tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77689453938895564322024-03-06T20:34:14.386-07:00Cook, Create and unComplicateI've created this blog as a place to record my thoughts, experiments and successes all in one place. I hope you enjoy reading about my crazy life, and thanks for stopping by!Rene Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296401500034272748noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768945393889556432.post-88965434805937702552018-12-10T12:23:00.000-07:002018-12-10T12:23:48.135-07:00Homemade All Natural Hard Lotion Bars<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"></span><br />
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Hard Lotion Bar Recipe</h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Chances are, if you live in Colorado, the midwest or northeast you are always in need of a good quality moisturizer for your skin, especially in winter time. Our climate is just too dry, and your skin can feel very irritated if it gets too dry. </span></div>
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For me, normal lotion doesn't seem to help much at all, I've even begun talking weekly detox baths (2 cups epsom salts, 1 cup baking soda, 2 tablespoons bentonite clay, a few drops essential oils and half a cup of olive oil) to help my skin absorb some moisture, and my body some much needed magnesium. The problem is that my skin doesn't stay soft and supple for long before that uncomfortable itchy feeling returns. </div>
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There is a common misconception that intake of water will increase hydration to the skin, this is in fact untrue, oils and yes fats are the substance in which hydration of the skin and hair comes from. Oils used both internally and externally will give your skin the hydration it needs and fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) that will keep it healthy, supple and young looking. </div>
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These lotion bars are hard, and you rub them over your skin, creating warmth as it absorbs in. I actually used something very similar that I purchased while in Alaska, that was made from beeswax and was incredibly expense, now since finding this recipe, I can easily and cheaply make these from scratch. The smell is light and pleasant, and they absorb fairly quickly. Plus, these make great christmas gifts, you can purchase a decorative mold and give these gifts out!</div>
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Melt all ingredients together, pour in molds, let set until hard, unmold, and you’re done! </div>
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Recipe adapted from: <a href="http://www.commonsensehome.com/super-easy-hard-lotion-bars/" target="_blank">Super Easy Hard Lotion Bars</a></div>
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Rene Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296401500034272748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768945393889556432.post-57082594580984732492018-12-10T12:22:00.000-07:002018-12-10T12:22:34.871-07:00My Frustration with the American DietIt never ceases to amaze me how ignorant and complacent people are with the foods they put into their bodies. Why would people agree to eat foods that are known to contain ingredients horrible to our health? Why do we buy and not question? Why do we eat and not learn? Why do we consume but not create? These are questions I've found myself asking over the past year, and I can tell you the wool has certainly been pulled from my eyes.<br />
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I grew up with the common practice of growing my own vegetables and fruit, not ever thinking once about why. I don't know why, maybe because my grandparents taught my parents, maybe because it's essentially free and we didn't have a lot of money, or maybe my parents were ahead of the game and wanted organic foods before the term was invented... Either way, I consider myself lucky, even more so in the last year or two, realizing the invaluable knowledge and habits engrained in me as a child. The love of fresh vegetables grown on the backyard is something I can only hope to share with others someday, as I try to pass my love along to my nephew and fiancé.<br />
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The chemicals that are found in the foods today are nothing more than large scale human experiments- played on an all to willing American public-at the expense of our long term health. <br />
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Case in point- margarine and trans fats. I bet most people don't even realize what a trans fat molecule is, or where it comes from- but some slick advertising has convinced is that it's better than natural butter, animal fats, natural tropical oils or nut oils. Do you know who invented margarine? Or that is used to be required to be colored pink to show it as an unappealing/non-food product...<br />
Proctor and Gamble held the US patent for margarine/trans fats. What is a baby products company making "food" for? To corner the lard and butter market, of course, by whipping cotton seed or rape seed oil and later dying it yellow, sounds delicious right? They also decided to use left over waste from soy bean production to save costs and use a useless industrial byproduct. Sounds healthy right? (BTW the rape seed is called canola for those who don't know, NOT an actual food). Trans fats became commonplace after the war to allow food to sit on shelves longer and lowering the bottom line for companies, without any regard for the poison they unleashed on the public. <br />
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Yet even after decades of proof that they cause cancer and coronary disease, I readily see people defend trans fats- defend the use of "ingredients" that are not food. Brainwashing? It must be, cause I can't figure out why someone would defend a companies use of "ingredients" instead of demanding its abolition. We know, we've known for a long time, what trans fats have done to us, but only now are people realizing the toxins they've consumed. <br />
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How about artificial sweeteners? Let's produce a series of chemicals to replicate a pure substance the human body is engineered to crave, and tweak it until the point that it actually tricks the human body to gain weight without calorie consumption, wow that sounds healthy! If people could learn and understand moderation we wouldn't be desperately seeking zero calorie "foods" to begin with.<br />
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But maybe we just didn't know? Maybe companies truly believed these "foods" benefited the public... Bullshit- then and especially now we know what this crap does to us, but has any of it been pulled off the shelves? Of course not, cause that would only benefit the consumer (us).<br />
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Probably my favorite misconception that is still alive and burning today is the dangerous and ill-conceived "low-fat diet", or as I call it, the demise of American nutrition. With it's inception in the 1980's obesity, diabetes, cancer and heart disease have increased exponentially, but apparently we are too stupid to wake up and realize why.<br />
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Our entire system of nutritional guidelines was never designed to benefit the consumer, it's straight up for the corporations, big pharma and food industry to benefit from. I have actually heard of diabetics being prescribed a low fat "whole-grain" diet- a slow and expensive death sentence if you ask me. <br />
Probably one of the most laugh out loud hilariously tragic (if there is such a thing) instances of lack understanding I have ever seen was an article written about cook Paula Dean and her outing of diabetes. In reading the hundreds of comments in the section below the article were dozens of comments like, "of course she has diabetes, look at all the butter she uses!" or "all she cooks are fried foods, what to you expect?" and I had to laugh, while I definitely do not condone the blissfully ignorant diet rich in fried foods, I do have the common sense to understand that fat cannot and never will cause diabetes. Period. <br />
