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  • Granola Recipe

    Granola Recipe

    Warm freshly baked granola is a breakfast treat. Cold not so freshly baked granola is fun snack. You could put it in a mason jar and give it away for Christmas too. Here’s how to make it.

    Granola Ingredients

    Ingredients:
    4 cups old fashioned rolled oats
    1 cup raw wheat germ
    1 cup chopped walnuts
    1/2 cup sunflower seeds
    1/4 cup brown sugar
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/3 cup organic canola oil
    1/3 cup raw honey
    1/3 cup water

    Granola Mix

    Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine oats, wheat germ, walnuts, sunflower seeds, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour in the canola oil, honey and water. Mix together until well incorporated. Spread evenly on a baking pan.

    Bake the granola for 40 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring every 15 minutes to keep the granola evenly browned and prevent it from sticking to the pan. Let it cool completely after removing from the oven.

  • Garlic Lemonade

    Garlic Lemonade

    It’s inevitable. Every year my daughter gets the sniffles after Halloween, the effect of a combination of moldy leaves on the ground, sudden cold wet weather, and too much candy.

    Garlic Lemonade is my go-to remedy for coughs, cold and the flu. I found the recipe in Dr. Aviva Jill Romm’s book, “Vaccinations: A Thoughtful Parent’s Guide: How to Make Safe, Sensible Decisions about the Risks, Benefits, and Alternatives.” All three ingredients: lemon, garlic and raw honey are great for boosting the immune system. It’s also delicious. My daughter loves it.

    garlic, lemon, raw honey ingredients for garlic lemonade immune booster remedy for coughs, cold and flu

    Garlic Lemonade

    3 medium-sized garlic cloves, chopped
    (blogger’s note: instead of chopping, I pounded the garlic in a mortar and pestle)
    Juice of 1 lemon
    Raw honey to taste.

    Place the garlic in a 1-quart jar and fill the jar with boiling water. Let the garlic steep for 20 minutes and then strain it out. Add the lemon juice and sweeten with raw honey.

    Give 1/2 to 2 cups daily, the lower dose to prevent illness and for younger children and the greater quantity for older kids who feel like they are coming down with a cold.

    Don’t give the lemonade every day; just use it as needed.

    Previously posted on Lemon Garlic Tea.

  • Farmers Market Finds

    Farmers Market Finds

    Our local farmers market is back! The Coastside Farmers Market at Rockaway Beach in Pacifica, California is the best source of locally grown produce from May through November. Today was the first farmers market day of the year.

    It was great to see my favorite vendors again. There’s the Indian food stall, the only seller who accepts credit card payments. He also offered to give me cash back today, because everyone else at the farmers market takes cash only. Santiago has the sweetest fruit! He charms me with his rhymes and adds free fruit to my bag after what I selected has been weighed and paid for. Manang and Manong are organic farmers from Fresno who gives my daughter fruit in exchange for a Filipino song.

    I was also glad to see something new: springtime fresh local honey from nearby Montara, and the coveted honeycomb (my husband’s favorite!) from San Mateo. Honey grown locally is the answer to springtime pollen allergy. Honey from far away just does not have the same elements as what we are surrounded with, and therefore cannot do its job of providing our immune system with the key to dealing with the pollen in our environment.

    Farmers Market Honeycomb and local honey

    Sometimes we have eggs at the farmers market, but sometimes we don’t. Today we had some farm fresh eggs from free range chickens fed only organic feed and rainwater in Half Moon Bay.

    Farmers Market Farm Fresh Eggs from Free Range Chickens fed only organic feed and rainwater

    I mentioned to the farmer lady that my daughter’s kindergarten class kept eggs in an incubator and they recently hatched! The farmer lady gave my daughter a lesson about chickens and eggs: Did you know that you can tell what color eggs a chicken will lay by looking at the color of its ears? Fascinating, isn’t it?

    There are so many reasons to buy our food from the Farmers Market. We support locally grown food that has a smaller carbon footprint than those grown and transported from far away. We support our local farmers and put the money straight into their hands instead of funneling it through large faceless corporations. We support family farms and organic farmers. We get to talk to the people who grow our food, and learn firsthand from them about where our food comes from.

    Most of all, when we sit at the dinner table with our families, bless the food we are about to eat and bless the hands that made them, we can visualize the very people we are blessing before we enjoy the food they grew for us.

  • Lemon Garlic Tea

    Lemon Garlic Tea

    Well, actually this recipe is listed as Garlic Lemonade in Aviva Jill Romm’s book, Vaccinations: A Thoughtful Parent’s Guide: How to Make Safe, Sensible Decisions about the Risks, Benefits, and Alternatives. Among recipes for boosting immunity, this one excited me most because my daughter and I can incorporate it into one of our favorite playtime activities: Tea Party.

