Serving Suggestion

Serves 6-8 people
Cooking and prep time 45 minutes

Ingredients

3 pounds of Boneless Chicken Breasts
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 cup of flour
4 eggs
1 package of Panko bread crumbs
Olive Oil

Sauce:
2 bundles of fresh asparagus
1 bar of unsalted butter
1 tsp dried Thyme leaves
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
1 tsp of Knorr® Concentrated Stock
1 pint of heavy cream

Garnish:
1 bundle of Asparagus

Procedure

1. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper, cover with clear wrap and set aside.
2. Like an assembly line, prepare 3 separate deep dishes for the chicken breast coating. One dish should have the strained flour, the other the egg wash and the last would be the panko bread crumb dip.
3. On medium heat pour about 1 ½ tablespoons of Olive Oil on a non-stick pan. Sear the breaded chicken on both sides quickly until light brown and put them on a non-stick baking pan.
4. Set your oven to 350°, put the seared chicken breasts in and bake for about 20 minutes.
5. Wash the asparagus then trim and clean the ends.  Set aside a bundle for garnish.
6. Chop the 2 remaining bundles of asparagus into 2 inch stalks.
7. Melt the butter in another non-stick casserole and pour the chopped asparagus in.
8. Boil 10 cups of water and blanch the remaining asparagus stalks. Drain after 2 minutes and set aside.
9. Pour the Thyme, Italian season and the Knorr® Concentrated Stock into the sauce mixture and stir constantly.
10. Add the heavy cream and change the cooking temperature to low heat. When the asparagus is soft, remove from the stove and puree the sauce with a hand blender.
11. Drizzle the sauce over the baked chicken and garnish with the blanched asparagus. Serve warm.

Watch how we made it!

Nyquil helps me sleep good at night but I don’t want to be medicated during the daytime, so instead, I went to get some sickie-soup fixings at the  grocery to make my quick and easy Chicken Soup.  (Note: I don’t like canned soups).

It took me 15 minutes to make this downright cozy comfy soup which warmed my core.  And you can too!  It’s really easy!  (Almost everything I do these days are easy, short cuts).

Lulu's Quick & Easy "Poor Baby" Chicken and Rice Soup

I have to give props here to whoever invented roasted chicken-to-go.  They made life a whole hour easier!  To make the soup above, you’ll need:

1 whole roasted chicken

2 48oz Chicken Broth (I buy the one in a TetraPak, I have a thing about canned foods)

a lotta garlic

frozen vegetables (I used mixed vegetables: corn, peas, green beans, edamame)

PROCEDURE

Roasted chicken ~ makes life a lot easier nowadays!

Cut up the whole chicken except for one breast (save that for the doggie)

I started out with a whole roasted chicken which I cup up into little pieces.  I used almost the whole chicken save for one breast which my pup will have for dinner and lunch tomorrow.  He’s not sick, though. He’s just spoiled.  Cutting up the chicken is the only work you’ll have to do to make this soup.

A lot of garlic !!

Add the chicken to the toasted garlic

In a pot, heat a couple tablespoons of olive oil then brown some crushed garlic till it’s almost toasted.  Throw in the chicken and cook till it’s browned.

Add as much frozen vegetables as you want (I used half a big pack); mix with the chicken then add one 48oz container of broth.  Add a cup of rice (or thin pasta).

Cook for 12 minutes. Maybe 13, but that’s an unlucky number.

The rice will absorb almost all of the broth, don't panic!

You’ll notice the broth being absorbed by the rice, that’s okay.  Cook until the rice is done.

When you’re ready to eat,  add some more broth (as needed)

Keep this guy handy!

Enjoy !!

That’s all there is to it!   Salt and pepper to taste, of course!  The garlic and the roasted chicken will give this a really nice natural flavor.  There is a lot in this recipe and it will probably feed four, with a second helping.  Enjoy it and hope the weather is fine where you are!

One morning in January, I woke up feeling like I caught the bug. I decided that I would do an organic fasting to fight it, which meant that I was going to have  only organic food all day, mostly raw. Although I had somewhat started to eat this way for some months now, I had not done anything as intense as what I was planning.