Fat has no influence on raising blood glucose levels, which of course, when habitually and intensely raised cause insulin resistance- leading to diabetes, yet I would guess a majority of Americans believe a diet rich in fats (of any kind) directly cause diabetes. Kinda sad in my opinion, basic high school biology evades us, and how our bodies use food is for the vast majority, a complete mystery. <br />
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Do you really think that the human species made it tens of thousands of years on a primal hunter gatherer diet, free of all modern diseases only to be stuffed with grains and sugar as our primary source of nutrition? <br />
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Haven't you ever wondered how early humans thrived without bread? That diabetes, tooth decay, cancer, heart disease and mental illness all became prevalent when farming grains started? Look even today traditional diets are rare, but they still exist, and only after the introduction of the modern grain/sugar diet do modern diseases and obesity become prevalent. Inuit people ate straight up whale blubber and never had a heart attack or stroke, but how can that be? <br />
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<b>The evil saturated fat</b><br />
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I find it to be downright infuriating the absolute disgust and hatred for animal fats. You'd think they were toxic chemicals the way people turn their noses in disgust, shove their plates away in fear. For literally hundreds of centuries humans ate animal fat, raw animal fat. In fact they treasured it, revered and hoarded it, because it raises cholesterol and causes heart disease right? That's every early humans desire, they seeked out foods that they observed to harm right? Makes sense. <br />
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Isn't it obvious we are only here today because of the choices our ancestors made? They knew a whole hell of a lot more about nutrition than we do today, and with a fraction of the available food resources we have access to, but still we choose boxes of stuff on shelves in a grocery store, made to resemble the traditional foods of past. <br />
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I'm not even trying to bash all grains, just wheat specifically, the modern wheat plant that exists today isn't even close to the wheat harvested just 20 years ago- and its light years away from the original species. If there is one "food" source we have truly destroyed it is wheat, it's been so genetically modified without any regard to its affects to health that it doesn't even resemble an edible plant. Why? Money. Wheat has been genetically modified to such a degree to increase crop yields and decrease resistance to chemicals and grown at a different size to ease farm equipment, that's it. I doubt it was ever modified to increase nutritional value. <br />
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Grain consumption is our primary source of food for many Americans and it's been taught to us that it should be the bulk of our diet (think food pyramid) but why? What evidence suggests that humans had it wrong for thousands of centuries? How is eating vegetables and nuts/seeds as the bulk of our diet unhealthy? How did we make it this far without bagels? Hmmm makes me wonder who is feeding us this crap, pun intended.<br />
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And people can't figure out why our health is the worst it's ever been? Are we really admitting to be that ignorant?<br />
Are we really that complacent to love in perfect bliss, desperately testing or crash diet after another, wreaking havoc on our internal systems in search of health?<br />
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<b>What to do</b><br />
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Doesn't it make more sense to have an honest thought process about our history as a species, about other cultures of the past, to see how they have thrived? Well that's the conversation I've had with myself over the past few years, and I've made the choice to seek out food that would have been available in the human diet 1,000 or more years ago. Pretty simple when you think about it...<br />
Nothing too difficult, stay to the perimeter of your grocery store, avoid foods in cans and boxes, for the most part, and make everything you can from scratch. <br />
Above all else, avoid anything labeled "low-fat", diet, vegetable oil, refined, or enriched, these foods almost certainly mean chemical alteration, bleaching, deodorizing, or other God awful industrial processes not suitable for food consumption. Use butter, non- hydrogenated lard, coconut oil, nut oils and olive oils and avoid all else completely. <br />
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Make the majority of your dinner plate vegetables, two or three different kinds, and fill the other 1/3 of your plate with a grass fed animal protein.<br />
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Seek foods as close to their original state, and organic as possible. Visualize that little cave man over an open fire pit and think about what made his genetic make-up allow for you and I to exist today...<br />
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<b>Don't Kill Yourself Over it</b><br />
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Not entirely possible all the time, and yes some foods are hard to resist, but make things like pasta, breads, sweets, cakes and pastries rare and occasional treats not normal foods and I guarantee you will feel like a whole new person in no time...<br />
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<b>Suggested Reading:</b><br />
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Here is a list of sources I have read to help me decide my new life of health and happiness, please give them a read!<br />
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<li>A great website to get you started: <a href="http://www.westonaprice.org/">http://www.westonaprice.org/</a></li>
<li>Real Food: What to Eat and Why by Nina Plank </li>
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<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Real-Food-What-Eat-Why/dp/1596913428/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337959032&sr=1-4">http://www.amazon.com/Real-Food-What-Eat-Why/dp/1596913428/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337959032&sr=1-4</a></li>
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<li>Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats by Sally Fallon </li>
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<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nourishing-Traditions-Challenges-Politically-Dictocrats/dp/0967089735/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337959116&sr=1-1">http://www.amazon.com/Nourishing-Traditions-Challenges-Politically-Dictocrats/dp/0967089735/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337959116&sr=1-1</a></li>
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<li><span id="btAsinTitle">Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health By William Davis</span><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wheat-Belly-Lose-Weight-Health/dp/1609611543/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337959230&sr=1-1">http://www.amazon.com/Wheat-Belly-Lose-Weight-Health/dp/1609611543/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337959230&sr=1-1</a></li>
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<li><span id="btAsinTitle">Know Your Fats : The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils and Cholesterol By Mary Enig</span><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Know-Your-Fats-Understanding-Cholesterol/dp/0967812607/ref=sr_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337959315&sr=1-14">http://www.amazon.com/Know-Your-Fats-Understanding-Cholesterol/dp/0967812607/ref=sr_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337959315&sr=1-14</a></li>
