amount of avocados a few times a week.<br />
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Also, some people have different than average needs and food needs in order to get their brains working at optimal condition. For example, if you have sleep apnea, (whether you know it or not) you probably won't see much of an improvement by eating better food, until you deal with your sleep apnea. Constant oxygen deprivation, like with sleep apnea, is really hard on the brain. Or if you have diabetes, (whether you know it or not) eating anything too sweet or too fat you are probably not going to see much of an improvement because in spite of all of good food the sweets and fats will keep you lagging. Too much sugar and some kinds of fat in the brain makes it lag. If you've had a minor concussion at any time during your life, or if you've lived under constant stress or abuse, or if your mother lived under constant stress or abuse while she was pregnant with you, a S.P.E.C.T. scan and medication may be needed before you can really see a big improvement from eating better food. You can read the book, <span style="font-style: italic;">A Magnificent Brain at Any Age</span> by Daniel Amen, MD to learn more about using S.P.E.C.T. scans to fix your brain.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Feeding Your Brain</span><br />
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The recipes in this blog are made to feed the brain because feeding the brain can make you a better gamer and a better student. The brain is one of the most nutritionally neglected organs in US nutrition. And even though the adult brain is only 5% of the weight of the body, it is a nutrition hog; burning 400 – 500 calories per day, (of a 2000 calories diet), and using 20% of all the oxygen breathed in. A brain working on a siege, or a brain taking an exam, burns even more than a brain that is not being challenged. Feeding the brain has a double benefit because, if you feed the brain well, you feed the heart well; preventing a heart attack by the age of 40; a new trend in American illnesses. If you would like to know the details of why fish, eggs, plums, spinach, avocados, or sesame seeds are good for the brain, there will be more information in the full-length cookbook when it comes out. <br />
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The brain also needs brain-smart physical exercises in order to be in optimal working condition. Exercises like table tennis, Wii Fit, canoeing , and no-impact martial arts, exercise the brain because you have to strategize to do the exercises, and send more blood to the brain, at the same time, by increasing the heart rate. If you want to be a better gamer and a better student, I recommend that you do a brain-smart exercise at the beginning of your day. For a little more information you can click to this link from WebMD.com (<a href="http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/guide/train-your-brain-with-exercise">http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/guide/train-your-brain-with-exercise</a>)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Will This Blog Work for You?</span><br />
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This blog offers a month's worth of fun and easy recipes from countries featured in several different video games like <span style="font-style: italic;">Civilization</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Sims</span>. Notes tell which part of the recipe feeds the brain, and how to make the recipe better for the brain, if it is not traditionally so. This blog is also loaded with trivia and a few jokes because these things enhance the health of the brain.<br />
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To test the effectiveness of this brain healthy diet and physical exercise program, you can buy the game Brain Age, or you can find a free test at the following link. Before you begin eating and exercising for your brain take this test. Then test yourself once a week for 5 weeks. If your scores are better each week, this blog is working for you.<br />
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If you would like to add non-physical brain exercises to your regimen, you can visit this website every day for 5 weeks.<br />
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<a href="http://www.brainready.com/brainflex/brainflex_games/">http://www.brainready.com/brainflex/brainflex_games/ </a> <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">These Recipes Are Easy, but You Can Learn to Cook Harder Recipes if You Want...</span><br />
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The recipes are very easy. And if you would like to try the more talent-demanding versions of these same easy recipes, there are some hints on how you can try showing off your cooking finesse. Subjects mentioned include things like, how to boil an egg, how to make a pita pocket from a disk of bread, how to sear, how to lard, how to bard, how to brunoise, etc...<br />
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The hardest cooking skill used in the easy versions of these recipes is marinating. The kind of marinating used is wet marinating. Marinating is a great skill for meat cookers. All you do is put the clean, fairly dry, meat and sauce into a glass or microwavable bowl, and let the meat soak, covered in the sauce for one hour to 24 hours, in the fridge. This fills the meat with flavor, tenderizes the meat, and makes it safer to eat. It can take a boring recipe and make it taste wonderful. The hardest part to marinating is remembering to put the meat in the sauce before you go to bed, or 4 hours, or 1 hour before you start cooking your meal. Also beginner cooks should pour marinate down the drain when they are finished with it to prevent food poisoning. Experienced cooks can use marinate for other things. If you would like to know more about the benefits of marinating, there will be more information in the full-length cookbook when it comes out. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Controversies</span><br />
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There are a few controversial decisions I have made to make cooking healthier easy:<br />
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1.) I decided to write the recipes around Walmart. <br />
2.) Most of the cooking, if there is any, is done in the microwave.<br />
3.) Many of the ingredients call for canned foods.<br />
4.) If I had to choose between authentic and fun, I chose fun. <br />
5.) No alcohol is used in my recipes.<br />