JUICING: First, wash the fruit and vegetable ingredients  in filtered water with a capful or so of apple-cider vinegar (ACV), which acts as a disinfectant. I use purified water because it is partly absorbed by the organic fruits and vegetables which are soaked for, at least, 10 minutes. This keeps their organic origins from being contaminated by any toxins or other matters that maybe in the tap water. Then, drain off the excess water.

The next step is to cut up the ingredients into strips and bits, to fit the neck of the masticating juicer, as opposed to using the centrifugal type. Choosing the right juicer makes a world of difference in the resulting juice. The masticating juicer chews out the fruit and vegetable to a pulp, slowly, thereby squeezing more juice out with higher nutritional values, including glyconutrients.

This is an important feature because our bodies need to get the most nutrition out of raw food ingredients, the rebuilding blocks to get our bodies back into becoming healthy again, to the state where it can start healing from within without taking medication.


I started my day with a glass of ACV + honey, diluted in filtered water to make an 8 oz. drink. After an hour, it was followed by…

* TIP: Carrot strips and apple strips are juiced alternately. The carrot pulp helps move the apple mush through the masticating part of the juicer.

Bananas – one of the best sources for potassium which is an essential mineral in maintaining a healthy heart function(in maintaining or lowering blood pressure and protects against atherosclerosis).

Quinoa – a high complete protein source rich in essential nutrients; high in fiber content; rich in manganese and magnesium (good for migraine sufferers), zinc, Vit E, and selenium which control weigh; reduce the risks for heart disease, certain types of cancer and diabetes. It also is an an anti-oxidant that protects the body from free-radical damage; rich in riboflavin (B 2) essential in energy production within the cells; provides significant cardiovascular benefits for post-menopausal women.


Cucumber – a succulent with Vit C,caffeic acid, and folate; good for soothing skin irritations and swelling; cucumber skin is rich in fiber and the minerals silica, potassium and magnesium; the ascorbic and caffeic acid content prevents water retention;  when applied topically, it is good for eyebags, sunburn, and dermatitis.


Lettuce – a good source of chlorophyll and Vit K, A and C; has minerals like iron, calcium, phosphorus, folic acid, manganese, postassium, chromium; has high water content and low in calories; high fiber – helps with elimination of toxins and other waste materials. Juicing lettuce leaves ( the darker the better) can be used as natural home remedies for sexual disorders,  iron deficiency, weight loss, hair loss, insomnia, cardiovascular disease, and strengthening of weak bones.


Garlic – may help improve iron metabolism; a good source of selenium; aids in keeping our blood vessels expanded and helps stabilize the blood pressure; research suggests that garlic consumption may actually help to regulate the number of fat cells that get formed in our body; has anti-inflammatory properties.

Just a quick glance at the list of ingredients and their health benefits shows me how much nutrients I had taken in one day. A lot of it! I consumed close to 4.5 kilos (about 10 pounds) of fruits and vegetables. In the Gerson diet for people suffering from chronic diseases, the total consumption is close to 9 kilos (about 20 pounds) per day.


The following day, I woke up with a fever. I continued my program. Ingesting food in juice form bypasses the digestive system and goes straight into our bloodstream. In so doing, it carries with it the toxins – acummulated amounts of food additives, residues of pesticides and othe agrichemicals – to the liver. Plus, add the toxins that had previously built up in the liver, this could have caused a “toxin jam”. An important part of the Gerson therapy is employing coffee enemas to detoxify the liver. I followed the directions and I had a coffee enema. After sometime, my fever was gone. I continued to juice.


Day 3: After I started my fasting /juicing program, I woke up and realized that I could move with ease, with out much pain in my neck and back from osteoarthritis, my chronic conditions of frozen shoulder and tennis elbow,  and my pinched sciatic nerve. I still followed my juicing regimen.


I continue to eat this way, as much as I can, because I have never felt this good in the last 25 years. And, to think that the orthopedist told me a year ago that there was no cure for my osteoarthritis, he was wrong. Now, I think I can gracefully age without complaining too much.


You, too, can be pain free or even be disease free! It takes more than a day or months to get to this point. For some, it takes years of being on a much stricter vegetarian raw-food diet to be healed.


Reference:
Gerson, C. & Bishop, B. (2010). HEALING the Gerson Way – Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases. Gerson Health Media: Californiacl

Out and About and Healthy:  Yolanda Zaragoza

I am on a preventive course as I try to be healthy. Because both my parents lived into their nineties, I would like to be as healthy as possible if I ever get to that age.