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<br />Rene Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296401500034272748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768945393889556432.post-63592151837607577502018-12-09T17:03:00.000-07:002018-12-10T12:23:04.811-07:00My birth storyAs many of you know, I gave birth to my son on March 6th 2015. He is my first child, and after two years of trying to conceive, having 2 miscarriages, we were finally blessed with our son CJ. <br />
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My pregnancy was normal by all accounts, normal amount of morning sickness, weight gain, blood pressure etc..., so I was expecting a normal as possible birth as well, but unfortunately I got anything but. <br />
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In my doctors appointments in the weeks leading to my due date the midwife had indicated that CJ was "sunny side up" meaning that normally babies are born with their faces toward your back, CJ was turned so that his face was turned toward the front. I tried to research this information, and discussed it with my doula, but was really not well informed or prepared for what that would ultimately mean.<br />
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My last doctors appointment was 3 days after my official "due date" but I wasn't worried, I knew from lots of research that about 70% of first time births occur after the due date, he would come when he was ready. The midwife asked to do a cervical check, which up until that point I had declined, but I allowed it at this last appoint. I was dilated to a 2, no effacement. She asked if she could rupture my membranes, so which I declined. The cervical check felt very uncomfortable, and I remember wondering if she had done it anyways, but my doula later told me that she didn't - it would have been much worse then I described.<br />
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It was a Wednesday for my doctors appointment, and I had taken the day off so that I could rest and recuperate but had planned to go to work the remainder of the week. I went to bed and woke up at 3AM to strong contractions. I labored with intermittent contractions until 6:00AM before my husband called my doula to come assist. I had planned to labor at home until I was much farther along in my labor, near the point of transition and then making my way to the hospital.<br />
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I tried to relax as much as possible, took a shower and tried to eat, but my contraction pain was unbearable, having what I now know as "back labor" due to my son being turned the wrong way - his skull was pressing down on my spine with each contraction causing a very sharp shooting pain in my back with each contraction. <br />
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My doula arrived at 8:00am. She had also suspected that CJ was turned the wrong way - and had suggested some positions of laboring to encourage him to roll over into the proper position, we attempted 3-4 positions of laboring until about 3:00pm that day, as my labor slowly progressed. I got into a situation where I was starting to having regular 4 minute interval contractions and the pain was becoming very intense, so I was hoping that we were close.<br />
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We arrived at the hospital only for me to discover to my dismay that I was only dilated to a 3. I persevered and continued to labor, unassisted in both the tub and in a standing position until about 7:00pm that evening, where I was finally convinced to use Pitocin and receive an epidural. Coming to terms with the fact that I would not be having an unmedicated birth was soul crushing for me, I had intended to give birth naturally and tired to mentally prepare myself for other possibilities, but in the end I was crushed when the decision to use medication was reached, I felt like a failure and I felt defeated, which I think also affected the remainder of my labor and delivery, looking back on it now.<br />
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The Pitocin and epidural slowed my labor process down even more, and I didn't reach 10cm until about 5:00pm the following day, the epidural kept wearing off, and I was experiencing something known as "dead spots" where spots of my abdomen had complete feeling, while other spots did not - and while continuing to have back labor - was not providing much relief from the pain at all, they ended up redoing my epidural twice. By this point I had labored for about 41 hours at that point, I was beyond exhausted when it finally came time to push. <br />
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I pushed for a full hour, every contraction, without taking a break, and he barely crowned, he was stuck. I started to experience a rapid drop in blood oxygen levels from exertion, and I started to spike a fever. The baby's heart rate began to rise rapidly as well, and so they told me I would need to have an emergency C-section at that point. <br />
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When a baby becomes stressed during labor they will actually poop of some of the meconium in their systems, and the doctors told me that this had happened during my labor at some point, and combined with my fever they were worried that the baby was developing an infection. I did not hesitate to agree to the C-section at this point, I was barely conscious and I was not in my right mind at all. I can remember when they told me that I needed to consent to the C-Section I just broke down and began balling with my husband, it felt like forever, but we just cried in each others arms; relieved, scared, defeated, worried - every emotion was going through my mind.<br />
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I can distinctly remember thinking that I was too tired to stay awake for the surgery and being worried that I would miss the birth of my son from my overwhelming exhaustion. The doctors had to change my epidural medication to something stronger - for fear that I would feel the surgery take place - something that at the time I couldn't care less about - but in retrospect, should have been terrified given the dead spots I had experienced earlier. <br />
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The prep and surgery took less than 30 minutes and my son was born at 7:27PM. When my son was handed to me I had to focus all of my energy on not dropping him, and I had to hand him back to my husband because I was so scared I would. I kept slipping in and out of consciousness and tried to rest as much as possible while they stitched me back up.<br />
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In the recovery room I wanted to do skin to skin as quickly as possible, so they striped him naked and laid him on my chest, where he proceeded to poop out a large quantity of that tar like meconium all over me, but I didn't mind at all. I finally had my perfect little miracle and I knew that we would be alright after that. We both lost our fevers, and while I had to remain on oxygen for the next 24 hours to get my blood oxygen levels back to normal, everything else worked out fine. <br />
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This also marks that start of my continued (still one year later) deficit of sleep, for which I feel I will never fully recover. We ended up leavng the hospital a day early because the nursing staff would not stop waking us up to mess with us, and I wasn't getting any recuperating rest during our stay. My son is a horrible sleeper as it is - and I am just now starting to get consistent full nights sleep one year later.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
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Fresh ripe peaches, peeled and chopped<br />
1/2 cup honey<br />
juice of 2 lemons<br />
1 vanilla bean pod, scraped and added in<br />
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Instructions:<br />
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Add chopped peaches, honey and lemon juice and vanilla bean pod to a heavy bottomed pot and cook on low stirring occasionally for around 30 mins, or until it becomes a thick consistency.<br />
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Let cool and then spoon into mason jars.<br />