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Most of the ingredients to these recipes can be bought at Walmart or Walmart.com unless otherwise noted. This is because there are few situations worse than trying to learn how to cook, and not being able to find the ingredients. Walmart, (aka Walmex, Asda, Seiyu, or Best Price, ect...) is easy to shop at in most places in the world. I am trying to share recipes that will be easy for the average gamer or student to make. <br />
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Some other local stores may have a better selection of brain healthy foods than Walmart, but some don't. For example, about 25% - 50% of the healthy ingredients that you can't find at Walmart, like say, kombucha tea, you might be able to find at a Kroger Grocery Store (aka Baker's, City Market, Dillon's, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry's Food Store, Gerbes, Hilander, JC Food Stores, King Soopers, Owen's Market, Pay Less Food Markets, Quality Food Centers, Ralph's, Scott's Food and Pharmacy, Smith's Food and Drug, and Turkey Hill ect...). Kroger is not a international grocery store, but they do have locations in about 75% of the US. If you find a Kroger store, or one of its affiliates, that has a better selection of brain healthy foods than Walmart, than feel free to consider shopping there instead of Walmart. Just because I have written my recipes around Walmart, doesn't mean you must shop at Walmart to make these recipes. In fact, you might be able to make healthier meals, if you can shop somewhere that has a better selection.<br />
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Whole Foods has most every brain healthy food you can imagine, even brain healthy food that you can't find anywhere else. It is an international grocery store that has locations in the US, Canada, and The United Kingdom. But, most small towns don't have a Whole Foods grocery store. So, I hope you can see why I have decided that the best way to write recipes that the most people can easily make, is to write recipes around what can be found at Walmart.<br />
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Its OK to cook with a microwave all the time when you first start out as a beginner cook, but there is some concern that eating all microwaved foods for your entire life may not be healthy. Even microwaved healthy food is healthier than junk food.<br />
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Canned Food<br />
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According to the US Food and Drug Administration or the FDA, It's also OK to eat canned food. However, since there are so many health problems that scientists say are caused by canned food, the FDA is still researching the safety of canned foods. Many scientists, including those at the top-rated Mayo Clinic for cancer, are saying that if you have cancer, are on psychiatric medications, or are having problems with illness caused by malfunctions of your endocrine system, you should not eat any canned foods at all from cans that are not free of bisphenol A or BPA. This is most canned foods. The few cans that are made without BPA will say BPA-free on the label.<br />
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So, for the recipes in this blog, if you are health, it's OK to cook with canned foods when you first start out as a beginner cook. However, as chef who specialize in healthy foods say, (such as the chefs that belong to the National Association of Nutrition Professional), "Fresh or frozen food is healthier than canned food," so as soon as you become a more experienced cook, it's better to switch to frozen or fresh foods, even if you are a healthy person, right now. If you have cancer, more problems behaving than your average person, or an illness of your endocrine system, you should stay away from regular canned foods. If you can find BPA-free canned versions for these recipes, you can (no pun intended) use those. Otherwise, it's much wiser to graduate yourself to cooking with frozen or fresh foods.<br />
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I put canned foods in these recipes because canned foods are quicker easier to prepare, my recipes are easy and interesting recipes for beginner cooks, and cooking with canned foods is so much easier. Learning to cook even a little bit, even if its from canned food, is a big improvement to junk food and party snacks. So in this case, even canned food, can (no pun intended) turn "nube" cooks into better gamers and better students.<br />
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If you must start out with frozen or fresh foods, frozen foods are easier and fresh foods are the healthiest. For frozen foods, you only need to add the spices. Fresh foods require cleaning, cutting, cooking, and adding spices; way to much work for most beginners. So, for the purposes of this blog the recipes have been written around canned foods, for healthy beginners, side notes are added, for cooking with frozen foods. (If they aren't added yet to the recipe you are looking at, they will be added soon.)<br />
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If you find that you like cooking and you plan to become a serious chef you must know that fresh food taste so much better than canned or frozen food. If you don't believe this is true, try the following two experiments; hummus and red peppers, and peanut butter and Cheerios.<br />
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If you eat sugar, don't despair. You can still run a test on the value of freshness. Purchase one box of regular Cheerios, and one box of the new Peanut Butter Cheerios. Then purchase one jar of your favorite kind of peanut butter and enough milk for two bowl of cereals. When you get home, heat the milk in a microwave safe bowl, stir in one or two tablespoons of peanut butter. Pour cold milk into another bowl. Fill the bowl of hot milk and peanut butter with the regular Cheerios, and the bowl of cold milk with the Peanut Butter Cheerios. Which one taste better?<br />
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Authenticity vs. Fun and Ease<br />
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My emphasis is on fun, easy recipes, not on authenticity. Many authentic recipes are very difficult to cook that they are no longer fun to cook, (unless you are such an experienced cook that hard recipes have become fun). If the authentic recipe is not easy, I chose a recipe that is an easy approximation to the real thing. So, if you ever get to travel and taste the real recipe, my recipe will be similar, but not exact.<br />
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There are some smoothies and breakfast parfaits amongst the recipes. These are not authentic cultural recipes. They are modern American, healthy, good for the brain, and very easy and quick to make; as long as you own a blender. These smoothies take the authentic ingredients from the cultures, and make them into a smoothie. <br />
