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Re: trying transitions

« Reply #45 on: Tuesday 02 May, 2006 »

Heeeelllo,dearest MW....

so glad that you forgave yourself...once it's passed it's history...well done on not being hard on yourself..
sounds like you're making some awesome raw foods..
and your garden planting is wonderful,all those fresh organic foods you will be able to eat,fabulous!

the peppermint lemonade sounds interesting,you could toss them into the blender and make a gs ....lol..

how's the antique citrus juicer going....oh dear *funny 'old' voice* they don't make em like they use to dear....heh heh...


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Re: trying transitions

« Reply #46 on: Wednesday 03 May, 2006 »

Neet! i'm expecting to find Norman Walker's seal of approval on one of my "dawn of health" appliances LOL
i need to find batteries for the cj (ah, batteries... so it can't be that ancient, eh?) i'll keep you posted on it's resurrection from the pantry

the fam dined on sunny burgers last night for supper- hubby and boys had grilled. Ry wound up eating mostly tomato slices and didn't eat his roll at all. Ian and Sam loved the burgers. hubby said they weren't bad but couldn't stop eating them. i have one left that i'll have for my lunch today (if the baby let's me! i think he's teething...)
tried to order my book(s) but something's goofy on the natural zing site so it wouldn't go through...
i'm getting back into my raw groove (tho, completely smoothie-less *sob*) trying to consume more water.
i've come to the conclusion that i simply do too much laundry... i think we should spend at least part of our time at a nudist colony... lol


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« Reply #47 on: Friday 05 May, 2006 »

gs gs gs! gs gs gs! (((((((dancing and singing)))))))) love them lovely gs!
okee dokee- today i ordered a spiralizer, patenaude's newest and the boutenko kid's eating w/o heating... and some crackers...
i am so excited!!!! i have finally found a contact for the rest of hygeia halfmoon's books! i loved primal mothering... but had a *ens of a time finding any of the others. her sister got back to me and is willing to have me on a payment plan (you, know, so the hub doesn't freak out... rolleyes

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also....! there is a pick-yr-own strawberry patch right up the road that will be opening in a couple weeks!!! the boys are going to love it...
aaaaannnd- the wheat grass is juiceable now- grasshopper smoothies! a whole new dimension of gs cheesy

lol
sigh... today is good so far. now, how'd that happen? lol
okee, off to make sunflower seed pate for my lunch...
you know, it is okay to smile, once in awhile...


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Re: trying transitions

« Reply #48 on: Friday 05 May, 2006 »

MW,

I shall join you in your gs dance and song! I could sing and dance about them all day (as you know)....

I'm still enjoying my flirtation with dill, and am LOVING it in the green smoothies. Today I "splurged" and used 2 of my frozen bananas. Things are a little grim here, but no matter, we shall get through it. I must say it was scrumptious to return to the creamy lusciousness of frozen bananas in the gs. Soon though, it will be heavy with pears I think. I'm loving Bosch pears at the moment. And custard apples (cherimoya) in the gs are just great!

I know it will be a little while, but I would really love to hear your feedback on the Boutenko book. I really love their books - I adored 12 Steps to Raw a lot. I'm thinking of getting them all at some stage. Let me know what you think of it.

I'm so glad you've tracked down some books that you were after - there is NOTHING like books, and especially nothing like tracking down 'hard to get' ones. Enjoy!

I am green with envy on the 'pick your own' strawberry patch. I remember these from my childhood and filling up buckets (and tummies). Pick a bucket for me - I just love ripe luscious strawbs.

Hope you're still smiling!

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Re: trying transitions

« Reply #49 on: Friday 05 May, 2006 »

oh my wordy yes...gs is the bomb....i'm smiling i'm smiling....singin in the rain right now...stuffed full from my delicous dinner...ohhhhh.... cheesy


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« Reply #50 on: Monday 08 May, 2006 »