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Freeze or can according to canning instructions.<br />
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Rene Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296401500034272748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768945393889556432.post-14740201143958755282014-05-12T19:31:00.004-06:002014-05-12T19:31:37.507-06:00Scratch made Caesar Salad and DressingScratch made Caesar Salad and Dressing<br />
Makes: 4+ servings<br />
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Many people don't know that caesar salad originated in Mexico - not italy. It is a mexican salad and it is fantastic when done correctly. When I was 9 years old I traveled to Mexico with my grandparents for the first time. My sister and I spent 3 months of the summer traveling around Mexico and enjoying the country, and locals, not as tourists, as people with the insider information, my grandparents have lived in Mexico since I was little.<br />
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When in Guadalajara I had my first caesar salad, it was made at the table by a chef and it was amazing and fascinating and delicious. It was the real deal caesar dressing with raw egg yolk and anchovies and it was salty and perfect.<br />
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I'm not scared of raw egg yolk, I eat a poached egg every morning for breakfast, I purchase the best eggs I can find and I have no problems eating them raw in dressings, smoothies or any other way. If you feel uncomfortable eating a raw yolk (even though the process of emulsifying it with salts, oils and other ingredients essentially "cooks" it) then you should quick cook it, by taking the yolk and putting it into a ramekin that is set in simmering water for 1-2 minutes until it has just started to barely thicken.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
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Croutons: (can be omitted, but if you can find a quality, traditionally made sour dough bread then by all means include this crunchy masterpiece)<br />
3-4 slices of organic sourdough bread, cut into wedges<br />
2 tablespoons butter<br />
2 tablespoons olive oil<br />
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder<br />
pinch of salt<br />
cast iron skillet<br />
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Dressing:<br />
1 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil<br />
1 egg yolk<br />
1 large garlic clove, grated<br />
1 teaspoon anchovy paste, or 2 anchovies<br />
juice of 1 lemon<br />
1 tablespoon of spicy brown mustard<br />
1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce<br />
salt and pepper<br />
Romaine lettuce<br />
Parmesan Cheese<br />
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Take your butter and oil and warm on the stove until melted through, add your bread chunks and spices and toss to coat. Then place in a 425 degree oven for 10-15 minutes, stirring every five until your croutons are browned and toasty.<br />
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Take a mason jar and place yolk, worcestershire, lemon juice, anchovy, garlic, spicy mustard and salt and pepper into the jar and then shake it with the lid on. Then add in your oil, and shake vigorously until it has emulsified.<br />
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Check your seasonings, and add more salt and pepper if needed. Dressings take a lot more seasonings then you would think, you have to season olive oil so it takes a lot for the flavors to show through.<br />
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Seafood Cioppino - Northern California Seafood Stew<br />
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1/4 cup Olive Oil<br />
4 cups medium Yellow Onions (diced)<br />
1 1/2 cups Fennel (thinly sliced)<br />
1 cup Red Bell Pepper (chopped)<br />
1/2 cup minced Garlic<br />
1/2 cup Tomato Paste<br />
1 1/2 cups Dry Red Wine<br />
6 cups Tomato Sauce (or blended whole tomatoes)<br />
1/2 cup Clam Juice<br />
Juice of 1 lemon<br />
1 quart Water<br />
2 Bay Leaves<br />
2 tablespoons Red Chili Flakes<br />
1 tablespoon dried Oregano<br />
1 tablespoon dried Basil<br />
2 tablespoons fine Sea Salt<br />
1 tablespoon freshly cracked Black Pepper<br />
1 package seafood mix, approx. 2lbs (purchased from Costco, includes calamari, mussels, shrimp)<br />
1 bunch of coarsely chopped Flat-Leaf Parsley<br />
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Chop all your vegetables.</div>
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In a large stockpot over medium heat, heat the oil and cook the onion, fennel, red pepper, and garlic until lightly browned.<br />
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Add the tomato paste and cook until it browns, stirring often. Add the wine, tomato sauce, clam juice, lemon juice, water, bay leaves, chili flakes, oregano, basil, salt, pepper. Cook out the tomato paste for at least 5 minutes until it is the color of rust.</div>
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Add the seafood and cook 4 to 5 minutes or until the shrimp turn pink. Do not stir.</div>
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Remove the bay leaves, stir in the parsley, and serve immediately (with bread if desired).<br />
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This recipe was adapted from: <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/recipes/Nor-Cal-Cioppino-Guy-Fieri" target="_blank">Guy's Nor Cal Cioppino Recipe</a></div>
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4 poblanos<br />
3 tablespoons butter<br />
1/4 cup flour<br />
1/2 teaspoon mustard powder<br />
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper<br />
1/4 teaspoon onion powder<br />
1 teaspoon sea salt<br />
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1/4 teaspoon chipotle powder</div>
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1/4 teaspoon paprika<br />
2 cups milk<br />
2 cups grated pepperjack cheese, plus more for topping<br />
1/2 cup grated Dubliner Irish White Cheddar Cheese<br />
1/2 cup parmesan shredded</div>
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1/2 can rotel<br />
1/2 pound penne noodles<br />
1/2 cup bread crumbs mixed with additional 2 tbsp butter, melted<br />
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Place a large pan of water onto boil.</div>
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Char poblanos until blackened, turning often to char each side equally. Place in bowl and cover with plastic wrap.</div>
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Cook macaroni until outside of pasta is cooked and the inside is underdone, 5 to 6 minutes.</div>
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Transfer the macaroni to a colander, rinse under cold running water, and drain well.</div>
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While whisking, pour in milk and whisk vigorously while heating. Continue cooking, whisking constantly, until the mixture bubbles and becomes thick.</div>
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Stuff mac and cheese into peppers, sprinkle additional pepperjack cheese on top, place in cast iron pan or casserole dish and cook in 375 oven for 15-20 mins.<br />
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This recipe was adapted from: <a href="http://chasingsomebluesky.blogspot.com/2012/05/mac-cheese-stuffed-poblanos.html" target="_blank">Mac and Cheese Stuffed Poblanos</a></div>
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Paleo coconut macaroons with dark chocolate </div>
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Ingredients<br />
½ cup organic cane sugar or coconut sugar or maple syrup<br />
¼ cup water<br />
¼ cup coconut milk<br />
¼ teaspoon kosher salt<br />
2 ½ cups unsweetened coconut<br />
1 egg white<br />
¼ cup dark chocolate chips<br />
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.<br />
In a pan, heat the sugar, water, coconut milk, and salt on medium heat.<br />
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Allow the mixture to come to a medium simmer and cook for 5 minutes. The mixture should look white and bubbly and be slightly less thick than maple syrup but more than than water.<br />
