Fillipino Fried Rice

A friend of mine taught me this recipe so I will pass it on to you - so very easy -

6 cups cooked rice (sticky medium grain)
1 head of garlic (this is between 16 - 20 cloves, smashed and roughly chopped)
1 TBS oil
1 ham steak - diced
9 eggs - beaten (add pepper and salt to taste)
1/4 c. Tamari Soy Sauce (gluten free)
Pepper to taste

In a large frying pan (or wok) place the oil and heat it. Add the garlic and toast it. Add the ham steak to the garlic mixture - heat the ham and mix it well with the garlic. When heated through add the rice, break up the rice and mix well. Add the soy sauce and mix well. Leave the wok on low while making eggs.
In a separate frying pan, add a tiny bit of oil and heat the pan to medium. Add 1/2 of the beaten egg mixture (your pan will probably be too small to do it all at once so take it in shifts). When complete, combine cooked eggs with the rice mixture. Add pepper to taste and have a nice dinner! Serve as a main course - I always do!
You can always add more seasonings but this is a good base for fried rice. You can also freeze it and have leftovers later, or you can feed a herd of people :)

Saying goodbye

We had to put our dog down yesterday. There is nothing quite like that and no words to describe it other than "release". It was intense. Just the vet, the dog and I. Watching her take her last breath and to be out of pain. What a mixed blessing. I will miss her, true. I also know that letting her go on the journey that I cannot follow yet was an act that she desperately needed me to do.
Blessings to you, Spanky and all others at the Rainbow Bridge.

The Ultimate

I have been in a total whirlwind lately. My son - who previously has had no issues with food and the like has developed migraines as a result of a combination of things. One being airborne allergens, another - stress and his blood work will show what else is messing with him. It has been a terribly painful thing for me to see my son in such agony but I am thankful that I have the tenacity to see this through. It will be 3 weeks before we find out what is going on with him. Going to the Naturopath was a wonderful thing today and we'll see if he is able to sleep solidly through the night!

Pork Adobo

Alrighty then - a very simple crock pot recipe

Pork Adobo

3 lbs country pork ribs - no bones
1 head of garlic (about 15 - 30 cloves of smashed garlic - doesn't need or chopped)
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 scant cup Tamari (Gluten Free Soy Sauce)
pepper

Put in a crock pot liner and put all ingredients on LOW - for 6 - 8 hours serve with sticky steamed rice!

Very simple, very easy, allergen free (for Carmen anyway) and the whole house smells great. Also great when someone is coming down with a cold because the garlic will knock your ick out of the park.

Monster Cookies

The Monster Cookies were a HIT with not only my daughter but everyone who tried them. I did have to separate the M&M's though using only the blue and yellow which is an added allergy step. In case you missed the recipe posted by Alexis here it is - - - NOM NOM NOM

I noticed that they don't spread-out so give em a smash before you bake

2 eggs
1 1/4 cup brown sugar
1 c. white sugar
1 1/2 tsp Karo Syrup
2 tsp baking soda
4T margerine
12 oz ~ 1 3/4 c. Peanut Butter (can use creamy or chunky
4 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/2 lbs chocolate chips
1/2 lbs m&ms
**we also add raisins

Mix in order Given
Drop by tablespoon (or ice cream scoop for BIG cookies)
Bake 12 mins @325
Makes ~ 4 dozen

Making Salves

So it is not really a food issue but I feel we as a society have gotten too far away from natural remedies. I have ventured into the world of salves. The first one I made was chickweed for itching! The next one I made was Blueberry Leaf for eczema and Eric said that it is working. I then made a lemon mash for migraines. The true test of that was this evening when Eric had migraine - and - it worked. Now, I am making calming balm with lavendar, spearmint and chamomile then an antiseptic neosporin type salve with comfrey, calendula and yarrow...yarrow is a miracle flower...we'll see. The reason why I am doing this besides the one I mentioned before is that Carmen's allergies do not stop at food - she has problems with antibiotics too.

sorry

I have been really sick this week - I have not been myself at all so the kinds of food we had this week has been a total wash for me because I was sick. No fun...

However, we did manage to feed the girl food that she could handle and even though one night was Taco Bell (crunchy corn beef taco, no cheese) and one night was left-overs. To be honest, it was kind of a blur. One night Eric made the Curley's Ribs and rice (it's ALWAYS good to have back-ups in the freezer for those "just in case" days).