I am alarmed at how many of my family and friends have been afflicted by heart disease, diabetes, nerve -related diseases, mental diseases, and cancer. I am saddened that some of them have passed at a relatively young age.

I first heard about the Gerson Therapy from a homeopathic doctor, who recommended it for healthy eating, to help or prevent developing diseases. My DNA predisposes me to contracting some serious illnesses. I got very interested in it and did some research. From this link,  , I gathered so much more information as I started to click on the other links on the right-hand column. This is not just an alternative-cancer treatment, it helps heal the body.

There is also a link in YouTube that is very informative: . This was the first solid information that I got, via a seminar given by Charlotte Gerson, that led me to juicing.

Consider a raw food diet and give your heart and mind a boost.

My son had introduced me to the raw-food diet several years back. Thanks to the websites in the internet, it is easy to find information on the curative and nutritional values of fruits, grains and vegetables.

I finally put my heart and mind into this after I was diagnosed with osteo-arthritis early this year, for which the doctor said there was no cure as it is a consequence of aging. I am a vegetarian during most days of the week, supplementing it by eating fish once or every two weeks, and adding eggs and yogurt to my diet from time to time, and having occasional cheese treats. But mind you, I end up cheating once in a while with chocolates, pastries, and chips. To keep me from doing this, I avoid buying packaged, processed food stuff.

I am looking to also eliminate dairy products from my diet as I am lactose intolerant. Jane Plant makes for a convincing case as to why we do not need dairy products in our diets.

Typically, I start my day with a glass of organic apple-cider vinegar (ACV)/honey drink and also before each meal. ACV helps our body to become more alkaline, which helps the body to heal.  Here’s some helpful information.

Juicing. It's good for you!

After, that is followed by juicing fruits and veggies…my basic combination is green apple, broccoli and carrots. Apples and grapes are my sweetening agents. I also have other combinations by using or adding celery and parsley, bell peppers, sweet potato, squash, zucchini, cucumber, tomatoes, kiwi, pineapple, and more. Anything I find in my veggie box in my refrigeration is always a probable ingredient for juicing. They all have nutritional benefits.

In-between meals, I have servings of fruits and nuts that have been previously soaked , or take another glass of freshly-made juice.
On a daily basis, I consume between 4 to 6 lbs. of raw fruits and vegetables, using organic when available, which means juicing 2 to 4 glasses a day. I increase my juice intake whenever I can. Each glass of juice is prepared for immediate consumption, with the use of a “masticating” juicer.

From the variety that I include in my daily diet, I am getting my daily requirements of vitamins and nutrients from these plant sources, therefore, there is no need to take the many vitamin supplements I used to. I am aware of possible deficiencies from being a vegetarian, so I pay special attention to specific vegetarian sources for protein, calcium, Vitamin D, Vitamin B complex and iron sources. For now, I still take calcium, Vitamin B-12 and multi-vitamins (to finish my supply, and fish oil).

You might be wondering what this dietary changes have done for me. For the most part, my pain level has gone down. The pain in my neck area, my chronic tennis elbow, and joint pain on my left knee have disappeared. This positive consequences have encouraged me to continue on this food path.

This lifestyle change in how I eat finds me spending more time in the kitchen to prepare my food. What I save from buying vitamins and supplements are used to buy organic supplies which are triple the price. My rationale behind this is I will be saving on medical costs when I grow older.

In Dr. Amen’s book “Change your Brain, Change your Life“  the brain can be healed from the consequences resulting from the abusive use of drugs, alcohol, tobacco; exposure to environmental toxins, and chemical exposure to one’s trade. It is possible with a turn to a healthy lifestyle – a high-quality diet and regular exercise.

I noticed that when I am not in control of what I eat, my pain and body aches return. This happens when I go on a trip or eat out often.

May I invite you to take a look at how you can become healthy. My diet is just as important as my exercise routine. It would be super to grow old with all of you, and still be able to meet up and have a great time, spend time on Facebook, and maintain a good quality of life.

I am off to the kitchen now for another glass of juice! Then, I will be working on Part 2: Soups, Salsas, and Salads.