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Add 1½ cups of coconut to a medium mixing bowl. Stir in the warm sugar coconut water and stir the coconut.</div>
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Stir in the egg white followed by the remaining coconut until well mixed.</div>
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Using a small cookie scoop or melon baller, firmly pack the scoop with the coconut mixture and place on a baking sheet lined with a silicon mat or parchment paper.</div>
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Bake for 15 minutes until the outside shell is crispy to the touch and the tips of a nice light golden brown.</div>
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Remove the sheet from the oven and allow the macaroons to cool for 30 minutes.<br />
White the macaroons are cooling, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir the chips and if needed, microwave again for 15 seconds.</div>
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Drizzle the chocolate over the macaroons.</div>
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Allow the macaroons to completely cool before serving.<br />
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Recipe adapted from: <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">http://savorysweetlife.com/2013/03/dark-chocolate-coconut-macaroons/</span><br />
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Rene Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296401500034272748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768945393889556432.post-20622058596258599542014-01-26T21:29:00.000-07:002014-02-23T16:14:35.747-07:00Chile RellenosChiles Rellenos <br>
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4 poblano peppers (peeled seeded and slit)<br>
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese or mozzarella cheese<br>
1/4 cup queso fresco <br>
Lard (frying)<br>
toothpicks<br>
3 large eggs (separated cold)<br>
1/2 tsp salt<br>
2 tablespoons flour<br>
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Roast your chilies over an open flame until blistered and blacked on all sides. </div>
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Place in a zip-lock bag or bowl covered in plastic wrap to steam.<br>
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Once softened, use a paper towel to remove the black skins, and then slit on one side. Remove the ribs and seeds from the inside.<br>
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Stuff chilies with cheese and hold together with toothpicks.<br>
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In a bowl, add your cold egg whites, with a high speed mixer (or a whisk and your husband) beat egg whites to stiff foamy peaks are formed.<br>
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In a separate bowl combine the egg yolks with two tablespoons flour and salt and mix well. Then bled the yolks into the egg whites and mix until combined.</div>
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Dip quickly into batter and when completely covered lay in hot lard.<br>
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Baste tops with hot oil and fry on each side until golden brown.<br>
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Let cool on papertowels.</div>
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Using the same pot, add your sauce and cover till it boils. When the sauce starts to boil reduce the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes.</div>
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Serve rellanos with sauce, queso fresco and sour cream, if desired. </div>
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1/2 pound large defined peeled shrimp </div>
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1 small spaghetti squash</div>
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1/2 cup of peas</div>
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2 eggs - 1 whole, 1 yolk</div>
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1/2 cup grated Parmesan</div>
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1/2 stick of butter, melted</div>
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Juice of 1/2 a lemon</div>
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Pinch of cayenne</div>
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2 slices of bacon, cooked, grease reserved</div>
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1 large clove of garlic, minced</div>
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Preheat oven to 375 and cut your spaghetti squash in half. Place cut side up on a baking sheet for 45-60 minutes until fork tender.</div>
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Adding your minced garlic and cook until soft and fragrant. Cut the heat.</div>
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Warm your frozen peas in water over low heat until warmed through. Strain.</div>
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Add cooked shrimp, peas and crumbled bacon to cooled pan containing garlic.</div>
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Take a blender and add in egg and egg yolk, the juice of half a lemon, a pinch of cayenne pepper and salt and pepper, then start blending on low, while slowly drizzling in the melted butter. When complete, pour mixture into a bowl and stir in the grated cheese.</div>
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Taking a fork, scoop out the inside into long "noodles". Warm pan and add in the spaghetti squash. Once everything has warmed up again, cut the heat and sir in the egg/cheese mixture.</div>
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Serve with more grated Parmesan cheese on top.<br />
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Rene Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296401500034272748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768945393889556432.post-60784697008031207312014-01-16T22:40:00.000-07:002014-01-16T22:40:18.143-07:00Pumpkin Pie with Grain-Free Graham Cracker Crust<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;">Pumpkin Pie with grain-free graham cracker crust</span><br />
Makes: 1 pie plus extra graham crackers<br />
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Graham Cracker Crust Ingredients:</h3>
2 cups almond flour<br />
1/4 cup golden flaxseed meal<br />
6 Tbsp coconut sugar<br />
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon<br />
1 tsp cream of tarter<br />
1/2 tsp baking soda<br />
Pinch of salt<br />
1/4 cup melted coconut oil<br />
2 large eggs<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
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Preheat oven to 250 F.<br />
In a medium bowl, combine the almond flour, flaxseed meal, brown "sugar" (or coconut sugar), cinnamon, cream of tarter, and salt.<br />
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Add the coconut oil and mix to combine.Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until thoroughly combine and the dough comes together.<br />
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Repeat with the other half of the dough, using a separate cookie sheet.<br />
Bake for 40 minutes and increase the temperature to 350 F and bake for another 2-5 minutes until golden brown.<br />
Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px;">Tear two pieces of parchment paper the size of a cookie sheet.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px;">Lay one piece of parchment onto the counter an place half the dough on the parchment.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px;">T</span>op with another piece of parchment and roll the dough out into an even layer (about 1/4" thick).<br />
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Using a pizza cutter, score the dough to make cracker shapes. Using the dull end of skewer poke 11-12 evenly spaced holes into each cracker. Transfer the parchment paper to a cookie sheet.<br />
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Repeat with the other half of the dough, using a separate cookie sheet.<br />
Bake for 40 minutes and increase the temperature to 350 F and bake for another 2-5 minutes until golden brown.<br />
