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Roast Beef according to Gracie Allen

Gracie Allen’s Classic Recipe for perfect Roast Beef

1 large Roast of beef
1 small Roast of  beef

Take the two roasts and put them in the oven.
When the little one burns, the big one is done.

Best of Health, Naturally,
Nina

Kombucha Tea

Ingredients
1 gallon filtered water
4-5 tea bags of black or green tea OR 4 heaped spoons of loose black tea
1 cup granulated sugar
1 kombucha scoby (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) (aka the mother or the mushroom)
½ cup kombucha tea

Utensils
1 gallon jar for fermenting (dollar store)
1 gallon storage jar for fridge (e.g. gallon apple juice jug)
1 [...]

Julie & Julia

I just finished reading a lovely New York Times review of this movie that I’m expecting will be delicious and delectable! I am in awe of Meryl Streep’s ability to become her characters in voice, demeanour, and mannerism, and I read that she’s done it again.

What is also intriguing – other than the subject matter [...]

Leaving the Kombucha for 10 Days

Originally, I had planned to go to the next stage of making kombucha tea on Saturday, June 13. It wasn’t looking very ready – I peaked under the tea towel and the “mother” has risen to the top, but I don’t see any bubbles. Maybe I won’t!

I’ve since learned that, if I don’t want to [...]

Making a Batch of Kombucha

I finally got around to making my first batch of kombucha tea. If you’re new to kombucha, which I am, it’s a fermented tea that apparently is an acquired taste, and it’s very beneficial for the body. I had decided to make it and I haven’t even tasted it yet, but descriptions of it by [...]

Spinach Congee

Ingredients
2 bunches of spinach, organic if possible.
water

Method
Plug in your slow cooker with no more than an inch of filtered, mineralized water in the pot. Turn it on high. Cut the roots off the spinach while it’s still bundled. Then rinse the loose spinach leaves in a large basin of water until there’s no earth clinging [...]

Bioavailable Almonds

I don’t know if you could really call this a recipe, but if you follow the instructions here, you will end up eating the best almonds you’ve ever eaten!

Take 24 almonds and drop them in a small jar. Cover them with filtered water and a splash of apple cider vinegar to neutralize the phytic acid [...]

Green Yogurt – and I Mean Green!

Here’s a great recipe that combines yogurt with spirulina – a wonderful way to augment and alkalize my diet and yours. This will have the kids giggling, it’s soooooooooo green and it tastes yummy!

Ingredients for One Serving
1/2 cup full fat yogurt
1 level tablespoon spirulina
1 teaspoon cacao nibs
1 tablespoon Omega 3-6-9
1/2 banana – sliced (optional)

Method
Put all [...]

Red Rice and Kombu for its Iodine

Ingredients

1/2 cup of red Thai rice
1/2 cup brown rice
a knob of butter (do not substitute)
5 or so pieces of dried Kombu seaweed (between 5 grams and 10 grams)
2 1/2 cups water
mountain or sea salt

Method
Melt the knob of butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in both half cups of rice and continue to [...]

“A Pleasant Tasting, Natural Laxative”

This recipe is from a British Columbia Cancer Agency handout.

Fruit Lax

125 ml pitted dates (half a cup)
310 ml prune nectar (one and a quarter cups)
125 ml figs (half a cup)
200 ml raisins (three-quarters of a cup)
125 ml pitted prunes (half a cup)

Method

Simmer dates and prune nectar until dates are very soft. Put date mixture in [...]