Miss G~ AHA! cherimoya=custard apple!!! thanky for that- i've had, & enjoyed, cherimoyas. kept hearing about these delish custard apples and wanted to try 1...lol. hfs has had AWESOME pears lately- just ridiculous! sweet but not mushy... pears are so autumnal to me. i can just picture the leaves changing and pumpkins being carved... aaaannnd i just realized these things probably don't happen in australia as they do in the states and feel a bit crispy now. as usual, more info about australia is welcomed!!! i am enjoying eating w/o heating (unlike my normal routine i am making recipes from this one before i finish reading the actual book part...). i have enjoyed the (now) 3 boutenko books i've read. green 4 life is my fave so far... usually, any books i am reading go into the library (aka- bathroom) but i can't take kitchen books in the br... i also can't stand it when people use the br then wash their hands in the kitchen sink!!!! but that's a whole other issue rolleyes

lol. i'm planning on buying them all, also- they are simply too interesting as people- not just raw fooders. i am so stoked about the halfmoon books!!!! she has a way in her writing that really helps to keep me dreaming. and jealous. hella-crazy jealous. she went to hawaii to birth her children... i cannot even imagine being near actual pineapple plants while preggers... i would simply decimate the islands! LOL the pineapple would become an endangered species if i were preg in hawaii. i wonder if the air smells of pineapple... i should ask her. when the sb patch opens i will pick many baskets for you!!! at least in your honor

now i picture you as strawberry shortcake (original- not the new one! she isn't the same w/o her gingham dress, smock and green tights! i bet the new one doesn't even smell the same :angry:) oh, and, yes! rainbow chard is gorgeous! the smile has been fleeting lately but it always returns (just wait 'til the fridge is full of produce! cheesy

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Neet~ gs for supper... awesome. i read that and went and made my second blenderful of the day

1st was banango w/spin, 2nd was blueberry pie... just too good. too damn good. curses, Neet! now i want another...

ugh... too much stress lately. been eating a lot. feel heavy. don't dare to go near the scale. mother asked if i was preg again the other day. the joy... well, i'd be thrilled but hubby would prob be suicidal... it would be nice to be wealthy and not have to worry about certain things. i suppose our stresses would be different then but just as numerous. *****sigh*****
got to the farmer's market late so that was bust. went to another and was VERY disappointed. hardly any produce and the produce they had was not local. did get some corn (ate 3 ears!) and shucked it for the fam's supper. i had leftover cauliflower hummus (very good) in cabbage leaves and strawberry soup (that turned into a pudding after i chilled it in the fridge... so i guess it was my dessert).
i've gotten my date cravings under control. i have one each time the bag is opened (this morning for example- i made the boys and i apples and custard and needed the dates for the custard so i had 1 while i cut up the others for it) and 1 whenever i need something ridiculously sweet. my cashew cream addiction is petering out, THANKFULLY. man, that was getting to be as expensive as my old addictions. lol.
i may have soup for supper... hubby says raw soups are just smoothies we eat w/a spoon. sigh
i am trying to keep the boys raw until noon. trying to see any noticeable change in their attitudes/demeanor.
planted tomato plants yesterday. hope they do well. trying to be more diligent in watering the garden nightly. it is supposed to rain tomorrow (which i understand, is where msm comes from... rainwater)
oh, crud- i need to get going to the hfs! i'll write more next time.....


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Re: trying transitions

« Reply #51 on: Monday 08 May, 2006 »

MW,i always love reading your posts...feel like i'm sitting down with you having a chat...

sounds like life is going well in the raw for you...oh and the gs,too awesome eh...i must go foraging for bananas today,fingers crossed...my gs this morning had one tiny banana in it,about 7 less than normal...damn damn!!was still good though...

this am,i finely chopped up broccoli,mushrooms,garlic,red onion,spirilized zuchinni,squeezed lime and mandarin juice,mixed all together and added coconut oil...this will marinate all day...yesterday i found the most lush tomatos at the organic market,so they are sitting out getting room temp,and i have 2 fresh dates soaking with around 10 sundried toms...later i will blend up the toms,with some more red onion and dates and sundried toms,and mix through the broccoli mix...ohhhh it's going to be so devine,i'm excited!..and i will chop up some avo last minute and stir through....

i am longing for some custard apples and ripe persimmons today,mmmm good!
and i'm going to search for the alice spring dates today also....oh i love produce shopping....


