It's going on midnight here in Los Angeles. Today was Farmer's Market day. One nice thing about living in Southern CA is the large variety of fresh fruits and vegetables available year round. If I leave this area, that is what I will miss--but not the heavy traffic and smog. For dinner, I had fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and an orange. For lunch I ate salad with lettuce and kiwi, fresh juice, and steamed vegetables. I have a juicer and make lots of mostly vegetable juice. For breakfast I had oatmeal, blueberries, and almond milk. I hope wherever you are that you are also able to consume a large variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, because they are so healthy and energizing. Not only will your body feel better, but your brain will also work better when you eat healthy, get enough exercise, and sleep well. Eat rainbows! Hugs also help.
Dear Indira
ReplyDeleteI love your rainbow-food post.Lately I was motivated to learn some new things and took a vegan cooking class.The teachers were so wonderful and
made a point of telling us to choose rainbow colors in our food choices.
I knew I was in the right class when I heard their
remark.
Thank you for being such a wholesome teacher.
ursula
Yes, I second what Ursuka said... I love what you suggested about eating a rainbow. That thought has really stuck with me, and last spring I began trying new fruits from our Whole Foods market, and I noticed that my body began craving them and asking for more. I noticed that they nourished my soul too. I ate sooo many fresh blueberries and mangos. I also ate fresh strawberries out of my garden, and fresh cherry tomatoes. This year I am going to plant two blueberry plants, but it will be two or three years before they produce. That is ok, because I will love getting to know the blueberry plants while I wait. I also planted two apple trees and it will be a couple of years before they produce also. I have a small urban yard, but I love the idea of edible landscaping, and organic methods of gardening which do not poison mother earth, or any of her creatures, including us.
ReplyDeleteHi Ursula, vegan cooking is interesting, except they don't eat honey, which I'd have a hard time giving up. I like that you are learning new things! And sharing what you learn here.
ReplyDeleteHi Mary, yes, blueberries are among the highest antioxidants we can eat. Bears like them too! I love that you are planting gifts into the earth--presents to be opened at some future date.
Actually I'm not a vegan.I grew up on a farm and love milk products and honey as well.But I learned some new things about cooking with nuts,which was exiting.
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ursula
I'm part bear too, since I also love honey. I used to gravitate toward sugar but I have stopped eating much sugar and all white flour products since being in the school. I never realized before coming here that being spiritual had so much to do with the physical. Cooking with nuts sounds great Ursula, so if you have a recipe to share, it'd be great! We can share all kinds of things here because spirituality is not just ideas, but also the practical application of knowledge to our everyday lives.
ReplyDeleteHOT KARACHI PEA DIP
ReplyDelete1 1/2 cup frozen peas,thawed
1/2 cup raw pistachios
5 tablespoons water
1 table spoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon curry powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1 table spoon pomegranate syrup or pomegranate molasses
1.combine peas,pistachios,water,lemon juice,salt,curry powder,and cayenne in food processor and process until creamy.
2.transfer to a 1-quart saucepan and gently heat,stirring frequently,until thoroughly warmed but not boiling
3.spoon into an attractive serving bowl and lightly drizzle the top with pomegranate syrup
hello everyone
you can eat this without warming up..I love it cold
you can do it without pomegranate syrup
great appetizer --enjoy
serve with whole grain crackers
Hi Ursuka,
ReplyDeleteThis dip sounds delicious. I have never seen a recipe with pomegranate syrup or pomegranate molasses before. But I love healthly, natural alternatives to white sugar. I'll have to look at Whole Foods (an organic health food store) to see if they carry it. I love the idea of sharing these healthy unusual recipes.
Kevin - per your comment about not eating white sugar and white flour since becoming a student here...
I was in a class (thru my job) taught by Scout Cloud Lee who was a finalist one of the seasons of the TV show Survivor, and she said she would answer questions about the show for us, so I asked her:
"How were you able to play those games that challenge your mind and your body, when you are eating so little food?... Weren't you too hungry to think?"
And she said that for a month or two before the show, she gave up all white sugar and white flour. She said that if you are not eating white sugar and white flour you do not get as hungry as you would otherwise. So she said food was not a problem, but lack of water was the hard part as well as trying to sleep in the cold wet rain.
Congratulations of being able to cut out white flour and most white sugar... I am not so successful, tho I have made progress. I do better in the spring and summer when I have access to more fresh fruits and veggies.
Thanks for the recipe, Ursula. I will make some. It'd be a great take-along. I eat pomegranate seeds, but also, like Mary, never heard of syrup, so will look for some. I love the seeds in salads. Pomegranates are very high in antioxidants. And so are most spices. So adding spices to our diets is beneficial.
ReplyDeleteHi Mary, yes living in the midwest in winter I know it is hard to obtain fresh fruits and vegetables. That is one of the perks of life on the west coast.
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