    We usually boil a cup of water, squeeze half a lemon and stir a teaspoon of honey into it. A porcelain tea set makes things fun and fancy for my little princess. This recipe adds only one more element: garlic, known for stimulating the immune system.

    lemon garlic tea party

    Here is the recipe:

    Garlic Lemonade

    3 medium-sized garlic cloves, chopped
    (blogger’s note: instead of chopping, I pounded the garlic in a mortar and pestle)
    Juice of 1 lemon
    Maple syrup or honey to taste.

    Place the garlic in a 1-quart jar and fill the jar with boiling water. Let the garlic steep for 20 minutes and then strain it out. Add the lemon juice and sweeten with the maple syrup or honey.

    Give 1/2 to 2 cups daily, the lower dose to prevent illness and for younger children and the greater quantity for older kids who feel like they are coming down with a cold.

    Don’t give the lemonade every day; just use it periodically as needed.

    ingredients for lemon garlic tea

  • Recipes for Healthy Food and Beverages

    Recipes for Healthy Food and Beverages

    excerpt from The Cure For All Diseases
    © 1995 by Hulda Regehr Clark, Ph.D. N.D.

    “Read old recipe books for the fun and savings of making your own nutritious food. Change the recipes to avoid processed ingredients. Here are some I found:

    Beverage Recipes

    Anything made in your own juicer is fine. Experiment with new combinations to create different flavorful fruit and vegetable juices. Consider the luxury of preparing gourmet juices which satisfy your own individual palate instead of the mass-produced, polluted varieties sold at grocery stores. Remember to wash all fruit, including citrus before juicing. This removes the ever-present pesticides and common fruit mold.

    Lemonade

    1 cup fresh lemon juice, 1 cup honey, 1 1/2 quarts water. Bring honey and water to a boil if you plan to keep it several days. Then add lemon juice and store in refrigerator.

    All honey and maple syrup should have vitamin C added to it as soon as it arrives from the supermarket. Warm it first; then stir in 1/4 tsp. per pint.

    Fresh Tomato Juice

    Simmer for 1/2 hour: 12 medium-sized raw, ripe tomatoes, 1/2 cup water, 1 slice onion, 2 ribs celery with leaves, 1/2 bay leaf, 3 sprigs parsley. Strain these ingredients. Season with: 1 tsp. salt (aluminum-free), 1/4 tsp. paprika, 1/2 tsp. honey. Serve thoroughly chilled. Makes about 4 servings.

    Fresh Pineapple Juice

    Peel a pineapple. Remove all soft spots. Cut it into cubes. Extract the juice by putting the pineapple through a food grinder or a blender. There will be very little pulp. Strain the juice and serve it on ice with sprigs of mint. Makes about 1 1/2 cups of juice. Mix the pulp with an equal amount of clover honey and use as a topping (kept in freezer) for homemade ice cream (below), pancakes, or yogurt.

    Maple Milk Shake

    For each milk shake, blend or shake together: 1 glass of milk and 2 tablespoons maple syrup.

    Remember, all milk gets boiled.

    Yankee Drink

    Mix together 1 gal. water, 3 cups honey, 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice or distilled white vinegar, and 1 tsp. ginger.

    Hot Vanilla Milk

    Add one inch of vanilla bean and one tsp. honey to a glass of milk and bring to a near boil. You may add a pinch of cinnamon or other pure spice. You may even use vanilla extract.

    Red Milk

    Equal parts fresh carrot juice (use a juicer) and sterilized milk. Save the carrot pulp for salads and soups.

    C-Milk

    Milk can absorb a surprising amount of vitamin C powder without curdling or changing its flavor. Try 1/2 tsp. in
    a glass of cold milk.

    My Own Soda Pop

    Excellent for stomach distress. Put 1 tsp. citric acid , 2 tbs. honey, and 1 lemon, juiced by hand, into a quart jar and fill with cold water. Refrigerate until ready to use. Then add 1 tsp. baking soda (chemically pure only) and shake a few times, keeping the lid tight. Pour over a few ice cubes. Many variations are possible: other fruit concentrates, made in the blender, can be used along with some lemon juice; for example, 2 blended whole apples (peeled), blended pineapple, orange or grapefruit. Always add a bit of lemon to give it zip. You may add a pinch of ginger or other pure spice.

    Note: The amount of sodium in 1/2 tsp. baking soda is .476 grams. If you have heart disease, high blood pressure, or edema, use potassium bicarbonate instead. Ask your doctor what an acceptable amount of sodium or potassium bicarbonate is. I would suggest limiting yourself to one glass of soda pop a day, even if you do not have heart disease.