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Re: trying transitions

« Reply #52 on: Monday 08 May, 2006 »

that was my second attempt at gs this morn,the first had a lady finger ban in it,it was nasty! so got the flick....have asked brett for suggestions re'LF bananas.... rolleyes


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« Reply #53 on: Tuesday 09 May, 2006 »

((((((((((((((((((virtual nanas for Neet!!!!))))))))))))))))))trying a different font size... i feel like i'm screaming when i write that large! lol...
aw, Neet, wouldn't it be nice to just sit and chat over our gs? really! and with my crazy kiddos wreaking havoc around us... you may wind up going home hoarse! that's it. if i ever make it to oz, the boys are off for the day w/their father so i'm free to just sit and absorb. i may need an occasional poke to wake me up but i'll do my best! LOL
the noodle dish sounds sooooo gooooooood! i ordered a spiralizer(!) which should be here any day now. are the sundried toms marinated or no? my hfs just started carrying the non-mari toms (finally!) so i picked up a bag...

went shopping last night cheesy

produce produce produce!!! the fridge is STUFFED and gorgeous! + we have 3 bags of fr blueberries! got every yellow nana they had (minus 2 bunches that were simply too green... in line this ridiculous woman looks in my cart, turns to her beau and says, "well, no WONDER". HAHAHA!!! i thought it was so funny... i told Dan about it and he was all, "hey, you snooze you lose!" LOL. ah, yes- i am the nana slayer! let's see, also got 3 custard apples (cherimoyas- AHA! cheesy

), 8 avos, 6 pears, 2 heads romaine, 4 red bell peppers (which are called something else... capsicum, caspiscum, CASMANCIPUM? ah, something like that....), a 5lb bag of carrots, celery, strawberries (waiting for pick-yr-own... tick-tock...), brazil nuts, olive oil, pumpkin seeds, bread, tortillas, soy burger grounds, rice milk, pretzels, and fig bars for the boys + some dried herbs we needed. oh, 4 bottles of oj, 2 jars of olives and a package of sundried toms. the new girl at the register kept forgetting to use decimals so my total came to over $1000! she kept charging me for 100lbs instead of 1lb... lol. i'm afraid i've been cheating w/my olives... the one jar is stuffed with red pepper and pimientos and i'm a wee bit addicted (okay, so i ate half the jar last night when i got home...) oh, and i had an asian pear on the ride home.
one of the amazing things about being raw is how i enjoy the tastes of things i despised before- olives are a good example!
this "cold" is wiping me out... and hubby's being a prick isn't helping! i'm consuming a lot of liquids/liquified foods (gs) which is helping. but we are arguing a lot and... well, GRRRRR... that's all there is to say about that.
hubby made us a wonderful salad last night. very simple- romaine, cuke, bell pepper, carrots and toms. he had a lemon vinaigrette on his and i had sliced avo on mine. afterward i made a couple gs. he had a glass and left his morning one in the fridge so i had it this morning.
i'm tired of being stressed/agitated so much. it is really taking it's toll on me. and i'm having dreams of freedom again. dammit, i just want some lasting happiness.
ok, too down to drag this on. i'll try to be more up next time.


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« Reply #54 on: Tuesday 09 May, 2006 »

hang in there girl!!!!!!!!

your bell peppers are the same as our capsicums....lol...
sounds like you had an awesome day shopping....mmmm lots of goodies in your fridge..

i use the truly sundried tomatos,(buy them loose and dry),then i soak them to rehydrate...the pasta dish was crazy good i tell you,ate soooo much it made me laugh....today i'm fasting,so it was kinda like my last supper,heh heh.... :rolleyes:you will love your spirilizer,makes everything look so purty!!

oh thank you for the virtual bananas....((((((((((((hugs))))))))))) to you....it would be awesome to meet you one day,hey! you never know we might be over your way first...i am very interested in Alissa Cohen's teaching certified classes....

oh how good are those custard apples,try eating with bananas and dates,whoo hoo,what an awesome blend...mmmmm


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« Reply #55 on: Wednesday 10 May, 2006 »

(definitely diggin' the smaller size but where's the purple on my last post???)
yeah, Neet- cohen's classes look so interesting. there's a guy here in maryland that teaches the first 2 levels. he also holds the occasional potluck and various other raw prep classes. i should sign up for the potluck at some point... ah, yes, capsicums... why capsicums? i mean, is that the scientific name? i should look it up. and one more thing about the sd toms- are yrs salted? i imagine a good part of the salt can be washed out with the after soak rinsing. hmmmm....