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Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Recipe from: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://lowcarboneday.com/2013/11/grain-free-graham-crackers-crumbs.html">Grain Free Graham Crackers</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Net Carb Count*: 5.87 g net carbs (for 1/4 cup serving)--makes about 4 cups</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Total Carb Count: 7.99 g total carbs (for 1/4 cup serving)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then take 1 cup of pecan halves and pulse until a fine crumb.</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ingredients:</span></b></h4>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 28 oz can of organic pumpkin</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 eggs</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3/4 cup buttermilk</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 teaspoon ground ginger</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 teaspoon ground allspice</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 teaspoon ground cardamon </span><br />
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Rene Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296401500034272748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768945393889556432.post-74865024721165222782013-12-15T21:06:00.002-07:002013-12-15T21:06:32.861-07:00Buttery rolls with cinnamon honey butter<h3>
Buttery rolls with cinnamon honey butter</h3>
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Makes: 15 rolls</div>
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This year for thanksgiving I decided to make EVERYTHING from scratch for a few different reasons. First being that I am taking a whole foods approach, and I want to know everything that is in the foods I eat. second being that if I am going to eat foods that contain wheat or other grains I want to know exactly what is going into them so that I can buy the best ingredients possible.<br />
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I removed grains from all the recipes where it would not negatively affect the recipe (Pumpkin pie, apple pie, stuffed mushrooms) and used all natural sweeteners where I could (Pumpkin Pie, apple pie, sweet potato casserole, cranberry sauce) that way the few recipes I was making that contained wheat and/or sugar (these rolls, stuffing, gravy and jalapeno popper dip) I knew exactly what I was getting, and they are only a small component of the overall meal. Its easy to have wheat and sugar in just about every dish for Thanksgiving, and thats something that I really wanted to try and reduce this year, without sacrificing any of the flavor or texture.<br />
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Rolls Ingredients:</h3>
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon water (luke warm)<br />
1 large egg<br />
4 1/2 teaspoons lard, melted<br />
1/4 cup sugar<br />
1 1/2 teaspoons salt<br />
3 1/4 cup bread flour<br />
2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast<br />
2 tablespoons melted butter<br />
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Combine all ingredients except butter in the order they are listed above using a stand mixer with the dough hook attachment.<br />
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Knead with the dough hook until the dough is smooth and elastic.<br />
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Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise double in size, about an hour.<br />
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Once dough has risen, remove from bowl onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into 15 balls. Oiling fingers will help keep dough from sticking to your hands.<br />
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Lightly butter a 9x13 baking pan. Place rolls onto baking pan, cover and let rise until double in size, about 30 minutes.<br />
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Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until a light, golden brown.<br />
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After removing from the oven, brush with melted butter.<br />
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Butter Ingredients:</h3>
1 stick room temperature butter<br />
1/4 cup powdered sugar<br />
1/4 cup honey<br />
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon<br />
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Instructions: In a bowl with an electric mixer with whisk attachment beat butter until light in color, add in sugar, honey and cinnamon and beat until well combined, light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Store covered in the fridge for up to 5 days, serve at room temperature.<br />
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Rene Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296401500034272748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768945393889556432.post-21120771889331164182013-12-15T21:02:00.000-07:002013-12-15T21:02:00.211-07:00Paleo sweet potato casserolePaleo sweet potato casserole<br />
Serves: 10-12+<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4 large sweet potatoes<br />1/2 cup canned coconut milk<br />1 Tbsp. butter<br />2 Tbsp. maple syrup<br />1 tsp cinnamon<br />1/2 tsp nutmeg</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 tsp ground ginger</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">juice of half an orange</span><br />
<strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pecan topping</span></strong><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3/4 cup chopped raw pecans<br />1 tsp cinnamon<br />1 Tbsp maple syrup<br />1 tsp melted butter</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Bake your sweet potatoes in the oven at 375 for 45-60 minutes until they are fork tender.</span><br />
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2 lbs. fresh green beans - steamed </div>
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1/2 package mushrooms, sliced</div>
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1/2 onion, diced small</div>
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3 garlic cloves, minced</div>
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4 tablespoons butter</div>
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1 teaspoon soy sauce</div>
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1 cup heavy cream</div>
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1 cup chicken or turkey stock (RECIPE)</div>
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1/2 cup sour cream</div>
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4 tablespoons flour of choice</div>
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2 cups finely shredded cheddar cheese</div>
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1/4 grated parmesan</div>
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1 large onion for (ONION TANGLERS)</div>
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Place 2 tablespoons butter into a large pot or skillet. Add in mushrooms and cook down until soft. Add in onion and garlic and cook for several minutes. </div>
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Then add in the flour and whisk until combined. Add in your warm stock and heavy cream and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer as it thickens. Check seasoning.<br />
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Steam or boil your green beans until they are soft.</div>
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Stir to combine and add to a 9x13 baking dish.</div>
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Top with your onion tanglers (recipe) or french fried onions and bake at 350 for 20 minutes until bubbly and browned on top.</div>