    Another Note: the citric acid kills bacteria, while the carbonation brings relief.

    My Own Super C-Pop

    An excellent way to get lots of vitamin C into a child and relieve stomach distress at the same time. Squeeze 1 slice of lemon and 1 whole orange into an 8 ounce bottle that has a tight lid. Add 1 tsp. vitamin
    C powder (ascorbic acid), 1/4 tsp. citric acid, and 2 tbs. vegetable glycerin (you may also experiment with honey for sweetness). Fill the bottle to the top with cold water. Then add 1/2 tsp. chemically pure baking soda and close tightly. Shake briefly and serve immediately.

    Half And Half

    Mix equal parts whipping cream and milk or water. Boil and chill.

    Buttermilk-C

    Stir 1 tsp. vitamin C powder into a glass of milk. Add a pinch of potassium chloride. Additional seasoning may be pepper and herbs. Stir and enjoy.”

    Food Recipes

    “Daily Foods

    Dairy products should contain at least 2% fat to enable you to absorb the calcium in them.

    All milk should be sterilized by boiling it for 10 seconds. If it makes mucous, you already have a chronic respiratory infection. Try to clear this up.

    Change brands every time you shop to prevent the same pollutants from building up in your body.

    If frying or cooking with fat, use only olive oil, butter or lard (the BHT and BHA preservatives in lard are ok except for seizure sufferers). Mix them for added flavor in your dishes. Never use margarine, Crisco TM, or other hydrogenated fats. Do not cook over flames or grill, even when electric.

    Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. Wash them off only with cold tap water, not commercial food “wash.” Scrub hard with a stiff bristled brush. Then cut away blemishes. Always peel potatoes, apples, and carrots. Modern dirt is full of chemicals and is toxic to you.

    Be sure to drink plenty of plain water from your cold faucet throughout the day, especially if it is difficult for you to drink it with your meals. If you don’t like the taste of your own tap water, try to get it from a friend with newer plumbing. Use a polyethylene (opaque) water jug from a grocery store to transport it. Never drink water that has been run through a water softener or copper plumbing or has traveled through a long plastic hose. Don’t drink water that has stood in a container for a day. Dump it and sterilize the container. To further improve flavor and to dechlorinate attach a small faucet filter made of carbon only. Or buy a filter pitcher. Don’t drink water that has stood in the filter pitcher very long, either.

    Because commercial cold cereals are very convenient, but have solvents, here are two replacements.

    Two Granolas

    7 cups rolled oats (old fashioned, not quick)
    1 tsp. salt
    1 cup wheat germ (fresh, not defatted)
    1/2 cup honey
    1/2 cup sunflower seeds, immaculate quality
    1/2 cup milk (no need to sterilize, it is being baked)
    1/2 cup melted butter
    1 cup raisins, rinsed in vitamin C water

    Mix dry ingredients together. Mix liquid ingredients and add gradually, while tossing until thoroughly mixed. Place in large un-greased pans and bake in slow (250F) oven. Stir occasionally, baking until brown and dry, usually 1-2 hours. Store in airtight container in freezer.

    6 cups rolled oats
    1/2 cup raw wheat germ
    1 cup sesame seeds
    1 cup sunflower seeds (raw, unsalted)
    1 tsp. cinnamon
    1/2 cup melted butter
    1/2 cup honey
    Preheat oven to 250F. Toss all ingredients in mixing bowl. Spread thinly on a baking sheet and bake 20-25 minutes. Stir often in order to brown evenly. When golden, remove and let cool. Makes 12 cups.

    If you would like to add nuts to your granola recipes, rinse them in cold tap water first, to which vitamin C powder has been added (1/4 tsp. per pint). This removes aflatoxins.

    Peanut Butter

    Use fresh unsalted roasted peanuts – they will be white on the first day they arrive at the health food store from the distributor. (Ask when they will arrive.) Or shell fresh roasted peanuts yourself, throwing away all shriveled or darkened nuts. Grind adding salt and vitamin C (1/4 tsp. per pint) as you go. For spreadability, especially for children, grind an equal volume of cold butter along with the peanuts. This improves spreadability and digestability of the hard nut particles. This will probably be the most heavenly peanut butter your mouth has ever experienced.

    Sweetening and Flavoring

    Brown sugar. Although I am prejudiced against all sugar from a health standpoint, my testing revealed no benzene, propyl alcohol, wood alcohol. However it does contain sorghum mold and must be treated with vitamin C to detoxify it. Add 1/4 tsp. to a 1 pound package; knead until well mixed.

    Maple Syrup. Add vitamin C to newly opened bottle, 1/4 tsp. to retard mold. Keep refrigerated and use promptly.