i ate some yummy shizzy for supper last night & hubby AGAIN shanghai'd my meal!! which was okay- we actually had a very nice evening together, if you can believe that. no arguments! i don't think we really knew what to do with each other because of the absence LOL! anyway- back to supper... super guac (patenaude's) in romaine leaves. omigawd WHY IS AVOCADO SO GOOD??? why? man! i bought 8 at the hfs and i am now down to (eeek! nevermind! i don't even want to know.... *sob*) hubby tried the guac (as usual i asked if he'd like to try some but he never stopped "trying" it...lol. turkey.) the fam had breakfast burritos (scrambled tofu in spinach/wheat tortillas) so hubby kept topping each bite he took with his taco sauce and my guac.
my books came yesterday! i already read one of them and started another. she mentions gobbling down a brownie- when i read that i immediately wanted one of the ch. chip cookies hubby made the other day. i went into the kitchen and looked at the container they were in. i thought to myself, "if i just open the lid and sniff..." but i knew that if i "just" did that i'd be a step closer to eating one. so, i went to the fridge and ate a grape. then i ate another. and another. and that was it. 3 grapes satisfied me completely and i could almost feel myself float into another part of being. this morning i awoke to find that my "cold" has decreased greatly in it's intensity. now, if i had eaten that cookie, i am sure that my sinuses would be unbearable or my throat would be sore. triumph over a cookie! i thought about what i had just read in hygeia's booklet- that instead of beating yourself up for something and thinking only of that one loss, think of all the things you've done and how far you've come! her analogy was a report card she'd brought home when she was younger- she proudly showed the report card, containing 5 As and 1 B, to her father. he took one look at it and said, "how does anyone get a B in gym class?" that's something she's held with her her entire life. one day she ate something she felt guilty about and looked at it as her "B". and said to herself that she needed to start remembering all the "As". that sentence in the book has had a profound affect on me.
the boys are requesting more food... Ian would like yogurt with mango chunks.

oh, my gs today was from my new patenaude book:
1 LARGE golden delicious apple
2 atualfo mangos
2c water
half a blender of baby spin

i started my day with a glass of room temp water with the juice of half a lemon.

i think i am going to avoid oils today. just get my fat from nuts/seeds and (more than likely) avo...


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« Reply #56 on: Wednesday 10 May, 2006 »

hey glad you're feeling better MW...

the sundried toms,are just that a la naturel,,,just toms dried in the sun,no salt no nothing,then i just soak them to plump them up,and they add a lovely texture to salads and blends...

don't know why they're called capsicums....

ahh you had a battle with the choc chip cookie and came out the victor,yay for you...

oh yes guac is very appealing...am fading off the avo again now,i eat it when i crave it,then once i stop craving it,i put it aside for awhile,and go very non fat-cos this is how i decipher my bodys messages,it works for me....am feeling the need for cabbage and red onion,and some chilli and maybe some garlic too....really craving this...look forward to my dinner tonight...mmmmm..perhaps jen would know,why i would be craving these food items...i feel as though i need to cleanse out my body,in a manner of speaking...even though i fasted yesterday...it's a different kind of feeling i'm getting...


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« Reply #57 on: Wednesday 10 May, 2006 »

The chilli, onion and garlic will all help to cleanse in terms of being antibacterial, antifungal, and antiparasitic... They are all warming foods too. Is it getting colder in SA?

The cabbage craving could be for 1) something crunchy (instead of soft gs!), 2) because its a goitrogenic food from the brassica family of vegetables that helps to regulate your thyroid gland, 3) because its high in Vitamin U to help heal and soothe an inflamed stomach, 4) because when eating a lot of fruit, your bowel motions become softer, and cabbage is one of the best natural foods to add bulk to stool (along with carrot), 5) cabbage is high in sulfur/sulphur, which helps in the phases of liver detoxification.


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« Reply #58 on: Wednesday 10 May, 2006 »

jen thank you...yes it is getting alot colder over here in SA *grin*.....i always listen to my body when it says yes,i want this raw food,or no,i don't want that_ie avos_ at the moment....it's funny ,one would think that i would be looking for more avos(fats) in the cold,but the opposite is true for the moment....and i do have some "pressure" in my tummy at the moment... :wub:thank you againX


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« Reply #59 on: Wednesday 10 May, 2006 »

jen,also forgot to mention,it makes perfect sense re-the liver detoxing,because my tummy pressure and my liver feeling slightly seedy,goes hand in hand for me...ohhh roll on the cabbage....


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