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Rene Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296401500034272748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768945393889556432.post-30397063457509650502013-12-15T20:54:00.002-07:002013-12-15T20:54:16.819-07:00Thanksgiving Stuffing from Scratch<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Thanksgiving Stuffing from Scratch</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 round sourdough loaves (source from a quality baker), at least 2 days old</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 lb ground sage or (hot italian) sausage</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3-4 leaves of kale, stems removed and finely chopped</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 package of sliced mushrooms</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 cans of sliced water chestnuts, drained</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 quarts (approx.) of homemade chicken or turkey broth (RECIPE) warmed</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/4 cup of dried cranberries, rehydrated in broth before adding in</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">fresh parsley, sage, thyme, tarragon chopped</span><br />
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Serves: 18<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened<br />1/2 cup Mayonnaise<br />1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese</span><br />
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Once cooked and well combined stir in the bacon bits.<br />
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Blue Cheese and Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms</h2>
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20 whole Large Mushroom caps<br />
8 ounces, Cream Cheese, Softened<br />
4 ounces, Blue Cheese, Crumbled<br />
Salt And Pepper<br />
6 dashes Hot Sauce<br />
6 slices Bacon, cooked and crumbled<br />
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees<br />
Clean tops of mushrooms with a damp cloth and remove stems.<br />
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In a small bowl, mix cream cheese, blue cheese, salt, pepper and cooked bacon bits together.<br />
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Divide cheese mixture evenly into mushroom cavities.<br />
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Bake mushrooms in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until bacon is crispy, and the filling has melted. Top with grated parmesan and serve warm.<br />
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Recipe adapted from: <a href="http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/blue-cheese-filled-bacon-wrapped-mushrooms/" target="_blank">Blue Cheese filled bacon wrapped mushrooms</a></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">¼ cup soy sauce</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 garlic cloves, minced </span></div>
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Top the skewers with more chopped scallions. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Source: adapted from</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span><a href="http://homebrewfitness.blogspot.ca/2012/10/hawaiian-chicken-and-pineapple-skewers.html" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-decoration: none;">Homebrew Fitness</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 quart homemade chicken stock (recipe)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 14oz can of coconut milk</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2 cups chicken meat, pulled (I used leftover turkey breast meat)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 garlic clove</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3 chopped green onions</span></div>
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Ingredients:<br />
2 bundles organic udon noodles<br />
1 clove garlic minced<br />
1 teaspoon minced ginger<br />
4 salmon fillets - 4oz each<br />
1 julienne zucchini<br />
4 oz sliced mushrooms<br />
2 cups baby spinach<br />
1 cup broccoli slaw mix<br />
4 scallions chopped<br />
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Salmon marinade / sauce<br />
1/4 cup soy sauce<br />
2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce<br />
2 tablespoons oyster sauce<br />
2 tablespoons rice vinegar<br />
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce<br />
2 teaspoons sesame oil<br />
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Marinade salmon fillets in sauce for 30 minutes.<br />
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Place a small amount of oil in a wok or skillet and cook salmon fillets for 2-3 minutes on first side, and 1 minute on the second side, getting good color on both sides. Remove.<br />
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Add garlic, 2 of the chopped scallions, ginger and cook for 2 minutes. Then add your mushrooms and cook till softened, add zucchini and cook for a few more minutes, and then your broccoli slaw.<br />
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In the meantime, add your udon noodles to boiling water and cook for 4 minutes. Drain and reserve.<br />
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Take about half of your marinade, add some water, and add to the wok to deglaze.<br />
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Add in your noodles and toss to coat.<br />
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Turn off heat and stir in baby spinach.<br />
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Top with salmon and enjoy!<br />
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When I bring up the topic of beets to most people I almost immediately see a weird unpleasant look on their faces, and they are reminded of the pickled beets sitting at the salad bar no one eats.<br />
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Beets, by there very nature, are sweet, creamy and rich, and I've never quite understood the pickled beet, I mean I get it from an evolutionary standpoint because of the health benefits of fermentation and picking, but a sweeter application of the beet will almost always yield more pleased eaters than not.</div>
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I was raised eating this creamy warm soup since infancy, it has always been a Christmas Eve tradition at my Polish/Russian great grandmothers house, along with scratch made bagels, periogi, a homemade liquor from clove and honey and lots of shrimp. We would pack 40 people into her small wash park home, with the table extending the length of her house, and sing Christmas carols before opening presents. Santa Claus was even known to make a special appearance from time to time. These memories are so special to me that I will cherish and try to hold onto to their detail for as long as possible.</div>
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Anyways, back to the soup, it is simple and perfect for fall and winter, especially if you've harvested your own beets, which I have done in previous years. </div>
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The soup is usually served with a mushroom filled tortellini (there is an actual Russian pasta name for this little guy but I don't know it, we usually buy fresh mushroom tortellini or make our own from scratch) for some reason they were referred to as "pig ears" while growing up, probably some attempt to freak us children out, but nevertheless soups with stuffed pastas are always amazing, but not always necessary, so for the sake of health I usually only eat the pasta variety at Christmas Eve.</div>
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Pumpkin seeds are pretty much the sole reason I buy and carve pumpkins each year, I have one of those tierd stepped porches so I load up on pumpkins for both sides of each step, resulting in lots of pumpkin seeds each year.</div>
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First, I place a large bowl of warm water with about a tablespoon of salt in it, next to my pumpkins. As I clean my pumpkins I place the seeds in that bowl. When finished I agitate the pumpkins seeds with my hands, cleaning any pulp odd of the seeds. I then dump my seeds into a colander, and rinse. </div>
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I've also soaked my seeds overnight, my mother did it, so I do it, not exactly sure why, but I think soaking your seeds in salted water results in a crispier seed after baking, I've also never burned a seed, so that may also be an effect. </div>