    Flavoring. Use maple, vanilla (both natural and artificial), and any pure spice. They are free of molds and solvents.

    Honeys. Get at least 4 flavors for variety: linden blossom, orange blossom, plain clover and local or wild flower honey. Add vitamin C to newly opened jar to detoxify ergot mold (1/4 tsp. per pint).

    Jams and jellies. They are not safe unless homemade.

    Fruit syrup. Use one package of frozen fruit, such as cherries, blueberries or raspberries. Let thaw and measure the amount in cups (it might say on the package). Add an equal amount of clover honey to the fruit. Also add 1/4 tsp. vitamin C powder. Mix it all in a quart canning jar and store in the refrigerator. Use this on pancakes, cereal, plain yogurt and homemade ice cream too. Use to make your own flavored beverages in a seltzer maker or to make soda pop. If you wish to use fresh fruit, bring it to a boil to sterilize. Use it up in a few days or boil to sterilize it again.

    Note for diabetics
    Diabetics must not use artificial sweeteners. Nor can they use all the sweeteners listed. Try stevia powder instead.

    Preserves

    Keep 3 or 4 kinds on hand, such as peach, pineapple, and pear. Peel and chop the fruit. It should not have any bruises. If you use a metal knife, rinse the fruit lightly afterwards. Add just enough water to keep the fruit from sticking as it is cooked (usually a few tablespoons). Then add an equal amount of honey, or to taste and heat again to boiling. Put in sterile jars in refrigerator. Make marmalade the same way, slicing the fruit and peel thinly. Always add vitamin C powder to a partly used jar to inhibit mold. Never use up partly molded fruit by making preserves out of it. Throw it out.

    C Dressing

    1/2 cup olive oil
    1/4 cup fresh lemon juice or white distilled vinegar
    1 tsp. thyme, fenugreek or both (capsules are freshest)
    1 tsp. vitamin C powder
    1/2 tsp. brown sugar

    Combine the ingredients in a clean salad dressing bottle. Shake. Refrigerate. The basic recipe is the oil and vinegar in a 2:1 ratio. After mixing these, add any pure spice desired. Or add fresh tomato chunks for creaminess.

    Cheese Sauce

    Add milk to cheese in equal amounts. Gradually heat to boiling while stirring. Add more of either to obtain the desired consistency. Boil 10 seconds. Use immediately.

    Sour Cream-C

    2 cups heavy whipping cream, previously boiled
    1/4 tsp. citric acid
    1/4 tsp. vitamin C powder
    1 tsp. fresh onion juice or other seasoning (optional)

    Stir until smooth, refrigerate 2 hours.

    Yogurt

    Buy a yogurt maker. Be sure and use boiled milk.

    Soups

    All homemade soups are nutritious and safe, provided you use no processed ingredients (like bouillon), or make them in metal pots. Use herbs and aluminum-free salt to season. Always add a dash of vitamin C or tomato juice or vinegar to draw out calcium from soup bones for you to absorb.

    Fish and Seafood Recipe

    Any kind of fish or seafood is acceptable, provided it is well-cooked. Don’t buy food that is already in batter. The simplest way to cook fish is to poach it in milk. It can be taken straight from the freezer, rinsed, and placed in 1/4 inch of milk (unboiled is fine) in the frying pan. Heat until it is cooked. Turn over and repeat. Throw away the milk. Serve with fresh lemon and herbs.

    Baked Apples

    Peel and core carefully. Remove all bruises (this is where the patulin is). Cut in bite-sized pieces, add a minimum of water and cook or bake minimally. Add a squirt of lemon juice when done. Serve with cinnamon, whipping cream and honey.

    Ice creams from the grocery store are loaded with benzene and other solvents. Fortunately there are ice cream makers that do everything (no cranking)! Or try our recipe which uses a blender. Be sure not to add store bought flavors, except vanilla or maple.

    5 Minute Ice Cream

    (Strawberry) Use 2 half pints of whipping cream, previously boiled, 1 package of frozen strawberries (about 10 oz.), and 1/2 cup clover honey. Pour frozen strawberries into blender. Pour whipping cream and honey over them. Blend briefly (about 10 seconds), not long enough to make butter! Pour it all into a large plastic bowl. Cover with a close fitting plastic bag and place in freezer. Prepare it a day ahead. Try using other frozen fruits, such as blueberries and cherries. Keep a few berries out of the blender and stir them in quickly with a non-metal spoon before setting the bowl in the freezer. There are many ice cream recipes to be found in old cook books. Avoid those with raw eggs or processed foods as ingredients. You may add nuts if you rinse them with vitamin C water.

    Cookies, cakes and pies

    Bake them from scratch, using unprocessed ingredients. Use simple recipes from old cook books.