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And there are some historic recipes and some historic recipes didn't really survive history. There are modern recipes that are similar, but no one can say for sure how they were really cooked in the past, so some authentic re-enactment cooks will refuse to cook them. Well that's no fun. So, if there wasn't enough archeological evidence to support a recipe, or if the recipe was lost to history altogether, and all that remained was some reference to the dish in a ancient report, I just used complete artistic license and used a modern recipe that is probably the descendent of the historic one. <br />
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No Alcohol Policy<br />
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Well, this policy may seem boring, but this is a cookbook to feed the brain, and alcohol doesn't feed the brain, it harms it greatly. It is such an assault on the brain that it give you a headache, worse than a flu headache. This headache is called a hangover. Actually, being a hard core gamer is hard enough on the brain without adding the assault of alcohol. For more information on the effects of alcohol on the brain see this link: <a href="http://www.webmd.com/balance/ss/slideshow-hangover-myths">http://www.webmd.com/balance/ss/slideshow-hangover-myths </a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Recipes for One</span><br />
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I've assumed that you will be cooking for one. These recipes are for one, often with leftovers for later. If you don't already have the ingredients around the house, and you need to shop, when you shop you will have to buy enough to cook for four people even though you are only cooking for one person. This is because most ingredients (except TV dinners), don't come in the size of cooking for one, but for at least four.<br />
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If you want to cook for two, or if the recipe is only for one bowl of soup and you want to eat two bowls of soup, you can double, triple, or quadruple the recipe simply by adding 2 times, 3 times, or 4 times the ingredients. For example, if the recipe calls for 1 cup of milk and 2 eggs, to double the recipe you mix 2 cups of milk and 4 eggs; to triple 3 cups of milk and 6 eggs; quadruple, 4 cups of milk and 8 eggs, etc... If you double one part of the recipe, you should double everything. <br />
Desert Jasmine House is a boarding house. We cook meals for many types of people including gamers. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">ICONS For Brain Test and More Brain Exercises</span><br />
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If you click on the link under this icon, you can take the test to see if your brain is getting quicker. This icon will be offered at the end of each week. You should score better if you are eating brain smart foods and doing brain smart exercises like ping pong, Wii Fit, or no impact martial arts. If you take the test before you start, you can test your progress as the weeks go by.<br />
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If you click on the link under this icon, it leads humor from that country. Since laughing is good for the brain and heart.<br />
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Near or behind the click to this icon is trivia about a wise saying from that country. (Since trivia exercises the brain and keeps it working well even when you are old.)<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_thyself">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_thyself</a><br />
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If you click on the link or links under this icon, it leads you to trivia about a secret sunken treasure that has something to do with that country.<br />
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<a href="http://www.museum-security.org/?p=1484"><br />http://www.museum-security.org/?p=1484</a><br />
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If you click on the link or links under this icon, it leads you to trivia about a land-locked secret treasure (mostly landlocked anyway)...<br />
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<a href="http://www.suite101.com/content/phidias-the-most-famous-sculptor-of-ancient-greece-a255214">http://www.suite101.com/content/phidias-the-most-famous-sculptor-of-ancient-greece-a255214</a><br />
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If you click on the link or links under this icon, it leads to a beauty secret from that country.<br />
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...if you have a weak immune system, kombachi tea may give you a sour stomach, you may need to eat something else instead to help boost your brain power. If you have a sensitive stomach, new foods may upset your stomach. You may need to eat more yogurt. <br />
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If you don't get good results, or you have any questions, just post your questions and comments here on the blog, and I'll do my best to help you or, if not, refer you to someone who can help.<br />
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If you have asthma sesame seeds and squash seeds might possibly make your asthma a little worse, even if you are not allergic to them, or they might not affect you at all. These foods are very high in tryptophan. Tryptophan is very good for the brain, but it can cause asthma attacks. <br />
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Sugar is bad for the brain, not natural sugar, but white sugar or corn syrup that has had all of the vitamins processed out of it. Stevia is better. These recipes show you how to use stevia instead, if possible. I personally don't eat any processed sugar, but buy products made with fruit juice or rice syrup or I make everything that I want made with stevia from scratch. Sometimes I use erythritol, which is safe for the brain, but it is not as natural as stevia because it is a form of processed sugar from the sugar-alcohol group (low-calorie sweeteners made recipes for fermenting sugars). I even make ice cream from scratch.<br />
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This is a Beta Run<br />
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Since this is a Beta test run, we would like your feedback. Anyone can give feedback. We would like to know things like; when did you try to recipe? how did it go? Were the instruction times off? Did something not happen the way the instructions said it would? How did it taste? Did anyone else in your house like it? Were you able to impress anyone with your new healthy cooking skills? Do you have any great stories you would like included in the upcoming cookbook? Etc...<br />
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