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I just fill my cleaned bowl up with warm water, another tablespoon or so of salt and let the seeds sit on the counter overnight. </div>
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The next morning I drain the seeds and lay them out flat on cookie sheets to dry out.</div>
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Once they have air dried it is time to think about seasonings. I literally have about 6 cups of seeds each year, so I make a plain salted one and then I usually pick a flavor to try out with some of the seeds.</div>
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I've done garlic powder, chili powder, and chipotle powders in the past, but this year I'm going in a new direction. Pumpkin pie spice! </div>
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Toss seeds in olive oil and sprinkle with a course sea salt. Place on baking sheets in even layers and bake at 250 degrees to 30-45 minutes until lightly browned. Stir at least once during cooking so both sides brown.</div>
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For a sweet application I used butter instead of olive oil. Toss seeds in melted butter, 1 tablespoon coconut sugar (or brown sugar) and 2 table spoons pumpkin pie spice. </div>
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Once they are finished I keep them in mason jars and let them cool completely. They are packed with nutrients and they are a fantastic snack to enjoy!<br />
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Let me just start by saying YUM! This recipe is so tasty you'll want to eat it every week if not more!<br />
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My husband is from El Salvador, and grilled skirt steak, or carne asada, is probably his most favorite food in the world. It is a thin stip of meat found on the underside of a cow, and there is only 1 skirt steak per cow, so it is sometimes hard to find, but it is insanely cheap at about $6 per pound. I usually buy a few at a time to keep on hand for a quick meal.</div>
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A marinade and a quick high temp sear is all you need to make this delicious steak in your house. It can be served with rice, potatoes, any veggie, or in a taco or burrito, and with this creamy slightly spicy poblano pesto you really can't go wrong, the combinations are endless!</div>
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Steak:</div>
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2- half lb skirt steaks</div>
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1 Serrano (or jalapeño) halved</div>
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2 garlic cloves, smashed</div>
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2 tablespoons olive oil </div>
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1 tablespoon adobo seasoning (if you can't find, substitute with garlic powder, onion powder and oregano)</div>
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Salt and pepper</div>
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2 large poblano peppers, roasted, skins removed and diced.</div>
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1/4 cup walnuts (or pine nuts, pecans or almonds)</div>
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1/4 cup cojita cheese (or grated Parmesan)</div>
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3 tablespoons E.V. Olive oil</div>
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1 garlic clove</div>
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Juice of 1 lime</div>
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Handful of cilantro</div>
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Salt and pepper</div>
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Your meat should marinate for 4-6 hours to break down the tissue and infuse flavor. You'll want to squeeze your lime juice and throw in the lime, smashed garlic, halved pepper, seasonings and olive oil into a large bowl, or ziplock bag, add your meat, give it a shake and refrigerate.</div>
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Take out about 20 minutes before cooking to come to an even temperature. </div>
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While that is happening, make your poblano pesto.</div>
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I harvested the last of my peppers earlier this week, so I had lots of little baby poblanos, so that's what I'm using, but the equivalent of 2 large peppers is what you're after. Remove the seeds and stems and dice.</div>
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Process all of your ingredients, except your olive oil, until it's nice and smooth, then drizzle in your olive oil until it is a nice consistency, tasting to make sure it doesn't need anything.</div>
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This recipe made about 1 cup of pesto, which will keep in the fridge for a few weeks, or you can freeze it! This pesto would be a great addition in tacos, burritos, mixed into guacamole, in your scrambled eggs, smeared in a sandwich, the options are endless!</div>
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Now to the steaks, take your steaks out of the marinate and wipe off any excess liquid, and chunks of garlic. You'll need to get your grill pan smoking hot, so if you leave garlic on it will burn, and excess liquid will steam not sear.</div>
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I seared 2 minutes on the first side and just 1 minute on the second side and took it off the heat. It was medium-rare, you can do an additional minute for medium-well, but anything beyond that will be tough.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> Let your meat rest for 10 minutes befor</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">e slicing, and then slice it against the grain of the meat. This is the key to a tender fall apart steak. This is also not optional, do it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I topped my steak with the pesto, and typical of my husbands style, some extra lime slices on the side. The pesto was also delicious with the roasted red potatoes I served on the side.</span></div>
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Rene Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296401500034272748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768945393889556432.post-33334854535140205842013-10-16T11:22:00.001-06:002013-10-16T13:55:29.727-06:00Easing back into paintingLong ago I used to paint, like 10 years ago, I would paint on my tabletop easel late at night, and create these cute Bob Ross style landscape paintings. They are hanging all over my parents house, literally, they are hanging ALL OVER my parents house. I love it, it think it's cool to see my progression and skills increase over time, but alas, I soon grew tired of this style painting, and the enormous expense involved with oil painting.<br />
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Now that I own my own home, and am at an ever desperate attempt to decorate and fill the vast empty walls my home contains, I've began thinking about painting again. I would love to have original unique artwork instead of your typical reproduction prints you pick up in the home department at Target. I also like the idea of creating something that truly complements the colors in your home.</div>
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So, here we are, I found myself at hobby lobby picking up a few canvases and some acrylic paints this time. My husband bought me a free standing easel, and we got a few new brushes. I've decided to try my hand at a more abstract style painting, I still love the idea of painting landscapes, but I feel the desire to be more open in my interpretation of what a landscape is. My first painting was a lose interpretation of two doves on a wire, something my hunting husband loved, and the colors compliment our master bedroom, so it's a win-win. </div>
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I used acrylics and it is a highly textured canvas, using a texture medium. Not too bad for a 10 year hiatus if I do say so myself! More to come I'm sure!</div>
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